St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-12-10
Srlttt GaIe.
THE TWO OFFERS.
Kitty PleaSantOn'S First Love.

cannot remember the time when
was not in love with Kitty Pleasant
on 1t must have been when we were
both babies. | am sure | loved her
when we sat together by the roadside
soaking our dandelion stems to make
them curl. My passion was in no
wise abated, when somewhat later
climbed cherry trees at her bidding;
nor, later yet, when at dancing school
awkwartlly made my new learnt
bow, and asked her to be my partner;
nor am sure was my boyish passion
at all dampcd, when on my return from
college, found my little Kitty chang
ed by some indcfinablc alteration from
a lovely child to bewitching young
when parted from her three years
beiorc-thc woman was very like the
chld-thcrc was the same rosy checks,
the same poutiug, innocent mouth, the
same curling hair, but some charm,
grace or sentiment was added which
made my heart thrill with new emo
tions as | gazcd at her.
Kitty" said | to her one day, after
| had been at home a week or two.
and | found could refrain myself no
longer, Kitty, am very much in
love with you, as you know as well
as do. Eve always been in love
with you, and | fancy you are with
me but now want you to promise
to marry me-" paused-kitty made
no answer, and said: You like me
Kitty, don't you?'
First tell me-" said Kitty, with an
odd mixture of delight and bashful-
ness in her face, if you've made what
is called an offer p
:" To be sure | have my darling
replied an offer which trust and
hope you will accept"
I" Don't be too sure of that said
Kitty, demurcly.
Kitty, You love me ?" | exclaimed.
That's my secret replied the pro-
voking little thing but at any rate,
she continued, - could not possibly
think of accepting the very first offer
| ever rcceived-l should be mortified
all the rest of my life if did. No, in
deed no girl of spirit would dream of
accepting her first offer, as if she was
afraid she would never have another.
Excuse me, James, | can't possibly
accept you until Eve had at least one
other offer"
But, my dearest Kitty
began. . a#....
Kitty Kitty Kitty !" she ex,
claimed. "Will Mr.. Brant learn to
call me by my proper name ? | con,
fess. | did hope that on recciveing my
first offer, the person making it would
address me with proper courtesy, and
in a manner beiitting the occasion,
giving me my name Of Katharine, but
now you've gone and spoiled it ALL"
"Oh, suppose you want stiff,
ceremonious proposal in FORM" | ob,
served "but ann no Sir Charles
Grandson Kitty--k atharine, | would
say--therefore do not be foolish be
content to know in plain words that
my whole heart is yours. and have the
goood sense to accept your first offer
since your second may not be so good.
But in vain We're my arguments
and reasonings. Kitty was deter
mined not to accept her first offer, and
finding her resolute, changed my tone
and, acquiescing in her views, confes
sed that too had certain pride Oh
that point, and should be rather NOR
titled to know that my wife had never
had any offer but that | had mysel
made her and so | promised TO sus
pend my suit until Kitty should be ST
fortunate as to have an offer from
some other quarter.
i Now, not far from where Kit,
dwelt, there was favorite dell, o
bower, or something Of that kind, t
which she daily repaired with som
, chosen volume to sit and read Al
my cndeavors to persuade her to allo,
me to accompany her thithcr ha
l always been quite in vain. Kit
was firm in preferring her undisturl