Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-07
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Soldiers never think q ahgthihg
but the opposite sex in camp-even those
whosat home never dream on sofnes neaf
them" ssltoosA ssS
~Bnt why did YOU ooul Isa,Elf say ffiilnat the ladv
who appeafed just now at tiIg wW1ifriid5w
was the one Of whom + was thinking !"
ne.'2A presentiment tells me 5yo You sTfli
soon, stand face to face, ana ana pfeseehntifI
fnetits, you know, always CON Come fIie.saOi
sh@ She is not There, +" He said, tflough
Bis fancy was . stfdck with the isapaggesl
ti6riiiA ifDi 4 9575fmmo9 sdi s1oisd s6loo
Let US, at any rate, indulge IN Fl rosy
IDEAS until JasPmayylR Payyl apPsaaFFHi a4oy for
the story of -Yonr charmerr., er.a@ y ~. < -
II 9e unaSaSfsS1sl sS5sldislZ inEElzsswWn Ez:w7W
ia "Fancy5 then, iifsyoa arefnpthe mood
to listen, very pretty woman, in5sF
small villagesiwhoirh irhadsmors mitzand
education than most, of those By. whom
she vas Ey surrounded; in in fact, one of the
few faseiln1atiIng il women whom one meets
in A lTfetittne III l'rlds9i9a6fQ - sfHtiDo EIfS
-l"But that Is imagining a good DEAL"
at was, nevertheless, true. 1 was7
young andginsxperiencedAIIwasl infat.
uated at first sight. / obtained anime
trodaetioni to her guardian, l,sWhenI L
pressed him, he vaguely promised me-,
when occasion presented, to introduce
me. Her name, Should tell you, was
Idalie.'' 'oSech ''2ttHm
SAfYou, of course1 called upon the pa
ternal party and reminded him Of hist
agreement e'iT JdstsisIsq on s4S saxBT
Precisely. Fancy how my ardort
was dappened when he coolly informeda
me that the lady declined receiving mYo
introduction"
81 was angrily threatening at the
door to hold him to account when the
lady herself appeared. She sustained
the statement already made, but cob
sented to listen to what L. would sayIlifT
Lwouldeinth the first place apologizeVfbr
my rudeness. to her GUARDIAN hnhn.ifT nj
-si sSiIhis yen of course did. Bnt the
! commencement OF, your conversation,
must have been a little embarrassing"
Indeed it was not. Entering tie
parlor, never spoke more at n nv ease ease .
for T said what I felt aaI made an
which was, perhaps, as effective asszuu
told herr that there, was sometbingshl
her face that convinced me, Ne were des-
tined to- be friends. Twice already, ia
had seen the same expression and cast
of features..-inyJ each case, L had been.
strongly attracted, and not to my sorrow.
Would she but grant me an opportunity
would she but Danish the preiudic9sa
that / had, through my awkw ardness,
awakened, Iventrred to hope shewould D
find the same sympathy for me thatd
had already felt in advance for her. 't11sru
elf any one else were to introduce
themselves to a lady with such 4 4 speech
it might excite some wonder at their as
, surance. 1t must have been sincerity
upon your part, or downright simplicity.
. But how did it affect herl" ssttsd 1ss IL
! "She smiled as you have done, att;
! the way in which I regarded the natter
but seemed to believe me serious. What
! she said to me was: Have you come.
J here simply to tell me this r.,
Z "'No,' was my answer7.I have e. a
message besides from the lady Who gives ives
! a soiree tonight, to which You are IN; :
vited. She was fearful you might Be
unprovided with an escort, and begged {
!, me to attend you to her house. As YOU
4 are dressed already you have no excuse
/, forgnot attending !,s1sssa9 aoinU bnalsysE
! "She smiled again, but ultimately
I consented to accompany, me.io i1aa zIi'T
Hj sMy expedition was ,saa success, landlii
5 we were soon conversing upon the mostO
amiable terms. My companion, L disr
covered, was as much a dreamer as NV.
self, and evidently believed in. dreams, ,
as the only realities. She had face of
7 that soft, mobile, yielding character
- which tempts to effort. and T wV5asl was lucky ~
& enough on my way to the soiree, y and.
ia after our arrival; to obtainherundiuidedT
} fearl Youllaugh atmy ignorance Of ths9l
il world, but jealousy upon this occasion
= prompted me to ward off all dangerous
rivals, and introduce only those upon p
whose dullness could depend By the,
time that the supper was over she had,
cried for mercy, and avowed her readi-,
ness to return home" .f..,l. Z.
"Once more offered my services; and
when they were accepted, it was BY the
longest and most circuitous route that :
I'VE set out. Intoxicated with her presona
ence and the champagne perhaps that Ir
had drunk, the gay company we had /
q left, and the soft moonlight. breathed, q,
without remembering the length :, If ,agr..
D acquaintance, as deliciIfsS as I cold
my devotion and love fasWe were both
in the gayest of moods,ss and our conver-
sation was accompanied upon both sides,
with a sort of hystericaI laughter. Ire
member her reproaching- me with my
levity, and my telling her, which think
is the truth, that laughter frequently ac-,-
companies our most earnest acts, and l.
that my smiles were like those Of Sir,
Thomas More while awaiting the ak of
the headsman. '7-L' I'm '7
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