The new era., 1860-04-26

rose My heart was forthwith iunaiheo.
| am sure | shall receive undounded
praise from all discriminating and aP-
preciating minds, when say, that not
withstanding the arrow was quiverInS
in my heart, l still remembered my re-
solution, though at every effort of recol-
lection, was pierced anew by the bar
bed point of the relentless shaft
| endured this torture for the space
Of eight long hours. AT the expiration
of III time, as the night was near its
wane, the lady had, in slite of herself,
fallen asleep, and | should have been
more than unkind, nay, even cruel, to
have seen her beautiful shaped, god
dess-like head, nodding and nodding
again and again, without laying it gem
tly upon my soulder, which ! did, after
which she slumbered sweetly, and my
torlures were converted into raptures.
Indeed to have a divinity so near me,
how could | but become divinifed.
hitherto kept awake by the state of my
mind, together with the exciting tones
oftwo violent politicians, who occupied
the seats in front of us, but they, finally
ceasing, my soothed senses fell into a
transient oblivion.
A dream came over me, that the beau
tiful stranger had promised to love me,
TO be ny wife, and so much was enrap-
tured. even in my sleep, that knew not
what did-but | suddenly awoke,
and found the lady making violent exer-
tions to free herself from my grasp.
IuncIasped my arms, and made a
thousand apologies, which occupied me
till the sun began to tighten us with his
beams. | completely succee ded, I
thought, in calming and appeasing the
offended dignity my goddess. and in
making her nv friend
Just then we stopped to take the boat
imagined she wished to avoid me, as
she seemed to shun my attentions,
though I tried to think it was only my
She went up to one Of
the politicians, who had so long and
loudly declined. and said to him:
I" | think heard You say, SIR, that
you was going on to Baltimore :"
eyes madam" returned he, folding
his armo, and wrapping his roquelaur
around his tall magnificent form, at the
same moment walking on about his own
business, not even deigning look at
the beautiful face turned upwards to
his.
| wondered what the mans heart was
made of not to be won by such sweet
voice as hers, but concluded he had
pretty wife of his own somewhere-for
which | was glad, that thus this lovely
girl had been left so abruptly to get
along by herself, or to take up with my
attentions
Tears glistened in the young lady's
eyes, which only rendered her beauty
more attractive. | offered her nv arm.
saying:
" | will be supremely happy, Miss, if
you will allow me to conduc; you
through the crowd. Ifyou will permit
me, | will be highly devoted to you.
and with the most felicitous pleasure. |
assure YOU"
She answered only by accepting nv
profered elbow, and we neither of US
spoke, till we were far out on the riv-
er.
Suddenly her face frightened, she
commenced conversation, and for sew
eral hours entertained me in most as
tonishing and delightful manner. She
was perfect paragon Of wit, vivacity,
fun and merriment. Such mischeiev-
Gus expression, as she had with those
laughing, sparkling. twinkling eyes of
hers There was magnetism in them.
that set ones whold soul in motion.
was completely taken-subdued-
love throughout every particle of nv be-
ing. Ny red hair would have blazed
had it but have been spiritual as myself,
but luckily that WIS material tinder =
On this point, | need not enlarge, for it
would be but to prolong the painful
emotions which l experience at the re-
melnbrance.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
A FORWARD SEASON..
The Editor of the Peru Herald says
that during a residence in Illinois, of
twenty-five years he does not recollect
but two seasons when the plowing and
seeding commenced so early as the pre-
sent. and none when Lit continued good
weather so long.