Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-03-24

1 tnIng longer than usual that afternoon
What IS the matter T asked ON meetinS
her soon after her. return home. sYour eyes
sparkle, and you look as pleased as thod5b
you had met fairy in your afternoon ram.
bIe,'
1t is better than fairy cried Kitty, breath,
lessly, ltsia young man,
Indeed J. ejacuIated, with a whistle.
Yea, James, she replied, and he is so hand
son1e-so sgreeahle-so delightful, that /
can't say how things might go if he were u
MAKE ne me one of these days my second offer
1ou can't impose on me in that way,
sweet Kitty. SO don't attempt it, 1 exclaimed
I'll be bound thesitnpudent fellow, w homs
Won't object to speaking a bit of my mind to-
Is not handsomer or more entertaining than /
am myself -.
kitty laughed in derisiun. Hes thou,
sand tmes handson1er than you are, she cried
, sceFafulsY, 'andIas much mote agreeable than
-he'is-tnore handsome S-ss-zzSzz-
Come, Kitty, don't be- too cutting. too cru
e,ii, began, but Kitty drew herself up with
dignity. -
They call me Katherine, who do speak TO
me, SIR she said SIT r
Katherine, tiddlesticks r I cried. Kitty
Is the Prettiest and sweetest name in the>world
and comes more natural to me--don't bother
"4e WIN your AatharIneS.'
dare say you may like it, said Kitty.
pouung half angriIy, but don't. It's too
Iree: How would you like it If persisted in
.s :" ing you JImE declare I'll call you Jim.
Do so, if you like I replied. eaud it will
soon sound to me like the sweetest name in
The world But may presume to beg from
my ialr and gracious Lady Katherine a de-
scrlption of this wood-Adonis She has bean
encountering 2! "eeD
He is TALL. began Kitty.
Taller that IL. interrupted. Kittyalmost
anniilated me with look. '','O~'
by at least a foot-and of an ELEGANT fo.
ure' she continued with marked emphasis
lie was dressed in fishing costume. which
g. eatIy became him.
i have an old fishing blouse up stairs, I
emuttered soto Voice, think I'll get it out
Inc young mans manners were uncom.
monty easy and gentlemanly. and withal per.
tectly respectful and deferentiaI,' continued
Kitty. Having ascertained my name. h4
never once forgot himself so far as to abbrevi-
ate 1t, his conduct contrasted favorably in that
respect with some of my friends
We'll Kitty said /, what other pe,fec,;ons
has your hero, or have you exhausted your
list g
Far from it, said Kitty Indignantly. He
wears his hair parted down in the middle ike
poet, or that charming Signor PozzoIina in
the part Of the Eagprcto.'
Or Methodist parson,' observed.
Aud besides all that continued Kitty, sHe
has II nustache.'
"a last best gift said I; but Kite, that
perfection, hope will not be very difficult of
achievement. III begin to morrow. Let me
see.-tall-handsome- -agreeable-good man
ners-elegant figure, and tnustache On
the whole, Kitty, think I'm very much
afraid of my rival
dignity. - 'NsS
The next day when Kitty reached her little
retreat She found the stranger again in its
nelst!Oorhood must do the little coquette
Inc justice OF confessing that she did look
startled, and indeed .vexed, when she saw him,
but perhaps thinking it too late to retreat, she
advanced timidIy.
Ihe youth met her with many apologies.
and plausible pretence for lis intrusion.
"hlch she could not gainsay, while something
nat!erlng IN his manner made her blushinglv
divine that the hope of again seeing her had
been the tru" cause of his re appearance. Be
that as 1t might, the stranger perhaps TO give
KITTY time to recover her confidence imme-
diate sauntereI off in pursuit Of his sport.
and Kitty, tancying she had seen the last of
the new admirer, drew forth her book and
settling herself in messy corner began to
read. She, however, had scarcely succeeded
IN hxlng her attention on its pages before the
perunac'ous stranger re-appeaied, and decIar
ing that fishing was dull work, and the fish
would not bite, he composedly seated himself
at K'tty's feet, aud begged to know the name
of the book she was reading.
'Tennvson's PrifcesS' renI;ed Ez;tt,, ott.tl,.
The imlertu babe stranger declared the book
great tavor:t1 of his. and began to talk so
entertalnlngy of books and authors, that Kit
ty, warmed by the subject forgot to be dig
nlhed. and an animated discourse of favorite
Authors ensued. Afterward tho young man
begged permission to-read her few passages
he had selected, which were the yerv ones
KITTY loved best; he read hem well, too. and
Kitty's bright eyes sparkled with delight as
she listened. Turning dt last to the exquisite
concluding interview between Ida and the
young prince, the strangers voice became
mere aud more earnest as he read. till cop,inr
to the words
Yield thyself up: mine hopes and thine are one.
accomplish thou my manhocd and thyself--
Lay thy sweet handS III mine. and trust TO me-
he suddenly flung the b0ok aside, excIai,ni, p
what words what words! What would /
not give tor courage to utter them to the being
love best on the earth! The stranger paus
ed moment, and then broke impetuolsIy.
This forced silence is all in yain-the words
l would reprcss will come. In vain have
striven to be prudeut-cautions-- allow vou
tlme-not to startle you-you are Yourself 'the
Object of my secret adoration-esto whom +
would say much if dared and thereupon
he Vonth rather TnaJod rsrD at;o,!I,,. Ell -