Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-25
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Aontdly Magazine. If they haven't, they have
missed those delicious treats, served up by DIR.
Holmes every month, under the title of ttthe
Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table" The Auto
crat is middle aged, philosophical gentleman,
a bachelor, who presides at private boarding
house table, in Boston, at which table select
company sit with him daily. The dramatic
personQ, are the Autocrat himself, Us the talking
philosopher, professor, who puts in every
now and then with a scientific problem or a
solution of one offered by the Autocrat. Then
next, there is divinity student, who is a nice,
quiet young man, very pious and unsophisticat-
ed, who rolls up his eyes every once and a while
lin holy horror of the Autocrat's philosophic
licenses of speech and thought. Next to him
there is "rum" of boy called John, who
delights to play the farcical with the Autocrat's
remarks every now and then. Next to John
there is quiet, rather handsome, very modest.
sound sensed School Mistress, of some twenty
Eve or six summers. She has never spoken, ex-
cept when it was highly appropriate, and then,
apparently only at the instance of the Autocrat.
But we had no idea, up to this September num-
Der, that the Autocrat was going to fall in love
with her. We supposed that he was tender
hearted man, but an incorrigibIe bachelor, we'd
ded for life to his books and pens and papers
He gives an excellent reason for falling in love
with the School Mistress, and "for popping the
question" but still he don't tell US directly that
he has done either. Here's what he says on the
subject, under the head of "My last walk with
the School Mistress"
The school mistress had tried life, too. Once
in whilo one meets with single soul greater
than all the living pageant that passes before it.
As the pale astronomer sits in his study with
sunken eyes and thin fingers, and weighs Uran-
US or Neptune as in a balance, so there are meek
planetary life can offer, and hold like abauble
in the palm of their slender hands. This is one
Of them. Fortune had left her, sorrow had bap-
tised her; the routine oflabor and the loneliness
of almost friendless city life were before her,
| Yet, as looked upon her tranquil face, gradu-
ally regaining cheerfulness that was often
Sprightly, us she became interested in the vari-
GUS matters we talked about and places we visit
ed, saw that eye and lip and every shifting
lineament were made for lOve,-unconSciouS of
their sweet office as yet, and meeting tho cold
asPectof Duty with the natural graces which
werc meant for the reward of nothing less than
the Great Passion.
~ never spoke one word of love to the
lschoolmlstrcss in the course of these pleasant
walks. 1t seemed to me that we talked of every
thing but love on that particular morning.
There was, perhaps, a little more timidity and
hesitancy on my part than have commonly
shown among our people at the boarding house
In fact, considered myself the master at the
breakfast table; but, somehow, 1 could not COM
mand myself just then SO well as usual. The
truth IS, had secured passage to Liverpool in
the STEAMER that was to leave at noon,-
with the condition, however, of being released
in case circumstances occurred to detain me-
of course, as yet. 1t was on the Common that
we were walking The null, OF boulevard of
our Common, you know, las various branches
leading from it in various directions. One of
| these runs downward from opposite Joy Street
southwark across the whole length of the Com.
mon to BOylston Streat. We called it the long
path, and were fond of it.
felt very weak indeed Though of a tolerably
robust habiD as we came opposite the head of
this path on that morning. think tried to
speak twice without making myself distinctly
audible. AT last got out the question,-Will
you take the long path with me?-Certainly,-
said the schoolmistress,- much pleasure.
l-Think,-I aid,-before you answer; if you
take the long path with me now, shall inter.
pref 1t that we are to part no morc!-The school
mistress stepped back with sudden movement,
as if an arrow had struck her.
One of the long granite blocks used as seats
was hard blythe one you may still see close
by the Gtnko-tree.-Pray, sit down. said
No, no,-she answered, softly,-I will walk the
long path with youl
THE old gentleman who sits opposite met
us walking, arm in arm about the middle of
the long path, aud said very charmingly,-
'Good morning, my dears!'
! A DECIDEDLY Cool REQUEsr AND a RATHER
Icy REPtY.-Itiwillb be recollected that the mem.
bers of the Wisconsin Legislature AMI divers
and sundry other persons have been charged
with receiving from the In Crosse and Milwau-
kee Railroad Company bride, in the shape of
the bonds of that Company. At recent meet
ing of the officers of said Company, circulars
were ordered to be issued to the holders of these
bonds, requesting them to return the same A
gentleman by the name of woodle, who re,
ceiyed one of these circulars replied to it as
follows;
JANEsy1LLB, July 16, 1868.
StT-Your kind favor of the 10th inst, in.
formed me that a committee had been appointed
by the Board of Directors of the La Crosse and
Milwaukee Railroad Company, for the pnrpose
of calling in the bonds familiarity known as the
corruption bonds" has been received You
trust that will see the Importance of imme.
diately returning to the Company the bonds re-