Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-04-01

Il, IN return, l0Oked at iler whenever lcOuld
get chance. Whenever our eyes CHANGED
to meet. they were instantly Withdrawn
All this was very foolish. of course, but /
may allege, in my.own defence, that my OPP
positc neighbor, besides being exceedingly
pretty. was the only presentable female in
the coach. Close beside her was a spin
ster. of 80 Or thereabouts. with pursed
up mouth, and two fiat sections of yellow
ish hair plastered to each cheek. Her nose
was long and th;n. while she herself was
lankncss personifel. Add to this a pair
of blue spectacles. and you may readily inn
enel by the contrast. .sr di
agins that the beauty beside her was height
There appeared. however, tobc some ac-
quaintance between. them, as | observed
the young laiy speaking Familiarity with
her less prepossessing companion. s,i
The road over which we were riding was
rough and hubby In parts it inclined to
one side, so that one part of the coach was
lifted higher than the other. On one of
these occasions the inequality was further
increased by the wheels at the upper end
passing over a stone. The jolt was such
that the passengers were all violently pre-
cipitat-d to one side of che coach, and /,
much to my surprise, but not all to my dis
pleasure. found my pretty neighbor oppo-
site seated in my lap. L fhadc not the
least effort to relieve myself of the unex-
pccted burden but the young lady. half
blushing, half laughing, withdrew as quick
ly as possible from her embarrassing pre-
dicamcnt On looking about, 1 observed
that gentleman at my side, bluff, stout
gentleman, was in state of ludcrous per-
plexity. The spinster, whom have men
toned, had been thrown forward at the
same time, and opening her arms in
the vain enleavor to save herself, she in
voluntaiially clasped her opposite neigh
Dor around the neck In her bewi,derment,
she did not Immediately release her hold.
but uttered succession of piercing shriels,
which first alarmed. and finally convulsed
with secret laughter allthe passengers.
Fortunately for us. we were near the end
of our journey. Ny opposite neighbor and
her companion got out at neat two story
brick honse, about half mile from the ho-
tel at which myself stopped -
After passing the night comfortably at
the Coventry Arms. / inquired OF the
landlord, in the morning, if he could in
form me where Miss Ethclinla Blackstone
resided. ~ f,ftf rlsss 30 1880
'In brick house, about half mile from
here was the reply. v&
"a two story brick house, with lilac
bushes on either side Of the gale?" | in
quircd. Nrre 80,
That's the place. = W III sso
i at once jumped to the joyful conclusion
that my pretty stage companion was tlr
laily to whose hand could urge so strong
claim. nIsn
l dressed myself carefully. AMI about
ten o'clock. armci p;kh q letter of, intro
tluction from the President ofthe Gift En-
terprise, wa!kel over to the brick house.
My modest knock called to the door my
pretty stage companion. A blush of re-
cognition showed that was not forgotten
Stammcring ont something about the
beauty of the morning, delivered my let.
ter and accepted an invitation to take {
seat in the parlor. en sag
Meanwhile, be- Jan to feel the embarrass
ment OF my position. Nevertheless de
terminel now that had taken the fist step
view. On the walls of the little parlol
were various neat aud tasteful drawings
attcsting the skill of my late companion.
While WAS busily occupied in examin
ing these, the door opened, and admitted
the spinstcr L knew her instantly, by hel
| long nose and yellowish hair . 81.
"Mr. Bugbes?'' she sail. dv s,
/ bowed. ser trtfomes
al am Miss Ethelinla Blackstone, t.
whom your letter was addresed.'.9 sflT
| was petriied. 1t was the aunt, then
and not the neice whose virgia hand | ha,
won. In my dismay and perplexity l witt
difficulty calculated that was glad to mak'
her acquaintanee. s.fenr slT .s5t ga 81.
IL feel, Mr.. Bugbee, !" said the spinster
casting down her-eycs in modest confusion
''that-that this meeting is on both side
an embarrassing one. As we may both de
sire to become better acquainted, may L asl
your company to tea this evening? Gu
hour is six adi IS i+s ss.lsa faf.a.-ef
| Hastily accepting the invitation, seize,
my hat. and in a very unhappy frame o
mind returned to the hotel. .szaissi I.es
'.If it had only been the young lady,
thought, 81 should have been delighted, bu
| never. never. can make up mind to wc'
this antiquated spinster. A hundred thou
sand dollars would not tempt MEL
H. took tea at the house of Miss Ethelinda
The young lady, Miss Carrie Blackstone
who proved as 1 suspected, to be the niec
of the elder lady, was very demure; and
could now and then detect mischieyou
glance from her black eyes as they reste,
in turn on her aunt and myself. She sai'
little, but left the burden of the converse
ton to us. AS might be supposed, it wa
precise, formal, and heavy. .to.,ss4a,s ls
After tea we walked out. Twas forcclt t,
offer lny arm to the spinster--whilc Mis-
Carrie very demurely tripped behind. ~
"How long will this farce be kept up?
thought /. signing. Il am very much q
fraid Miss Ethelinla will throw the burden
of rejection upon me. She appears to hav
taken a fancy to me already. Just m.
lu.k!' s.ss ~ v.ss 5 vl>ssia.sl
j. / groaned in spirit. but had to prcscry
an outward appearance of checrfulness-s
SO it went on for q fortnight. Miss Eth
ol;n5 1o ol oil N NON y,,o with f, vo-