The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-02-18
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WILL wooDHo USE. e.
Dubious s e.
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

ing 10 moral or physical courage, but b g
was afraid of the women. On all other oc-
casions he was usually equal to the emer-
gepcy, be it whatever it might; but place
him tete tete with woman, and, to use a
vulgar expression, he was done for.
His m other had long ago settled down
to the uncomfortable conviction that Will.
lam would never marry; and the girls had
arrived at the same conclusion; it had be-
come quite thing to say, in making COM
parisons, ,"As great fool as Will Wood
house," ss ssrar a.r5.
For-take note, bashful young gentlemen
l-howcver much ladies may admire mod
esty in their own sex, they invariably depise
a man who has not courage enough to say
to the girl of his ch oice. II love you."
WIFI admired the girls in his way; but
he looked upon them very mush as sensi-
BILE people do upon a hornet nest, as a curl
Gus piece Of architecture, but not safe to be
familiar with. rsf I- n-a
j So be kept bis distance, and 10 the mean
time arrived at the mature age of twenty
! three. Then he met, for the first time, at
picnic party, Adelaide Browne. We be-
| lieve people With the stoniest hearts fall iC
| love at picn;cs; and from that hour poor Will
had no comfort of his life. Sleeping or
waking, his dreams were full of the beauti-
! ful Miss Browne. Surely, there never was
another Of the numerous Browne family
like her! Blue eyes. white muslin dress,
with knots of pink ribbons, brown hair, red
! lips, pearly teeth, snowy hands-all dane
ed together in a miscellaneous "all hands
round" before his excited vision.
| Adelaide, all unconscious of the trouble
she had caused, went her way, breaking the
hearts of most the young gentlemen in
Highbrdge, and trying hard to fracture the
few that rem aimed whole. She was visit
ing her Aunt Hooper; and it is an undeuia-
BILE fact that ladies always. take best where
they are not known. This is 20 libel on
the sex-no indeedl for with gentlemen
this truth is still more applicable.
Mrs. Hooper was a widow lady of no
small personal attractions, in her own esti-
nation; and if she was not so young as she
might have been she thought she was, and
behaved accordingly. She still affected
short sleeves, and profuse ringlets. of glass
lest black-though envious Individuals per-
sisted that hdr curls were made ct the hair
dresser's. Thes, same persons also believ-
ed that she was anxious to supply the place
Of her dear deceased as soon as possbiei
For week after meeting with Adelaide,
Will bore up bravely. The second m eet-
ing destroyed all the stock Of composure he
had been boarding up. He took desperate
" TO the Muses., and walked the whole
night away, to the inf pite destruction of
shoe leather, and the Infinite disgust of his
practical papa.
He met Adelaide not quite frequently
There was an excursion to Mount Gilbo one
fine day, and Will lad the ecstat;c pleasure
of treo6ing on Adelaide's dress, thereby,
throwing her head long into pile of brush;
and while Laura Blake picked her up, and
helped to pio on her flounces, he stood by,
friohtened half ont of his wits Pc
From that time he pined rapidly. His
appetite ives a thing of the past. His
mother thought him q a quick decline, and
dosed him with hoarLound aud DR.. Perkins
patent pacific pills. He grew worse and
worse. - -~
At last thinking bimself near bis end +, he
confessed te his mother. She was thunder
struck; but at length, like a sensible wo-
man, she advised him to put on his tother
clothes. and go right over ard lay the case
before Miss Browne. 1t couldn', kill aim,
she said; and then if she refused him, why
there were as good fish in the sea, etc.
| Will took three days to consider, aud at
the end ofthat time his mind was m ade up.
| He swallowed a double dose of black berry
cordial, doaned his flame coIored dress and
aud black and blue plaids, brushed his hair
| till it shone like ebony, covered his head
| with his fathers ten dollar beaver, and
made the best Of his way to Mrs. Hooper's.
f. Not that he Intended to ask Adelaide
bu. Mrs. Hooper If he could only get the
aunt won owe: to his cause, and employ her
to state the condition of his heart to her
nese, be should be happy. He felt sure
that be never should live through confess
ling himself to Adelaide; and if he did. and
she should say no, he was satisfied he shoHld
faint away right on the spot!
= Ae UOOd fOrfuna yyOuld have If he fOund
Mrs. Hooper alone, in her best gown and
| bumor She was charmed to see him, and
treated him to nuts and cider. ana a seat on
the sofa so near herself that poor Will was
! at his wits end 10 fame the first word OF his
| errand. ...
They talked of the weathe and the crops
until the clock struck ten. The widow
tried to make him think it was only nine;
but he was not so far gone but that the ter
I-rib1e moment could he no longer delayed
He must make beginning. 1a -aoa teEa
Mrs. Hooper, said he, l came over this
eveniDg-he hestated.
|. Yes, Will she said most enco uragiDglv.
IL: came over ef he.ti.-nr sgpv eIsl.
Yes. know you did, stiff more encouI-
agingly. .-.r ~. -r 3.
/ L came over to ask a great favor Of you!
p Well, you could not have come to any
body that would he.reader to do you
kindness, William. -7- .r ,...-, "a
Thank you
The sweat stood on his forehead in great
drops. .,.v s.,,d, ,..-, :os1a3 i..a.r.
business, veryl come to ask yon-to-
lfo--zs,r or .5.e8 fss ,1H crs r-i-Ci
Go on; don't se afraid. I am listen
The fact of it is, am in love! desperate
", therel I've dous It'll sst : =. g..
Mercy mel Why, William! and / never
m strusted it-never! Well, of all things!