Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-07-31
Shall l help you, Miss p suddenly

eyes brought the blood to my check, and
made me- for an instant, ashamed and
angry. But, on glancing again at my
dress, could not help laughing, in spite
of myself. I stood in the mud at least
six inches above the tops of my shoes.
My riding-skirt was plastered all over,
so that 1t was almost impossible to tel! of
what it was made. My hands and arms
were mud to the elbows, for l had in
stipctively extended them as 1 fell, in
order to protect myself
The young man, as he spoke, turned
to the neighboring fence, and taking the
top rail, he placed it across the puddle;
then, putting his arm around my waist,
he lifted me out, though not without
leaving my shoes behind. While he was
fishing these out, which he began imme-
diately to do, stole behind the enor-
nous oak to hide my b!ushing face, and
scrape the mud from my stockings and
riding-skirt. had managed to get the
first little cleaner, but the last was still
as thick as ever, when my companion
made his appearance with the missing
shoes, which he had scraped till they
were quite presentable, and leading Milo
by the bride.
PRAY let me see you home" he said
'If you will mount again, I'll lead the
colt; and there will be no chance of his
repeating his trick"
| could not answer, for shame, but
when in the saddle murmured something
about mot troubling HIM"
'1ts no trouble, not the least" he re-
piled, standing hat in hand, like a knight
ly cavalier, and still retaining his hold
on the bride; "and I can't really let
you go alone, for the colt is as vicious as
he can be to-day. Look at his ears, and
the red in his eyes. / saw you coming
down the road, and expected you to be
thrown every minute, till saw how well
you rode. Nor would it have happened
if he hadn't wheeled and stopped, like q
trick horse in the circus"
cannot tell how soothing was this
graceful way of excusing my mishap.
stole glance under my eyelids at the
speaker, and saw that he was very hand
some and gentlemanly, and apparently
about six and twenty, or several years
older than myself.
| had hoped that uncle would be out
in the fields, overlooking the men; but
as we entered the gate, saw him sitting
provokingly at the open window; and by
the time had sprung to the ground, he
came out, his eyes brim full of mischief.
| did not dare to stop, but turning to my
escort, said, my uncle, sir; won't
you walk in p and then rushed up stairs.
In about half an hour, just as | had
dressed, there was a knock at my door,
my uncle's knock; | could not but open
He was laughing low, silent laugh, his
portly body shaking all over with sup
pressed merriment. "Ah ready at last"
he said. Il began to despair of you,
you were so long, and came to hasten
you. He's waiting in the parlor still"
he said in malicious whisper you've
my consent, for | like him hugely; only
who'd have thought of finding a hus-
band in mud puddle?"
slipped past my tormentor, prefer
| ing to face even my escort than TO run
the gauntlet of my uncle's wit; and was
soon stammering my thanks to Mr.. Tenn
pleton-for as such my uncle, who fol-
lowed me down, introduced him.
To make short Of what else would be
a long story, what was said in Jest turn
ed out to be in earnest; for in less than
six months, in that very room, ! stood
up TO become Mrs Templeton. How il
all came about hardly know, but / GER
tainly did find husband on that day -.
Harry, for that is the name by which
call Mr.. Templeton, says that entered
the parlor so transformed, my light blue
tissue floating about me so like cloud
wreath, my cheeks SO rosy, my eyes so
bright, my ourls playing such hide-and-
seek about my face, that, not expecting
such an apparition, he lost his heart at
once. He adds-for he still knows how
TO compliment as well as ever-that my
gay, intelligent talk, SO different from
the demure Miss he had expected, COM
pleted the business.
Harry was the son OF an old neighbor,
who had been abroad for three years, and
before that had been at college, so that
] had never seen him but uncle remem-
bered him at once, and had insisted on
his staying till came down, though
Harry, from delicacy, would have left,
after an inquiry about my health. Ny
uncle was one of those who will not be
put of, and so Harry remained "The
luckiest thing" he says, II ever did"
Milo is now my fayorite steed for
Harry broke him for me and we are all
as happy as the day is long, uncle inclu-
ded; for uncle insisted on our living
with him, and ! told him at last 7 would
consent, "if only to keep Poll Wilkes
from cooking your dinner" To which
he answered, looking at Harry,
"You see what spit-fre it is, and
you may bless your stars if you don't
rue the day she rode out to FIND nus
BAND"
EE- Jack R died in the town Of
Springfield, N. Y, year or two ago.
A short time before his decease, an any