St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-12-10
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NUMBER II.

poohS anu autnOfS that NIFTY, warm
ed by the subject, forgot to be digni-
fled, and an animated discourse of ia-
vorite authors ensued. Afterward the
young man begged permission to read
her few passages he had selected
which were the very ones she loved
best /; he read them well, too, and her
bright eyes sparkled with delight as
she listened. Turning at last TO tho
exquisite concluding interview be-
tween Ida and the prince, the strang.
er's voice became moro and more
earnest as he read, till coming to the
words:
'!Indeed love thee come
Yield thysef up; mine hopes and thine are one
Accomplish thou my manhood and thyseit--
Lay thy sweet hand in mine, and trust to me
he suddenly flung the book aside, ex.
claiming
What words what words What
would not give for courage to utter
them to the being l love the best on
earth - The stranger paused mo-
ment, and then broke forth impetuous-
ly: This forced silence is all in
vain-the words that would repress
will come. In vain have | strivcn to
be prudent-Cautious- allow you
time-not to startle you yet-you are
yourself the object Of my secret ado
ration-to whom | would say much if
| dared;" and thereupon the youth
rather melo-dramatically fell upon one
knee, and forthwith proceeded to make
her very plain offer of his hand.
Meanwhile she had risen from her
seat, and, recovering from her aston
ishment, drew herself up with dignity
and replied
Il hardly know, sir, what You mean
by your very strange conduct. The
liberty you have taken has made me
very sensible of my own imprudenco
in having allowed the advances of q
stranger SO presuming-an error |
shall be careful not to repeat" So
saying, my proud little Kitty, (never
had she looked so handsome) turned
from the stranger with distant bow,
and walked directly home.
did not see Kitty till some time
after her return perhaps she was re-
covering her spirits in her room, for
| when | met her she was as full of
mischief as ever.
"Wcll, James, why don't you ask
me about my adventures to-day?" she
inquired.
"Because, did not think you would
be so imprudcnt as to go again to-day
where you would be likely to en-
counter the insolent puppy who pre-
sumed to address you Yesterday
II didn't in the least expect him to
be there" said she, blushing, and some
what confused, "but he was there
"Of course" replied | grufllv.
"Well, was your Adonis as handsome
and agreeable as ever? ~
More so y cried she recovering,
her composure he looked more
| Mansaniello-lillc than ever in his fish
| ing-dress, and for entertainment he
first read me all the finest part of
Tennyson's Princess, and then made u
marriage proposal, and don't think
any man could be expected TO do any
more in one afternoon"
"I should think not, indeed" said !.
Pray, what reply did you make TO
the rascal THAT you had friend at
hone who would be happy to kick him
we'll for his insolence 2"
Far from it, said she, "what my
reply was is my sccret-and his but
for you, my poor James, Pm sorry for
you-it's all, all over with you and
your Offer" ....
why, you good for nothing little
deccittul puss J" cried |, losing all pa
tiencc. "thcre never was more ar,
rogant dissembler living. Behold,
how plain tale shall put you down
for 10, l myself, disguised merely by Il
little paint, fishing blouse, false
mustache, and a change in the arrange
ment of my hair, was in my own
person this elegant, captivating,
agreeable, handsome stranger, whose
praises you have been so lavishingly
sounding
Poor Kitty was confounded. GLOW
could have been SO stupid" she mur-
INJURED, and the voice, too, which
sounded so familiar all the time !"
Yes, you're caught" said |, land
to punish you for attempting to palm
a wicked falsehood upon me, | Shall
impose two-fold fine. First, you
must kiss me and then fix our wed.
ding day, which must be very shortly,
for | am going to Paris in month.
and You must go with mel"
She gave little scream, and de-
clared that she could not think of sub
mitting to either of my penalties, but
in vain she struggled and protested
had her in my arms, and finding at
last all her efforts to release herself
fruitless, her ,jests and laughter sud-
denly changed to earnest tenderness,
and closing her arms around me, she
said:
AS you will dear--dearest Jamie "
Zone month from to-day, then, my
own sweet darling Kitty" | began
Katharine - whispered she.
Katharine y | repeated, smiling
at her pertinacity ON this point, ono
month from to-day my Katharine"
"You never put any adjectives be.
fore Katharine" murmured she, eva
sively, hiding her blushing and pout
ing face.
MY own dear, gracious, winning.
bewitching, most kissable Katharine
T said |, "shall it be as say!'
"If mamma chooses" whispered
: Kitty. And so persuaded the sweet.
: est and pretticst girl in the country 10
, accent her first and only lover and
: though to this day my merry little
5 wife often complains that deirauded
r her by my tricks, of her natural,
: womanly right of breaking two or
| three hearts, at least, ere she made
f one man supremely blest, still she
: generally concludes her reproaches in
a manner most tlattering to my vanity,
by declaring that she had two otiCra