Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-03-25
FIRST LOVE.

'iPray why do You ask that question
.retorted Kate Landon, rather peevish'y.
II merely asked for information, re-
Piled Anna.
swell, what put such an idea into your
head Icannut guess who tod you. |
am very sure never lisped such
| thing
Such is the cnrrent report. Kate You
have not told me whether it is true; but
nli~trust it is.
yes. III own it, Anna; though I'm
ashamed to-
I When are You going to he married !?
or don't yn,A Intend tohe married g.
Il tod him | would be marri-d next
winter, but l won't. | an. tired Of him
already
Kate Landon." said Anna, "Will
you promise to answer me one question,
if YOU can:'
Yes, half dozen, ifthcy are not too
silly"
''now many times have you been en-
gagged, then?'
"'Pon my word, I don't know. Twen-
ty times. guess
"As many rs that, to my Knowledge
said Anna.
"Yes, said Kate, 'there was VIII
ITarle. lie WAS ch a wit that | told
him would have him for he sake f
laughing: bat soon got tired of his
f liz, and told him So. AMI Captain
| Stanton, with such beautiful cutting
rnonstaches, | never liked BIN. on.y
engaged myself to him for the sake Of
teasing Fan Lawrence. And Rurwel, |
don't know why tiirted With him. ex-
cppt it was bPcapse no one else off red
/ himself Just then And there WAS Mr.
! Higgins, with most beautiful hand AMI
icoi but found he wore tight boots,
/ and woul,. not have him. Who would
| And vounu SlIuper, who looked SO sen
| tnental. and always talked of love and
moon oht. concluded he must be he
mnn in the moon and should not Ike
to live in mo n>hine always. And there
Was Wlmcrton. who 10, kPd so silly, and
never SAID ANYTHING in lis life worth
mentioning. But never engaged my
self to him. llir;ed with hn till he
made me IN otfrr, and then refused him
And Jenkins Good reason why refu,
sed him. The only question in my mind
! is why | ever engaged to MANY him
Aud Si,ps n--bis father was rich, but
found that Ire WAS stjngv. There is a
host of ohrrs, but | ain fred. They
call me a coquettc, but [ dout care.
we, t have anybody don't like; and if
i4d 1t out after ln engage" to them,
III break 'lf the hh"ich'
Il ""'i" not nave any one d"t not
IKE either, haIe; tut why dit yon net
mention Henry Eaton m youf catalogue!
| thought he stood at III" head {!
"Br"anSe did act want 10. Anna. |
don ke to speak OF hlm with those
fellows.
"but v"o were engaged 10 MN, were
y"u MT?
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wiser. have f"ond by Sn.' experience
that vows are things OF ar.
But !"n really loved Henry once!
YES. aud always have, and do vet
why, what made you refuse INN,
then!
Il d'd not refuse him. Anna. The
l"c' IS, HAT Henry Eaton was poor ahd
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