Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-19

A Louisville Romance.
A Louisville. lKentnckyl corresnondant

There lived ou- street,ln an uDpretendlpg
establishment, surrounded by trees and flow
trs, young lady who was celebrated for her
beauty and accom- pIisbmen's She was blonde,
with blue eyes, white teeth, and heavenly
smile-had the pretiiest hand and foot that
ever were seen-snd was tall, light and elegant.
Her Wit was delicate, pointed und sparkling,
and her mind as superior as her person was
lovely. The town vas ct her feet, and her
SritoIS were rs lmportunate IT not as many, as
Penelope. like whom she was continually wooed
and pcver yet won. In the midst of her sue.
cesses came the war, the end of which found
Der family impoverished, and herself reduced
to want Tor tho necessaries Of life.
But she was still the same proud, imperous
mistress of hearts as before, and she refused 10
quick succession the many offers of marriage
that we're DOW made TO hor. Sac had not though
OF matrimony as a resource, but had other and
totally different prospects 10 view. She pro-
posed, iu fact, 10 teach q school,.
a fellow joWnsman, a gentleman OF wealth
and position, and bachelor, had long been
silent worshipper at her shrine. He had
houses aud anas-eststeS iu tue ooun-
iry and lots in the city-stocks, interests and
investments wherever they would pay, and his
pIlvste establishment on-street was simply
ralatia'. Seeing how The case stood with her
WHOM he loved With his whole soul, he re-
sclvej. after man. sell communiDes and much
reflection, 10 ask her to ns bis vie.
",5ir. said she ia answer to his PROPOSAL.
II do not love you, and l cannot marry you.
Think the matter over 10y dear, saiu re
''anI 10 one week IRON to-dav give me yonr
apsTer."
Upon lis .c:u:0 o.: cuc day sst, she said to
hin:
".Tir so, have wealth and l al, po,r; you
i've in l oaiao,: and ,as you see, III cottage :;
,u,I :,re oesirous of having my hand, ood
would !i+e very much 10 be :ich. | viii make
7ou proposition. | will throw che dice with
vor-mv haad aeainst bundred thousand
dollars Is it bargain p
IT ic.' said be- Aud thereupoa they
pledged 20 each their words 10 bide the hazard
1t was ar-angued t1at but three persons
should te ec into the secret that each should
Seircs friend and that the two selected as
friend: we're to choose the third Miss
named tae Hon. Mr.; prominent mem
Rev. Mr.-, pastor Ct the fashionable church
on street, as his and these ,wo msde
ehcice of Doctor, an eminent professor in
tie Medical College, as the trieua o. both par
,:es. E7 t1ese gentlemen the urelmlnarIes
wee arrs oged, and the programme was this ::
The Doctor WAS TO give party at bis mouse,
On cer;ain specified Friday evening at which
pers to be present all the best people OF Louis.
vile lte Hon. Mr.--wss to have license
ia blank, ready 10 bs filled at moment
yarojne, apu was to hold Mis- checC TOR
500 600 and the Few. Mr.--Tas 10 be in
waiting 10 perform tue marriage ceremony, it
called on SO to 10. : The dice were to DO thrown
in llon. Mrs study, whence The quneette
wee to proceed to- the. parry, where II
Miss-lost, they we're to celebrate the wed
ding, and, il she Won, they were % m'ngle
with tho guests without remark.
At precisely niue O'Clock on the egenitul
evening, The PLAYERS and their i.,eDis met IL
the Hon. Mr.-'s study. By aIceetleot
OF the parties themselves, they were 10 throw
poker oce, anu 70 cut cards for lhe tlfst throw.
The gentleman, cut queen aud tAe ladv
lack, and now came the tug OF war. He was
cool. CAIN and pale; she WAS ststuesHue, IN
pcrious and collected. HisliDs were compress
I'd: hers were form ed into 90 extended arch
suxnuipg the whole mouth aud conplet:uk the
bow. The twain sat on opposite sides OF
small, table, and be uuipiies stood overlooking
them. .,
Tho dice box being Set before hiui, Mr.
placed his ineer over the top, snd with the
thumb casping the side, be gave it shake
and threw two fours aud two deuces. Putting
aside The tours, be threw again, aud threw
another four. Then throwing the two remain
inc dice, he threw two fives. He hsd, thrown
therefore, !ull-three fours aud TWO tlees.
And now came Miss--'s turn. 1t was q
,hlillinx moment, anG the iustIe OF her SIX
dress in the s.lness of that "oom sounded ike
tue tree tops in the wind. She began by draw
ing of her right glove, exposing 8 hand OF ex'
uusie beauty and delicacy, ou The loTehnger
of which sparkled a diamond: Then, taking
up Tie box quietly, she gave il long shake 10
the air. and turning it down urou the table she
th;ow-nobing! A cloud thereupon passed
over her face, and the arc OF be- lips assumed
still more bow-lile curvature. But, nothing
Gaunted she at once retook The box and threw
ayaiu, ihis Time turning up four dcuces aud
lhe fiith dice cooked Terrible miscbauce !
Miserable luck Again she threw, and threw
,vo deuees and TWO trays. Putting all The
dice back into the box, she had lett but one
othcr and last throw, upon which now res:ed
her only chance. For the first ume since she
sat down she spoFe, asking Tor glass OF water.
Having d. .ank tumberiul, she sat tor mo-
ment pressing togcsher her eyebrows between
hei thumb and forefneer, and then, all OF
sudden, she snatched up The dice box and
shook il yehementlv, and threw three tours
aud two sizes, ard won! And did she take
the money, you ask NO? | answer most EN-
phatca!ly, she did.
Here cndeth my second lessen.
On Satu.da- evening last the inhabitants OF
the usually quiet village of Dayton in Rock.
:7gha.n county were thrown into a high state
of exclter ent BY the appearance OF wild deer
in their midst. He was driven into the town
by dogs thereby causing general turnout c1
the den:zens-old and young, men, women
and chii5re n-and which we're the most excited
The 9eor or the people. is yet an unsettled
question At last, after the dec had beer
vas e.urht, Killed, and divided out.
The Journal Of Microscopy says that th'
liquor Of oysters, viewed under the microscope
shows multitldes of small oysters sWlmmint
nubly about with shells on. The llquo: also a.!
Contains myriads of fanimalcu;9 and three dis