The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-01-31
COurting an Emlgrant Female.


on the qm vevi during the last. months
of summer and the first and second fall
months, when the emigrant trains are
rolling in eff the plains with whole
troops Of sun-browned damsels.
The girls have all heard that the
chances fol e 'tting husbands are "awful
good in Washoe.' They know there
'sights" of chances, so they begin
primping shortly after passing Indepen-
dence Rock, and by the time they strike
the waters Of the Carson they are in a
perfect state ofwiggle.
My friend Condrick wanted wife.
He wanted apiece of unsophisticat-
ed calico from the States"
He talked much Of when tho trai ms
would arrive and the pretty smigrant
girls.
lie swore he would 'gobble one up
this fall sure"
AT last it was reported that big
train was camped Oh the Carson, two
miles beyond Dayton.
Condrick mounted his mustang aad
departed with alacrity.
The report proved true, and what
was better, "women absolutely aboun-
DID," as Condrick aite. w .rds inf f)rmed
me in his enthusiastic way.
lie rode among the tents and wag-
ons, ostci 81 oily much concerned to know
exactly the State, county and town from
which each family h:,iied, but in reality
taking notes of the fine points of all the
marriagable looking females III camp.
Long afterwards he said to me with
a great sigh, which he tried to smother
in u laugh, "Oh, she waa clipper
trim as gazeli; 1.-THE as a willow /;
checks which, thouy yh sun-browned,
showed such ruddlness, with eyes that
drove your soul down into your boots,
dragged your heart and left you speech
less aud slaughtered"
To this suintuous female Condrick
laid siege. u
His progress was good. sl.,s
As the shades of evening settled
down over valley and hill, he and Ills
charmer took a quiet stroll
As they walked along the meander-
ing bank of the Carson, the full face Of
the moon rose up from behind the east.
ern hills.
AL nature seemed filled and culver.
ing with love. ,.
Love danced in the rays ofthe moon
light that glanced on the stream; the
willows rustled their leaves to the pas.
sing breezes aud so sweetly told the
story of theirlove that even the restless
winds were for awhile enticed to lin.
ger, forgetful of their journey; enamor-
ed night hawks were skirmishing the
love-laden air in voluptuous circles, rays
Distinguishing light cleaning in answer
ing flashes from thelrlazy wings criok.
cts peeping from their holes in neigh.
boring hiilocks chirped to each other in
mellow, treinulous notes the ripe and
gushing love oftheir surcharged hearts;
beetles, crazy W tn love, thundercd forth
hoarsely their plants of tender pain
that racked their mailed bodies, and
the sweet honey dew Of Heaven fell
softly into the heart cup that each meel
plant held trustingly up.
The sympathetic hearts of the lovers
acknowledged the tender influences sur
rounding them, an shared the sweet
thrills with which all nature quivered.
Slowly the pair in fond discours,
wandered on. m 1e.
What throbs of affection stirred Con
drick's heart.
What fires of love burned in Con
drick's eyes. 0a IS,
AS his charmer leaned trustingly up
on his arm, Heaven seemed to decenc
aud rest upon the lower and neares,
hills. se.
AS the murmurof a bee in q rose
was her voice TO his soul.
Seating themselves on grassy bank
they gazed togetbcron the darkling ed
dies oil the gliding stream. fr1 ~
In glowing colors Condrick painted
for the fair being by his side pictur,
OF the wonderful wealth hidden within
the rocky vaults Of the WhipporwiI
mine.
charmed by his eloquence and alb
sorbed in the contemplation of the pic
ture he placed before her she forgot al
else and gradually her beautiful hea,
drooped-drooped lower and lower-
finally rested upon his bosom--hi
manly chest, I'rf Il .iIfr .1.If VII
Great heaven athrill darted through
his frame and SO affected him that /
was only by tremendous effort tha
he could smother the volcaro Of emo
tions swelling within the bosom.
u He felt a desire to bound to his fee
and uttor a wild vhoov,