Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-07-03
from the "Iajes from /
truman Truths experience.
BY REV. GEORGE ROGERS.

BY REV. GEORGE ROGERS.
.You SAID you should like to hear my expo
rience neghbor Bradley" eaid Truman Troth,
after he had smoked out his pipe, and knocking
tho ashes out of il, had laid il upon tho mantie-
poce. "Well, you'il hear nothing wonderful
after all but such as i; is | viii gIvo II TO you
cheerfuly." Accordingly, when MIR. Tsoth had
ordered some apples brought in aud handed 10
his friend, he proceeded h give tho following
account OF himSoit
"On tn very day that completed my TWEEN. y-sxth
year, | seriously weighed tho considerations IN
favor Of single lse, against those IN favor OF
matrirnony, and found 81 decided balance on
the side of the latter, that resolved to subject
myself TO its bonds forthwith. Bat with whom?
That question was soon decided My cousin
Mary, knew OF buckingham, Bucks County,
in attendance ut Friends quarterly meeting
you know my Polly was Frcnd) She, Of all
the girls in the world was my choise, but | had
never given her the slightest intmaton Of it,
and know moreover that her mother, vino
Friend preacher would never consent to her mar
rving wild boy "a she knew mo 20 be, and be-
sides was not Il member Of tho Friends society.
Love is quick-wittod however, and soon aFran-
ged plan. Dressing myself. IL my best, pat
my horse before tho gig, and was at BIchIngh2 m
by ten o'clock, A. NJ, and communicating my
business to Mary g mother with such eaEnestness
and opportunity, that gained my point "Aun,
Tabitha," said l, 81 have coma after Mary, and
you must let her go; this Is my birthday, Aunt
'r,bitbe so dom, denv me- that's = GOOD souI
there. ~ be n wodai,y =, s,,loboro, ,his eyen
mo and cousin EFarv ia rorr ,7rf;c,r,.Iy wanted
here. for the oetson 10 he r1'rried lqh3so nan,n
Inn not now at lihorty :, r;vo, = IN 3n,,nooto
acquaintance OF hers, cannot conset 10 be mar
ried without her presence hnn: Tabitha. af
ter some little faliering, ncquicsced. and Mary
was soon in the rig by nv sjde Mamie nv,
heart didn't flutter then.
IL drove ns fast ma nrnprietv would warrant
fur eioht or ton miles using ai nv INGENUITY \,
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ID H. ,,sa-oncl g., f,arod ~, =
Lro.cboa ,,,, b,s;roaz 70, s,or sbo ,,;,t, ba.a
;nsia,od on nv tgkir1 her bacl, ere should bavo
tim. tn finish my, Iogo nlae Al largih ,va no.
oa, 10 ,acend q Iong tiu hc,,,if,l7v ,roola9
Cool and fraornn, md enliveooa Inv Tho fsin,
r,urnuIs If n inv riu which ems oscap;rr, 5,.,,
,bo dorIivitv from IL pareo, snr,,., ,oas Nv
Now (thouGht y for n plain. cand,7. Lut tec5or
story. and # nv cousin is tho sensible girI thai
Lake her to be. o few words VIII do "a woIl os
many.
.'NIarv nv dear oirIr' said l. sssurnnon m all
your faculties now 10 listen with composuro to
what am rninp to saw. Won know have nayor
been u frequonter of young ladies' socioty.-no,
for the want Of a proper regard for them, lar God
Knows nv general esteem, for the sex - so sin,
cero. ,ha, sooner wonld 7 pe,ish than - ,ako :,
mean ADVANTAGE of any one. or trife with ,boir
tender sensibIlities md hence olthoucb b.vo
been a sad hbertino, no fragile flower of female
virtue has ever been crushed under nv tread
You, cousin Mary will give me credit for sinceri
" in these declarations, know
"Yes cousin Truman she mildly vet family
replied, Il believe thy intentions respecting our
pure; but why does thee talk thus 10 me-