The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-22
MY FIRST LOVE
AFUNNY STORY.

not admit a shadow of doubt deport-
I'd myself like person in love; looked
aud felt like a person i'll love. The atiec-
ton that had taken possession OF my
youthful heart was no every day one, l
assure you of that There weren't words
enough in the English language to de-
9 ribe the height, depth, length, and
breadth of its grandeur 1t was destined
to he grand accompaniment Of the ages
yet to be; planet of surprising beauty
in the broad heavens of home affections.
Nv love was returned--the strong yearn-
ing of my nineteen year old heart went
ont in the direction of the most beauti-
fnl young maiden in all shire, and
Sc in return sent the yearning of her
heart to meet mine. Twice week as
often as the week came around went To
the old brown home of DR. Stoddard to
tell his daughter my love, and as regular
IL listened to recital in return from tile
red lips If my charming Janet. The good
doctor made merry at our EXPENSE and
bis jolly wife took a wicked pleasure III
constantly reminding us of our youth
Janet was tortured by sly references to
her playhouse i'll the shed, her long
sieeyc,i pin-afores and pantalets of six
months before; while was offered All old
coat of the doctors for my mother to
make into dressing gown for me
We were, nevertheless, determined to
b. married. We would slyly steal away
from the house while our cruel friends re-
pnsrd in the arms of Morpheus, HE us an
the wings of love-" to the nearest city
Janet would become in a moments time.
NJ rs. Jason Brown.
At once we set about making prepare
tons for this important journey. Every
thing. of course, must be conducted with
the greatest secresy. At twelve o'clock
was to leave my home stealthily, get my
fathers gray nag noiselessly out of the
barn and harness her, and then proceed
to Janet Janet was to be waiting at her
chamber window / was to place Il lad
der at the same window she was To de
scend that ladder, we were to go tn the
old lane, to the spot where the horse was
fastened, and then the wind should not
outrun us.
There was but one difficulty in the
way Janet's room was shared by her
sister Fanny, a little mischievous, wicked
creature Of eleven years, who to use Jam
cts words, "was awake ut all hours of the
night" There was but one way; if Fan
ny was aroused she must be bribed into
silence. For that purpose | placed in
Jauet's hand round, shining dollar
But Janet needed assistance, so she con-
clndel to make Fanny her confident the
yery afternoon before we started, and in
that case prevent all possibility of rails
ing the house by sudden cutlery.
Well, the long looked-for. and yet
dreaded night arrived at last. How
slowly its leadened feet carried away the
hours, and what a strange heartfull of
emotions bore up, as sat by my cham
Der window looking out, as thought,
for the last time, upon the house of
INV father The moon was ont In all
her splendor, she was kind TO Inc, light
Ing up with her silver touches all the
spots of which my eyes might rest upon
before I went out i'll the world Il wander
rr. The broad fields lay out SIN 9th and
shining before my gaze; the fields in
which I had by worked by my fathers
side since was little boy--ah, a dear
kind father he bad been cat this jane
ture my throat began to swell) turn
ed away from the window.
l sat down in a chair and sobbed out
right. looked around for something to
take with me that my mothers hand had
blessed with her touch. There was a
spinning wheel in the room where slept;
at the end of the spindle hung WOODEN
roll. With my kuife l half cut and half
tore it of, pressing it to my lips, and
then placed it tenderly in my vest pock-
1T. had not time to do more; the old
clock in the kitchen warned me sOlrmnly
that my appointed time had arrived; and
\ iih a slow and sad, yet noiseless step
Jeff the house
Once out in the open air, my wonted
li.htncss of spirit returned. l cOnsOled
myself with the thought that in few
years should return home again, a strong
healthy, wealthy, respectable and influ-
entail man, an honor to my parents, and
IL blessing to my friends and the husband
"f Janet.
have often wondered since, how
succeeded in getting away from home
with my horse and cart without arous-
~ any one. But as good luck would
have it, made triumphant exit from
he old place and in few moments was
Juggling fearlessly along towards the
Aome of Janet. My only dread was the
little sprite Fan: if after all she should
l,et,ay MS, what dreadful, direful, des-
j,erate mischief it would be.-what pre-
tlicament affairs would be in! Igroaned
aloud ut the thought, yet / put brave
face upon the matter. said that if it
was right that we should 60, we would
60; if it wasn't, in all probability. we
should stay at home; yet right or not
right, if that miserable little Fan did be-
tray us, I'd spend all my days in aveng-
ing the wrong-that was certain. Was
/ in earnest? did / mean it7 But We
shall see.
How earnestly and anxiously gazed
towards the chamber window of Janet,
as, after fastening my horse at the road
side, I walked cautiously up the long
Lane that led to the doctors house. o.
Joy nexpre ,sible. the waving of a white
handkerchief in the moonlight told me
that everything was right, that in few
iuoments ] should clasp janet fondly to
my breast. mine, mine forever! All. how
happy wass-so happy, indeed, that !
stood still there in the moonlight, with