Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-10-27
S3IRgIlL SgOGE.
WHAT 4 PRETTY LITTLE 9lND.
BY MARY q. CLARKE

am not bashful mao. Generally speak
ing | Am fully couhd.nt AMI forward rs
most Of m, sex. | dress we'll, dauce well.
.iug Jolersbly we'll ! don't tread on lsdies
dresses when I make n bow and | have not
the trick of coioriog to the roots Of INV
b,ir sben ] sm spoken tn. Yet there ~as
on period Of lf,, ~Len all my merits seeu-
ed 'omy own ey-s ipsigui6caDt, and fit very
modest uot TO cay tasbful. Ii Was wheu
wss in love Then, | sometimes did not
know vi ere TO put ny hands aud feet Did
| a.eniiou that IN the said hands aud feet
CONSISTS my greatest bvsuyt They are
both small
Thrre years AGO frli in love | did no,
walk into II quietly weighing m, idols. per-
iec'iobs sgsibst her defects fell iu, head
and .rrs. two seconds sfIer the inirod NC lou
Mr.. Ilsyue., Mrs Arpold, ssid /. mutual
hie.d. AID 10 | Was desperately III love
Sh, was fairy like figure, sith long, brown
curls floating over . snowy n"ck and shoui>
ders aud falling down on the waist Of an
eDchsn,iLg sky b.u- dre,s. Her large, dark
blue eyes we're ful' of ssucy light yet oh
bow re"ier aud lovingly they could look
Of ali the provoking, tabtsliIiug i,rl- CO
queites that ever t.a.cd TIE hear, Of poor
psn, Susy Arnold was the most b, witching.
! would pass an evening With her, aud 20
h"n- certain that Que more iutervie~ would
make NE the hsppiest Of meu {: but the ueit
time i met her. cool nod, AID IrdIfer.nt
glance, threw Gown all MY castle. She vas
very csuiiou.. Not wurd III ,hc drop TO
mske me believe that sh, loved ne and yet
her hand would iinger 10 mbe her color
rise II looked my feelings, and her eye.
drop To be raised sgaip IN IN instant. full
Of laughing d fsnee. She dec sred her ID
tent,on TO he al old maid most emph.iieal.
ly. aud IN tn ne1. s~ntenc- would add. i
never did love bu, II should ,sko q fancy
10 any tody. should love bin dearly -
Diary Though she would s,y. carelessly,
i psver saw sny body yet worth setting M
thought, upon
! tried thousand ways TO make her be.
tray come interest 10 Dyseif Propose our.
tight. could not She bsd . way. When
ever | tried il, of lookirg in my face vi
sn air of grave attention. OF profourd H..
'erest. ih.t wa- equivalent in it- effect to
knocking me dowo it took ell the breath
out oi NE.
One evening" while there. I was seized
with q violeoi headache. told ber | was
50 jee, 10 such tsckp ADD the gip.yy
Ju'unR on grave face. gave me lc'ure
on the subject of health, ST diog up with
The best bIpg you can do j, to g.ta wifs
10 take care Of you, aud 10 keep you from
over study sdvIse you " DO ',-lf you
can get anybody 10 have you'
'iUdsed | ssid rather piqsed. there are
ooly too many refrain from s,sel,c'ion
for 7 ar q brestiug other hearts. How foud
all the ladies are of me = | added, COZ
eeirsdly, though can't see that 4 am par.
tieulsrly fs,cnnsi,Dgt'
'N,iiber cen I, said Susy, v,h 90 sir Of
perfect simplicity
Can't you q said I. II hoped-hopsd
- oh that dtea1fuiIy sueoiive face Of
hers, "Tbst IL, Miss Susy I tboagbt pei
bsp.-Ob my bead MY head p and
buried my face IN the eu.bioo
Does u scbe 80 very badly = she ssked
teu1eTly. and she pu, bsr cool little hand 10
among my curl. fsl, the thrilI her 90.
gers gave NE, ell ibs Gay 20 the toes ~ ny
boots iced being really very psibful.
! s-s Obliged TO leave. lot all the cay home
,he soft cool touch of those little hegSrs
fingered vpor my ou.
soon .ftef this it became oscssss'y for ne
20 lesve hume 90 bosiuess OBe thing uAs
efrtsin | eosld DOT lssss for months pr.
b. % years, uthoat some ansver from Sgsy.
Dtesssd " my most isBitless co.tam-. ss1
fuli oi hope, sect 70 Mr. Arnolds sasy
vas 10 the psrloF--st The piaoo alone 2
Sc bodied gsily - cane 10 bu' oostiBa
Cd her sotE. IL uas 4 vs soms,htf 80 -
60 tel t0u'
A. ibs words, u love yOu ( sdors you
ale gave ne suoh glsres .. y sdy
70 PROSTATE myself bat. swssy,nz hses
the ea,ls urh laughing dssssce she usr
bl.d Bot - islkisg 30 n,y sleep
'Thsp, ] cried, yoa lgss ne sbss you
sleep Nsy I ttink sof
Oh yss, u yos sbeoss fcS Ros,
0'~ors ssys tbss dreams 60 ~ eOpiFsriss,
yeS kpou'
Tsss dosp bsside her, A. .ai5 sixk
Jog R0sys idoi drssmt she hsss5 si@
Yes ssid sssy fbss vas ths diasFspes
bsivesa hs esss sod yosss
We shsttsd sssy fas tine. Az ia.,
besss, Miss Arpold esss sp this syssisg
/ 20 teil you that l. -
Sow shs vss listsSiug. A bgight thosgbi
ssrush ne soali tsli hw NJ bo1Fssy ssa