Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-12-25
Couple of stray Leaves.
"Er uno disco on.nes,"

! LEAF THE FIRsT--sIx MONTHS AFTER MARRIAGE.
We'll my dear, will you go to the party to-
night you know we have very polite invita-
ton.
why my love, just as you please you
know always wish to consult your plea.
sure.'
well, then, Harriet suppose we go-that
is, if you are pcfcctly willing now don't say
yes because | do, for you know that where
you are, there an perfectly happy
why, my love, you would enjoy yourself
there, am sure and whenever you are hap
py, l shall be, of course. VIVA. dress shall
wear, William my white satin, with blonde,
or my ashes Of roses, or my levantine, or my
white lace--you always know better than
about such things
Harriet, dearest, you look beautiful in any
thing, now take your own choice to night
but do think you look very well in the white
satin
There, William, dear, l knew you would
think just as did-oh, how happy we shall
be there tonight and you must promise
rot to leave Inc moment, | shall be sad If YOU
do"
'1.e We thee desres, leave thee
No, by yonder star swear
Oh, William, dear William, how beautiful
that is-you are always learning poetry to
make me happy
! And Harriet, my own priz'd Harriet would
not do any thing in this world to give you one
moments happiness Oh you are so very,
very dear to me, it seems at times almost too
much happiness to last
| o do not say So dear William, it will last
and we shall see many happier years, even
| than this; for will not our love be stronger
and deeper every year and now, dearest
will be back in one moment, and then we will
GO
| There she has gone bright and beautiful
that she is Il. Oh! how miserable | should be
spell around my heart and one that never, no,
never can be broken she is the only star of
/ my existence, guiding me TO virtue and hap
/ piness and, can ever love her less than now !,
Can lever desert her, can l ever speak of her
other than in terms ofpraise o no. it is i'm
possible; she is too good, too pure-happy,
happy man that am.
LEAF THE sEcoND-slx YEARS AFTER MARRIAGE.
"Finis eoronat opus"
MY dear, I'll thank you to pass the sugar
YOU did'dt give me but one lump
well Mr.. Snooks, declare you use sugar
enough in your tea to sweeten hogshead of
vinegar. James keep your fingers out of the
sweetmeats, Susan, keep still bawling; | de-
clare it is enough to set one distracted-therc
take that, you little wretch
why, Harriet, what has the child done !,
declare you are too hasty.'
4 wish Mr.. Snooks' you would mind your
own business, you're always meddng with
wha. does not concern you
We'll Mrs. Snooks, want to know who has
better right, if have MT You are always
fretting and fuming about nothing
PA, Thomas is tearing your newspaper all
up
Thomas, come here, how dare you abuse my
paper; III teach you to tear it again-there
sir, how does that feel Nov go to bed
mir. Snooks, you horrid wretch how dare
you strike child of mine in that way come
here Thomas, poor fellow did he get hurt -
here's lump of sugar-there that's good
boy
Mrs. Snooks let me tell you, you will spoi
all the children you know | never interfere
when you see fit to punish child it's strange
that woman can never do any thing right
Never do anything right! Faith Mr.
Snooks. if nobody did any thing right in th
house but yourself, wonder what would be
come of U.S.
let me tell you, madam, this is improper
: language for you ma'am, and III bear it NJ
longer. You are as snappish and surly as
: she - she dog and if their is divorce to b.
had in the land, I'll have it You would wea
out the patience ofa Job
% dear how mad the poor man is wei
good night my dear-pleasant dreams
There, she's gone thank heaven I'm alon
= once more. Oh! unhappy man that am, t
! be chained to such a creature, She Is the yer