Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-03-20
misc&(lant0us.
MY MERRY LITTLE WEE.

/ cannot remember the time when | was
not in love with Kitty Plcasanton. 1t must
have began when we were both babies. II
am sure loved her as we sat together by
the roadside soaking our dandelion stems
in the little puddlcs of water to make them
curl. Ny passion was in nowise abatcd,
when, somewhat later I climbed cherry
trees at her bidding; nor, later yet when at
dancing school I awkwardly made my now
learnt bow, and asked her to be my partner;
nor, I am sure, was my boyish passion at
all damped when, on my return from col
lcge, | found my sweet little Kitty changed,
by some uudelinable alteration, from love
" child to q bewitching young woman
She was almost the same as when | parted
from her three years before-the woman
was very like the child--there were the
same rosy cheeks, the same pouting, inno-
cent mouth, the same curling hair, but some
charm, grace or sentiment was added, which
made my heart thrill with new emotion as
gazed at her.
"IIitty," said TO her one day. after |
had been at home a week or two, and
found | could restrain myself no longer,
"Kitty, am very much in love with you,
as YOU know as we'll as do. I've always
been in love with YOU, and | fancy you are
in love with me- but now | want you to
promise to marry me-" | paused, but Kit
ty made no answer, and | said, "You like
me Kitty, don't you"
'First tell me" said Kitty, blushing, and
with an odd mixture of delight and bash
fulness in her face, "if you've made me what
is called IN ofer:"
"To be sure have, my darling" I re.
piled; "an offer which l trust and hope
you'll accept"
Don't be too sure of that" said Kitty.
"Kitty, YOU love me" ] exclaimed.
"That's my secret" replied the provoking
little thing. ''But ut any rate" she contn
ued, 81 could not possibly think Of accepting
the very first offer l ever received shoulC
be mortified all the rest of my life if did
No indeed; no girl of spirit would dream
of accepting her first offer, as if she were
afraid She should never have another. Ex
cuse me, James, | can't possibly accept yol
4 till I've had at least one other offer"
"But, my dear Kitty | began.
"Kitty Kitty! Kittyw she exclaimed
"will Mr.. Brant learn to call me by m,
proper name? l confess l did hope tina
on receiving my first Offer the persoI
making it would address me with prope
courtesy, and in manner befitting the occas
ion, giving me my name of Katharine; bu
now you've gone and spoiled it all.'
"Oh, Isuppose you wanted stiff, cere
monious proposal in form," l observed; "bu
I'm no Sir Charles Grandson, Kitty
Katharine, I would say; therefore, don't b.
foolish; be content to know, in plain words
that my whole heart is yours; and have th'
good sense to accept your first offcr since
your second may not be so good
But in vain were my arguments and reas
onings. Kitty was determined not to ac
cept her first offer, and finding her resolut
changed my tone, and acquiescing in he
views, confessed that, after ALL too had
certain pride on that point, and should b
rather mortified to know that my wife haC
any offer but that | had myself made her
so / promised to suspend my suit till Kit
should be so fortunate as to receive an offe
from somo other quarter.
Now, not Tar from where hltly dwell
there was a favorite dell or bower, or some
thing of that kind, to which she daily re
paired with some chosen volume to sit anC
, read. All my endeavors to persuade her Il
allow me to accompany her thither had al
ways been quite in vain. Kitty was firm
= in preferring her undisturhed solitude, and
+ was daily doomed to an hour or two of th'
a mopcs during her woodland visit.
In pursuance with this custom Kitty So
/, out soon after the conversation which hay'
sketched, declining, as usual, my offer o
companionship.
Not moro than half an hour had elapsed
after she had reached her fayorite seat, err
her attention was attracted by young gen
teman who was fishing in the brook whcl
flowed near her Kitty drew back littl
! on seeing him, but her curious eyes occasion
ally wandered toward the stranger. TIT
latter no sooner perceived his fair Observer
than he bowed with great politnesS and ad
vancing a few steps, ventured to address he
few words of commonplace greeting
The young mans words were indeed com
monplace, but his eyes were far more elo
quent than his tongue-they plainly inform
) ed the fair Kitty that she had found new
admirer. Kitty, highly 6attered, received
the strangers advances graciously, and th'
youth being by no means bashful, half al
r hour found them chatting easily and gall