The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-08-24
A Rich Sketch.

tic slopes of the Alleghanies.
The time at which our story opens, is a
bright evening in the month of December.
All is peace and happiness The snow
banks lay piled in fantastic shapes, while
the husbandman gathers the rich ripe grain.
The rattIesnake glldes all over the plain
in one place, and the deep solemn notes of
the bull-irog are heard in the distance. In
the midst oil all this rural happiness stands
the fine old mansion OF Hans Won Snizzle.
Il is very ancient-indeed, we might say,
an extremely ntiquated-mansion n, built
in the most modern and approved style.
1t was erected in the year 1910, by Chris.
topher Columbus, for an ilusirous ances-
ter OF, Won Snizzle, said ancestor having
narrowly escaped hanging in Faderland-
This house was now a model OF archi.
tectural beauty-one side being construct
ed OF mud Ill the shape of the letter Z, and
the other side OF pine logs shaped to repre-.
sent something so entirely original that no
one could tell what it was intended for.
But the jewel OF this noble mansion was
the beautiful Cinderella Caterine Eugenia
Won Snlzzle or, as the jealous youths Of
that fair region OF country delighted 10 call
her, "The Trembling fawn OF the Alleghan-
ies"
Hers was, indeed, rare and wonderous
beauty And it was no marvel that she
should be beautiful, for she had been deli
cately nurtnred on sourkrout pork and
slate pencils She had also enjoyed plenty
OF the best exercise, such as washing dish
es, driving the cows 10 pasture and milking
them.
Let us now give brie! description of the
beaute Gus mald our heroine
She had long silk ,coored curs, about an inch
in length, eyes like bulldogs in fly time,
and nose like compressed pomegranate.
Ter complexion was cross between brick
dust and green paint, which, with consid,
erable dust, made her look extremely sweet.
but at the present moment, she looked un-
usually beautiful.
She was sitting behind the barn playing
with young pig, her bright eyes beaming
with pleasure. But look Her attention
was suddenly drawn from the gambols of
her pei, by the resounding footsteps o: an
approaching horse. She looks up, and
sees, at litte distance, the Skew-eyed
Ranger of the Mountains. She trembles
with Joy as she beholds him and truly he
. was o"e well calculated % excite pleasura-
bic emotions in the head of any maiden.-
He was tall, slim, and well-formed five fee
three inches in height, six feet in circunfer.
ence, and weighed two hundred and twen-
ty pounds. He was mounted on a fiery
young charger twenty years OF age, which
could ON an emergency 80 three miles an
hour. The youth was armed with a light
serviceable rife, which would discharge
one out of ten times, two pistols without
triggers or locks, and case knife of the
best cast steel. He was dressed in fash
ionable hunting suit, consisting of calf,
brindled colored homespun unmen:ionables,
calico shirt AS he espied the blooming
maiden, he threw fat skunk, the produce
OF "a chase, at her feet, with the exclama-
ton
81 am uckier than usual to-dayn
In gentle voice, which sounded as a
cracked cow-bell, she reproved him for in
curing imminet danger, and at the same
time thanked him Tor The luscious game.
The youth was yisihly affected: and ex-
clamied in strong Dutch accent:
Meow, Cindy Eugeny Catrina, do you
like me SO that you should care snap
whether that darneL skunk should spoil my
clothes and make me sick? Come I'm
waitin' for an answer; tell me-, do you take
a shine to me ?n
With frantic eagerness he waited, and
finally he was considerably relieved by
hearing her affirmative answer Of
81 sholdn't wonder"
| 1t was good enough. He gave cry oil
Joy, and clasped her to his heart
The remainder of this thrilling tale may
be found in the " Coal Shuttle of Dia.
monds," moral and religious paper pub
lished by Rory o Flanagan. il. The date upon
which it commences is The s3d Of Noyem
Der, A. D. li47.
In that and following numbers, the event.
lul life of our heroine is traced, who, be.
cause she broke plate while washing dish.
es, was driven from home by our cruel fa-
, ther how her lover subsequently dscov,
cred and married her /; how the day OF re-
irbution followed for her father, old skin
flint Won Snizzle; and how he died, leav
ing all his enormous wealth, consisting o.
an acre of swamp lands, and counterfeit
cent piece, 10 his daughter.
Other things TO numerous to mention, are
! also related, and we advise all TO read il
| WHEw "A fly trap, invented by Yam
kee, which costs one dollar, caught in ;
dining room in hotel in Manchester, N. H
seventeen hundred flies in one minute.
~ The latest case of usury is that of the
loan of shirt collar. The borrower wa:
| forced 10 return shirt
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