Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-17

as Shakespeare says, Il do believe I've
caught cold.' Thus did Mr.. Shuhleton
Pope toss his body about in bed, while his
mind was tossed on sea of uncertainty.
lie thought upon his dawning prospects
until the day had dawned; and, as he
shaved himself, he came to the resolution
to cut the farm and Louisa he did more
than he intended, he cut himself.
Shufileton Pope, with his tale of mys-
terry in his pocket, departed in the same
mysterious manner that he had done be-
fore. He arrived in London, deposited
his article at the booksellers and himself
at his old quarters. In few days the
magazine with the articles for next month
was announced and advertised, and at
the head of them appeared the "Tale of
Mystery-a fragment, by Shufleton Pope,
Esq" This time there was no editorial
erasures, it appeared in its whole length,
for the publisher wished that the public
should be we'll acquainted with Mr.. Shut
tleton Pope's claims to their admiration.
Mr.. Shuflleton Pope read his tale through
and through, and over and over again.
No one else could do the first. He called
upon the publisher, received his money,
but when he proudly observed that he
was ready to supply another upon the
same terms, the publisher modestiy him
ted; that he had stopped the supplies
we must now pass over three years, DUR
lrg which our hero struggled, and as he
struggled, became more and more en-
tangled in the meshes of poverty. At
first, his name so conspicuously put for
ward by the publisher, was the means of
his writing a few articles for the other
magazines, but the bubble soon burst, and
Mr.. Shuffleton Pope descended from one
grade TO another until he was at the low
est round of the Gradus and Parnassum.
In rags and misery, with but one half
penny in his pocket, he once more turn.
ed his face from London and arrived on
foot at South Cooley. During the whole
of the three years he had never cores
ponded with his uncle; he was ashamed
to do SO; but during these three years he
had again eaten up his small estate, and
this time Mr.. Shuffleton had not interfer-
ed to save it
We must here premise that after Lou
isa had wept her faithess betrothed for
more than year, she had by the pursua-
sion Of Mr.. Shuffleton united herself to a
fine young man, who was very fond of
farming and very clever person withal.
He had but one fault, which was not dis
covered until it was too late, which fault
was that he had very treacherous MEM
ory; in short, he had quite forgotten
when he cspoused Louisa, that he had at
the time two other wives still living. But
one fine day, just after the second child
was born, some claimants very unexpec-
tedIy, at least to Mr.. Suffleton and Loui-
sa, made their appearance. In the first
place, two young women claimed HIM -
also two constables of different parishes
then the law claimed him, and lastly,
Jack Ketch. The end of all their numer-
ous claims were that Louisa found herself
a single woman with twQillegitimate chill
dren.
When our hero made his appearance.
his goodhearted uncle saw but his power
ty and his rags, and forgot his i'll treat
ment of himself and his child.
'Well, well, nephew, what's done's
lone. You are back again, and am
glad to see you. Things are not SO we'll |
rs when you last came, and when you
asst came they were not SO well as when
you first left. You then We're young, |
Louisa was pretty and had little money. |
ou would not have her because you were
/ genius. You came back, the money
you had spent, and Louisa had lost her
beauty; but still you had farm and a
,oung girl who dotted on you. That
wouldn't suit you, and off you went once
more. Now the farm is gone, and poor
louisa is not SO good as new, and more
ver, there are two poor children to main
ain; but still it.might be worse. She
vas innocent, poor thing, and although
he married to oblige me, | think she
oves you still. Now she is still at your
ervice, and you may still be a farmer
nd live with me. What do you say?'
Mr.. Shufleton Pope replied as any 9TH
r man starving and in rags would have
one.
Il will turn farmer and marry Loui-
'Better late than never replied Mr..
huffleton; 'and as you may change your
lind, the wedding shall take place to NOR
ow.'
To this neither our hero or Louisa
lised any objections, and the next day
Tr. Shuflleton Pope found himself the
,rtunate possessor Of his Louisa, at the
ame time without any trouble ON his