Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-11-15


udice against the marriage. ccnsidercd
it sacred obligation to fall Il love before
l took wife, and the idea OF being pledg-,
ed to Rosalie before had seen har myself
was SO absurd that l had not patience to
think of it. o.sfs
And then / had principle for guidance
in affairs of the heart, which absolutely
forbade me to think of such thing as q
marriage for convenience.
The autum came. and l paid my pur-
posed visit to my Uncle Ned's plantation
in South Carolina. .,.......
/ was disappointed in my Rosalie.-
She was tolerably good looking damsel,
but in my opinion very far from the beau
tiful creature she had been pictured to
me.
"Isn't she handsome. Bob?' said my
Uncle, did you ever see such lips. such
graceful form! isn't she handsome, eh.
you dog?" And the old fellow punched
me in the ribs and roarcd with laughter
till he nearly split his Sides.
couldn'tfor the life of me see what he
was laughing at
'Isn't she beautiful, you rogue?" he
continued. s. rr VT4a
"Passably." replied, very coldly.
"Passably, you puppyL-what. do you
mean to say that Rosalic is not hand
some% - . crfassrrs4xvv rf4Fr
"Toierably," answered. twisting the
leaf of a palmetto which grew by the side
of the bank on which we were seated,
Just to show how Indifferent was.
Bob" said he. looking more soberly
at me. Il had an idea that you were a man
Of taste, but see You arc as likely to fall
in love with one of my blackest wenches
as the pretticst girl in the State"
who's that. Uncle Ncd?"
= The remark was called forth by the ap-
pearancc on the gravel walk of the lovelicst
creature ever beheld; and that consider
ing have airted with the bellies of Paris.
Naples and Rome. is saying a good deal.
Twas dumbfounded by the sudden appara-
ton. and sprinSing TO my feet as if an el-
eetric shock had reused the slumberiug
blood in my veins, l stood before her.
Shade of Venusl did any one ever sec
such lovelincss! such graceful movement.
such a divine exprcssionl l could neither
speak nor move, so completely paralyzej
was l by the glorious beauty Of the
s.I didn't know tlore was anv ONE here ;,
stammered she. such a delicate Llush or
her cheeks that I nearly went mad with
enthusiasm.
Before I could recover INV scattered sen.
lses. the encbante,l beantv 5ounded ava,
as LIGHT as fawn. . = :
"What in the devil ails Won. Eobs whs,
are Won staring at9. said Uncle Neil p !
"Who is shse" asked l. clasping ms
hands in the ranturous excitement Of tho
moment.
"That. why. that's little Sylphia How.
ard. one Of Rosalie's friends. who is spcnd.
ING A few weeks with her" he renlieJ
with indifference
s.Beautifulr' said I.
"Shes passablel tolerable cood looking !
he continued, ..but nothing compared with
INV Posalie.' :
WAS about to saw sometb;ny saucv I'm,
I thought. since Uncle Ned really believ,
al what he was saving. I would not hurt
his FEELINGS bv denv;n" Il.
AT dinner met both younr ladies'. and
w.s formallv nrovolea with NV IJncl,
when he assigned me a scat next to Rosa
lie. / could hardly be civil with her, will
sucb a n,;r1of beaut;ful eves before me
and hardly ceased to gaze ON Sylphis
during the seeming short bour we were a
The tsble. xr : - 80 -, cr
i After dinner we went out TO rilo on
Iborsehocl T1ocla Nad .cnovaJ ma eca;r