Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-08-26

appearance of deceit, and | often feel thai
I am acting an unworthy part. What dc
you think Your own MAGGIE.
sss q lcoxcLuDED Next wEEK. "a
A Courtship of Aaron Burr.
In, those fortunate years itwss that Col.
Burr paid his court to one of the, loveliest
Of Philadeiphia's ever lovely bellies, and had
the narfowest escape from q second mar
riage. They met-stwasin q crowd; and
each was smisten with Il 6thar's pleasant
qualities. Again, he q q hsr et her fathers
table, where his attentions were equally
pointed and welcome. A tete-a-tete, which
he sought, was interruptedsby the entrance
of her father, but her manner seemed to
beckon him on. He was almost in love-
Summoning her father, to shls apartments
by note. and the old gentleman appearing
within the hour, the enam aed one came to
the point with promptnesa and self-pos-
session impossible in lover under, forty.
Is Celeste engaged" 4raass 81 .,tsE
'-She is not"
"World it be agreeable to her parents if
Colonel Burr should make orertures for her
hand!''ssl 81 s<sas - EsEs4-s s's or . =
at would be most agreeable" "a
The lady had gone to spend some days
six miles into the country, aud ,hither her
lover rides the next morning, with an eager
but composed mind. Celeste enters the
drawing-room. though. he had not asked
especially for hers Conversation ensues-
She is all wit and gaye,y; more charming
than ever, the love-. thinks. He tries to turn
the conversation to the subjectsneare his
heart; but she, with the good-humored, !,
graceful malice of lovely woman, defeats
his eDdesvors.l and soeat last, quite capti-
vated, he takes his leave. 6s-l ssrs
The same hour on the following morning
finds him, once more, tete-a .tets with the
beautiful Celeste. Conversation again
But this time the great question was put
To the surprise of this renowned lady-kil-
Ter, Celeste replies that. she is finally re-
solved nerer TO marry! = -!tss-z
81 am very sorry 10 hear it, madam; had
promised myself very great happiness, but
cannot blame your discrimination" ss.s
She replied: mo; certainly sir, you can
not; for recollect to have heard you, ex-
press surprise that any woman should mar-
ry, and you gave such reasons. and with SO
much eioquence as made an indellible i'm
preston upon my mind"
The disappointed swsin received the re-
buff with perfect courtesy and good humor.
They parted the besr Eiensss .,s..,
~ II ave you any eommanuts n = +.
wish you good morning" 5s
Two days passed. Then a note from
Celeste surprised the rejected, informing
him that she was in town for few hours,
and would be glad to see him. He was
puzzled and FASTENED to her for a solution.
The interview lasted two hours, in the
course of which the tender subject was
dainti:y touched. but the lover forbore to
renew his suit, and The conversation ended
without result, Next day another, note
from the lady,. sent. il. from the, country.
"an unaierable dissemination
never again to listen to his snit., and re-
lues6ng that the subject might never be
- - = - - Sss.s ii
Late in the evening Of the same 9ay, on
returning to his lodgings; the Vice Pres,
dent learned that a boy had been there
hree times that afternoon to-delivera mes
sage 10 him, but had, refused to say, from
whom it came. At last Colonel, Bur's
servant had traced the boy to the stewn res
dence Of Celeste Early next morning
he message came Celeste requested, an
Post haste the Vice President
Med to the presence OF his beloved. =, He
'ound her engaged with a visitor. but oh
served that she was agitated npou his ems
rance, and impatient for the departure OF
ier guest. Atlehgth they were alens, and
ne waited for her to state, her reasons for
iesiring TO see him: With extreme EN-.
oarrassment she. stammered out after vain
attempts to speak, that she fe red her note
had not been couched in terms sufficiently
polite, and she had therefore wished for an
opportunity to, apologize. She could utter
no more. He, expecting no such matter
stared in dumb establishment, with an tb;
surd half grin. upon bis countenance. As she
sat deeply engaged in tearing to pieces
some roses, and he in pinching new corners
in the rim o.. his hat-she all bushes and
confounded and speechless
1.-The pair, he afterwards thought would
have made capital subject for painier.
He was the first 10 recover 7swer to artic-
ulute. Denying roundiy that the fatalnote
was anything but polite and proper, he Of
fered to return it, proposed that it should
be considered cancelled, and begged to be
allowed to call the next .mbrning ant. re.
new his suit. To this she objected, but
family. Waving his request for a formal
he changed The subject. and
after an hours no, UNPLEASANT conversation.
took his leave. 4 y
81 He now confessed to Theodosis, (his
10 whom the affair had been
been circumstantially related, from day to
day, that he was in the conditiou Of cer-
tain country Judge, befure whom cause
had been too ingeniousy argued by the
lawyers. "Gentiemen of the jury" said
The judge "ypu must get along with this
cause Is well as you can; for my part, Pm
swamped."S But the sapient Theodosia
was not puzzled in the least. "She meant
wrote Theodosia, "from the beginning 70
say that awful word, YES; but not choosing
70 say It Immediately, she told you that you
bad furnished her with argumenn sgainst
mstfimcny, whichin French mesns. please
cir, 70 persuade, me out Of then aga in" But
you took II asa plump refusal. and wicked
of. She called you. back. What more
could she do,4 would hsve seen you to