Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-04-12

PART 1.
THE CoURTsHIP.
They had stolen apart from the careless crowd,
Whose heads were whrling with waltz and vine
Music and dancing were all too lcud
For the breathing of sentiments so divine
COnyersing together in uudertones
Were Amaranth Crispin and WykhOf Jones,
Where the light streamed through yellow silk
curtain,
Very becoming and very uncertain.
lie ioung. d In an easy and graceful style,
On a satin sofa, his eyes cast down,
While a tender and half triumphant smile
Conquered an imperceptible frown-
She stood beside him and bent above him,
Her very attitude breathing, - love him ".
Oh say she whispered IN s9 ut ,,n tone; nr
lie paused as a modest young man might
INirled his mustache, through his hair ssss
Ran his fingers. slender and fair,
As doves glance through the darkling night,
She patted her foot impatiently-
The diamonds quivered upon her breast
With the tremuloas play of a silent sigh ss
She bent still lower My own sweet Jones -
Who could resist those siren tones:
His silence was that of solemn thought;
His memory ran through the brilliant past
Of the fun which money had always bought;
OF the fortune left him, too bright TO last.
He unused on the future untold Ills
Nothing to dash on-nothing to spend
Nothing to meet his unpaid Oils
Nothing TO give suffering friend! -
He was very handsome, she very plain
He poor, ale rich-she thirty, he not
Which of the two had the most to gain
May be revealed at the end of the plot.
He raised his eyes with pensive glance
Sweetest" she said, you've splendid eyes "
He looked at her jeweed throat askance,
Il am very young, :, he murmers and sighs.-
Il can not marry. to be tied down
To cut my friends, to clip my wings,
To be joked BY the fellows about the town
AS tied 10 a woman 8 apron strings.
You shall not be-oh, neyeri oh, no!
You shall have money, all you can spend!
thousand dollars month, or 90,
Just for pocket money, yon know,
And you need not cut your fA9eeot friend.
You shall do Just as you please ~ pet
Say Yes the word you win never regret"
I'D like to specify certain thinzs."
The youth remarked. as he turned the rings
Which sparkled upon her wo0tng hand,
While Amaranth listened serene N bland;
= A horse or two, yoa know. and . yacht,
A room at the club, and" Say no more
I'd rather YOU d have these things than not,l
That men may envy what women adore
Then, Wykhof, say you II be really mine
Yes, dearest Crispin entirely thine
" All precious boy and the happy day."
Whenever nv fair friend chooses 10 say"
The music burst forth exultanty loud,
AS the happy lovers rejoined the crowd
As a mother may beam on her lovely child,
So Amsranth Crispin beamed aud smiled
On the dainty young man whose arm she held.
Oh. sweet young man he never rebelled,
Though she clasped IL close and whispered low
And shone triumphant, and talked TO him-so!
He thought of his yacht and her doubloons bright,
And stood ii all as an angel might
The crowd smiled pleasantly at the sight
But one young face turned suddenly white;
One plainly alfred but beautiful form
Dropped like a rose in a beating storm;
One sweet reproachful. suffering look
The soul of the youth for an instant shocK-