Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-04-01
rfffu.. -5a For the Ci1rksrille Chronicle.
PRIDE VANQUISHED.
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oa4 BY JUANITA.
BY JUANITA.
CHAPTER I.

HH entered without being announced (;
"Miss, Iyar' And her joyous cry, at
meeting him, was smothered, with warm
kiss upon her lips, as he caught her in his
outstretched arms.
"You mean, hateful, good-for-nothing,
ugly thing, you, how dare you kiss me, /"
cried she, releasing herself from his clasp
her face glowing, and eyes sparkling
with angcr-mock, or real, Mr.. Olmsted
did not stop to enquire which but laugh
ingly drawing forth hand book and
pencil await, wait one moment, can't
recolect it all if you 60 so fast, please
say,it over again" Then writing de-
liberately. Mean, hateful, good -for-noth-
ing, ugly thing! "Now, my little beauty
/ am going to call you to account for every
word of it. Am 1 meanP
"You kissed me-"
"Well who could help it ?"
"Why you could sir, and shall in future,
I'll have you understand"
Oil we'll, we'll leave the future ta.take
care Of itself; our business is with the
present just now Item second Fam 1
hateful 2''
tYou kissed me. :"
eyes, and I'm going to do it again one
of these days. Am l good-for- r-nothing?"
"I never heard of your doing anything
that was of any account p
H"High-hol Well this is all the credit
poor boy gets for poring over musty old
books, from Monday morning until Satur-
day night, trying to make for himself
wealth and fame, to offer to a little, black
eyed maid as rccompense for the privilege
she is going to give him, of supporting
her. Am / ugly?" .T
"There's a glass, judge for yourself"
Turning, he strobe to the opposite side
of the room, and stood in front of mir
ror, extending from floor to ceiling, com
pacently surveying himself, from top to
toe, passing his long, well shaped fingers
through the clustering masses of dark
chestnut hair, he threw them back from
his broad white forehead, which, with its
delicately. penciled eye brows, overshadow-
ing the deep, clear blue eyes the grecian
nose, the clean curved lips, the white even
teeth, the thin curling whiskcrs, and last
of ALL the tall manly form, passed un-
scathed through the ordeal of his scrut-
my. Then turning on his heel he en-.
countered the eyes of Iva resting upon
him. How changed their expression since
he had last caught their defiant glance
They, too, had taken in all these perfec-
tions, (and not for the first time believe
me- and were now looking forth all the
love with which her wild young heart was
throbbing With careless toss of the
head, he approached her, remarking.
"I'd hate to Tore anybody that possessed
all of those bad qualities" Glove indeed
I'd like to know who loves you, not !
certainly, Mr.. Vanity"
"You said So,
"Never never | defy you to name
the time and place when ever told you
such thing"
go know you never did in so many
words, Miss Cruelty; but anybody who
has eyes are always encroaching upon the
prerogative of the lips, needn't expect to
keep a secret"
ooh 1t is too bad the insufferable
egotism Of your detestable sex IF they
happen to see a woman just looking at
them, its an unmistakable sign that she's
in love with them"
"Well well Miss Iva, they alw ays
udge by themselves, at least I do; for
how anybody could look at you, without
loving you, I'm sure l never could i'm.
naSine. And then just think about it
ouly four more days, and youll be all
mine own mine own surely surely, !
nm the happiest man living" ..
Iva was blushing now, and to hide her
eonfuson, called out to her sister Just en-
.tsring the room. "Sis Lunie. What dc
you think Mr.. Olmsted has had the
presumption to kiss me"
"Why Mr., Olmsted, am astouished a
you," said her sister, smiling, and coming
torward to bid him welcome,
"Linnie, she says she doesn't love me,
sotorted he, as he arose and took hor
prlffered hand.