Beadle's Dime Novels No. 127: Bald Eagle — page 47: what you’re looking at

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DE WITT. 49 it? Impertinent, conceited coxcomb, that Iam! Because a Score of girls flatter me, I take offense at the wilfulness of one, the brightest of them all—the star of stars—the queen of queens !” CHAPTER VI. A LOVE PASSAGE. Ir is well known that the tory families of the period were mostly allied to the nobility of the mother country, or held Official appointments under the crown; hence they were apt to look with contempt upon the whigs, who, though led by persons of superior birth, embraced the yeomanry and mechani- Cal as well as maritime interests of the rising Republic. The undisguised favor with which Katrina De Witt regarded the young rebel was met with determined contempt and opposition by her family, most especially by her father, who, tory to the heart, naturally wished to ally his daughter to one associated by birth, principle and interests with his own party, He was warmly seconded in these views ‘by Colonel Vinton, Whose undisguised admiration of the provincial belle seemed likely to realize the wishes of De Witt. Katrina, however, was not disinclined to the use of her power; she would coquette with a dozen of her admirers, and leave each one to dream over her pleasant sallies, recall her bright glances; and yet doubt whether he held one thought in the fancies of the sprightly maiden. . fy “Shame on you,” cried the proud old gentleman, “to be seen talking to that Puritanic renegade, who disgraces his king and country. I would as soon see you married to Black Dick of the Devil’s Pulpit.” Katrina was genuine enough to iakhe at this association, for the atrocities of the young renegade were too notorious for disguise; but, with her eyer-ready self-possession, and unwil- ling to irritate her father unnecessarily, she responded de- murely : “Black Dick is a comely youth.” connicloooks.com