The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-05

To MS I;lnN love. mn | waited neck
deep in the horse pond to procure for
my love the water lily. Romeo leaned
the Garden wall 10 see his Juliet but
sat for hours ON the fence to watch my
Polly rs she retired to her chamber
But all these evidences of my devotion
were Of no avail; | wrought no change;
| was enduring 1.-THE keencst of all ills
uncertainty" and resolved to bring the
affair to Il crisis.
How to make the proposal was the
next question. After a dozen plans |
resolved to ask the lady to take ride.
I aud to seize that opportunity to open my
heart to her My invitation was accept
ed. AMI hope revived again At two
o'clock ! was seen driving through the
l town with Miss Shiyers seated at my
| side.
The awful momcnt now arrived. |
was now to know my destiny; | was to
he the accepted lover or rejected one.
became excessively agitatcd. every word
of the beautiful address had conrocted
the night previous vanished from my
memory. But an attempt was to he
4 made. and when we had passed through
the VILLAGE iuto the open country | broke
the ice.
began first by calling her attention
| to ~, beautiful scenery. for thought q
little sentiment was necessary. spoke
of the waving grass, the Iaughing now
ers, the azure skies. and the ti'opsand III
/ tie beauties that everywhere meet the
eye. The lacy agreed with me eNaeHy'
hat she spoke with no enthusiasm; ther,
/ was no sentiment, no romance, no reel
ing, and found this would not answer
so ! stood on another attack.
| Have you ever been to New York
Miss Shivers! l ventnred to ask.
I NO, sir.
| Don you think you should ike t'
RESIDE therei giving the horse n cut.
.! really cannot say, Mr. Simpson,
4 'hink you could be pleasant stu
ated there (another cut; the society Is
very fine. though one certainly wiShe'
Tor his friends around him. often tee
lonely, mrl sigh Tor IA companiun--
Yes sin
Il am confident you could be happy
''''N' l'I Iil'N' "ih'''' ~ '''Hl'''ii' ''''
giving the horse tremendous lash. i
shonId icllght TO ih'roduc' you TO my
friends II my society Is us agreeable t'
Won as yours IS 49,. u.
ME simpson SIrl.kc' MISS HhNeI'
you are driving into the ditch =
The words were no sooncrspokcn than
over we Went, and both were thrown
iroh 'h' chaiSe; MISS 01'yerS screamed
lI'e '''"r morse NleNea'aHu e'"e"'oreo
10 Ircc 'lilspl' from 'n' i''"S'
arose 1T laS' p"' III me very asUnE, oI
despair i Ga%ed upon me ia"y' la,
ah onJect bonnet torn If'SS s9lIeo o., nI'
l''e 'o'tie" WIN mud Iy'' ''Ae S.''h
| my i''Vo 'h' c;'r''' begged eh'rc"'c"
ouI haI not Tue power 10 move
VIII never venture i''lo 'il;'' cII''S'
aga'n' Said me Iady,;; 'Ou' why aon
you assist me l ShaIl u''-1 am dying.
os .ho f.n and tLon'rh ,nr ar,,' ,,a' ,.a
nearly bro,an % IN fhn ] a1toumi tn ','" sav" w."
SUPPORTED her She revived at last, an,
| succeeded in persuadinr her to take .
seat IN the chaisc. | turned the horse.
! head toward the yillooc
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dresses. but smoke not 4 word of con
ISOLATION.
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| make driyina thron~h tLc town. I wa
OBLIGED to Weld nv IirLt os l,.;yo,. am
?. fine lady took ,Lr rcirs
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Wv, '"''-'' W y" y '' '"'f'
| returned home III state OF min
pordtrihG on insanity. thought OF tn
scandal 'he allllr would create, the Joke
thlt would he made at my expense, an
tile m'''r 4hhIiliIai'on oi all ny dream
o. bliss rushed from my room, an'
hhung no person on which to wreak IN
N'l'%oancr' ran to thestaole and lashr
the p"of horSe until was exhausted b
'he exercise
3 \ week passed and | scarce venture
from the house. but remained "a wear,
| warn and u-r,t o1,,l tI;r,, " ,,t;,., ,