The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-23

VI FraH ftt Tgraisn AfE- TtrFtF EmpafiA-
III BACHELOR ELJNuEh-.
Twill nai venture ia Haaeri hhe HaHr fieiN
Timothy ii---. Mtsars. FHusErs, tAai h-f.
been alwags 30 fhe right. On Che cuntraif,i
FAY n1t aci.HFl lherN is single bii XVII nitll
biliiy shoai me. 7 have aimed, through iie
Ipf nn Uncomfortable length, ani marhrl nt
uufa ttH vicias.fa5l-. io tu iht Best una.1 ief
imysc4 end ofhers. end f hliase failed, tx 40
r1r AaA been af tiu head ani uut tAe heart
IL can scarcely be called 4 siaguiaTiiy, NOT TO
have been married at All cvcnis, in ihai res
I pect, am like Timuihy.
My lookingfiass tells mr, as iar as err
competent Al Judge, possess good regular
sCt NJ features. y moderately delicate form,
and riF motherusfi fo aY, 4 had quite as mnoh
wiz as auT of ihe Pinch i4mih aii these mai-
tiers have Kept IS Articles ~ most religious
faith, and IN reviewing my Faaf hie, in il.flr
Y light, ! can never bring myself l allow ihat
any thing bit ny own indisiasai aat ana sp-
her agency of my Judgment. ils caused thh
anai issue ~ al MS snriai tits with tac rtn-
fienan. who far number equal those which
the oldest bachelor u tLg coBairY can boast
-
TN onr town VT Harruuirh. W. BAL fashion,
when WIS 4 GIRL WI corning by moonlight,
% the sound OF ineiine sieira bells, and hG-
bind 4 pair III spirited bays. loved v sprghi-
y Jockey If a little fellow once. bot Be 81 li-
III al I'm diving me Cd fhr crossroads ena
eyenine, with TIE horses aiI cow usy W. gailop,
something whispered 10 any car a coupiei of
TIE cid ballad,
= nan that drirfs his borrrs hard
May etaaft a dfitr Aig rift
I was 8 no. ~ h0nie- tie next time he called.
and a. he saw me A the window, he took che
hint
| chose never 70 keep q man ID suspense IA
hour after Mad determined WE t1 have hHn
for husb7nd, il he offered himself made
ny calculations according to INV own ideas
~ prepriety w their general behaviour ore
came to see me seven months constantly. and
said nothing about love. ] concluded nat f1
wait ior hiin ans longer iaou = 1 hsd ~ real
/ objection ~ him. 1 dismissed han. Another
tohrred himself hand ard heart, after an ac-
iquaintsuce 81 three weeks. told bin 10 e.
about his business le had neither cumrnon
prudence nor common Judgment And
third, was forever telling NE bow many con-
quests IKE Lao made. ! old Lim ai last thai
had bad a suficiency ~ his compsly, and de-
sired him 10 be particular in his future nara
tions 10 others that NY heart was net among
ilie number Of those who had fallen victims 10
his seductive powers.
To pass over AZ least as many affairs % your
correspondent does, in which all the variety
VI beaux from the starehed and minelng dan
/ dy Of the holiday ballroom 70 the solemn and
! tonguelCss, and half shaved dudgaon III the
farmhouse, | come 10 an adventure " 10
common occurrence. J was engaged To be
married 10 a young merchant; Wv wedding
clothes were ready he svas gentleman Who
set high value Cd his taste he wanted me
10 wear blue sash, preferred white one
he got in pet about it, and J concluded / had
al last got sight Of the cl0vou foot. uropo-
sed that instead Of pumps BE should wear boots,
be did not like the interference. Surely,
thought its bad rule that don't work both
ways. put of the time, took a second tho't
about the matter, and broke of the match
a man that sets himself % a. lord AZ the
threshold will be tyrant 10 the house. new
er blamed myself for the step.
Once listened TO a fop 81 a fellow. WHO
wore RULES and "a fine blue 0roal-cl5th coat.
tie spent dollars where he should have onlv
paid cents. lei him Oft. Another used M
come 70 my fathers with lis dog and gun.
they wanted ne 70 listen 10 him, but I tod
them that one who bestowed 70 large por-
lion az Ibis affections On dogs had not enough
ieft for a wife, and rejected him. A third
suitor was in the habit of swearing, politely
to be sure ] could not but think such one
bad 10 business 20 be father lie got bis
walking papers.
10 fine, with tolerable fortune, aud some
beauty, through inability to find one tolerabiy
unobiecti0uable man i0r husband, ] remain
n single life. Happy IN the recollection, that
If % he single Al To err, my error grew Out of
misfortune.
Hoping that All who are worthy may. in
the exercise Or all due prudence, fare better,
/ remain your constant reader
BELINDA PINcH.