Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-04-13
A COUPLE OF STRAY LEAVES.

Leaf The frst--.Sir months after marriage.
"WelI, my dear, will you 20 10 the party TO.
night you know We have very polite invita-.
ton"
"Why, my love, jus, as you please; you know
! always wish TO consult your pleasure"
"WeIl then. Harriet, suppose we 20; shat 10
if w" ..a rfac'i" ,,liine now Aon't say yea
because do, foryou know that where you are
there am perfectly happy"
"Why, my love, you would enjoy yourself
am sure, and whenever you are happy. shall
be of course. What dress shall wear, Will
ium--my white satin with blonde, or my ashes
Of roses, or my evantine, OF my white lace, you
always know better than about such things"
"Iiarret dearest, you look beautiful in any
lhlng. now take your own choice tonight but
| think you look very well IN The whne satin.
"There, William dear, knew you would think
Just as dId--oh how happy we shall be there to.
night; and YOU must promise mol 10 leave me for
a moment; for shall bo sad i you DO"
Leave thee, dearest eavc thcel
No; by yonder star swear"
"Oh William. denrest William, how beautiful
that is, you are always learning poetry TO make
inc happy"
sand Harriet, my own priced Harriet. would
| not do any thing in the world 10 give you one
moments huppiness' Oh you nre SO very very
dear 10 me, II seems Of times almost too much
happiness TO last"
Oh, do not say DO dear William, il will last
and we shall many years even happier than
this, for will not love be songer and deeper eve
ny year; and now dearest, viii will be buck III
one moment and then we will 60"
al harp gh,. hns uona. hTiuhi and hanufil,u cFaa
ture she ls--Oh! how miserable should be with
out her she has indeed cast strong spell
around my heart and one that never, no never
can be broken; she IS the only star OF my exis-
ience, guiding on TO virtue and happiness, and
can ever love her less than now can ever
desert herl can speak Of her in less than terms
of praise! Oh, no rs impossible She IS too
good, too Pure-haPPy, happy man that am"
Leaf he second--Sir gears after marriage.
my dear, wl thank you to pass the sugar,
you didn't give me but one lump"
well, Mr. Shocks, | declare you use sugar
enough IN your tea to sweeten a hogshead of VIM
egar james, keep your fingers out of tho
sweetmeats; Susan, keep still baaling declare
il is enough to set one dlsiaced-iheIe, take that,
you are too hasly."
II wish, Mr.. Shocks, you'd mind your own
business, you're always meddling with what don't
| concern you,"
"Wel, Mrs. Snooks, want 10 krow who has
| better right 1t have n0l-you're always fret
| ting and tuning about nothing"
| "Pa Thomas IS tearing your newspaper all
up"
Thomas, come here-how dare you abuse
my papers!--Iil teach you TO tear il again
there, sf, how does that feel--now 60 TO bed J"
"Mr. Snonks, you horrld wretch. how can you
strike child Of nine in that way Come here.
Thomas, poor fsIlow--did he get hur-neyer
mind here's a lump Of sugaT--theTe, that's a
good boy"
MRS. Shocks, let me tell you, you will spoil
| the children; you know never interfere when
YOU see fit TO punish chIId-it's strange that
woman can never do any thing right"
"Neyrr do any thing right faith, MIR. Shocks.
lfnobody did any thing right in this house bu.
Yourself, wonder what would become Of u.s."
"Lei me tell you, ma'ani, and I'll bear it no
longer, you are as snaprish and surIy as--a--
she dog--and If there is divorce TO be hid in the
land, III have it; you would wear out the pa
lience of job.
"Oh dear how mad the poor man is; we'll
| good night, my dear--pleasani Dreams"
"There she's gone. Thank heaven I'm alone
once more. Oh! unhappy man that am, 10 be
chained down TO such creature--she il the va.
ry essence Of ugllness, cross and peevish. Oh
that could once more be bachelor, curse The
day that ever saw tho likeness Of her. Yes,
, viii get divorce, can't livs with her any Ion
ger, il is utterly impossible