Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-04-23

a~'N ." wv sabo. anu ~ 80 happened that
ths passages he bad selected sers the very
oess Kitty loved b-si; be read then we'll.
too. aud kiiiys bsigh, eye spsrklsj With
delight as she listssed Turning st last TO
the exquisite eOseiaiiog isssrviss bst-ess
Ida aud the yoang pnses, the s,sssgrr's
v"'et became uSss ssrss.t - be rad, tiil
CONN 6 10 abe sords
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tsd ny.si, -. ~ Aug- s-s 49,
Ac, uaPss.a ,ess - -s..ssd "a Ils.sif,
i@f nJ sseet hssss - tast -
be sudsetiy AaHg the bsok aside, s4s,zisa-
isg. 'Wbat sotss skat ~sTss W6ai
would not give Tor eoafagr O. utter tkem
10 The b@bg love best on eas;hr The sfrsn
ger Tau.sd a momsut, asd then hsoks forth
impetaously This forced sileaee !. IN yain /;
the vcrds wosld reprss. will eoue Ia
vsiu hsvrI strivsn 20 Be pruiens--eautioa.
Ito ailou you time-not to startle you
lovely besitehing Miss Katharine-ysu X su are
y0arsSlf the ohj-ct of my secret alteration.
TO whom soald say much II dared : and
thertupon the youth rAber mel dranati.
eats fell on one knte, aud forthwith pro
ees led TO make Kitty very plAia oasr Of
bis haud
hsAnuhiis Kitty bad rigen from her scat.
aud recovering from her sstohishmeut. ssa
drew herself up viih dignity, aud replied. Il
hardly know, ar, What you mean by your
very strange words aud conduct TIE lib
trty you have taken has made me very sen
sible Of my own imprudsbes in having allow
ed the advances of astranger so prssuming
= al error | shall be careful never 70 repeat ,
So saying. my proai lifle Kitty turned
from the stranger with distant boz, and
walked directly homo
did not see Kitty till some time after her
return perhaps she was recovering her
spiriis in her own room for when met her
she was a. foil Of missbief ss ever
well, james, uiy dou't you ask me about
my sdvehtures TO day = she inquired
Because, replied, Il did1t suppose you
would be sn imprudeut ss TO 20 again to-day
where you would be likely % encounter The
insOlen' puppy sho presumed to address you
yesterday
Il didut in the least expect him to be
there said Kitty, blushing, aud somewhat
confused. bat be was there
OF course, replied gruffiy We'll, was
your Adouis As handsome aud agreeable as
ever o
More sol cried Kitty, recovering her
eomposure; she locked more Massaniellolike
than ever in his fishing dress; aud for en-
tertsiDmeut, be first read me ali the finest
part Of TsBnysoh's Priacess, aud then made
marriage proposal. asd dos't think any
man could be expected 10 do more in Que
! afternOon'
Il should think not, indeed said pray
What reply did you make 20 the rascal D.
that you had friend at home who would
BE- happy 10 hiek bin we'll for his inso
lenee p
Far from it, said Kitty; what my reply
! wss. is my secret and his but for ven, nv
poor james. I'm sorry for you-it's all over
/ with you. and your offsr'
why, you good for-uo,bing. little, deceit
ful puss cried I, losing all patience, 'thsrs
never was more aTranI disembler living BE
bold how plain tale shall put you down !
for 10 Il myself, disguised merely by a
/ little paint-a fshiug blouse, false mou
ptacbe, aud change in the arrangements Of
! my hair. vas IN my own person this elegant,
handsome, sgresObis stranger whose praises
! you have 50 lsyisbly sounded
! PoOr Kitty vas completely coaTounded
How could have been 80 stupid = she
i murmured, and the voice, too, which sound.
! ed 30 familiar al the time a
Yes, Kitty you're osuRht,' said and
TO puHish YOU Tor attempting just noE 80
: palm = wicked fsi-ehOOd upon Te ] shall
impose a. two fold due fnst. yoashsll kits
/ the and then EK our Wedding day, which
must be very shortly. for N going 20 Paris
7 in meath aud sou must 60 WIth me-
+ Kitty gave a little scream, aud declared
Y that she could not thipk Of Submitting TO
either Of my psnaltios bat ia vain she
I s,fuggi,d d mi protestsd-I ssI her 50 Iay
srms sad dndipg AZ last ell ber ehosts TO
! release herself fruitless. Der iesis asd laugh
Ter suddenly changed 20 esFgest tssdeFaess.
Z aud closing her arms rounf ne, she said, As
/ you viii dsar--dsaFsst jamie
'Ons mohtb from to-day, then, my oSu
/ sweet, darliBg Kitty began.
'Ka,bar ne whispered Kitty.
\ katbsTine. then repeated, smiliag At
her pertirseity 90 this point, 'One mOsih
I from 70 moTr0s, my katharise'
You never pat any adjse'iges leforo
Katharine, mBrmured Kitty syssireiy hid.
ibg her blushing and p0atiug face
/ 'My own dear, gracious uinnisg bs~i'eh.
ing, most kissable ksshariae. said /, tball
it BE- a. I ssy
IL msmBa chooses uhispersi KITTY 80
And - I psftusdsd ihe ssssisss sad pret
: tisst gifl IA the copntFy 20 scsspt her drst
aLd .snly lover snl though b this Jsy my
merry hitlo wife of,en egmplaiuE that D.
frsvssj Der b. my tricks q her nsfursl Va
msuly right of brssking tWo 80 tAfss LsaTts
81 least ere she made obe nsa suprsssely
blsst. stili che gsn stally ooneludes Der ~.
psosehss IN = manasf nost astteFing 20 ny
vanity ~ deeissing ibst shs hsd tHo sh-r,
sfssf 80. sod that cash u them uas worth
I q thousan8 o1mnion ones