Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-21

~ W a Ntit boy Wt Wot Dut lVu cto
| am q vintner, and don't trouble m,
! head much about these matters" u ..ii'
! so much the better, said the stran
ger, smiling. 'sYou and shall becom,
better friends; may stay with yo,
some weeks, perhaps months. In III,
mean time get me something comforta
BILE for supper, and desire your wifo ;,
look after my bedroom. lg noiia
Mr., Chcrryripc made one of bis pro
foundcst bows, and descended to III,
kitchen, inspired with great respect fol
his unexpected guest. 't ttlt
Next day was Sunday. The bells o
the village church had just finished
Iringing, when the stranger Walked ul
tho aisle, and entered, us II at random
a pow which happened TO be vacant
Instantly every cye was turned towards
him for q now face was too importan,
an object in Hodnet, 10 be left unnoticcd
''Who Is he g''' "When did he come 2
"With whom does he stay?" "IIow
long will he be here?" '.How old may
he be 2" "Do you think he is hand
some - These and n thousand other
questions flew about In whispers from
tongue to tongue, whilst the uncon-
scious object OF all this interest cast his
eyes calmly. and yet pcnotratingly, over
the congregation. Nor was II altogeth-
ITO be wondered that his appearance
had caused q sensation among tho good
people Of Ilodnet, for he was not the
ind of person whom one meets with
every day. There was something both
In his face and figure that distinguished
him from tho crowd. You could no,
look upon him once, and then turn
away with Indifference. Ills features
arrested your attention, aud command.
cd your admiration. His high roman
nose, his noblc brow, his almost femi.
nino lips and beautifully regular teeth
-his paIc but not delicate check, his
profusion OF dark and curling hair, his
bright black eyes, whose glance, with
out being keen, was intcnec-all ;akcn
together, produced nm effect which
might have excited attention on wider
stage than that of IIodnct. IN stature
ho was considerably above the middle
height; and there was something In his
air which they, who were not accustom.
cd TO IL, did not understand, and which
some called grace, others dignity, and
others hduteur, When the scryicu was
over, our hero walked out alone, and
shut himself up for tho rest OF the day
IN his parlor at tho Blue Boar. But
speculation was busy nt work, aud NJ
moro than one ten. table that evening IN
llodnet, conjccturcs wcro poured out
with tho tea, and swallowed with the
toast. fa.-
a few days elapsed, md tho stranger
was almost forgotten Tor there was TO
bo q subscription assembly IN lIodnet,
which cngrosscd entirely tho minds OF
men. II was one of the most mpor.
tant events that had happcncd for ut
caet century Such dolngs had nov.
on been known before. There was ncv.
or suoh n demand for mIllncrs since the
days OF Aradnc, the first milIInor of
whom history speaks. Needles worked
unro,nllUngIy from morning to night,
and liom night to morning. Fiddles
were serapcd ON IN private, aud stops
danced before looking. glasses. All the
preparations which Captain Parry mado
for going to tho North Pole were n
mere joke TO the preparations mado by
those holntendcd to goto the llodnot
assembly. Al length the great, the I'm.
portant night arrived, "blg with the
iate' OF many u rustic belle. The thrco
professional ilddlcrs OF tho village were
elevated on u table nj one end Of the
hall, and everybody pronounced Il tho
very model of mn orchcatrn. The can
dies [neitlier the oil nor the eoa gas
company had, us yet, penetrated NO fur
as Hodnct J were tasteihlly arranged,
and regularly snnficd The floor was
admirably chaIkod BY travelling sign
painter engaged for the purpose; and
the refreshments In an adjoining room--
consisting OF negus, apples. oranges,
cold roast beef, porter, and biscuits
wcre under the immediate supcrintcnd-
cncc OF our very excellent friend, Mr..
Gilbert Cherryripc. At nine o'clock,
which was considered fashionable
hour, the hall was nearly full, and the
first country dance (quadrillcs had not
as yet poisoned the peace and stirred up
all the bad passions, Of Hodnct) was
commenced by the eldest son and pre-
sumptivc heir Of old Squire Thorough.
bred, who conducted gracefully through
its mazes tho chosen divinity OF his
heart. Miss Wilhelmina Bouncer, only
daughter of Tobias Bounccr, ESQ, JUS
tice Of the Peace in the county Of Shorp-
shire.
Enjoyment was at its hoight, and the
three professional fddlers had put
spirit of life into all things, when sud-
denly one might perceive that the mer-
riment was for moment checked,
whilst moro than usual hustle perva-
ded the room. The stranger had enter
cd 1t; and there was something so dit
fercnt in his looks and manner from
those OF any Of the other male crea-
lures, that everybody surveyed him
with renewed curiosity, which was at
first slightly tinctured with awe.
"Who can he be ?" was the question
that instantaneously started up like a
crocus in many a throbbng BOSOM
"He knows nobody, and nobody knows
him surely he will never think of ask
ing anybody to dance"
aDancc !" said Miss Coffin, the apoth-
ecary's daughter; ~ wonder who will
dance with him Pa being whom we
know no more about than wo do of the
man in the moon. Papa says he looks
for all the world like quack doctor"
II rather suspect" said Miss BIucbitc
a starch spinister of fifty, who was con-
sidered the Madame dc Stael of the viii