Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-25
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"The jade deserves to be whipped"
"Few people meet their deserts" an
swered Philip. - y 5Iis'98 al
s.Too true, too true, your Royal High
ness. For instance, 1 have discovered q
girl-oh Prince, there is not such another
in this city or in the whole world! Few
have seen this aEgel-Pooh! Rosalina is
nothing to her. Listen-a girl as tall and
slender as paln-tree-a complexion like
the red glow of evening upon the SNOW
eyes like sunbeams-rich golden tresses-
in short, the most beautiful creature l ever
beheld-a Venus-a goddess in rustic at
tire. Your highness, we must give her
chase" @ fai -'iiF t.a- ei .e'i.i 0f
"a pleasant girl! r 80 500.
"a mere rustic; but then You must see
her yourself, and you will love her. But
my descriptions are nothing. Imagine the
embodiment of all that you can conceive
most charming to that, artlessness,
grace, and innocence But the difficulty is
to catch sight of her. She seldom leaves
her mother l know her seat in church,
and have watched her for many Sundays
past, as she walked with her mother to the
Elm-G Gate. have ascertained that hand
some young fellow, a gardener, is making
court to her. He cant marry her, for he is
poor devil, and she has nothing. The
mother is the widow of poor weaver"
"And the mothers name is? ''i
"Widow Bittsier, in Milk-Street; and the
daughter, fairest of flowers, is in fact called
| Rose" 81 '5-l'
Philips blood boiled at the sound of the
beloved name. His first inclination was to
knock the communicative DutchInan down.
He restrained himself, however, and only
asked.
"Are YOU the devil himself?'
.'Tis good news. is it not? I have la
ken some steps in the matter already, but
YOU must see her first. But perhaps such
pearl has not altogether escaped your keen
observation? Do you know her?n
ultimately" G! aH"f -sf
$50 much the better. Have l been so
lavish of my praisesl You confess the
truth. She shan't escape us. We must
90 together to the widow; you must play
the pnilanthropist. You have heard of the
widows poverty, and must insist on reliev-
ing it. You take an interest in the good
woman; ENTER into her misfortunes; leave a
small present at, each visit, and by this
means become acquainted with Rose
The rest of course follows. The gardener
can easily be got out of the way, or per-
haps adozen, or two of dollars slipt quietly
into bis hand may, aIT .f,,d- I'D.
Philips rage broke forth ~ sa',lf5 d
"I'll throttle you'- f.-es-.-. 3; 4.l
''If the gardener makes fuss-!" inter
tie this matter. I'll get him kidnapped,
and sent to the army tofght for his coun7
try. In the meantime you get possession
of the field; for the girl has peasants at
tachment for the fellow, and it will not be
easy to get the nonsense out of her head,
which she has been taught by the canaize.
But | will give her some lessons, and
them .t
"Pll break your neck" .--.... a.,r.
'Your highness is too good. But if
your Highness would use your interest with
the King to procure me the Chamberlain's
Il wish l could procure you
"Oh, don't fatter me, your Highness.-
Had only known you thought SO much
of her beauty, she would have been yours
long ago" ref
'Not word more" cried the enraged
Philip in a smothered voice; for be dared
not speak aloud, he was surrounded by
maskers, who were listening, dancing, talk
ing, as they passed him, and he might have
betrayed himself: "not word more"
'.No, there will be more than Words
Deed shall show my sincerity. You may
advance. You are wont to conquer. The
out-posts will be easily taken. The gar
dener and will manage, and the mother
will range herself under your gilded ban
ners. Then the fortress will be wonr'
'Sir, if you venture said the enraged
Philip, who now could hardly contain HIM
self 1t was with great difficulty he re-
Trained from violence, and he clutched the
arm of the Dutchman with the force of
vice. ego 5-d 5srJ +. 5essssnI
"Your Highness, for Heavens sake,
moderate your joy. l shall scream-you
are mashing my arm" i $3.50 -' -
''If YOU venture to go near that innocent
girl, will demolish every bone in your
body" 1iIr yl ....auiis 1a..1 4. la1ai.aI
"Good, good,n screamed the Dutchman
in intense pain; "only let 60 my arm"
''lf find you anywhere, near Milk ST.,
I'll dash your miserable brains out. So
look to it, a
The Dutehman seemed almost stupifed;
trembling he said: r.a3a5
"May it please your Highness. could
not imagine you really loved the girl as it
seems you do"
.s"I love, her! and l will own it before
the whole world!'
"Are you loved in return!"
"That's none of your business. Never
mention her name to me again. Do not
even think of her, it would be stain upon
her purity. Now you know what l want.
Be OFF,
Philip twirled the unfortunate Dutch
man round as he let go his arm, and that
worthy gentleman skunk out of the hall.
VIII.
In the meantime Philips substitute sup
ported his character of watchman on the
snow covered streets. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to say, that this was none other man