The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-05-07
LOVE POWDERS.

LOVE POWDERS.
About the year 1915, a rather stout, course
looking man apparently some25 wears ofage,
came to my office and wished to speak with
me aside. He was Dutchuan from up the
river, and spoke English rather imperfectly.
Having got me aside, he stated his case
with very great solemniry. lie informed me
that he was in love with certain young
woman 10 his neighborhood, who unfortun-
ately did not return his affection. This, he
assured me, was not owing to any indisposi-
ton on her part, for she was willing to love
him if she could, and in order to overcome
the repugnance she felt towards him, would
consect to any feasible means. A love pow
der was that which most naturally suggested
itself TO his mind, and he had called 10 procure
one.
Il would'a got it Of our tector to home
said he, but | was afeard it would lcag out
some how or another, and den | would be
laugIinstog to de whole town. 10 as | was
gummin to New Yorg, thought | might as
vel get it here. Wat you ask for one strong
love bowder, wat Wilde tie bisness for de CARL,
and make her love me like de tyvel about"
At first 1 began TO reason with him CD the
folly TO endeavoring TO excite love by means
of powders, philtres, portions and the like
But found my arguments thrown away. i
then endeavored to laugh him out of his prof.
ect. But my ridicule, like my arguments,
fell harmeless to the ground.
Finding him resolved On having. The love
powder, come what would, l concluded to
give htm something which would satisfy him.
accordingly put up two powders of tartar
emetic, of five grains each; telling him it was
necessary for him TO take powder as well as
the girl, in order to produce the desired effect.
Butt be in lofe now, toctor, and does not
need any Of de bowdsr TO make me lofe more
as do. What for should take it denl'
You must take it, said /, otherwise the
powder will have no effect on the girl.
But den shall have to bay for doc bow
ders instead Of one"
then gave him directions 10 dissolve the
powders in water, and take one himself and
to give the girl the other at the same time
and that they should be should be shut up to-
gether in the sane room at the time oftaking
the powders, and so on for three hours after
when assured him, they would produce a
remarkable effect.
The fellow went away well pleased with the
favorable termination Of his love suit; and
tho't little more of the subject. except oeca
sionally to laugh to myself at the physical eff
feet the love powders would be likely to pro-
duce on the amorous Dutchman and his dull
cinea.. How far they were likely to produce
the desired effect, could not Of course deter
mine; but the result would not finally prove
injurious TO the parties, | was well satisfied.
! IL was somewhat like year after this, that,
walking one day in the street. came plump
laI L.
the ghost of Banquo, would have avoided
him and for this purpose lodged into the
-Hotel just opposite. But fear fire.
quently brings the catastrophe which it seeks
to escape; and the consciousness ofguilt con-
lures up danger where in reality none are 10
be unprecedented.
My motions were undoubtedly suspicious,
and the Dutchman detected me the sooner for
attempting to dodge him. At all events he
followed me into the hotel, and with very
angry countenance began:
'Bes you not the toctor wat give me lofe
powders dwere mond agor
al what, doctorl | give you love pow
ders1" said |, appearing to be vastly suPpris-
ed at his question-"you must certainly be
mistaken in the man."
"Py Ct, pelieve you to be de man" per
!
him as one egg does to anoder."
mo my good friend" says |, ''you must be
mistaken in the man. But what is The story
of yours about love powders !" continued
l, wishing to learn the effect they had produc-
ed, as well perhaps as miscbievously to afford
sport in the bar room.
"Wat ish de sthoryl why Mishter Toctor,
de lofe dowders didn't do at all. Dey was all
Won tam cheat. Dey was nothing more as
one vile tartero mattocks, what make the pc
pies buke dere insides out. When goes
home, l shut myself up in a room init katter-
ina; and we dakes one bowder and TO her
powder, lust SO as YOU told me. Den we
waits for Ge Liberation. Ply and Ply we grows
sick in de stomach. Thinks l wat for the
tyvel Of an Liberation is dis! dat mixes me ieei
SO all about de short rips, de heart ana de
stomach Put / says nothing at all, hoping
twould all turn out for de pest. Py and Py
wepegius pote on US, to be just like de sea In
a tunder storm.
Oh, how sick pc, says Katterrina- Den
she grows bale as CORDS, and thought sne
would yaint so pats my arm round her vast
to hold her up-ven py CT, We pote on US
at once pegins to cry Netc York, Neio York,
and nv kraciousl You never seen any pody
CAST up aggonnts as we did. Dere was put
one winter 10 de room and we couldent get
ont de door because | logs it and throws away
de key when first comes in; and SO we poie
sthicks our heads out Of de winter and Dukes
and bukes-you never seen de Ike 10 all oe
days YOU was porn.-And wat do you INK