East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-11-18
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, NOVEMBER 1S, 1862


began To dance in her bright eyes.
TO think, she said, suddenly turning
to me with musical laugh, that in al
this time you have not mentioned th'
baby
/ know l gave violent start, and
think turned pale. After | had rur
the gauntlet of all these questions tri
umphantly, as / thought, this new
danger stared me in the face. How
was ever to describe baby, who bad
never noticed one? NV courage sank
Uoiow 4eIv. hrt in .Ls eame proportior
the blood rose to my face, and | think
my teeth fairly chattered in my head.
Don't be afraid that shall not sym
pathize in your raptures, continued my
tormentor, as almost considered her
| am quite prepared to believe anything
after JenDy's letter--you should see
how shc cares for him.
'Him!' Blessed goodness, then il must
be boy! "
of course said I, blushing and STAN
mering, bu. feeling it imperative to say
something, 'wc consider him the finest
fellow in the world, but you might not
agree with us, and in order to leave
your judgment unbiased, shall not des.
cribe him to you
'Ah! but l know just how he looks,
for Jenny had no such scruples-so you
may spare yourself the trouble or hap.
pness, which ever it is-but tell me
what you mean u call him?'
'Wc have not decided upon a name,
l replied.
1ndeedl thought she intended to
give him yours
The deuce she ddr thought /, one
of name is enough IN family an.
swered. s
The demon Of inquisitiveness, that to
my thinking, had invested my compan.
ion heretofore, now ceased to possess
her, for we talked of various ind fferent
things, aud l had relief of not being
compelled to draw on my Imagination
at the expense of my conscience, when
l gave the particulars of my recent jour
ney from Boston. Yet, was far from
feeling at ease, for every sound of her
voice startled me with dread of fresh
questions, necessary. but impossible 10
DO answered, aud felt guilty flush
stealing up on my temples, every time
met the look of those beautiful eyes.
Ii was late when stopped for sup
per and soon after saw the dark fringes
of my fair companions eyes droop long
and often, and began to realize that
she ought to be asleep. | knew per.
fectly Well that it was my duty to offer
her a resting place on my shoulder, but
hardly had courage tc ask that limo.
cent face to lie on my arm, which was
rot as she thought it, that of cousin
and a married man. Recollecting, how.
ever, that it was my duty to make her
comfortable, and that | could scarcely
deceive her more than | had already
done, | proffered the usual civllity.-
She slightly blushed but thanked me,
aud accepted it by leaning her head
lightly against my shoulder, and looking
up into my eyes with smile, said, AS
you are my cousin Soon after her
eyes closed and she slept swcctly and
calmly. as ifresting in security and peace
looked down at the beautiful face,
slightly paled with fatigue, that rested
against me, and felt like villain. |
dared not touch her with my arm, al.
though the bounding of the cars jostlel
her very much. l sat remorselcss un.
til the sleeper settled the matter by slip
ping forwar,! and awakening. She
opened her eyes instantly, and smiled.
1T is no use for me to try To sleep
with my bonnet on said she for 1t is
very much in the way and am sure it
troubles you So she removed it, CIV.
ing me the pretty li,tle toy, with its
graceful ribbons and flowers, to put on
the rack above Us. | preferred to hold
it telling her it would be safer with me
and after few objections, she resigned
1t, being in truth too sleepy to contest
the point: then tying the blue silk veil
over her glossy hair she leaned against
my shoulder aud slept again. This time
when the motion began to shake and
annoy her, stlted the reproaches of my
consciebce, and passing my arm lightly
round her slender waist, drew her head
upon my breast where it lay all night
She slept the sleep of innocence serene
and peaceful, but it is needless To say
that l could not close my eyes or ease
my conscience l could only gaze down
on the beautiful, still face, and imagine
how it would confront mo, il she know
what was, sud how had deceived her
or dreaming more wildly still, repro.
duced it in hundred scenes; which |
had never before paused to imagine, as
the face of my wife. Ihad never loved,
unless the butterfly loves OF Saratoga
and Newport might be so dignifed, and
still less had ever dreamed or thought
of marrying, even as a possibility and
far contingency. Never before, sol
emily aver, had seen the woman whom
wished to make my wife-never be
fore hal l so longed to call anything my
own, as | did that lovely face lying on
my heart. No, it was impossible for
me to sleep.
In the morning we reached Buffalo,
and spent the day at Niagara. IL | had
thought her lovely while sleeping, what
was she when the light of feeling aud
expression played over her face; as she
admired the scene before US
mr. v-as even more elooueptly still. |