Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-07-11

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expressed desire that his brothers property
should remain in the family and pressed me
to unite my fate to that of his beautiful niece.
This was out of the question. "a made up
match was my abomination. Certainly
had other reasons for my prejud;ces against
| the marriage. / considered it sacred obli-
| cation to fall in love before took a wife, ,and
the idea of falling in love with Rosalie before
7 had seen her myself, was SO absurd that
had no patience to think of It,
And then had a principle for guidance in
affairs OF the heart. which absolutely forbade
/ me to think of such thing as marriage for
convenience
The autumn came, and 1 paid my proposed
visit TO my Uncle Ned's plantation in South
Carolina.
was disappointed in my cousin Rosalie.
She was tolerable good looking damsel but
in my opinion very far from the beautiful
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 until hc nearly split
his sides.
couidn' for the life Of me see what he vas
laughing at.
'Isn't she beautiful. you rOguoY he con
tinued
'Passablo.' replied, very coolly.
'PassabIe! You puppy! What, do you
mean to say that Rose Is not handsome%
'Tolerably.' 1 answered, twisting off the
leaf OF palmetto which grew by the side Of
a bank on which we were seated. just to show
how Indifferent was.
Bob said he, looking more soberly ct me.
4 had an idea you were man of taste, but
see you arc as like to fall in love vita one of
ny black wcnchcs as the prettiest girl in
South Carolina
Who's that, Uncle Ned?'
This remark was called forth By the sud
den appearance on the gravel walk of the
loVliest creature [ lad ever bcheld, and that,
considering l have lirted with the bellies of
Paris. Naples and Rome is saying great deal
l was dumbfounded by the sudden aprarition
and springing to my feet as if an electric
shock had reused the slumbering blood in my
veins I stood upright before her.
Shade of Yenusi did any one ever SEQ such |
lovolinessi such graceful movement! such |
divine expression [ could neither speak or |
move, SO completely was paralyzed By the |
glorious beauty of the nymph.
I didn't know there was any one hero !
stammered she, such q dcleotable blush ON her |
check that nearly went mad with enthusiasm. |
Before | could recover my scattered SEN
ses, the enchanting beauty bounded away as
light as a fawn:
What the devil ais you, Bob? What are |
you starting at!' said Uncle Ned.
Who Is sheT asked !, clasping my hands /
IN the rapturous excitement Of the moment.
That? Why, that's little Sylphie Howard,
and one Of Rosalies friends, who is spending |
few weeks with her, he replied, with in-
difference.
Beautiful said I.
She! passablel Tolerablo good looking he |
continued, but nothing to be compared with
my Rosalle.'
was about to say something saucy. but
thought since uncle Ned really believed what
he was saying I WOULD not hurt his feelings
by denying it
At dinner met both young ladies, aud
was for mally provoked with my uncle when
be assigned me seat next to Rosalie | |
of beautiful eyes before me, and l hardly
ceased to gaze upon Sylphie during the seem
ing short hour we we're at the table.
After dinner we went out to ride horse
back. Uncle Ned annoyed ne again by pro-
vokingly contriying it so that | should help
Rosalie to mount her horse and ride by her
side, and he, confounded old fool, did these
Offices of gallantry for Miss Sylphio.
No use old chap, you'll lose your bet,'
thought L, and tried to be civil to my cousin.
l don't think L succeeded very we'll. My
eyes rested all the time upon the fair and
graceful horscwoman who rode before me
And thus it was for week, uncle Ned
managed to keep me by the side of Rosalie
nearly all the time. If we played whist sho
was my partner;-if we rode in the carriage
she sat by my side; If we walked he monOpo-
lized SylphIe aud left Rosalie to me-and
moro than once the follow left US alone to-
gethor as though-well.
In spite of my uncle's vigilance, however. I |
found opportunities to fiirt little with Syl- |
phie, and one day lurel her into grove of |
palmeitos at the rear of the mansion house.
Time was precious. was the hero of q |
novel. Cruel uncles in bob-tail wigs sought |
to crush the affection of my heart. In short |
threw myself at her feet, and with all the |
eloquence that Harvard College had crowded /
into my composition, declared my love. I |
used my classic terms. Iquoted Milton. By |
ron and Shakespeare, and called on all the !
gods in the calendar of Greece and Rome.
Did she accept me? OF course she did; she |
couldn't help accepting me; 1 am not an i'll |
booking man, and let me say 10 extenuation |
of her weakness, that l had popped the ques-
ton in decidedly original manner. To be |
sure she accepted me.
/ printed twenty-four kisses or each of her |
pretty checks. anl she biushed till | thought |
her eyelashes would take frc aud cheat me of |
my prize.
We kept our counsel for two or three weeks |
and one morning when we were riding out, |
we got away from Uncle Ned and Rosalie, |
and clipped it away about ten miles to
clergyman who was SO obliging a. to furnish |