Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 127, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 16 April 1836 — Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

TUB 1WTENT CHLIIX. OR A EUTTSR SrtCCLATlO.X. I onlv think with every son of chivalry and song, that a knight without a mistress is like n sky without a star. Anne of Girctletn. Patience Peabody was a perfect Parngon of poetical personification light

mounting to an eternal constacy of nine

days. In one of the sets of the country dance took occasion to retain the soft hand which the figure had given me a right of possession, and gently squeezed it I sighed into her left ear 'Lovely Patience, your present kindness has bound me to yon forever: will

you not add to my obligation by giving . i . z.

me an opportunity ot declaring m pn

n a fairv blooming as a rose eyes

like a gazelle's-and beautiful as rsyene. Vate, my atleclion tor you, and permu

U it to be wondered then, mat I soon lipr.imfi over head and cars wig and

whiskers, in love? 1 saw her first in church, and nothing could or would have contented my soul but a wind up in this same sacred place. I requested OVd Doolittle to introduce me to Cphinetus Close; Ephinetus in time made me acquainted with Sy Stokes; Sy with Joe Palmer; Joe with Madison Mason; Madison with Ichabod;lch-

nbod with John Peabody the cousin of

P.ifiVnro. fhfM ln!,mol all mv hopes. 1

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me to ease my heart of its load of love,

which, like a pent up earinquaicc, is tearin? this fond soul to pieces-!'

Shelooked a3 if into that very soul

for a few moments, and then replied in a w hisner -

Ai soon as the young folks are a little tired of this stomp down, I gue?s they'll be after falling to work on the mince pies and mulled cider, w hich are laid out in the next room. So do yovi

start to co home after this, as soon as

you hear Jake stop his riddle give

ought to have won her, fcr never did j tap on the w indow, and I will be here

carry your skirts so long don't I know

something about churns aint an uncle of mine in Connecticut got a mill, and

if you put cedar posts in at one end it

will turn patent churns at the other.

So now, back again!'

'But bovs,' said another voice, 'the

proof of the pudding is eating the bag;

so let's try Jack's churn; Patience, run

ind bring the large basin ot cream, and

tell Dorthy to light a fire that we may

mull some more cider quick, now.

My heart was beating against my ribs

I was in a trap, but cogitation was out of the question; there I was, and the

cream of the ioke was, there I had to

remain. 1 soon heard Jack again ex claim: 'Ah, here comes the cream now Sy

take olFlhe kiver,and Patience help me to cant over the stuff now boys, see

how quick 111 make the butter come pour away!'

A splash! a shriek, and one bound

bro't me to the center of the room,

mortal strive so hard to gain the pre

sence of earth's potentates as did 1 to try my Patience. She, it must be confessed, was rather repulsive towards me: indeed, so much so that I took an early occasion of rcqucstng her to show cnusc. 'How is it, Miss Peabody, that one who strives so hard to ingratiate himself in vour giod opinion, meets so many rebuffs and crosses? what is the cause, my dear miss?" I had asked this question sctlo voco at a quilling frolic, but the fractious little jade not seeming disposed for a whisper, cried out loud enough to fix all eyes on me Gals and boys, only hear this tarnal pesky dandy, what curious questions he pokes at me; he wants to spark with me, but I rather guess we Bangor gals don't want none of your city dandies, who's got more coat tail than brains, any day.' 'Haw! haw! haw!' was roared out in regular '-Dorm LVi' chorus.

I guess Mr. Jenkineon,' said one of

the beaux of the parly, 'you've missed a figure with our Patience; that ere

f peculation an t no go! 'Haw! haw! haw!" was repeated. 'Perhaps, Squire, you think we're only half baked in these parts but you'll find your bread all dough.' 'Haw! haw! haw!' re-echoed thro' the room. 'You won't stand no more chance here with our gals, than you would to

cut down a raft of white pines with a

penknife!

The chorus was deccpord. Gingerbread and molasses,' exclaimed the fair Patience, 'did any one ever look so streaky as he doe. He looks about as mean and little as the small eend of nothin' whittled down! But no matter, Mister don't you be dow n in the mouth. I begin to think I'll take compassion on you, so as they're going to have a hop, why you shall be my partner. I thought this a favorable symptom; toon as 1 was somewhat relieved from my previous unpleasant predicament, and when in an incredible short space

of time the room was cleared by put-1 ting the tables against the walls and thereon piling the chairs, we stood out in couples. A negro, the Dick Hamilton of the village, rolled into the room with a fiddle in his hand, and we were soon immersed in all the mysteries of set to your partner cut out cross orcr dow n in the middle up again.' Patience was in excellent spirits, and seemed to kindle with exercise of dancing as if the buoyancy of her tiny little feet (for they were the sweetest little loves of feet I ever saw) as if, I say their buoyancy had communicated iUelf to head and heart. I seized the lucky

moment and poured into her ear all the soft nonsense 1 w as master of. 1 told her how irresistible was her smile how like meteors were her eyes how like the down of the turtle dove were the fringes that encased them how much whiter than pearls were her teeth how much more fragrart than the rose were her lips how Cupid might nestle in her dimples and drink love's intoxication from her sighs in fine, I exhausted my vocabulary of compliments, and I had the satisfaction to find that I was making an impression. There was a fascination in her glance which 1

could not resist my eye followed her in the mazes of the dance, enraptured! True it was, she knew no more of a mazurka, or a gallopade, than a cow

does of k sugar dish, or than she did of

the Khan ot lartary; but native hoh

ness was in every elastic motion; other

dancing might be the poetry of motion,

hers was the poetry of grace itself.

A she put up her sweet little face, and peeping into my eyes while ad

dressing her, I thought I could gaze

and talk forever! I quite forgot all

her former quizzing, and was carried down thestreamof feeling, full freighted

with hope, and ballasted with love a-

to meet you for all the rest will be in

the other room and too busy eating ana drinking to miss me?' I was about to vent my thanks, when a look of hers put me on guard, and w ith difficulty I restrained their expres

sion. An opportunity soon presented

itself to leave the company. I pleaded business and made a bow. After

saining the garden gate, 1 looked up

at the moon, and thought it never shone

more beautiful! and every thing was so pure and soft and calm, 1 felt as if could gaze forever. At length a step approached it was my valet Simon, whom ordered to stop for orders about this hour. To him I communicated my little arrangement and settled that

he should go back with me to the house,

as his presence might be necessary in case Patience should consent to an immediate elopement. The fiddle ceased! oh love! oh rap-

lure! borne on my ark of promise, like

the wanderingdoveof Arrarat. I curbed my impatience for a few moments

as a matter of precaution, and then

tapped on a pane of glass. I he door

opened almost immediately

Notice to Speculator mail Philanthropists.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that the Board of Commissoners of the coun

ty of Dearborn, or a majority of them, will attend at the Asylum erected for the accommodation of the poor in Dear

born county, on Monday, the 18th day

of April, at ten o'clock on that day, for

the purpose ot letting out to some com

petent person, the keeping of the poor of said county. It wonld be prefeired

that the contractor furnish every thing

necessary, such as beds, bedding and

the necessary furniture, with meat,

drink and washing and clothing, and

make his calculations accordingly. The

contractor will have the use of a beautiful farm, consisting of fifty three acres of first rate ridge land, (twenty five a-

cresof w hich or thereabouts) are clear

New & Cheap Goods.

PEPPER &. FRENCH, AVE just received and are now opening, at the stand formerly oc

cupied by Pepper and James , corner

of Main and t ront streets, a very gen

eral and well selected assortment of SFKIXG & SUjniER IBT SUDCHD8 CONSISTING IN PART OF Broad Cloths, Cassimeres and Cassinetls of various colors; Kentucky and Domestic Jeans; Satlinets, Ciacassians, Ginghams, Silks, fastings, Gloves, Shau ls Handkerchiefs, Cambrics, Hosiery, Irish Linen,

a great variety oj CallCOCS, Stieenngs and Shirtings. Flannels, together with all