The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-03-03
:. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WooDsFIELD. MONROE: COUNTY. MARCH 1855: s.

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self.n muttered Sophie emphatically from
behind her fan; as she sat blushing, and
evidently gratiied, yet without deigning
any reply to the gallant, straight forward
speech inawhich herslover had risked his
all of hopeae 1;Ev ftnih sa tfS t.hs.ae
He onght to do tpenance for.the pref
tyl way he manages his tongue He's al
together too calm for nen And Sophie
shook her curly head meaningly, holding
her fan before her for 3aa ascreen-e=di,i She
forget what she had been saying? "Iswon.
der if Il could snore the way old Uncle
Jones used to in chureh?n she soliloqaiz-
ed. Would it not belfan2 and would it
not plague Harry if he thought Ihad
been asleep while he was taikmg2" sailL
e 5 Sophie ,,eyes danced. with. suppressed
mer.iment as she gave two or three heavy
hrea,hsngs, and followed themS upswitii a
nasal explosieA worthy dof an orthodox
deacon. 1t was wellrdone-rtheatricall
done; and jpoori Harry lsprang bolt up
right--surrrised, mortified, ehagrined.-+7
Human nature could stand it. no longer
and Sophie, gave yeuta tes her mrth in a
burst of triumphant laughter. Yi;a@a!'a
,'sY-o-u little witch-.-you mischef--you
spirit of evil" exclaimed itthe relieved
Harry, as he sprang to her side AMI 7eanghtl
her,by the armswilh grip that madesher
scream, You deserve a shaking for your
behaviour!p Then lowering his yoice9hei
added gravelys "wiil you never have done
tormenting me2 If you loyeame. can YOU
not, be generous enough to .tel me so?a
and if you do not: am ISnot, natd least
wortbyvof a candid darefusaRm at ia Jon Sd
Words sprapg to Soahie's hpsbsthat
wonld have ydoLe,eredit ito shery wOm manly
nature, and made lier leser's hearsd,onndl
with,ra rapture; for the whole depths of her
being were stirred, and drawn uowards'
him Us they never before ghat been soaany1
man, But she coul anot quite ,giveIupi
her. raillery then. She wouid goione step
further, from himqere she laid herclihna'in
his,l and told him. be was dearerithan all
tho world beside.d So, she checked thel
tender, response that, sirembled o6uoher1
tongue, and aingiagwoff ahis, ,eraspiwith a.
moeking7 gesture fand saisringing laugh,
danced across the room toathe piauoaZO
She seated herself shea Fan her fingers
gracefully over heakeysHandeiroke ou tSin
a Wild, briiiiants deGaas son g,afbat made
her listeners ears tiagleas hestoodgwateh'
ing her, Ysaa choking back ,fhedndigndh'
weras that, crowded 40 shisn lips ifor urter-'
ance, at .jE TsSiogS Tpgngog sTsdoio0
"Sophie listen to mel" Ghe saidat length;
as, she paused sfrem sheer exhaustion.a Is
Lit genereus7ris III just toitrae. with me
so2 to turn into ridicale' theiemotiensf OF
a heart, that soffers yon its most reserent
affections? l. have loved syon,i because ua.
der this volatile surface character ofssours;
l thought. Isag truthiulnsss and fsinfiici
| y;spurityg of soal, and a warm current of
Iteader. ivomanly feeHpg, that woaldlbathe
with blessingssthe wholeilife OF him whose
hand. was fortunate enough toatouch its
secret strings. 10 You are an heiress, and
only a poor student, bnt if that is the rea-
son why you treat my suit SO scornfaiIy,
,pa ~ a.s nl.ss4 '"e'' "oa'a" I' ."au :
envas Ss1;s,. :, ..ui ta So
oopn's pss.F "ass ,: .sef,eu' a.u = s"S.
P,c.o"S' moissule sns'e"ea la ner eyes a. :,
Harry ceaseaspsaslng, A,a s~hs IS II
'na' we su'ns,lnss I., pqla on! .nisnes' nap
plness 81 l,sa.ly yeaaly5s = cassless,y J.
! and stalking it all upon an idle caprice!
| When She turned her countenance to.
/ wa,de Him arain tho sal mo fnoekine l;ob,
was n hsy, eses The sam ! coonettis5 smil MIL
1 wra.,had hsr rod l;ns ,fsfi1G F'iS
sSneatina of hs;ressses .es !. IA 9 a. on,l,bSiae 30
utbe re,s Hsleh sMyrtis whose f,iber er'i !.
morth tx;cs a, mnoh os Mira psrha ~ ;.
uon h,5hat,a, transf fJ5 ;oaas attonnt;a,na :
l r. - AZ A. q. ;aa,sa M la;gs.afa. !, -, :
as., 80 .ai's ases. i,,,S, s W. ~ ~ = ~
anceooent md nossib,v .ssbes 3 1moigbts seonsid.
a. vo,,r v,,ri icasa morsS .ar;onn,s,, + tban bave
done - .i'sa5atl "a ZEE ?
/ T,;keE . = insn,tad nr;nce Harry ~ Ains,es
.tooa n .fora 49,, ba hot sarv5 ;nnd;r
1R,ood dssb;n,r s. orce eatfonw trrant oe I've,