The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-02-28
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Night came-and such night! There
was no moon; but then the brig int stars, twink
ling in the blue canopy, afforded ample
light TO witness scenes such as they were
that night called to look upon. know not
if angels gaze at what transpres in this world;
but if they do, star light ! would think their
favorite medium of communication, and the
bright orbs in the majestic vault above, only
the gas lamps of the invisible, hung out in
the transparent, blue immensity around us
to facilitate the vision of the spiritual essence
in the far away land of dreams They were
all in their places, trimmed and brightly burn
ing; the clamor of the busy world had died
away into the still, sweet calmness of a mild
summer evening; and Sam Peppers had
seated himself within small clump of shrub
cry in the garden, to await the appearance
of the adorable, the loving and the heart
broken Miss Surley! Sam was, or thought
himself alone, saving, and excepting a host
of busy thoughts which continued to crowd
upon him, and occasionally find language to
clothe themselves. The branches near by
rustling, he exclaimed, go thou most delec-
table small .job! with what ineffable delight
will ranter my arms around thy slender
waist! and press thee to this throbing bosom!
Yes! yes! | will fine draw the tiny tinselry
of thy affections, and hang thee up the fair
est job that ever passed through tailors'
hands.
Sans suspense had at length become an
agony! AT every stir he would unconscious
ly open his arms in readiness to receive the
fainting form of his adored! At length the
sinking sounds of plaintive music fell upon
his car, and it seemed to Sam as if million
of Eolians had been quickened by the zs-
phyrs of the evening His arms were again
extended-the branches near by parted, and
Sam exclaimed in the language of Romeo,
" here, here will remain" but not so the
visitor, she came right forward, slowly, until
within few PAGES, and then as though
checked by sense of female delicacy, she
stopped short, drew up her bowed body in
the most graceful manner, las Sam thought)
and seemed to be struggling between her
love and delicacy; it is easy to tell which
gained the victory, single bound forward
and Sam was sent backward head over heels,
exclaiming as he fell, "my dear, this shock
is unbearable!" and raised himself slowly,
lust in time to receive in the rear the second
charge from an enormous goat which sent
him headiong,. and convinced him Of the
necessity of seeking for other quarters as
soon as possible.
Sam reached the village, and rejecting
fully on the troubles and disappointments to
which mankind are doomed, and the utter flu
tility of all his plans and earthly schemeings,
determined to retire from the Court-Cupid
and the field of fame. The goat and duck
ing had efectually cured him of his love for
Miss Surley. He resolved TO "pull away a
stitch at a time" until he had a sufficient
supply for rainy day.
Reader, that meeting was got up and en-
joyed by Susan Surley, Doctor Pulltoggle,
and Tim Tottle. The spot had been chosen
because it was within the jurisdiction of old
surley's goat, and he was necessary in order
to complete Sam Peppers overthrow.
About twelve years after the events here
recorded, happened to stroll into the vii
lage of Popham; and as passed the street
my attention was attracted by chorus of in
fant voices all in full squall! and on casting
my eye in the direction from which the mu-
ric proceeded, discovered her who had
once been the adored Miss Surley, (but now
Mrs. Tottle) with an enormous birch in her
hand, chastising some half dozen little dirty,
ragged Tottles, without mercy Tina was
informed had gone to grass through an over