Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-04-19


new made bride was an extraordinarily
beautiful lady, who did not seem quite a
stranger to Courage, for she nodded friend
ily 10 him as size entered The carriage; this
pleased Courage so much that he immedi,
ately selected her 10, become the NOODLE
of her sex. and embraced the first oppor-
iunlty, of introducing himself to her.
What took place in the new household af-
ter the interview, is known in all the cof-
fee houses in the city Of X, and they have
pronounced ihcreupon. l! is related that
the lady Immediately metamorphosed, ard
The husband nearly mad., Nothing was
heard out Of the young couple but angry
words and mcnaces. which speedily pro-
cecded to blows. Finally the wife called
OF, her husband TO ighr duel; bat upon
this she was, on the recommendations OF
her sex. clapped mo a lunatic asylum, and
the affair gave great scandal in the city
and country around.
Foresight Glanced in Stockholm 10 read
a long article in a newspaper on this
occurrence. IIorrfied at the mischief
which The folly of Courage had OCCASION
ed, she reflected OF all the dangers and
cross-grained accidents to which one is
exposed in this world, and determined in
her wisdom TO Withdraw entirely from it,
satisfied that the highest good fortune TO
be attained here is TO escape with whole
skin. In consequence of his conclusion,
she took lodgings with an old unmarried
lady, who, from fear Of thieves, inhabited
couple o. a,,ics four stories high. Here
Foresight might have spent good and qui-
ct days if she had not been tormented
with thousand fears and fancies of all
possible DANCE. Out of terror Of fire,
she scarcely trusted herself to cook any
thing, she was apprehensive of becom-
ing i'll from lack Of fresh air, yet going
out was no. TO De thought Of; she might
be run over by the very first carriage;
Aower-pot might fall out of window and
kill her; she might break her leg OH tie
steps, etc. No. no! going out was quite
impossible and sa.cc!. Has The repugnance
to this, tina, out of fear that she must ore
day be obliged TO purchase a new gown.
she had not the courage 10 wear her old
one, which was already torn in several
places. A. length il came 10 that pitch
thar she cCuIu neItr1UT mara 'Tu1 iuui.
She had infected her land,ady. the old
maid, with all her fears and scruples to
such degree, that when at lenght fire
broke out in the house. the two friends
dared to make no effort for their escape,
and mus. certainly have persisted in the
fumes, had not chimney sweep and car
pen,er taken them on the backs and bro't
Them out Of danger.
In the meantime Zeal ran about 10 the
world, gossiped, cried. preached, and
drove mankind first in one direction and
then in another. He tore the peasan. from
The plough, the mother from her children,
and tho officer from his bureau, TO give TO
each of them another employment. Then
he ran Suddenly of, and left them to take
care Of themselves. AS he turned himself
from Europe towards China. in order to
convert the healhen, lie came too near
mine in Russia in the moment of its ex>
plosion, was caugh: by the powder. and
lost-alas, alas! both his eyee. Sill he
ran some time longer about the worlrl. Gre
a,ing naturally nothing but confusion, and
came into collision with the police. lie
was ultimately compelled to provide HIM
self with conductor, who for certain
remuneration, led him back 10 the place
lie had come.
Humility, it is ture, had not passed
throuch such hazardous adventures We:
neither had it gone extraordinary with her.
Separated from her companions. she. cut
such piiable and lamen,able figure, that
no ono would have any thing 10 do with
her. After She had dragged herself, with
bowling. and coriscying, through the
whole world, after actually crawling on
her knees, knocking at all doors, and eve.
ry where saying, | am no. worthy 10
loose The la,che! Of your Shoes and had
been attacked and i'll used, she turned her
self home ward, and reached Stockholm
completely in rags. and nearly dead.
Here, at the foot Of the statue Of the he.
| rocking, she saw, one after another, all
her eaIly travelling companions arrive.-
Blu. great heaven! how changed were
they They could scarcely be recogniz.
ed. Zeal had lost his fiery eyes, and was
lame in the right leg. Courage carried
his arm in sling, and had in the highes'
degree the look Of a mauraise sWet.-
Midpess was covered from head 10 foo
with sores and blue weals OH her former
angelically soft brow, angry passion bad
seated itself, and every third word WAS I
curse. Generosity had all the air Of :
comedian lie detained and ranted iaees'
sanity. Patience and Pity were betomt
so Thin and transparent, that they coult