Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-21

"NuNu yVN AAOoAeN ne NNN u JUG bseA
She laughed for che wee Rplnokg girkapd
no mistAks-a very plueky gil. How
.ev6r,PI went on, itB no good arguing
about twill you PrOmiss-give ne your
Eesari shs answered; arm 60 to
Ursa Major first thcnsh Pye gsl q big
enough bear here, In ell conscience. Stay
you'd prefer Aqusrius, wouldn't you ~
she iookd 81 pretty that lIswasi R1mOst
incliEed 10 let her Of II va, pnly trying
ID friEhten her Of cOurse-T knew how high
y could 80 safely we'll enough, and how
valuable theNfs Of JenkGns VOC 70 his
co1htey1 but resolution II one OF the otrong
pointb Of my character, and when pVs be-.
Euha thing hkettO carry & through, sol
threw over another sRnd-hagr and Whistled
The Dead March in Saul.
HCome, Mr.. Jenkyns,p she said, srddens
il, ICONS, Ton, let Us descend nev, end
I'll promise tossay nothing Nhstey3r about
al his" HfA%4seS
Ieontinued The execution o. tho Dead
March.
HBdtif you1do not begin Che descent Rt
once, IN ten papa the moment / sst foot on
iauFkSdl seized another sand bag and'
looking steadily at her, said:
aaWill you promise 10 give ne your
handf4 U6E1aAa4A EA4@
aP2e answered you already vas the
ev:r VEGA the sand, ana The solemn
notes Of the Dead Marchresopndsd tArough
The car.
II thought you were . gentleman" said
Fanny. rising up In e terrible rage from
the bottom Of the car, where she had been
sitting, and looking perfectly beautiful in
her wrath; al thought you were 3 gentle.
man, but IRndI was mistaken ; why, a
chimney. sweeper would not treat 9 lady in
such away Do you know you are risking
your own life as Wsllss mine by your mad
explained that ] adOred ker 80 much
that to die in her company would be per-
feet bliss so that begged she would not.
consider my feelings q tall. She dashed
her beauliful hair from her face, and stand
inc perfectly erect looking like the Cod
dess Of Anger or BoadiceR-if you can
fancy that parsonage in ballOon-she
said:
Il command you 70 begin the descent
this ~instaatt'
The Dead March, Whistled iaa manner
essentially gay and lively, was the only
response. Aftsr . few minutes silence, |
took up smother bag, and said:
1--WE ere getting rather high, i you do
not decide soon We shall have Mercury
coming 10 tell us We Bre trespGssirg-Will
you promise nae your hand"
She sat in sulky silence in the bOttom Of
thetcar. Threw over the sand. Then she
tried another plan. Throwing herself upon
her knees; and bursting into tears, she
said:
30. forgive me for what l die the other
day. Il was very wrong, and I am very
sorry. Take me home and I win be 9 sis
tsrfto you
SHOT 3 wife ?" said l.
tIcan'ti I can'tr' she answered.
Over went the fourth bag, and ! began
to think she would beat me after all for l
did not like the idea Of going much higher.
I would not give in just Jet however, l.
Rhistled for 9 few moments, to give her
time for reflection, and then said; w pos
( sFRnny, they say that marriages are
made inIhsaYen-if you do not take care,
ours viii be solemnised there.
I lookup the eth bag s
Come said, tiny wife in life, or my
companion in death Which is it to be ?"
sndI Patted the sand-bag in q cheerful
manner. r3-1
She held her face in her hands, bit did
not answer. / nursed the bag in ny arms
ss il it had been . baby.
HGome, Fanny, give me your PROMISE
I could hear her sobs. I'm tbs most
soft-hsarbed creature breathing, and would
not pain any living thing, and, I confess,
she had beaten me. / forgaEe her the
ducking; I forgaYe her for rejecting me. 1
was on the point Of finging the bag back
into the car, and saying: aDearsst Fanny,
forgive me for frightening you. Marry
WhOmsoeTer you Will. Give your lovely
hand to the lowest groom in your 8tables-
endOW with your priceless beauty the
Chief Of the Panki.Wanki Indians. What
ever happens, Jenkyns is yeur slaTs-yeur
.dOg-your foOtstOOl. His duty henoefcrth
is to 60 WhithersoeEer you shall order-to
do whatever you shall command / was
just on the point Of saying this, I repeat, |
when Fanny suddenly looked up, and said,
With q queerish expression upon her face:
1Y0u need not throw that last bag over.
I promise 20 give you my hand"
aWith eli your hearth / asked quickly. |
aWith 81 my hearth she answered with
the ZANE strange look.
tossed the bag into the bottom Of the
car and opened the valve. Ths balloon de-
seended.
aGenGemen," said Jenkyns, rising from
his seat ia the most solemn manner, and
stretching out his hand, IS If he we're 60
ing 70 take an oath: "Gentlemen, willyou
believe e When We had reached the
ground and the balloon had been given
over to its recovered master-Ehen I had
helped Fanny tenderly to the earth, and
turned toward her to receive anew the
promise of her affection and her hand
will you believe it2-sbe gave ne q box on
the ear that upset me- against the car, and
running To her father, who ct that moment
came up, she related 70 him and the assem-
bled company what she nallsd my disgrace.
full conduct in the balloon, and ended by
infofming me that ell Of her hand that /
was likely 10 get had been already bestow-
ed upon my ear, which she assured ne had
been given With all her heart.n
faYou Villain ~ said Sir George, edvene.
towards me, with = horseEhip in his
hand. "You villainL Pys o great mind
to break this over your back
Hsir George said I q villain and Jen-
kyns must never be coupled IN tbs same
sentence, and as for the breaking Of this
whip, III relieve you Of the tronbIs," and
snatChing it from bis hand, / broke it in
and threw the pieces on the ground.
9 And nov / shall have the honor Of wish.
you q good morning Miss P--,I
you" And I retired.
"NoW I ask you Whether any specimen
Of female treaehery equal to that has ever
come within your experience, and whether
any exouse can be made for such conduetYn
Gas I said before, Ste like the sezi said
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