The Saline County journal., 1871-11-30

Martial Weelng.
A second lieutenant by the name of
W, was once assigned to our regiment,
who was born and raised in the wilds of
Indiana; and though he possessed, ma
turally, fair intellectsal faculties, yet he
had received no education save what had
been impaired to him in the rudimenta-
nv schools of the rural districts along the
Wabash Valley. His vcrnaculs: was
unique, abounding in idioms unknown
to the photographer; but he seemed all
unconscious of his scholastic deficiencies
and was especially fond Of ladies' society.
He visited them often, his style diverted
not little, he was received kindly, ana
invited to repeat his calls.
A Miss H, from New York city, Wis
tied the family of one of the officers. and
remained some months. She was high
~ accomplished, pretty, animated, at
tractive and piquant, and withal, genial,
kind, amiable, fond Of admiration, and
bit of q coquette, with decided penchant
tor badinage and fun.
No sooner had she been presented to
Lieut.. W than she comprehended his
character at q glance, and at once brought
her artillery to bear upon the exceeding
" vulnerable citadel of his heart, and at
once made such q breach therein that
the poor fellow surrendered at discretion,
and for the first time found himself des-
perately enamored.
He repeated his visits day after day
for several weeks; and the young lady
entertained and fiirtsdwith hin, and when
he left detailed to her lady companions
all that had transpired during the inter-
view-which was naughty!
Not having the faintest conception
that he was the victim of misplaced at
fection, he pressed his suit, and went so
far on one occasion as t. exclaim he'd
be dog-ond eff he didn't b'lieve she war
ann-gell."
This odd avowal OF sentiment set the
waggish young lady nearly frantic with
suppressed laughter; but controlling her
feelings and face, with feint at blush
ing, she cast upon him coquettish smile,
as she coyly responded:
"Oh, oh !! now my dear Mr.. W, haw
can you say so? You make me blush
indeed you do. can't believe you are sin
cere. / am afraid you are gay LOtha-
rio." Then tapping him gently upon
the shoulder with her fan, behind which
her face had been partly hidden, and be-
slowing upon him a most bewitching
smile, she added, care you not a gay
Lothario, Mr.. W."
This question was rather poser to
the enamored "Hoosier," who had new
er heard Of the person alluded to in her
strategetic query but pressing his hand
over what he suppose to be the region of
the heart, though quite too low for that
organ, he replied:
al don't mind hearin' tell O. that ar
indiwidooal afore, Miss H; but sort
or reckon he's no kin o mine. An you
am ann-geH s,oedr you IL !"
Other equally forcible assertion of his
were made during this interview, all of
which were received by the young lady
in so gracious a manner as to afford him
the most encouraging hopes of ultimate
success.
The entire conversation was repeated
by Miss H with great zest to her asso-
ciates, all of whom she invited to be
present at her quarters on the following
evening, at which time W had asked
for and been promised q special inter-
view, for the purpose as she imagined,
Of making q formal tender of his heart
and hand. Accordingly, at the appoint
ed hour, they all assembled, and were
quietly escOnced in an apartment adjoin-
ing the sitting room, with the communi-
eating door slightly ajar, so that they
could distinctly hear every word that was
said.
Soon the lieutenant made his appear
ance in full uniform, and was cordially
received by his inamorata, who asked
him to take seat near her, and entered
into a seemingly confidential but rather
loud conversation with him, that soon
led him to approach the subject of his
fond aspirations. Placing himself upon
his knees in front of her, with a most
tender, anxious and beseeching counten-
ance and voice, but with considerable
manifestation of diffidence, he said i:
Would ye like fur to jine the army,
Miss H-p
Using his own words, and initiating
his peculiar diction, she replied:
"No, don't think I'd like fur to iine
the army, Mr.. W."
At this juncture screams of vociferous
laughter burst forth from the mischevous
girls in the adjoining apartment, in which
the heartless Miss H, no longer able |
to control herself numerically joined,
which caused the discomfitted lover to |
leap to his feet in great confusion, seize
his cap, and rush from the room and |
don't think he ever afterward attempted
to pay his addresses to any lady.-Har-
pers Magazine
During the sitting of the court in Con.
necticut not long ago on a very cold ev-
ening crowd of lawyers had collected
around the fire that blazed cheerfulIy
on the hearth in bar room, when a
traveller entered, but no one moved to
give him room to warm his shins, so he
leaned back against the wall IN the back
part of the room.