Squatter sovereign., 1855-07-31

beauty of the nymph.
81 didn't know there was any one here
stammered she, with such delectabie
blush on her cheek that I nearly went mad
with enthusiasm.
Before l could recall my scattered sem
ses the beauty bounded away as lightly as
fawn.
"What the devil ails you, Boba What
are you starring ats'. said Uncle Ned.
: ssyEho is sheas asked i. -slaspiing- my
hands IN the rapturous excitement of the
moment.
"Thatz" Why that's little Sylphie How
ard, one of Rosalie's friends, who is spend
ing a few weeks with her." he replied in
differently.
Beautiful" said I.
"She! Passible"
"She is divine"
"Tolerable good looking. but she is
nothing to be compared to my Rosaline." :"
was about to say something saucy; but
I thought since Uncle Ned really believed
what he said, would not hur. his feelings
by denying it.
At dinner l met both ladies, and was
formally introduced to little Slyphie How
ard. I was provoked with my uncle. when
he assigned me a seat next to Rosaline.
1 could hardly be civil to her, with such a
pair of beautiful eyes before me, and I
hardly ceased to gaze upon sylphie during
the hours we spent at the table.
After dinner we went out to the horse
block. Uucle Ned annoyed me again by
contriving it so that could help Rosaline
mount her horse, and ride by her side. and
he, the provoking old fool-did these off.
ces of gallantry for Sylphie.
'No use, old chap. you shall loose your
bet" thought 1, and tried TO be civil to ulv
cousin.
don't think succeeded very well. ]
am very sure did not fall in love with
her. My eyes rested all the time upon
the fair and graceful horsewoman who rode
before me.
And thus it was for week. Uncle
Ned managed to keep me by the side OF
Rosaline nearly all the time. If we play
ed whist she was my partner; if we rode
in the carriage she sat by my side; if we
walked, he monopofized Sylphie and left
Rosaline to me-and more than once the
old fellow left us alone together as though
he thought was already to pop the ques-
tion, and hand him over the thousand.
But was discreet. gave her wide
birth, and sighed for the love of the beau
tiful Sylphie Howard. 1 was head over
heels in love-would have eloped with her
in moment, if she would have consen.
ted.
In spite Of my uncle's vigilance however
found opportunities to fiirt little with
Sylphie, and one day l lured her into a
grove of palmettos in the rear of the man.
sion-house.
Time was precious. was the hero O
novel. Cruel. uncles in bob--ail wig.
sought to crush out the aeffctions of my
heart. In short / threw myself at her fee
and with all the eloquence that Harvard
College had been able to crowd into m,
composition, I declared my love. uset
classic terms, gu oted Milton, Bryon ant
called on all the gods in the calendar o
Greece and Rome.
i Did she accept mes Of course sh'
did; she couldn't help accepting mel an
not an ill-looking fellow, let me say. il
extenuation Of her weakness, and i hat
popped the question in decidedly origin
al manner. To be sure she acceptes
me.
Iprinted twenty-four kisses on each O
her pretty cheeks, and she blushed till
: thought her eye lashes would take fire ant
r cheatme ofmy prize.
We kept our council for two or thre'
weeks, and one morning, when We were
riding out, we got away from Uncle Ne'
and Rosalie and clipped it away abou
ten mi les to a clergyman. who was s
obliging as to supply US with marriag
certificate.
We rode back more leisurely. was il
my element, An elopment was just tn
kind of excitement to suit me.
: We got back to uncle Ned's about din
l ner time.
e "Where have you been2" asked Uncl
Ned.
: "Oyer to Rev. Mr.--s. Allow m
!. to present my wife. . said ! with project non
: chalance.
3 sThe devil"
: "Just SO; and Uncle Ned, you haze los
the wager. One thousand.if you please,
e said I, holding out my hand;
t! mo you don't you puppy.
| Fairly won"