The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-02-02

lutte, l changed my tone, and acquiescing
in her views, confessed, that after all, l
too had certain pride on that point, and
should be rather mortified to know that
my wife had never had an offer but that l
had myself made her; and SO l promised
to suspend my suit till Kitty should be
SO fortunate as to receive an offer from
some other quarter.
Now, not far from where Kitty dwelt,
there was favorite dell, or bower, or
something of that kind, to which she
daily repaired with some chosen volume
to sit and read. All my endeavors to per-
suade her to allow me to accompany her
thither had always been in vain. Kitty
was firm in preferring her undisturbed
solitude, and | was daily doomed to an
hour or two of the mopes during her wood
land visit
In pursuance of this custom, Kitty set
out soon after the conversation l have
sketched, declining, as usual, my offer Of
mpanionship.
Not more than half an hour had elapsed
after she had reached her favorite seat,
ere her attention was attracted by young
gentleman who was fishing in the brook
which flowed near by. Kitty drew back
little on seeing him, but her curious eye
occasionally wandered towards the stran-
ger. The latter no sooner perceived her
fair observer than he bowed with an air
of great politeness, and advancing a few
steps, ventured to address few words of
commonplace greeting to her. The young
mans words were indeed commonplace,
but his eyes were more eloquent than his
tongue; they plainly informed the fair
Kitty that she had found new admirer.
Kitty, highly fattered, received the stran-
gers advances graciously, and the youth
being by no means bashful, half an hour
found them chatting easily and gayly on
various topics of interest. Kitty's stay in
the woods was something longer than usual
that afternoon.
"What is the matter, Kitty ?" l asked,
on meeting her soon after her return home.
"Y our eyes sparkle, and you look as pleased
as though you had met a fairy in your
afternoon ramble."
at is better than fairy" cried Kitty,
breathlessly; ''it's young man"
"Indeed ~ | calculated with a whistle.
eyes, James, she replied, "and he is
full, that | can't say how things might go
if he were to make me, some of these days,
my second offer"
"You can't impose on me in that kind
of way, sweet Kitty, SO don't attempt it,"
/ exclaimed "I'll be bound the impudent
fellow, whom / won't object to speaking a
bit of my mind to, is not handsomer or
more agreeable than myself"
Kitty laughed aloud in derision "He's
a thousand times handsomer than you
are" she cried scornfully, ''and as much
more entertaining as he is more hand
some"
"Come, Kitty, don't be too cutting. too
cruel" L began; but Kitty drew herself
up with dignity.
"They call me Katharine who speak to
me, sir" she said.
"Katharine, fid1lesticksw / exclaimed.
"Kitty is the sweetest and prettiest name
in the world, and comes most natural to
bother me with your Rather
ines"
'I dare say you may like it," said Kit
ty, pouting, half angrily. "But | don't
It's too free. How would you like if l
persisted in calling you Jim? [ declare
I'll call you Jim, if you go on calling me
Kitty"
"Do so, if you like" and it will soon
seem to me like the sweetest music in the
world. But may presume to beg from
my fair and gracious Lady Katherine a
description of this wood-Adonis she has
been encountering 2"
"He's TALL" began Kitty.
'1Taller than I?'' | interrupted.
sBy at least half foot, and OF an ele-
CANT figure" she continued with marked
emphasis. "He was dressed in a graceful
fshing-costume."
"I have an old fishing blouse up stairs"
muttered, aside; 81 think I'll get it out. "
''The young mans manners were un-
commonly easy and gentlemanly, and withal
perfectly respectful and deferential,' con-
tinued Kitty. "Having ascertained my
name, he never once forgot himself so far
as to abreviate it; he contrasted himself
favorably in that respect with some of my
friends"
"Wen Kitty" said I, "what other per-
fections have your hero, or have you ex-
hausted your list p
"Far from it," said Kitty, Indignantly.
"He wears his hair parted down the mid
die like a poet, or that charming Signor
Pozzolini in the part of the Edgardo-"
"Or Methodist parson," / observed.