The Van Buren press., 1859-09-30
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The Charming Little Widow.

"You must come with me tonight,
Shirley, and l will show you enc of the
moss bewitching little widows you ever be-
held. l am sure, woman -hater that you
are, you will own yourselI conquered at
once. Say. will you come and see my
beauty %
"No, | thank you,' replied his friend !;
Z" l have something to employ me, especial
ly tonight; but if had not, Ellery, 1
should be off, for l have all of old Weller's
fear of 'vidders.' look on them as a most
designing race-with their woe -begon voices
and ever ready tears for the dear depart
ed If L should lose my senses so far as
to marry one, hope she at least had the
honor OF having her first husband hung, as
believe that would prevent his virtues be-
ing brought up in comparison with my
faults
"Ha, ha," laughed Ellery. "All this
TRADE against widows drawn forth by nv
luckless invitation. But you are entirely
too verdant, my friend, on the subject |
will be; you something handsome that you
will fall In love with a widow yet. But
good evening | must go and make myself
killing Tor besides the widow, there will
be lots of pretty girls at Mrs. Empton's to-
night, and | always, for the honor of the
buttons look handsome
This conversation was held at Shirley's
room, where he was sitting, lazily impro-
vising on the guitar, when Ellery gave the
invitation. Though not a woman hater, as
his friend had stated, yet from his retiring
habits, he did not seek the society of ladies.
When released from official duty, he pre-
ferred enjoying himself with books, music,
and male friends, and thus induced some OF
his brother officers to bestoH- upon him the
cognomen of "womanchater.'
Where is the friend you promised to
bring ?" inquired Mrs Martin OF Ellery.-
:" 1 must confess that l have quite curios-
ity to behold Lieutenant Shirley, after all
you have been telling me of him.
81 regret exceedingly not being able to
redeem my promise" he replied. "but q
prior engagement prevented ME from doing
so. How do wish you would enter into
a little plot of mine against him for week
or SO. Say yes like the child's bargain,
before tell you
No, excuse me, Mr.. Ellery, shall do
no such thing. Tell me what is your
plot ?"
"Tell me, too, Mr.. Ellery," said young
lady of about twenty, who approached, and
whose merry eye betokened kindred spir-
it to his own tell me, too, and / will an
swer for it that sister Jullette enters heart
and soul into your plans, whatever they may
be-
.'I shall be thousand fold indebted to
you, Miss JEANNE said ,Ellery. Well,
now for my plot, or rather the outline of it,
if you will accept my arm to lead you to
that cosy seat; for l must confess should
like some N6man wit to perfect my ideas. "
"None of your plots and conspiracies for
me I'll have none Of them,'' said Mrs.
Martin, the widow, as she left them to obey
bor annt,s Nous request for music, and
where we must leave her, e,tea al tne me-
toned piano, discoursing most excellent mu-
SIC and holding her audience enthralled as
if by magic. As for Ellery and Jeannie,
they had :. no music in their SOULS" at least
for the time, and were, therefore, the bet
ter fitted for treasons, stratagems" and plots;
in which we leave them engaged.
am sure, reader. had you seen Juliette
Martin, you, like Ellery. would have
called. her :. bewitching creature Her
delicate form, large beautiful eye. Of dark
hazel, her brown hair, nearly approaching
flaxen, needed not the cherry month, MOI
complexion like the sunny side of peach.
to set her down at once as beauty. Then
her manner, too, was so soft. so insinua.
ting, that you could not choose but to love
her. She had married at her fathers com.
mand, man whom she highly esteemed. i
she did not love him with young girls TO
mantle furore. and whose sudden death had
| left her with an infant daughter, and com.
potency, alone in the world At the early ag'
of twenty.one, Many offers OF marriage hat
already. been refused by her, although sh'
never asserted she did not intend marrying