Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-06
By W. D. WALLACE.
A CoURTsHIP OF AARON BURR.

In those forsunste years II was that Colonel
6S PUT PAID OILS court TO one Of the loveliest of
rnladsiphia's ever lovely bellies, and had the
na-rowest escape from q second marriage.
daey met" twas in a crowd" and each was
smitten with the others pleasant qualities
AGAIN, he saw her at her fathers table, where
MS attentions were equally pointed and vel
come "A fete-a-fete, which he sought was in
terrupted by the entrance of her father. but
hef manner seemed to beckon him on. lie was
almost In love. Summoning her father to his
apartments by note, and the old gentleman ap-
Pearing within the hour. the enamored one
came to the point with a promptness and self
possession impossible in a lover under forty.
"Is Celeste engaged '''
''She is not" ..
'Would it be agreeable to her parents if
Col Burr should make Overtures for her band2''
lit would be most agreeable .r --
The tsfy had gone to spend some DAYS six
kDlies into the country, and thither her lover
rides the next morning, with au eager but COM
posed mind. Celeste enters the drawing room,
though he bad not asked especially for her
Conversation ensues. She is all wit and gaiety;
more charming than ever, the lover thinks
He tries to turn the conversation to the sub
] ect TSarest his heart; but she, with the good
hursred, graceful malice Of lovely woman.
sdetests his endeavOrs, and so at last quite can
Eirated, he takes his leave.
The same hour on the following morning finds
him, once moro tets-G-tete with the beautiful
Celeste. Conversation again. But this time the
great question was put. To the surprise Of this
renowned lady killer, Celeste replies that she
Is hrmly resolved nereT to marry.
am very sorry to hear it, madam; had
promised myself very great happiness, but can
not blame your determination"
Sne replied "No, certainly, sir, you cannot:
Ior recollect to have heard you express sur
prise tnat any woman should marry, and you
gave sucn reasons, and with so much 'eloouence
as m-de an indelible impression upon my mind -
Ihe disappointed swain received the rebuff
with perfect courtesy and good humor They
parted the best friends.
" Have you any commands to town, madam {?
wish you good morning"
Two days passed. Then a note from Celesfs
surprised the rejected, informing him that she
~as IN town for few hours, and would be glad
TO see him. lie was puzzled and FASTENED To
her for a solution. The interview lasted two
IhOurs, IN the course of which the tender subject
was daintiy touched, but the lover forebore to
renew his suit, and the conversation ended
without result. Next day another note from
the lady, sent in from the country, expressing
" an unalterable determination never again to
listen to his suit, and requesting that the sub-
Ject might never be renewed"
Late in the evening Of the same day, on re-
turning TO his lodging the Vice Pesident learned
that boy had been there three times that after
N~NA
refused TO say from whom il came At last
Eolonel Burr's servant had traced the boy to the
town residence Of Celeste. Early next morn
ing the message came. Celeste requested an
interview Post haste the Vice President hied
ito the presence of his beloved. He found her
engaged with visitor, but observed that che
was sgitated upon his entrance and impatient
Sser the departure of her guest. At length they
were alone, and waited for her TO state her rea :
sons for desiring to see him. With extreme
embarrassment she stammered out after several
VAIN attempts to speak, that she feared her note
na9 not been couched in terms sufficiently polite,
and she had therefore wished for an opportunity
10 apologize. She could utter no more He,
expecting no such matter, stared in dumb aston
l1nment, with an absurd half grin upon his
continuance. As she sat deeply engaged in tear
ing to pieces some roses, and be in pinchiug N ey
corners in the rim Of bis hat-she all bushes and
cOnfusion-he confounded and speechIess-the
pair, he afterwards thought would have made a
capital subject for painter. lie was the first
to recover power to articulate. DENYING round
Iy that the fatal note was anything but polite
and proper, he offered to return it, proposed
thatit should be considered Cancelled, and begged
10 be allowed to call the next morning and re-
new his suit To this she objected but family.
Waving bis request for a formal permission,
be changed the subject, and after an hours not
unpleasant conversation, took his leave
de now confessed to Theodosia this daugh-
terJ 70 Wnom the affair had been circumstan-
tiaily related, from day to day, that he was in
the condition Of certain country iudge. before
whom cause had been too ingeniousiy argued
by the lawyers Gentlemen Of the jury, ''said
the Judge, you must get along with this cause
as wei as you can; for my part, I'm swamped :"
But the saPient Theodosia was not puzzled in
the least. 4" she meant" wrote fheodosia.
from the beginning to say that awful word,
yes 69t not choosing to say il Immediately,
sne told you that You had furnished her with
msumsne ssains tmatrimony, which in French
means please sir, to persuade me out of them
again" Put you took il as a plump refusal,
ana "ai-<ed of. She called you back. What
morr> could she do2 / would have seen you to
JApan before should have done so much''
However, the offer Of marriage was never re-
newed. The lover was probably himself unde-
cided as to the desirableness of the match. But
between him and Celeste there was always a
tender friendship, and for many months it
seemed likely enough that at some unexpected