Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-01-06

ing, having fallen overheard from the
steamboat while oht on a target e4cur-
sion with his company, and Sunk like a
stone, owing undoubtedly, to the ponder
Gus nature of his responsibilities.
The suddenness of this exit, as Peter
argued, must certainly act with depress-
ing force on the widow, and though he
would not give her again time to recover
and be admired, still etiquette demanded
little time to intervene. Accordingly
when, upon the tenth day after the mel
ancholy bereavement, Peter knocked at
the widows door, bent upon his errand
of love, be rather ehuekled to himself
that he was taking time by the forelOck.
The business on whsch he came was qui-
etly told, and once more the widow was
in torrent of tears.
'Oh, Mr.. Robinson, she exclaimed,
hiding her blusRing face in her cambrie,
.'why are you SO sunfortunate, and why
am I? You know my esteem for you,
but you are too late. I am already en-
gagged. You know Counselor Ketchum
my poor, dear, dead and gone Hawkins
most intimate friend. He was with him,
YOU know, when he was called away, and
was the first to communicate to me the
awful intelligence. lie was such a COM
forter, and | have promised to have him
this day two months.
This time Peter WAS crushed. He
had no words to express his broken
heartedness, but to rush from the house
and go on as before-admiring at dis
tance. e.1 m
Itwas months before Peter even offer
ed to encourage hope, and even then it
aickered. One day he was walking in
despondent mood through one of the up
per avenues, when he heard a subdued
Shout, and started From a halffnished
building Just in front Of him, he saw as
he raised his eyes, a stout Milesian ma
king gyrations in the air, from a height
Of three stories, in-eomRapy with a oap-
ing stone Weighing somewhat less than
half ton-thc two having slipped to-
gethcr from a scaholding at that height,
lie saw both 3Iilesian aud stone strike
full upon the heads Of two gentlemen
passing, and the whole four were in an
instant mixed in an inextricable heap.
Like all the other spectators, Peter rusL-
ed to the rescue, only TO behold, between
horror aud JOY, the last gasps Of Coun-
selor Kotchum and the gentleuap who
was walking with him, aud the perfect
safety of the Milesian and stone.
This time Peter would trust to no pas
sing Of time. Without an instant's de-
lay, more than to satisfy himself that life
vas extinct, he hailed a passing hack,
and tllen sped to tne nansion.of the vie.
owed Mrs. Gounselor Ketehum. In words
Of the most delicate and cudearing ma
ture Peter communicated his intelligence
to the widow, and waited the result, and
then, between her sobs and tears, claim
ed her hand for the next act.
! sob, Mr. Robinson, sobbod The wid
ow, how can you ask me such thing ?
How could know that you would be the
first to bring me the news Of my dear
Kctcham's dccease? You know how
esteem and respect you, butt am al
ready eDgagedg E
eEngagod!f shrieked Peter, to whom?'
L promised, responded the widow,
between her sobs, / promised a month
agO--thatifanything happened-I would
marry Colonel Snapper.
You didf shouted Peter, his whole
appearance changing in an instant from
that Of a fend to look Of unbridlod
Joy, and who are you engaged to after
that?
|. No one, sighed the widow.
'Wil yOu sEeaT Jhisl said Peter.
| swear it, responded the widow, sol
EMMY.
And will you marry me after Snapper
is gone?
1 will, said she.
DO you swear itG asked Peter fierce
by.
L swear it., said the widow earnest.
by. ffs t
Then you are mine, charming Lucy
for the same stone that ushered the coun.
selor into the next wori6 also took the
colonel. I saw it with my own eyes.
+ The next moment the widow was il
Peters arms, and they were married in :
month,
I STARVATION PKBTIEs.-A young lady II
Richmond, writing TO her friends in Balti
more, says that the gayeties Ofsociety in tina
city consist chiefly Of what are called "star
vation paries,p at which people meet in eacl