Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-01-18
Selett gtorp.
WOOING A KENTUCKY GIRL.
Throwing Dice $500, 900 Against u Lady's
Hands.

| "A letter from LOUISVILLE TO the San'
Francisco Cioniclc relates the following
remarkable occurrence as having taken
place in the former city There lived Oh
--street, in an unpretending estab'
lishment surrounded by trees aud flowers
a young lady who was celebrated toI
her beauty aud Accomplishments. She
was blonde with blue eyes, white
teeth and heavenly smile; had TIE
prettiest hand and foot that were ever
seen; and was tall, 1.-THE and elegant
Her wit was delicate, pointed and spark
ling. and her mind as superior as her
person was lovely. The town was at
her feet, and her suitors were importu-
nate, if not as many as Pennelopes like
whom, she was continually wooed and
vet never won. In the midst of her
successes came the war the end of which
found her family impoverished. and her.
self reduced to want for the necessaries of
life. But she was still the same proud
imperious mistress of hearts as before,
and she refused in quick succession the
many offers of marriage that were now
made to her She had not thought of
lnatrimony as resource but had other
different prospects in view She pro-
posed, in fact, to teach school,
A fellow townsman, gentleman of
wealth and position, and bachelor. had
long been worshipper at her shrine
He had houses and lauds-estates in the
country and lots in the city-stocks, in
terests, and investments wherever they
wonld pay; and his private establish
ment On-street with her whom he
loved with his whole soul, he resolved
after many self communings and much
reflection. to aak her to be his wife.
"Sir." she said in answer to his propo-
sal, 81 do not love you, and cannot
marry you" Think tha matter over,
my DEAR said he, land in one week
from to day give me your answer
Upon his return, on the day set she
saiG to him: "Sir you have wealth. and
am poor; you live in palace, ana l
as you see, in cottage: you are desir-
Gus of having my hand, and | would like
very much to be rich l will throw the
dice with you--my hand against hun
dred thousand dollars Is it bargain p
alt is,' said he. And thereupen they
pledged to each other their words to bide
the hazard.
1t was arranged that but three persons
should be let into the secret: that each
sho uld select a friend. and the two select
ed friends were to choose the third
Miss-named the Hon. Mr., a prom
inent member of the bar, as her friend :
Mr-choose the Rev Mr., pas
tor of the fashionable church on -
street, as his and these two made choice
Of DR., an eminent professor in the
medical college, as the friend of both
parties. BY these gentlemen the pre-
liminaries were arranged, and the pro-
gramme was this
The doctor was to give party at his
house on certain specified Friday even
ing, at which were to be present all the
best people in Louisville: the Hon. Mr..
was to have license in blank, ready
to be filled at moments warning, and
was to hold Mrs. check for $780,
900: and the Rev. Mr.-was to be in
waiting to perform the marriage ceremo-
ny's if called on to do so. The dice
were to be thrown in the Hon. Mrs
study, whence the quinlette were to pro-
ceed to the party, where. if Miss -
lost. they were to celebrate the wedding
and if she won, they were to mingle
with the guests without remark.
At precisely 9 o'clock on the event
full evening. the players and their friends
met in the Hon. Mrs study By
agreement Of the parties themselves,
they were to throw pokerdice, and to Gu,
cards for the first throw. The gentle
man cut queen and the lady jack,
and now came the tug of war. He was
cool. calm and pale: he was statuesque,
imperious and collected. His lips were
compressed hers were formed into ar
e1tened arc spanning the whole mouth
and completing the bow. The twain sal