Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-23
Worse then that, 33.' .
, 'And you have glimmering Of grey


to give up yonr VagabOnd life
Fine talk uncle, but who is to suppon
me-.
.YOur wife: Marry an heiress.'
That's just what have been, with
all my seeming Indifference to marriage,
ready to do. Bot an heiress is like q
ghost or grifen--spoksn and written OI
but never seen seeD.'
'Tfy,ifY, my boy! Our affairs are des,
peTate The whole pandemOnium OI
tradesmsn will become yet moro impor.
tuna.e, when they learn the full extent
of my losses, which win be before many
weeks your character will come down
with my purse, SO go TO work without q
moments delay
We'll, uncle, I'll try = ~
That evening, dressed and went 10 q
concert al the Theatre ;Ole Bulhwas ex.
tracing rapture from catgut, and Just as
he was finishing his fist part, l essayed
to change my position in order to zee a
new beauty, divinity outright, in the
boxes, when whom should | espy but my
tailor, TO whom owed an old bill of pre-
cisely six hundred and thirty dollars. ]
could not dodge him. Fast est ab hostc
daceri which being literally interpreted,
means: Il is wise to ask the opinion OF
your taitor; so going up TO him and ex,
lending my hand, exclaimed
This Norwegian monster is really
wonderful2'
'Quito SO, said Mr.Mortimer Shearers,
aud thereupon VIC discussed the trem
bling fiddle strings at length.
Pray, Mr.. Shearers, said |, can you
tell me the name Of that LADY, g. point
ed al the sa me time to The unknown beau
ty.
Perfectly we'll. II is Miss--Oi
Carolina. The old gentleman with hel
is her father. They live in Walnut ST.,
and I had occasion 10 visit them on pro.
fessiOnaI business last week.
q thought as much, Mr.. Shearers, /
could not be mistaken in your coat said
I, eyeing through my glass the upper
garment Of the Carolina gentleman.
Mr. Shears blushsd, bowed thanks and
hinied at the great wealth Of the strange
parties
Here was some game afoot. How TO
get scGuainted.-to become fairly inti'
mate in the house Of the rich fair one
was question. A hum<drum introduce
.tion--frigid ordinary visilS; these weuld
not suit my necessities. "A bold thought
struck me j will carry it out. 1t will get
inte the bonse not for minutes, bat for
days and nights. will appear in the
most interesting position 10 symFa'
,hetic woman. l will storm the fortress. /.
will retrieve nay fortunes. Sol muir
mured confidently TO myself. The con.
cert breaking up, the charming South.
ern passed by me, hanging on her fathers
arm--more lovely from close look
My love and ambition were alike FIR
ed.
sCab. surrV-csb, suFr! .-dOes the gen
tleman want cSbf' said Jimmy Hagger-
yes, my good fellow. Do you see that
lady and gentleman getting in a coach
Just before usg -ss
'Yis to be shuTe?gC..
tWell, drive after them, and just as
they are set down at their door wish tC
be set down, TOO, but not quite SO gent
", alongside of theIn:' lr
tThe iontenan wants 70 be upsots
sees through it all, but there will be dam
age done the cab, and--
yes, I'll give you ten dollars
Well, take it DOw. Drive quickly o
You'll miss your mark e.
ID few minutes the carriage we wsr
following stopped before ! splendid man
slon. The lady and her father alighte'
and Just az thsy we're on the marble
stems, my cabmSR's horse became sudden
| II restive. The whell ran against con
venient lamppost, and the cab wa
thrown against the coach and in attempt,
ing % eet out was thrown with my ReS0
against the curb stone. IN truth, Jimmy
had managed so well, that my fall was nc
! Atrifle. The skin on my forehead was
cut and the blood which the excitement
Of the evening had driven an extra guam
titv in that region, flowed with decent
urofusion. A shrek Of terror IN
'hs sweetest immaginable tone came
from the lady, as she was standing on
! the steps of her house, and she turned
rouud on hearing the noise Occasloned
, bv INV mshap. | became as in du'!
bonnd. sens9less, but cOntrived TO un-
derstand that ,be fair one was much ag'
ilated, and that her father, instantly as
sembIlng several servants, bad me born'
into the house, not forgetting to curse m.
driver, who was all contritiOn. I wa
conveyed to a chamber and laid gentl
upon a velvet couch. Very soon doc
tor appeared, who pronounced the cas-
seeing the swoon continued, critica
one, aud thereIpoR my charmer decide'
Ito give me her best attention; her hu