Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-10-29
NUMBER 80.
What Constitutes ana ErxRasementf-E Water
Pfaca ERiSsNaT.

4uS ieufILStCniste OF the y OuTler de Eta
, Unis, in his last ''ChtosieIe de New York,
after asserting that the present season b,
produced little bun common place event
(banastteSJ gives tie following romanti
watering history.
l know soung nfan (though tie hfstUfl
Goes not befoRg to the present seasJfi1 " h
found himself engaged one kGe morning
without aHy idea Uf such an event: Trm
he had firted good desi for week or rrut,
with beautiful yuung blonde, whom tfstl
lonable pleasure had astraeted to Saratoga
Newport or Sharon, as you will. The nam.
is not of the slsfIest G5HsedueEce.
Filtration, which is iiot expressly pFofiibi
ted ih the Decalogue, Is a sentimental coil
FULLY current in the United States; and its
eireniation compromises 10 one. II the
truth must be avowed, it had CHANGED thai
our her" one Rlght--oue moOnlcss night
enjoyed conversation at tie extremity of q
dark pIazzl; and this yDung gentleman, by
accident, perhaps, drUPped his head at Tie
moment the young lady in question raised
/ ners, the better to hear what he said. But
kiss, halt given and half received, is not a
matter OF such moment as to require the
saHction of marriage.
Be it known, then, that William q see
no improperly in calling him William) was
Petrified rather than charmedj the next day,
when MS partner of the previous nights iff-
terview asked him. blushing, if lie thought
it best to make known their ehEagemeut q.
once!
He gave her look frotH which the young
lady inferred that che was not understood,
ami blushng still more sweetly repeated
the question.
William exhibited no disecsrteots stsrz
prise, but pct on an appearances which it,
dictated that he was undecided whether an
immediate public svo wal was best, and then
managed to have some good feasons for
Postponing the revelation until the close of
the season, and Nelly promised to keep it
profound secret.
That night he retired to his room ard
meditated various schemes for exsricatine
himself from his embarrassing position.
He could admit every plan but one e---that OF
marriage.
Heihad not decided dupon any definite plan
when, next night at the dance, Mrs. Susan
H, charming person, who honor ed
sentimental, touched him lightly upon his
arm, and said, with mysterious air:
"Sr. congratulate you." s, .-s
"Whereforet'' he asked, but she had al
ready glided away in the dance.
The matter required an explanation, and
during hiatus in the music, they went aside
and Susan spoke in a serious mood:
smelly is my best friend: she has told me
all. Oh, you needn't blush so at that"
In fact William colored with the idea
that his pretended engagement had already
been circulated among his intimate friends.
He did not directly deny it, however, but
took method of his own.
"Am really engagsd.'' he demanded of
Susan.
fsA beautiful question to ASK use5" said
Susan, with the slightest touch OF BpfIef
You shall Judge my case" said Will
liam. "Suppose repeated here what you
have heard hundred titnes---u thousand
times---that you are beautiful, intelligent
and accomplished; that your eyes aFe the
deep blue of heaven; your lips the traHspa-
rent red of the coral; yosf lucks the black
lustre of the faTer's wing; yuur neck the
grace of the swan, and your shoulders the
whiteness of his Plumage--vuuld all this
ssk, constitute an engagement between
usy'' "
'Certaihly hotp"
"And if should add, The musician
loves you for the melody of your voice, the
painter Tor the perfeetion of your lineaments,
the sculptor for the model of your--=of your
arms, the poet for the expression of your
glance The unfortunate for the goodness of
your heart, the gay for your wit, and / hove
YOU for all of these, -
''Is it true that you have said all those
pretty things to her!''
''lI is not true. could not have said il
without falsehood.''
"And you never lief"
"Never. If make such an avowal, does
it ioifow that we are 10 become man unC
wie!"
81 do not think so.''
s'Nether do !. for example, if upon ;us
such flight as this, take your hand (the
taking ot the hand was more than q suppo'
sition) and say to you: o Susan! do Ct
not know how long have loved you! Have
you not OWNED it in my worde, felt in my
silence, seen it IN my Looks. Then do moi
wait, accept the offer of my heart which
beats only for you; OF my life, which ha'
no other obIett, ii mry consecrate 1t Who'll
ly to your happiness!'
"Oh, shame! shame!" suddenly cried
voice stihed with emotion.
The two retreated precipitateIy, seeinl
poor Nelly, who also hurried TO her chambe
to hide her Disappointment and her idry -
Disturbed ct the disappearance of her sup
posed affianced, she had walked out on tn
dark piazza, hoping to meet him. and arrive
in time to hear his gallant speechaa
'Ieaven! What will she think!' excla;m
ed Susan.
"The TRUTH replied William.
the next morning at breakfast every on
was asking, "haVe you heard the news
William has broken his engagement b.
they we're deceived: for in three months h
murried Miss Susan H, and the happ
pair are now in Italy.
of August, 1858, when it would be movin
in orbit of Il2,7Ss days period. b.
this predictions was regarded doubtful eve
by himself. With Halley's elements Mr
Hind Computed the time oil revolution in JS5
, to be ll2,943 days, and the perfubations I
diminish the eHsuiug period about l,79
days; according To he most reliable data, s
that the next return to its nearest point
the sun viii occur on August, IL, lS6U.-N
Y. Post, I2th.
: sad AdecidCnt