Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-01-18
MISCELLANY.
From the Wheeling Gazette.
COUSIN TILLY'S BET.

As soon as the Harrisburg Convention nomina-
ted the old hero of Tippecanoe as a suitable per-
son to preside over our beloved country, Frank
Smith looked around his female friends to select
suitable individual TO preside over his affections.
Frank was whoe-souled Wing, and reposed the
utmost confidence in the success of the nominee
OF the convention. He was engaged in business
ana only declined taking wife account of the
S SneSera.y of the times He kept an old dirty
every thing requisite for house keeping All that
was wanting to complete his happiness was u
beautiful companion, with heart like his own
Frank was fine young fellow as ever rallied
around the 'Tppecanoe flag, and might have cut
quite conspicuous figure IN the world, If he had
been gifted with less diffidence.
Frank came to O decision. He silently
nominated to the highest Office in his affections,
young lady who was in every particular worthy
Of his noble heart. She distant family con-
necton-a charming chery-cheeked, cheerful,
and capricious creature of "a cousin-about as old
as HIMSELF and endowed with proper share of
that good common sense for which our fair coun-
try women are so eminenty distinguished all over
the world.
Frank Smith embarked enthusiastically in the
double care of love and politics. He carried both
with him, hand in hand but it might have been
observed that he conducted one cause with elo-
quent words, and the other with eloquent looks
lie often told his fair cousin lilly that General
Harrison was his choice for the highest office in
the gift of the people, but never once did he tell
her that she was his only choice for the highest
post in his own gift. But why Should he have
told her so? She knew it as well as he did. His
eyes had many time told the story too plainly to
be misunderstood
Frank had made at least dozen attempts to dis
close his feelings to his cousin, but his lips inva-
rlaby refused to obey tho promptings of his heart
One evening just before the Presidential cleo
ton, the two were engaged, as every body else
was, in talking over political matters-for lilly
like all other pretty girls, was a thorough going
Harrisonan.
cousin lilly said Frank, lit is now certain tina
old Tip will be our next President The people
will then once more be rosperOus-busness will
revive, and those young men who have all alonl
hesitated about changing their condition, may
now just as well look out for helpmates VIVA
say you to that"
certainly think said she, that our sex SHOULD
now, that this long contest is now about to close
receive a share of their attentions
Yes, cousin lilly, Harrison is good for the mex
four years-that's certain ! You must have mott
ced, cousin lilly tina, am heartily tired of thi
coniounded bachelor life and from tho attention
have paid to you the object of my affec-
that is-the-the-that you are the-I wa
about to--oh! listen to the glorious Tippecano
song in the streetsn
For all the world seems turning round,
For Tippecanoe and Tyler tool
FRANKS lncoherent Iove-speeches were Gu
short, fortunately for him, by crowd in the stree
singing Justify the famous song of,
'Tippecanoe and Tyler too
Really, cousin Frank said lilly, 'you are no
tit for any thing in the world but to talk politics
Il am afraid there is too much truth in wha
you say replied Frank, but still | must insis
that tried 10 tell my thoughts on very differen
subject
And why did you not finish telling them p salt
his cousin archly.
Because was too much of blockhead, or
coward
'A.bold Iippecanoe soldier you are, truly vol
a need not lear cousin Frank am only woman
6 So you are, cousin but l must confess thai
am the greatest coward on earth when | attemp
TO open my heart to YOU
Most astonishing said lilly.
AN very true, my cousin. You know full well
know you do that | have long entertained
'decp-what was was going to say?- dom
believe Van will get more than six states at tn
tOutsde.'
1Cousln Frank, shall have to put you in charg
OF old rps Keepers; you are growing crazy
Il believe SO myself J am in a bad box, ] as
sure you, cousin lilly tell me how TO pet out
this COMPOUNDED quandary You know What
Nyea'. 10 tell you. How shall ! say mp