Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-09-30

a syllable may revive the dying. A frows may
crush = gentle heart, the smile Of forgiveness
may relieve from torture. "He hat 10 faithful in
that which is least, is faithful also in much; and
he that is unjust in the least, Is unjust also in
much"
HARD or HEAR1NG-A LOVE STORY.
A young jonathan once courted tho daughter
# an old man that lived down cass,' who pro-
fessed to be deficient in heanng-but forsooth |
who was more captious than limited in hearing,
as the sequel will tend to show.
1t was on q stormy night IN the 'des Of March,
if l mistake not, when lightning met lightning, |
and loud peals Of thunder net thunder, that JON
athan sat by the old psan's hreside, discussing |
with the old lady, ibis intended mother in law) on
the expediency II asking the Old mans pcfmas- |
sion to marry Sal. Jonathan resolved to pop IT,
to the Old man the next day, but said he, 'as
think Of the task my heart shrinks, and fcsoau-
sion weaken-he's so ding'd hard to hear body
In the mean time, the old man, who was hypocrt-
ic.l, so Ear ~ hearing vas concerned, fesgnsd to
tai indifference 10 the conversatio0 between has
wife and jonathan, but contrary 10 the anticipa.
ton Of both, he distinctly heard every word that
passed. To be brief, night passed, aasd By The
dawn Of another day, the old man was to be foaad
in his harm loa, feeding pigs. jonathan also rose
from bed early in the morning and sPied the
old m:a feeding his pigs and resolved to ask biz
! for Sal.
} Scarce had . minute elapsed after J:c.sh.n
made his last resolution the old San oso n'm
: good morning. Now Jonathe.'s heart beat!
now he scratched his head, I'D ever ana enon
birth 70 Pensive :h;,,vn;o ".e .. o.S'e
A to ask the old mas but, said he, alone to him
SELF shoveyer. here goes; faint heart never won
. fair v.l, and addressed the old man thus:
saw. Cd man want to marry your daugh'
: teri ,
: would loan it to YOU Jonathan but my son has Ia
. ken il and gone IL to the MILL :.
j. jonathan. -(Puttng his mouth close to the old
e mans car, and speaking in . deafening voice.
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:, cot IL ID pound koss3 49,
liant u ssssors - all Die oh
h' Js. s mo. ys. .b. v;es| 81 d.p.;r, ~.
y psts;ng his mouth 70 the Cd 1917 sa~iea
= ga wss~So have /, jonathan, AMI il he weus
Dr. cold ever had in my life. So saying de cd a,
IF sneezed wash up. -. -.y csvy gnUU n1vsnI
he mouth to the old mans ear, and screamed Ike
10 wounded Yaho:
1t Why, dadda, you caas understand, he's 60
1t gold! he's rich.
a. Old man.-He's got = cold and the itch! Oh
what's the devil doing here with the itchS eh!
c. saying the old man aimed blow At jonathan
Il, head with his Walking staff but happily Tor Jon:
VI than no dodscd It Nor dad the rage q the o.
d, hero stop * te.s, oos wan an ecgsy ooInsenanc
he made after Jon:shan VINO 'oo& 20 ms nee's, nc
a. DID Jonathans suck stop nere ne nec nov gov o.
y, ofsAe barn yard. nor mr. from the osd man. w
ps run him q close race, ere Jonathan stumPed b
toe and fell to the ground and before the Old IN.
ct could take up he stumbled oyer .oee'ean, 90
IN, tell sPfswhn4 m moo aose; Se@,n sP'..g
M ms nees, 40 ~!n .ne - 49, y S"% "r ", ~.
ca n'msen. nnc P<" 0@s' s''c o''~ "SS' '>e
ms or got NO HUSBAND.
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rot SNAkE-A few evenings s:nce : parry .:
m ladies returning rom tne s.e ~.' ~ ~. !,
me ~ % 2 were soooen'y suIP ~ =
'ar ser: lane party, VINO ~as = ,e1 y.L
to - - snsns. Ihe young ndy VI
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