The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-05-24
Written for the Huntinston Argus.
QUEEN OF HEARTS,.
HY N. v. n. r.

much whispering ensues as to the exact
amount Of mother wit possessed bv the un-
fortunate man, and am sure that De
Wits looked upon me, from the M oment
they became acquainted with my secret
asa sort of denented genius. and rit el
me accordingly.
Marriage is considered by some lucky
Benedicts to be the great aim and happi-
meas OF life, and was fully persuaded to
their theory, and was willing TO risk all in
good cause, il / could only have induced
Queenie Kenton to take half share in
the enterprise. You see, Imogene Kenton
WIS n bosom friend oil Belle De Wits, and
there first saw the Queen Of Hearts -
We all calld her so, perhaps because she
liked it, and perhaps because she queenei
IL so royalty, over the whole list OF young
bachelors in the vicinity OF her charms
She made one think OF Mrs Browning,
Court Lady
"Hcr hair was tawny with gold,
Her eyes with purple were dark,
Her cheeks pale opal burned
With red and restless spark"
The blood red roses in the tawny hair
OF my Court Lady, matched the restless,
FIRE in her rounded cheek, and wine red ru.
bies made the baby white throat look ten
times winter by contrast.
When | first knew her thought it
quite pleasure enough TO sit near my d.
vinity, and watch the varying light in her
beautiful eyes, and hear her careless ringing
laughter, as it echoed through the SPLEEN
did rooms at the De Wits, but latterly
found more music in her voice, when she
addressed few words to me OF the many
regrets she would have to leave the pleas.
ant neighb rhood, where her lite had
been like fairy dream--ior | forth with
INDUCED in many congratulations to my self
believing said irresistible to be the attrac
tive party, that held the little witch in the
sllken letters. Her words always succeeded
in making me speechless and in "A state
Of halt delirium. presume every fellow
feels 80 when lie is in love. | was usually
very seli-possessed, and had things my
own way, but somehow the smiles OF the
Gree gave me choking sensation at my
throat laid it on my collars, aud ex
travaeantly threw whole box OF p cent
h-Byrons in TO an alley, but found the
same feeling held its own, though girdled
by bran new number aud style of ala
Corsair.
discovered pretty soon that my IMAM
arato was fond of poetry, and so | deluged
her with choice bits had culled for her
especial admiration, and in NV cooler
moments, would sometimes remember that
had quoted some of item in very
NAL dprop0s manner, but her gentle
smiles only melted me to greater poetic
ebulIitions, her beauty made me forget
iul at times, and | think rendered me
very erratic, Tor once repeated something
to her about marble statue to be waited
about by every idle breeze
think she rather liked me; it was a
good sign, thought, that she talked 20
much TO me about music. for which
protested to have an insane love aud art
Tor this of course had mad alteration.
and we seemed to he congenial spirits in
regard to moonlight aud flowers.
was beginning To consider myself quite
man Of the world, until Inogene came
among us and dispelled my illusion. ! had
heard che was hrt, but when look
Ell into her confdi 2 brown eyes severely
berated myself for believing such dread
ful things Of her
There was to I've a large party at the
De WIT mansion, and had whispered
confdentiaIly to myself that it should flu
rh my capliyation OF lmogene Kenton, Tor
believed the good work to have begun boz
tie damsefs heart From the top Of my
curly head, to the tip Of my new french
booir | was ieutless. and sneered AT the
nusch'evou7 doubts that would ever and
anon assail me, FOR glance at the charm
Jog figure reh FROM the mirror wa.
tufiicieot n relnstate my sclfcomplai-ance
ADD render me fully equal 10 the task o
Offering to Queen lmogene the or ccles.
gilt Of my heart and baud ] am sure she
was enhancing during the time ] lusero
ly her eide. but the room WIS lull OF -irau
geis, aud wa soon swept by the tide, q,
place near "a lady very evidently muci
interested 10 the Catholic faith aud ale.
very esiiendy dissusteI with me, brcan..
] did not know What coIored stole sboui