The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-18

0ed, was pdsseu III IOahHp :" SNtAsS
or nine pin alleys, or driving fast troliIngI
horses; while the evening found us asso'
ciated with others Of like age and charac
ter. at the theatre, or any other place Of
amusement that would release US late at
night to cards, hot punch, brolled bones,
and nerhaps broken heads or the watch
house. How such life would have ter
minated can only be imagined, for we@@ere
arrested in mid career. Gentle reader,
we fell in Iove
Much has been said, sung and written
upon this matter Of love, and all to little
purpose. That it is a disease, all admit.
A disease incident TO early youth incident
TO the "barreI age" and fatal to old men.
Like the measles and whooplng cough, it
seldom attacks moro than once. and the
folder the victim the more dangerous. IL
ruins the health of the body and affects the
| mind. But the cAre--What IS the cure
And here all differ. Some seek 10 travel
a remedv-others take to Byron and drink,
and thereby prolong their misery. There
4 but one cure Let the patient eat-eat
any thing and every thing--eat with all his
nioht--and yands aud disease will dlsaP-
pear together.
Twas at a party We were first attacked.
We came in late, with goodly quantity OF
bad champagne in cur weak head, just IN
he situation t. be easily assalled by the
disorder, ana We met it nelr the entrance.
MephistopheIes, We are told, after leaving
the witches den with Faust, remarks that
his companion ia just in the situation to
think the first woman he met an angel
From this we gather that the doctor was
trunk. We were tipsy on that memorable
niahf. and through sort Of cloud saw our
angel, seated al the piano. We took lean
open the uantel, and long stare at the
divinity before u, Tor once tor9etlng our
hands and feet. We saw a multitude OF
sIken rnglets falling over marble brow
and shoulders Of snowy wilderness. We
saw eyes-full, glorious eyes, that welet
nntoId and UNRELIABLE feelings forth W.
saw a figure beautifully rounded, light a
> fairy. And then. OF! ye gods, those
hands, small, plump, dehcately moulded
that seemed like gemmed insects, or raihei
beautiful birds, to hover and tiatIer oveI
the ivory keys, charming music from th'
instrument they scarcely seemed to touch
Such execution was seldom heard on
! siano--'twas nothing 10 the execution dom
;. on our heart.
On! Widow Green Widow Green, yo'
e wore near the death of us, you we're in
!; deed. You snapped nearly asunder tn
i chords that bound US to the IdeaI--
J. ~The beautiful is vanished and returns not
d A. dark shadows steal over the meadow
e when the sun departs, so gloom has seIlle'
d IN. our soul since thy sunny countenanc
IS asd from us forever. Oh! Widow Green
OH
!. Hold! bring US potaloe-we feel a re
q lapse.
d We were introduced, and all evening W
n lowered round, (whew! think Of youtl
d with such feet Ehovering"-hGuut is ih
t word) listening to sweet nnlhings, lispe
II oul in such a frank, simple manner, tina
+ the bolt her beauty had sent smashln
d through our poor heart was well rlvettec
r. We saw her hooded and cloaked, and help
d ed into her carriage, and then feeled HON
s. drunk--wilh love and beauty.
,sl The following morning, dressed wit
: unusual care, we called upon our charmeE
! VISIT followed fast upon the heels Of vIsi
mill we became sort Of fixture at tn
widows mansion. We were encourage
in the most hatering manner Observan
reader, have you ever studied a widow
d. while inyeiging an innocent youth mt
q her toilse II yon have, 20 we some lde
Of the labor a youth--a verdant youth
) youth Of the "birreLage" may perform
g To act the groom on horseback, 10 max
d n;pbt hideous with serenades, to spend
y small fortune in bouquets and buggies,
IL dance attendance 1t the theatre, balls, pat
+ ties. lectures, exhibitions, eIc.-to DO q.
:; his is to do but small part Of what
:, ev.c,ed We worked like a slave and ex
20 .sodad like a nabah. Week after wee
$. aay bv in this service. We became thl
i'd ,od male. and we're subject to sudden TT
d n noeffv. In looking over our common
Ia ,lace book, we ind, among other things
. he like M. the following. u IS given
% ,.e reader, not Tor any supposed meri
- fh..ven save The mark , butas 40 INSANE
a n whata mat,er-of-f e., business man ma
10 ~ guil,v Of At the "baFrel age" whe
, ieeply W love;
D. The siars are bright in heavens oeep,-
"a. san runs the drawsy stream,
ID The birds nTs in thy bower "tfepi
And flowers noiaing dfe'mi
The uvinHs scarce rear the melodgs
AID an forest are let,
We e.va me. srbo sleeplsrt sings 70 thee-