The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-16
Calls aud Sketthes,
How L Fell I'm Love, and
Fell Out.

fell in when ] was passing o sum-
mer in Saratoga. She, the woman I
ado ed, mean, was fair enough to
plead my exc Sc frcm The truth. She
had soft, fair hair, which 81 e wore in
the most glossy braids, wound around
small. exquisitely shaped head she
had large, black eyes mixing most
hewitching contrast to the light hair,
and Clear pale complexion, white as
STOW, black eyebrows, and lashes COM
pleted the piquant contrast. She was
neither tall nor petite, just about the
size that is most tempting for the car
esses OF a tall man. Just tall enough
for the head to lie confidently against
my shirt front, and the lips to be with
in kissable distance by slight bend
of my head.
"Mr. Graham, allow me to introduce
you to my cousin, who joined our par
ty this morning"
Thank you for the offer" And I
bent my arm to accommodate the hand
of saucy little b.unette, with whom
had been carrying Oh a desperate
filtration for three weeks.
'What is her name, Miss Stanlv ?"
| inquired
elizabeth Stanly but as she is
fair and slender, we will call her
Lilly"
Lilly Stanly II was a name to
fall in love with. 7 only took one
look and my heart was goae. dis
tinctly felt the void it left when it
sprang from under my vest into Miss
Stanly'S possession. I don't know
what she wore, but her fair face and
slender throat rose above clouds of
soft lace. There were pearls here and
there and altogether, if / had instant
ly fallen at her feet, | should have only
acted out my sensations. IT broke in
upon this rapturous dream to hear my
first flame, Mi Kate Stanly, say,
'The Redowa ? ] am engaged to
Capt. Hawley, and here he comes"
Had asked her to dance !? I am
sure | don't know. | recollect only,
that live minutes later, we were gliding
lazlly through slow, dreamy Redowa,
and held tiny white gloved hand
in mine. and found my ;doI was not
the spiritual form she looked by clasp
ing my arm round a substantial waist,
but still made Of flesh and blood, like
wise silk, whalebone and lace
| was to have gone home the next
day, but conld not do it. Leave
Saratoga Leave the Paradise that
contained my angel ! could not en-
dure the idea. My partner wrote the
most appealing letter, threatening
bankruptcy, ruin, all sorts of horrors,
if | did not appear Immediately in the
counting house; but / wrote savagely
back, that rnin was heaven compared
to absence from, and there |
stopped, because the carriage waited
for me to take my angel riding.
Dick pordered over the blank, but
concluded must be engaged in some
speculation, and wrote warning letters
accordingly.
Pink silk and roses, blue silk and
forget-me-noss; lilies of the valley in
a white bonnet, and other attractions
too numerous to mention, succeeded
the white lace /; and as my senses came
slowly back to me, and | had eyes fol
details, I was charmed with the neat.
ness Of every dress, from the glossy
braids to the tiny slipper. The silk.
were deliciously fresh; the lace always
snowy white the skirts and stockings
sometimes displayed by the rising Of a
dress, were always SO pure, so fine,
and so smooth, that every day found
me more deeply in love.