The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-10-03

VI his' pickle and then hang?"
~, bother NJ; you must 20. Iwant
an an introduction to your fair friend, Miss
Il, and where che duce can | get it if
not from you! And then, don't YOU
know that the beautiful Miss Smith win
De there, and the enchanting little Gatz.
Bakcr?"
"E cry possible: but happening no. to
care for either of those ladies, you see
there Is not sufficient attraction there to
make me run the chance of losing my
price,
so, Aesculapius; hear the poor mortal!
who' for the sake of winning a paltry
price, voluntarily foregoes the pleasure of
dance; and who dsres affirm that he is
indifferent to female charms But ah,
thou stole, let me whisper into your ear
that Arabella will be there, and what do
you say now!"
That you are simply mistaken, my
friend; for Miss Arabclla told me but last
evening that she should not be present"
"And this is, | suppose, the reason
why her cavalier will not go!"
Partly, it Is But a truce to Your
questioning. viii not 90 this evening
for the simple reason that am bound to
obtain The prize
While saying this knock was heard
at the door, and the pretty Marie the
waiting maid of Miss Arabcia,-mv
cousIN,-made her appearance, handing
me a note
M: If YOU sill cone IN half an hour, to the
house sAali be ready To go with !OU ~ PROBES,
sor huers. 4"
! Here was pr,dcamcnt. | had said
/ hut just now, that | would not 90 to the
| party; and now lady is d2si@ous of my
company thither. What can [ DO, |
leave it to the candid reader to say wheth-
or | exhibited not the greatest moral he-
rolsm in consenting to loose my prize, in
order to crafty the caprice of lady |
threw the note to Harry, and asked his
| advice
MY dear NJ, I think it all important
that You should win your prize; and you
will Of course, decline to accept Miss \ 5
invitation" This was said with such Il
scrjo-comic expression as at once to de-
/ clda me.
Tell Miss A that shall cali for her
in half an hour" ! SAID to Maria, and,
following thc advice Of my friend, l drop
ped the Nogul threw Paracelsus aside,
and, needless Of Harry bantcring, drcs-
sed for the party.
"WLo is that lady, dressed in white,
who Is SO earnestly speaking to young
AndcrsonZ'
This question, which | heard while
passing near two gentlemen, in tho spa
cious apartments OF Professor Muller, dI-
rcctcd my attention to the lady referred
to. She Was stranger TO me but her
dignihed carriage, her taultlcss tOrm
thclovclincss of her features, and the
luxuriancc of her dark ringlets, arrest
cd my attention. The gentleman with
whom she was talking, an American from
the Southern States OF the Union, | was
Intimately acquainted with He was a
student OF Pathology, member OF the
same Club to which | belonged, and a
free, genorous-hcartcd fellow. While
making my observations, the music struck
up waltz, q gentleman sought and OBJ
tanned the hand Of the beautiful stranger
for the dance, and young Anderson was
left alone. Selling this opportunity |
approached him, mentioning my curiosity
in regard to the lady.
My dear NJ, you arc precisely the
twcnty-scyenth who, within the last halt
hour, has asked the same question. The
lady is a country-woman OF mine, the
daughter of planter in Mississippi; her
name is Grace Herbert, and she is an
heiress. Do you wish an introduction"
he added, smilin4ly.
The very thing that | was about ask
ing for" replied; and sauntcrlng up and
down the room, we waited till the dance
was concluded and the lady returned to
her seat. Approaching her, Anderson
introduced me TO Miss Herbert, aud inn
modiasely after withdrawing, | took q
vacant scat near her, and soon we were
engaged in a lively conversation. Hei
mind was of superior order, and hei
conversational powers auch, that an hour
passed before was aware OF Its Hight
The lady was engaged again to dance, and
} |, not wishing to dance, entered a room
where | found several of my college
friends engaged in testing the quality oi
our hosts wine. Anderson seemed tt
be the very soul of the company, and al
were in high spirits.
nHerc is to the fairest girl in Leipzig
the beautiful Miss Gatz," exclaimed my
friend Harry, who seemed to be IN th'
c.. .t,u.e If iptsxIpati0u
Qualify your toast, Harry, if you wisl
US to drink it," cried Anderson. Miss
Gatz is pretty, but | deny that she is th'
prittiest girl in the city"
aDrink the toast" voeiferated Harry
: "drink to the prctticst girl in Lei pig
, Qualify, indeed. Name the one more
beautiful than she, and then | will quail
| fy." i,
. .sWcll, then, here is to the health 0
the most beautiful woman III Sazony
Miss Grace Hebert, my fair country-wo
, man and whoever does not drink thu
=, toast standing, will have to account 10
= IT," Anderson was evidently becomln;
; more excited, and looked with a dehan
= glance around the room.
I .cNiss Grace Herbert, Indeed :" shou
/; ted Harry dersively, who was now CON
= pletely under the influence Divine I"i
4 Won tell Us. Anderson, how Miss Grac
: happened to come into the world, an
Q what pretty quadroon her mother is!'
d Scarcely had these insulting words bee
y uttered, when bottle filled with win
y was hurled by tho maddcned Andorso
across the table at Harry's head, VIII
IS stunned by the blow, fell senseless to tn