Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-03
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THE POOR LAWYER.

IL had taken my breakfast and was
waiting for my horse, when passing
mp and down the plaza ! saw II young
girl seated near the window, evidently
n visitor. She was very pretty, with
auburn hair and blue eyes, and was
dressed in white. | had left Rich
mond, and Mt that time | was too much
ofa boy TO be struck. by female beau.
ty. She was so delicate and dainty
looking, 80 different from the hale,
buxom, brown girls of tho woods
and then her Dress IL was dazzling
Never was Il poor youth 40 taken by
surprise aud suddenly bewitchcd. My
heart ycarned TO know her but how
was u aecost her2 i had grown
wild in the woods, and had none OF
the habiitudes of polite life. Had
she been like Peggy Pugh, or Sally
Pigman, or any other of the lcathern
dressed bellies OF the Pigeon Roost,
should have approached her without
dread; ray, had she been us fair as
Shuts daughters, With their looking
l,,srss-ivcivts, ! should not have hcSi.
auburn Iinglcts. and blue eyes, and
delicate looks. quito daunted while
they fascinated me. don't know
what put il into my head, but thought
all nj once | would kiss her! Ii would
take long acquaintance to arrive at
such boon, but might seizo upon it
by sheer robbery. Nobody knew me
here. would just step in and snatch
n kiss, mount my horse aud ride OIL
She would not be tho worse Of it; and
that kiss--0h | should die il | did
not get IL.
IL gave no time for tho thought 20
cool, but entered the house anG stepped
lightly into the room. She was seated
with her back To the door, looking out
of the window, and did not hear my
approach. tapped her chair, and rs
she turned and looked sp, / snatched
rs sweet kiss as even was stolen, and
vanished in twinkliug. The next
moment | was on my horse, galoping
homeward, my very heart tingling at
what | had done.
TAflcr variety Of amusing udvcn-
lures, Ringwood attempts the study
OF law, in an obscure settlement in
Kentucky, where he delvcd night and
day. Ralph pursues his studies, occa-
sionally arguing at debating society,
and ut length become quito genius
and iavorite with the married ladies
OF the village.
I'll called 20 take tea ono evening
with some of those ladies. when 10 my
surprise, ,d somewhat TO my coniu.
sion, found her with the identical
blue. eyed little beauty whom | had so
audaciously kissed | was formally
introduced to her, but neither Of us
betrayed any sign of previous ac.
quainlanee, except by our tlu>hcs and
eyes.
"Whilc tea was getting ready, the
lady Of the house went out Of the
room to give some directions, and left
us alone. Heaven aud earth What
situation | would have given all
the pittance / was worth TO have been
in the deepest dell in the forest. ]
ielt the necessity of saying something
in excuse for my former rudeness;
could not conjure up an idea, nor ut.
ter Il word. Every moment matters
were growing worse. | felt ut ono
time tempted to do rs had done when
robbed her of the kiss-bolt from
the room and take to flight; hut wa,
chained To the spot. for really longec
to gain her good will.
AT length | plucked up courage or
seeing her equally confused with my
self, and walking desperately up t
her, | exclaimed, 4 have been trying
to mus. er up something to say to you
bu. | cannot. | feel that | am in ,
no rible scrapc. Do have pity on me
and help me out of it,
"a smile dimpIed upon her mouth
and played among the bushes of he
cheeks. She looked up with sly bu
arch glance of the eye, that expressed
n volume of comic rccollections; w
both broke into a laugh, and from tina
moment all went on well.
\ IPassing over the delightful dc
scription that succeeded, we procee
to the announcement of Ringwood'
affair-the marriage and settlement.
"That very autumn ] was admitte