Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-03
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&Mlisfellaneous 4eabing
" ONLY A COUSIN"

How the rain patters against the windows
of your office! How sombre, aud gloomy,
and cheerless, it looks there! Your little
office-boy looks more like an imp Of dark
ness than anything else, as he sits crouched
in the corner, with his elbows on his knees
and his chin in his hands.
You button your overcoat tight to your
chin. (cut possible clients and run over to
see your cousin Kitty. All! that is worth
while A bright blazing FIRE; sofa wheeled
up to it, and Kitty sitting there, looking so
charming in her pretty neglige: She looks
up sweetly and TRANQUILITY, and says: "Now
that's good Harry sit down by me, and
be agreeable
Well, you sit down." Gust as close as
you like, too y tell her all the downtown
male gossip; consult her conldentia!ly
about Trimming your whiskers; and desire
her candid, unbiased opinion about the pro-
priety and feasibility, with the help of some
Macassar, of coazing out moustache
Then YOU make foray into her work-basket,
tangling spools most numerically, and read
ing over all the choice bits of poetry that
women are so fond of clipping from the
newspapers. Then you both 60 into the
china closet, and she gets you tempting
little luncheon; and you grow suddenly
merry, and have contest which shall make
the worst pun; you earn for yourself a
boxed ear, and are obliged, in selfdefence,
to imprison the offending hand; your aunt
comes in; let her come! are not you and
Kitty cousins9
There's ring ct the door, and Mr.. Frank
- is announced. You say, "unmitigated
puppy!' and begin vehement discussion
with your aunt, about anything that comes
handy; but that don't prevent you from
hearing and seeing all that goes on at the
other Side of the room. Your aunt is very
oblivious, and wouldn't mind it if You occa-
sionalIy lost the thread of your discourse:
Kitty is the least bit Of u coquettc! and
her conversation is very provocative, racy
and sparkling; you privately. determine 10
read her q lecture upon it, as soon as prac-
ticable.
1t seems as though Mr.. Frank never
would 60. Upon his exit, Kitty informs
you that she is going to Madame Is
concert Will ullu. Aou tooh 'eAiooSs, ~
tell her you *should be very sorry to see
q cousin of yours enter concert room
with such brainless fop." Kitty toss her
culs, pats you on the arm, and says, "JeaE
ous, hey?" You turn on your heel, and
lighting cigar, bid her "good-morning,
and for a little eternity of week you
never 60 near her. Meantime, your gen.
tlemen friends tell you how "divine" your
little cousin looked at the concert.
You are in very bad humor, cigars are
no sedative-newspapers either. You crowd
your beaver down over your eyes and start
for the office. On the way you meet hit.
ty! Hebe! how bright and fresh she looks
and what an unmtigated brute you've been
to treat her so! Take carc she knows
what you are thinking about! Women are
omniscent in such matters! So she peeps
archly from beneath those long cyclashes,
and says, extending the tip of her little
gloved hand-"Want to make up, Harry e
There's no resisting! So you wait upon
her home; nobody comes i'll: not even your
respected aunt; and you never call her
"cousin,' after that day; but no man living
ever won such darling little wife, as Kitty
has promised to be to you, some bright
morning Fern.