Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-09-13
M MlsttUanp.
THE POOR LAWYER.

81 had taken my breakfast and was
waiting for my horse, when passing up and
down The plaza saw young girl seated
near the window, evidently visitor. She
was very pretty. with auburn hair and
blue eyes, and was dressed in While. |
had left Richmond, and at that time was
too much of boy to be struck by female
beauty. She was so delicate and dainty
looking, so different from the hale, buxom,
brown girls of the woods--and then her
dress! Never was poor youth so taken
by surprise and suddenly bewilChed. My
heart yearned to know her, but how was
| to accost her? had grown wild in the
woods, and had none of the habillludes OF
polite life. Had she been like Peggy
Pugh, OF sally Pigman, or any Of the
other leathern dress ed bellies of The Pigeon
Roost. should have approached her with
out dread; nay, had she been as fair us
Shults' daughters, with their looking glass
Iockets, | should not have heslaled; but
that white dress, and those auburn ringlets,
and blue eyes, and delicate looks, guile
daunted wnile they fascinated me. l
don't know what put il into my head, but
| thought all at once would kiss her! Ii
would lake long acquaintance to arrive
at such boon, but might seize upon it
by sheer robbery. Nobody knew me here.
| would just step in and snatch kiss,
mount my horse and ride off. She would
not be the worse Of it; and that kiss-oh!
| should die if did not get it,
81 gave no time for the thought to cool,
but entered the house and stepped lightly
into the room. She was seated with heI
back to the door, looking out of the win.
dow, and did not hear my approach. !
tapped her chair, and as she turned and
looked up, snatched as sweet kiss as
ever was stolen; and vanished in twink.
ling. The next moment | was on my
horse, galloping homeward, my,very hear,
tingling at what l had done. sm
[Af'er a variety ofamusing adventures,
Rlngwood attempts the study Of law, in ar
Obscure settlement in Kentucky, where
he delved night and day. Ralph pursues
his studies, occasionally arguing at de,
batting society, and at length became quite
a genius and favorite among the marriec
ladies of the village. -,H
81 called to take tea one evening will
some of those ladies', when, to my surprise
and somewhat to my confusion, ioupc
her, the identical blue-eyed little beauty
whom / had 80 audaclously kissed.
was formally introduced to her, but nei
ther of US betrayed any signs of previous
acquaintance, except by our blushes and
eyes.
"While tea was getting ready, the lady
of the house went out Of the room to give
some dire ctioIs, and left us alone. HEAVIER
and earth! What situation! l woulc
have give all the pittance / was worth t.
have been in the deepest dell in the forest
| felt the necessity Of saying something
in excuse for my former rudeness; coulc
mot conjure up an idea, nor utter a word
Every moment matters were growing
worse. felt at one time tempted to dc
assI had done when robbed her of the kisl
bolt from the room and take to fight
but was chained to the spot, for realIy
longed to gain her good will. Il Z 81 tsas't'
"At length ! plucked up courage ol
seeing her equally confused with myself
and walking desperately up to her, Il l,ay'
been trying TO muster up something to say
10 you, but cannot Do have pity oI
me, and help me out of III" , ...''., .,s., /,
"a smile dimpled upon her mouth, ans
played among the bushes f,her cheeks
She looked up with a ely but arch .glanc,
Of the eye, that expressed volume O
comic recollections; we both broke into
laugh. and from that moment all went ol
we'll" .o. s.ai-f .s.s@ d, s,. \, ~.
Y Passing overthe delightful description
that succeeded, we proceed to the an
nouncement Of Ringwood's affair---th,
marriage and settlement, ~ ,ga w
That very autumn / was admitted i,
the Bar, apd month aflerward i. wa
married. We were a young couple, sh,
not above sixteen, / not quite twenty, ant
both almost without dollar in tle world
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