Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-02-27
miscellaneous.
From DR.. Bartletfs Anglo-Saxon.1
MY MERRY LITTLE WIFE.

| cannot remember the time when
was not in love with Kitty Pleasanton.
1t must have begun when we were both
babies. | am sure | loved her as we sal
together by the roadside soaking our
dandelion stems in the little puddles Of
water to make them curl. My passion
was in nowise abated, when, somewhat
later, | climbed cherry-trees at her bid
ding nor, later yet, when at a dancing
school awkwardly made my new-learnt
bow, and asked her to be my partner
nor, am sure, was my boyish passion al
all damped, when, on my return from
college, / found my sweet little Kitty
changed, by some undefnablc alteration
from lovely child to be~itching young
woman. She was almost the same as
when ] parted from her three years be-
fore-the woman was very like the child
there were the same rosy cheeks, the
same pouting, innocent mouth, the same
curling hair, but some charm, grace, OF
sentiment was added, which made my
heart thrill with new emotion as gazcd
at her.
kitty" said / to her, one day, after
/ had been at home a week or two, and ]
found | could restrain myselfno longer,
4" Kitty, I'm very much in love with you,
as you know as well as / do. I've al
ways been in love with you, and ! fancy
you are in love with me; but now wan
you to promise to marry me-" paused
but Kitty made no answer, and [ said
/" You like me, Kitty, don't your"
First tell me, said Kitty, blushing
and with an odd mixture of delight anc
bashfulness in her face, IF you We mad,
me what is called an offer p"
"To be sure / have, my darling"
replied, can offer which ! trust anc
hope you'll accept
Don't be too sure of tlat," sale
Kitty.
Kitty, you love me y I exclaimed
That's my secret" replied the pro
voking little thing. "But at any rate. ,
she continued, 81 could not possibl,
think Of accepting the very first offer
ever received should be mortified al
the rest Of my life if ibid. No, indeed
no girl of spirit would dream Of accent.
ing her first offer, as if she were afraic
she should never have another. Excus,
me, James, ! can't possibly accept yor
till I've had at least one other offer"
But my dearest Kitty" began.
Kitty! Kitty Kitty I" she ex-
claimed, twill Mr.. Brant learn to call
me by my proper name confess / did
hope that on receiving my first offer,
the person makingit would address me
With proper courtesy, and in manner
beftting the occasion, giving me my
name Of Katharine but now you've gone
and spoiled It ALL"
Oh, ] suppose you wanted stiff,
ceremonious proposal in FORM" / OBJ
served "but Pm no Sir Charles Gran
Olson, Kitty--Katharinc, I would say /;
therefore, don't be foolish be content 10
know, in plain words, that my whole
heart is yours and have the good sense
to accept your first offer, since your sec
ond may not be so good"
But in vain were my arguments and
rcasonings. Kitty was determined not
TO accept her first offer, and finding her
resolutc ] changed my tone, and acqui-
escing IN her views, confessed that, after
all, | too had certain pride on that
point, and should be rather mortified to
know that my wife had never had any
Offer bat that J lad myself made her