The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-09

could not answer for shame. But when
in the saddle muttored something about
mot troubling him."
Its no trouble, not tho least" he re-
piled, standing hat in hand like knirhtly
cavalier, and still retaining his hold on the
bride" and l really cant let you 60 alone,
for tho colt is as vicious as he can be to-
day. Look at his Gals and the red in lis
eyes. SAW you coming down tho road,
and expected you to be thrown every min
ute, Till saw how well you rode. Nor
would it have happened, if he hadn't
wheeled and stopped, like trick horse in
the circus"
L cannot tell how soothing was this
graceful way Of excusing my mishap. I
stole glance, under my eyelids, at the
speaker, and saw that lie WAS very hand
some and gentlemanly, and apparently about
SIX and twenty, or several years older than
myself
had hoped that uncle would bo cut in
the fields, overlooking the men but as We
entered the gate, saw him sitting, provo
kIngly at the open window; and by the
time had sprung TO tho ground, ho had
come out, his eyes brim full of mischief
[ dare not to stop, but turning to my escort
| said, "My uncle, sir, won't you walk in,
and then rushed up stairs.
III about half an hour, just as I had
dressed, there wac !: knock at my door. nv
unclc's knock. I could not but open. III
was laughing low, silent laugh, lis portI,
body shaking all over with suppressed
mcriment.
"Ah! ready at last" he said. 81 began
to despair Of you, you were so long, and
came to hasten you. Hes waiting in the
parlor STILL" he said, in malicious whisper
"1 ouvc my consent, for like him hugely,
only who'd have thought of finding a lus-
band in mud-puddle."
slipped past my tormentor, prcferring
to face even my escort than to run the
gauntlet Of uncle's wit and was soon stam-
mering my thanks to Mr.. Templcton, for as
such my uuclc, who followed lao down, in
.roduccd him.
1o make short of what else would be {:
long story, what was in jest turned out to
DC earnest; for in less than six months, in
that very room, 1 stood up to become Mrs
'Iemplcton. How it all came about ]
hardly know. But I certainly did find a
husband on that day. Harry, for that is
the name by which call Mr.. Templcton
says that entered the parlor so transform
ed' my light blue tissue floating about me
SO like cloud-wreath, my checks SO rosy
my eyes SO bright, my curls playing sucl
hide and-seek about my face, that, not ex
pccting such an apparition, he lost hi.
heart at once. He adds, for he still know:
how to compliment as we'll as ever, tha
my gay, yet intelligent talk, so differen,
from the dcmure Miss he had expected
completed the business.
Harry was the son of an old ncichbor
who had been abroad for three years, and
before that had been at college, so that
had never seen him; but uncle remember
cd him at once and had insisted on hi.
staying till I came down, though Harry
from delicacy, would have left aftor an in
quiry about my health. My uncle Wa.
one of those who will not be put of, ant
so Harry remained, "The luckiest thing,
he says, 81 ever did"
Milo is now my favoritc stecd, for Harry
broke him for me; and we are all as hap
py as the day is long, uncle included fo
uncle insisted on our living with him, and
told him at last, I would consent, "if onl,
to keep Poll Wilkes from cooking his din
ners." 10 which he answered, looking Al
Harry, "You see what little spitfire it is
aud may bless your stars if you don't rue
the day she went out to FIND HUSBAND
-Peterso"'s Magazine.
| -&s~sS
Symptoms Of First Love.-When yor
find Master Jack suddenly refuse one NOR
ming, to play marbles any more forever, be
sure that Master Jack is seized with Iii,
| first love.
When you find in Master Jacks bedroom
sundry bottles, with a yellow bear in q blue
forest on. the table, which, the label, not the
bear, informs you that the contents of the
bottle istan unguent that makes the nous
tachcs grow--you may be sure that Master
Jack is seized with his first love.
| If Jack becomes satirical, and alludes ir
scornful terms to. the world, besure jack.
first love has just sprouted.
If you find pocket edition of Byron
about Jacks clothes, be sure Jacks fas gone
in his first love.
If you find a pair of patent feathers
coming home from your sboemakerss OF
Saturday afternoon, and can't remember
ordering them, and they dontfit anybod,