Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-04-09

Not more than half an hour had
elapsed after she had reached her favor
ite seat, ere her attention was attracted
by a young gentleman who was fishing
in the brook which flowed near her
Kitty drew back little on seeing him,
but her curious eyes occasionally wan
dered towards the stranger.
The latter no sooner perceived his
fair observer than he bowed with an air
of politeness, and advancing few steps,
ventured to address few words of COM
nonrplaee greeting 7 ne Eenpss splap $,
words were indeed common-place, but
his eyes were far more eloquent than
his tongue-thcy plainly informed the
fair Kitty that she had found another
admirer. Kitty, highly fattered, re-
eeiyed the strangers advances gracious
", and the youth being by no means
bashful, half an hour found them chat
ting easily and gladly on various topics
of interest. Kitty's stay in the woods
was something longer than usual that
afternoon. ...-....... ........
'sWhat is the matter?'' I asked on
meeting her soon after her return home.
"Your eyes sparkle, and you look as
pleased as though you had met a fairy
in your afternoon ramble."
at is better than fairy" cried Kit
ty breathlessly, "It's young man
"I-n-deed p L calculated with a whis-
tie. ~.
]. ayes, James, - she replied, ''and he is
SO handsome-so agreeabie-so delight
full, that can't say how things might
60 if he were to make me one of these
days my second offer" III.
'.You can't impose on me in that way.
sweet Kitty, SO don't attempt it." I cx-
claimed :'I'll be bound the inpudcnt
fellow, whom won't object to speaking
a bit of my mind to, is not more hand
some or more entertaining than L am
myself
Kitty laughed in derision. ''Hc's a
thousand times handsomer than you
are" she cried scornfully, ':and as much
more agreeable than he is more hand
some"
"Come Kitty, don't be too cutting, too
cruel" I began, but Kitty drew herself
up with dignity.
"They call me Katharine, who do
speak to me, sir, she said.
: ssKatharinc, fddlesticks ~ [ cried.-
''Kitty is the prcttiest and sweetest name
in the world, and comes more natural to
NEEDN'T bother me with your Katha
rines.
81 dare say you may like it. said
Kitty, pouting half angrily, "but L
don't It's too free. How would you
like it if I persisted in calling you Jim?
1 declare I'll call you Jim, ii you go on
calling me Kitty
"Do SO, if you like I replied, ''and
it will soon sound to me like the sweet
est name in the world. But may pre-
sumo to beg from my fair and gracious
Lady Katharine a description of this
wood -Adonis she has been encounter
ing ?''
stHe is tall" began Kitty
':Tallcr than I?'' interrupted. Kit
ty almost annihilated me with look.
''By at least foot-and of an elegant
figure" she continued with markad en-
phasis. ''He was dressed in fishing cos
tune, which greatly became him.
Il have an old fishing blouse up
stairs muttered soto roice, II think
I'll get it out.
'sThe young mans $ manners were un
commonly easy and gcntlemanly, and
withal very respectful and deferential, :"
continued Kitty. Having ascertained
my name, he never once forgot himself
so far as to abreviate it, his conduct
contrasted favorably in that respect with
some of my friends -
"Well Kitty said 1, fwhat other per-
fections has your hero, or have you ex-
hausted your list p
"Far from it, said Kitty indignant
ly. '.He wears his hair parted down in
the middle like poet, or that charm
ing Signor Pozzolini in the part of the
ElgnrdO.' -
Cor Methodist parson,'' venturcd
to observe.
"And besides all that continued
Kitty, che has a moustache."
* last best gift, said 1; ''but Kitty,
that perfection, 1 hope will not be very
difficult of achievement. III begin to-
morrow. Let me -tall-handsome
.agreeable-S SS6d manners--elegant
figure, and amoustachc!' On the whole,
Kitty, think I'm very much afraid of
my rival.
"You have cause Kitty replied with
grave dignity.
The next day when Kitty reached her
little retreat, she found the stranger
again in its ncighborhood; [ must do the
little coquette the justice of confcssing
that she did looked startled, and indeed
vexed, when she saw him, but perhaps
thinking it too late to retreat, she ad
vanced timidly.
The youth met her with many apollo
gies, and plausible pretence for his in
trusion, which she could not gainsay,
while something fattering in his man
ner made her blushingly divine that the
hope of again seeing her had been the
true cause of his re-appcarance. Be
that as it might, the stranger, perhaps to
give Kitty time to recover her conf
dence, Immediately sauntered off in pur-
suit of his sport, and Kitty, fancying
she had seen the last of the new admi-
rer, drew forth her book, and settling
herself in messy corner began to read
She, however, had scarcely succeeded in
fixing her attention on it's pages before