Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-10

I0, TUESDAY, JANUARY i
follow the interview, why there was no
hsrm done. Most people would have put
tbs down as trap to give me a journey
for nothing. I did not. A PRESENT.
lllsnt inpelled me to accept and keep the.
engagement.>
This was in old coaching days, when a I
man had time to make an acquaintance
il Forty miles, not as now, when you are
al your journeys end before you have |
looked round your company in a railway
carriage. There were but two insiders |
myself and a pleasant, talkative, hon1
est-faced elderly gentleman. Shy and
timid in female society, was yet es@
tesned, animated and agreeable enough
ahepgak my own seq, We had no trou-
BE therefore, in making ourselves agree
ahle enough to one another; so much so,
that as the coach approached G., and
heold gentleman learned that l meant
to. stop there that night, he asked me to
waiye ceremony and have q cup Of tea
with him after I had dined at my hotel.
My fair engagement was not till the
nast day, and, as liked the old gentle
meh, I accepted his offer. 9'sai
After my pint of sherry, / brushed nay
hair and went in search of my coach COM
panion and my promised cup of tea. l
hadno difficulty in finding him out, for
he vas man of substance and some i'm
portance in the place. Twas shown into
the drawing room; My old friend re-
ceiyed me heartily, and introduced me to
| his wife and five daughters. sAn spin
sters, said he, tsyoung ladies whom an
undBcriminating world seems disposed to
l'leays upon my hands. =
1 adfwe don'tsell, papa, said the eldest
whowith her sisters seemed to reflect her
fathers fun, sit is not for want Of puff
ing, fol. all your introductions are adver-
ltisements. - 2s ,s7.' .is = =. w., \
AT the mention Of the last word, = felt
| a little discomposed, and almostregretted
| my engagement for the next. day, when
thai very night, perhaps, my progiden-
tial opportunity had arrived. aef5iis =
Aneed not trouble my readers with all
Eouf sayings and doings during tea; sufhee
litSto say that found them q very pleas
LAM. friendly family, and was surprised to
tind I forgot all shyness and timidity,
le1eourageu py tneI ~ goou :In ...s 80
and conversation. Ihey dld nee lhquaie es
lwhether was married oF single, ~, -,
where there were hye Young unlia.tl lll' s.
daughters the queselen mlsrs eslsJa,, sSs,n = -
yidlous. l, however IN .he -. So :; =, :,
sls sasl.. lnJ,,se hasi,s,orboodI though / had nc
- Eas su a,,,,,,,,,n;c, ted the fact than the
49,, .,assad !. rannJ ojanee of arch in.
sllR passss f-ors r one = 3ha other cannoss
se,s .SI !. - + T fait ~ tba i, =
.s.a NJ ~" 80 -, Lat,rao, ,,jea syra ami
snsasaons 49, ..sos.s.d NV mini
s!,,, ,,.Inaa T s fsIt 10 color NV cheek. s.
I,,s, prssentlv however the eldest with an
ss,,n, a !, ;nd;ffarence which cost her in
effort M asked where I was STAYING. fl
& @ the --- hotel. !" I answered with
so,aa embarrassment. sssa8s5 81 y .s5f
/ II wss NTH d;f;cultv thew restrained
lauob. thew bit their lips. and I had no
ionrar s,sn;cion-I was certain. SO,
aass b.r;na some mnsic when I arose
Eta IL, dara,t a.. = 7,nrsterefl couraeey as I bid
them n GOOD hive to, saw aside to the eldest:
esbau p p consider this the inter
n;a,y5,, . l'4z
( blnsb Of conscious con guilt, I should
rather say innocence. told me / had sent
INV random arrow to the right quarter;
SOL pressed the matter no further at that
momant butI did her hand.
r.as;.a :. ~, hots, .as,, nsrt d,v nm
remalnea AZ my sao.e a4ad III t;rns - hi,
~ an an honl g 5a al1ea 4b sng antqgsnee aTFen
Thought I, brushing my hair and adjust.