Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-06-14

lctt you lille mOF3 HHS0Ithlh.
I often wonder that was able 10 study
all this time, for Grace, beautiful grace
full Grace, was never absent from my
thoughts /; she had become the dream Of
my life, the object Of all the love sonnets.
which had, till now, been scattered on
various rival beauties. did study how
ever, and study hard and at the end Of
the term passed examination with high
honors much to my dear MOTHERS pride
and Joy.
TT determined to be wiser when / saw
Grace again, to discover beyond adoubt
if were indeed beloved, before / COM
mitted myself, as ! had done, BY foolish
speeches.
In order To- satisfy myself on this point,
and perhaps also to crafty q litIle pique,
when I returned home | did not 60 i'm
mediately to see Grace as my feelings die
tated, but waited till, at my mothers
summons, she spent an evening with US.
Even then, though my heart was full
of tenderness for her, had made up my.
mind to play part, and suffer as might.
/ would act it out, There was i young
lady staying with myHmother at this time
who dearly loved TO fiirt, and was quite
ready to contribute ID her amusement
4 devoted myself tof her the whole eve
ming. and felt the sweetest pain / ever ex4
perienced when .IssW BY Grace's dear.
changing face. that she was deeply panied
and wounded.
When this foolery had been carried to
its height / perceived Grace suddenly
rise, and step through the open window
out on the piazza. In a few minutes ]
followed her. She had retired 10 a little
distance from the railing. weeping
Stealing softly behind her. / passed
my arm around her and whispered:
6 A. dearest Grace, do not deny it =!
You love me 7
There was alittle|pause--then laugh
ing, YET half crying, Grace turned aside
her head and said
sAlas ! l kow it. s}1i5
A Frtnchman ataken in 4 and done for.
Under this caption the Tennessee TEL
egraph tells characteristic, mifth pro-
yoking story of a 'pafley yoo.' gent, alias
Frenchman, whom being little acquainted
with horses. iockies on horse feshB was
grieyously taken in''H in the purchase of a
mare. He gave 300 on the spot for a mare
that had been fatteneh to sell, and to his
surprise found her to be ring bound,
spawned, blind. clumsy and wind broken.
Full Of wrath and yexation, he went to
the jockey, and requested HIM to take
back The jade, and shell back, The pur-
chase money
'Safe, said be, I've, fetched back the
mare horse vat you sell me, and want
the money in my pocket back
Your pocket back 2 returned she jock
ey, feigning surprise 7 don't under
stand you, 4sir 7 sls-t HE
You no understand mo q yelled the
Frenchman, beginning to gesticnlate fa
riously eyou no understand me! Sare,
begar.7; you be Won grand rascalle! You
lie Ike Sam like Sam-vat you call de
leetle mountain ia
Sam Hill. suppose you mean If
[ Cone Monsieur Sam de Hill4-yes
sare you lie like two Sam Hill. You sell
me your mare horse for Won hundred dol
laires--h no wort Won hundl ed cent, BY
gar z
why what's the matter with the beaStl'
Matter say me ! Matter 1 do you
say !? Wy, he's all mattier--he no 60, at
all, he got no leg. no feet, no yind-hei
blind ike Won wild dat eys--he 60 heese-
like ven forge hammer bel
lows--he go limp, limp-he no go over
at all de ground-he be no travail two
miles IN three day One. safe,- be be Won
grand sheat--you must take him and
fund the money back
Refund the money oh. no. Icouldn't
think Of such a thing
Vat you no fund me back the money
You sheat me wild one hundred dollaire
horse dat no can 60 at all
4 Il never promised you he would 60.
'ByEgar, yotisIyon horse good for when
he no GO? He,be no better as ore dead
shackass. by gar Yil you, sare, takesthe
de mare horse back and give the money
vat ] pay him for you Z
/ N9sNo, sir, ] cannot--it was fair bar
gain, and your eyes were your market,
as we gentlemen ofIthe turf say.t
.Gehilemen de turf? You be no gem
4tlemen at allAxyo1 he no turf Mon pieu,
you be Won grand Turk 7yen saera dem
deceptione you pay Won rascal trick on
your cotton fadder IS You have no prin-i
Ioipalle.' +
The interest is what / goin for anyhow.'
One. sare, your inteEestbe no prinoi-
pale. You be yongrsnd rasealle sheat i
fdats yot i talks
Failing to be satisfied 4by the ioekey,
The Frenchnan sent his mare horse 10
an auctioneer to be sold. but The ansS
tioneet seemed to be as great rogue as
the jockey, for he took care thatthe fees
for selling should eat Up the price that
be got for the animal.
BY gar, said the Frelchman, when
relating the starry, Il be sheaty all around.
De sh0ekey horse lie sheaty me TO dis
pose Of de henimalle, and den sold my
horse for ten dollaire only !; and b. gar. he
charge me 'leaen dplllare for sell him ~
Sol loos 'leren and Won hundred dollaite,
all in my pocket clsars for Won dem SCARE
dem, limp, limp. E-heese -o.yind, no see
at all good for nothing shape Of mare
horse. fyurse than nineteen dead shackass
bV Gar y