Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-26
Miseellantons. 3
A Love Chase.
AN ENGLISH STORY.

will not begin at the beginning and de-
scribe how, in my boyish days. | sported
with Miss Cilly Busse. will not describe
how We used TO romp together, go 10
dancing school together. and reciprocate
all those little inocent endearments usual
between children Of nearly the same age
and opposite sexes,
When had just left college, and not
yet recovered my plying dismav at the
small regard which the world In general
paid to classics, moral philosophy and
metaphysics, when the first faint visions
of q moustache came over my mind, and
| daily examined with solicitude the soft
down of my upper lip; when | enjoyed
the novel excitement aud knew not OF the
the agonies OF shaving; in those happy
days | renewed my intimacy with Miss
tilly Busse.
Her mother and elder sister kept small
girls school, in which Miss Cilly was a
sort of supernumerary that is she attended
to the wardrobes, general department, and
occasionally the moral principles Of the
pupiles, and took any class whchh appen-
ed to be without regular instruction.
by degrees l began to regard the grim
looking house in which the Buses lived
with very friendly feeling.
To those who approached it in the morn
ing with books in hand, and fearful
weight ofunlearned lessons on their minds,
ii seemed TO cause a chill, the first aspect
OF a dungeon; but to me the dull brick
walls appeal to inclose garden OF
Academus. No wonder that went there
often. There | would find Miss Harmonic
Busse engage in the perusal of some for
mdable treatise on education. OF course
| never disturbed her, There would be
Mr.. Busse, reading some fearful religious
l,.. st...a ab.a.
factiorily disturb the minds of all her
friends and relatives. | never tried to dis
tract her mind IRON so agreeable an occu-
patton. But there would be Cilly, sitting
IN a deep window seat that would Just hold
two, and looking sweetlv with her little
feet tucked under her, and her soft little
hands engaged in some inscrutable piece
OF feminine employment 1t was but nat
ural that should take the other hall of
the window. and that, 50 cut OF from
ev-ry body else. We should grow extremely
confidential. We used to talk about evJry-
thing-about poetry and poets, about our
neighbors. about the flowers, and the last
piece OF scandal; about the stars. and
about ourselves. | enjoyed the couversa-
tions extremely y,-Sometimes we were left
alone In the room. but that used TO make
no difference, until one evening. when the
mayed and tonfounded me. | believe We
were talking about the stars; Miss Cilly
was speaking. as she generally did. She
pointed out 10 my admiring gaze the even
ing stsr-tne star of love. from thence
We disgressed to the affections, Miss Cilly's
ideas of love were of the lottiest character.
She could surrender all, endure all. accom-
Dish all things for the object OF her love.
II loved, she desired no other bliss {: If scorn-
ed she sighed out that she would carry
her love into the grave. She knew that
she could never love more than one-her
first love would be her last. She could not
believe in the possibility Of any other mar
riage than one of anectiou-money, poor
drOss. what was il that il should take the
place Of the only thing which could rem
der existence happy? These ideas were
not precisely original. but being very earn
cstlv and tenderly expressed, they touch
ed me extremely. Then Miss Cilly began
To be inquisitiv- a. TO my experience in
the tenber passion. She insisted that |
had been in love. and was determined TO
know the object of my affections. Being
a nervous aud bashful man. the state TO
which quarter of an hours cross exam
ination reduced me, can, perhaps, be i'u-
agined-I know Of no writer who could
depict It. After having obtained thorough
and complete Information as to the sub
stance of every conversation | had had
with any youn. woman in the town during
the last month. Miss Cilly began TO draw
deductions. This was the climax to my
agony, and burst forth in standardization.
| assured Miss Cilly that | had been no.
where 1.-THE Of the times that | had been
TO see her; that like nobody else as well
Us liked her aud that If she was deter
mined To declare me in love with some
body, it must be with herself, cannot be
certain that these were the words OF my
speech but they were certainly the in
tention. Judge. then OF nv horro: and
confusion when beheld Miss Cillv first
blush. then draw forth her pocket hank
kerchief. and then, in a voice broken with
emotion, reply:
That she had long though | cared for
her a little, but tha; the shock OF so fu,l
an announcement of my feelings WAS very
trying; that she reciprocated my atfrc-
ton, and that she was ready to do for me
all that she had stated before, of which
she now gave an enlarged and improved
edition. That my own heart must tell me
what hers ielt at that moment, and must
pardon all inaccuracies in expression;
wherespon she subsidized into her pocket
handkerchief.
believe | did the correct thipS-I be-
ie'e A'sseu her manu- nave hearu her
say that appeared ehraPtufed. may
be; | cannot say anything about ii. re-
uieuioer no.i'n2 oet"een lhe conclusion
oi herspcech anu my hna'hg myself lean
ing exhausted against fence quarter OF
= hiiie on. iheh tne "hoie horrid truth
ouist upon me. WIN an intention oi 90
ing So w1h no idea out OF single piessen,
ness anu peace had oecoue an engaged
man aho'her persons property-ahd mat
otner person yo"n" w"hah;
went 10 D, u A"u dreamed that had
successfully eihigratea 10 the Sahdwlch
ISLANDS. Inere ! nad Just wooed ana won
aus.y oriue' Wheh her FEATURES changed
ihto Miss oiiy busse. "ho' sraspinS me
Dy the na'r' ana oeaiihs parchment H.
crloed oreach OF promise hurried me
again ihto "aheiiilhess ana misery.
"nen one mas oeeh particularly happy
the night oeiore' the proDabiiity Is that
tue next morning VIII ofing whn II vague
sehee Vi MISERY Out there IS tie conciu-
sion that II you 90 10 oed particularly
"retGhea' you are pretty certain to wake
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