Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-06
l5opnar, Gales.
THE OH BACHELORS sTDRy.

myself INTO Ferv scfapes !
shall endeavoc 10 smuse you by relating
few ofthess.
There was an aged maiden lady, whc
protested the greatest hatred for the
male ser, ard VINO aboninated the very
name OF mstrimony, lived very near 20
my fathers house, and was an aequaint
aDce of my mothers. Whenever she
came 60 visit us. she was particularly
snappish and cross 70 the children, who
soon imbibed an invincible dislike to her
and this we always made apparent by
> every means OF annoying her m our
power. | was then about fifteen years
old and was as fond Of mischief, as any
youth OF that age ever was. was the
prime agent of every plot-aiways ~
toe foriofn hope, on every expedition,
- aud the first 10 be suspected ~wheaoaBf
tbiag misehievous bad been doue.
ssOur town IVES nai & sery @tes onS,
but was very respectable, and tlte ms
Jotity OF its inhabitants Was ia very good
circumstances, end rather OF aristocrat-
10 feelings; so that was in no danger
Of meeting with ~ba. is called low CON.
pany. Ny ehiel companions were thses
yeung lads, whose parents, ike ny
owB, were o! Independent property. and
we ourselves were not "a hcieal al -saifs
consequence aud impudepee, ia which
points wa very much fesembled each
theF.
@ We feur e%ntsred into s compact t.
disturb the scomfoit OF this old maid, and
70 assist each other IN whatever eYtremi.
~ we might, - the pursuit OF this object,
chance to >falI into. We commenced
cur operations By sending Der ar anon.
ymous letter, very badly written aud
apeltr setting forth, that the writer was
8 repentsnt thief. and one OF a gang who
had determined to break into her house
on the course Of The ensuing month. out
in vhs. particular night, the nenitent
could not state, as he vas not admitted
into the privy csunciIs OF the gang Tbs
letter fully answered our expectations:
the old lady, had two c%onstables, armed
20 the teeth, on watch ever, night. for
SIX weeks, 10 the iowsr apartlnents OF
the house; provided with liquor and re
1reshdients in great abundance. The
watebnan wa feed to visit the prpmi
ses every qnartsr instead OF every hali
hour; and all the neighbors were warn
ed to De on the alert to give their assis
lance ii required.
Alter The effects OF this fright had toll.
eraoiy subsidized, we answered an al yer.
tissmeat Ter ssWife IN her uRme. and
addressed the party TO make personal
application az sca appointed hour. /
contfiyed to get lnto an adjoining room,
where, through tns key hole, { could
De witness 60 this meeting. A few
minutes before the clock struck The
critical hour, thsre was a smart ran at
the door, and | couid hear a chac k!ion
voice inquiring fer Miss Crabbe. On
hearing this, her forehead was pucker,
ed up iato several additional wr1nlles
and her ely ebrows lowered NEST porten
teusly n male visitor was rs unusual
a guest here, 90 he was likely TO prove
an unweicome one. | really p!f;ed tbe
poor fellow es be entered with a smirk
upon his jolly features, aud G cheerful
aiacrity in bIs whole department. whi.h
was Immediately checked BY such an |
intense trigidisy of the maiden's aspect.
as seemed to chill the genial current Of
his soul, and 10 turn the milk Of his cor |
dial nature into gall. He stood like q !
person detected in the Commission OIL
some nelnous sri0e, or like a truant he
fore his sehool.mastes, who suddenly
susprises him in his e%rratic exeursiop-
lie eyed his far mistress with a moss
hopeless lack a daisical expression Of
ceuntenance; and 10 her sharp. ANGRY
question ct what do you want. SIR. with
meP be stammered out 'Madam-f-l
am the the-gentleman whom you
hon honored WITH & letter OF the 5th
instant LII wrote q wrofe a letter 10 ao.5
sir-nnparailslled etirontety-and pray,
Sir, I'm 4 tens 81 mos. scognfu! irony( !
what might be the tenor OF that CORES,
pendence, which | have the honor Of
holding with y0G;' ~rhe poor fellow
Seemed perplexed and did not know
how Ia answer, She &dded. will vol
be so gsod as TO let me know the sa6jec,
on "hlsh our cerrespoN denoe is foundeL.
es believe, being perfect strangers 20
eaeh other, g little explanation NAV be
necessary Oh, Certainty. by all means.
madam replied he, %tbinKlng. no doubt.
that she was merely Introducing che
matter In her own way; and he helped