The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-10-31

Meanwhile, as we drew near to
the Cove, the atmosphere ceased to
be an invisible fluid and became a
dense mass of animated life. Every
breath was suffocation.-Every
time | attempted to make a profess
tation of my love, and opened my
mouth for that purpose, the occurs
ed creatures thronged into my throat
and choled my utterance. Every
sigh intended to relieve my over
charged bosom, opened a passage
for them into my very lungs. They
usurped all my faculties of sensation,
saw mosquitoes, felt mosquitoes,
Tasted mosquitoes, heard musqui-
toes, and | smelt musqoitoes and
if | had possessed the sixth sense
that Mesmerizels speak Of, that too
would have been monopolized by
mosquitoes; felt the truth of Ban
vola'S observation
Zone FIRE puts out another's burning,
One pain Is lrsaened by anohsr's anguish"
for just in proportion as my flesh be-
gan to burn, as it were with the
venom of the mosquitoes, my i'm
promptu passion began to grow
more and more moderate.
My'lovely companion was either
favored and spared by the musqui-
toes on the score of old acquain-
tance, or she was so habituated tc
their assaults that they seemed to
give her very little concern. This
apparent invulnerability caused me
some uneasiness, for | had much
reason to fear that if the mosquitoes
failed to make any impression up
on her, might be equally unsuc-
cessful. The event will show
whether this apprehension was well
founded or otherwise.
But to declare what follows
what idea will the ladies form of my
gallantry? viii they not repeat to
my shame and confusion how other
lovers have passed through fire and
water for the sake of their sweet
hearts ? Well; | might have swan
across two or three Tablespoons and
endured a brisk shower of boiling
tallow for the sake of the bearfooted
eastern shore angel who led me into
the very torrents of Tartarus, but
not even for her sake could endure
the horrors and agonies of Musqui-
TO Cove. Let me heroically confess
my defeat; my discontinue and
Eyes, the truth must out, J my re-
treat
We had reached the edge of the
Cove and entered path which led
along the banks thereof to the door
of the cottage. My respiration had
been Observation-Disclosures suspended
for about fifteen minutes, and my
whole animal economy so far inter
rupted, that felt on the point of
swooning away.-Every fibre in my
body seemed to be the seat of an
guish intolerable. felt that
could stand it nor longer, and, just
at the moment that Tue countless in
sect army which lowered over the
water put itself into motion, evident.
ly with the design to make a gener
al onslaught on the invader of its
domain, | yielded to the necessities
of the case and fed.
For several minutes | thought of
nothing but making my escape; but,
having reached an eminence, and
finding that the enemy, except few
scouting parties, had given over the
pursuit, | turned to give a farewell
glance at the divine creature whom
| had SO basely abandoned, | doubt
ed not that | should behold her like
an image of despair or Queen Di-
do, straining her cye-balls in an
agonizing effort to hold her fugitive
lover in sight. She was standing
there indeed, and looking after me,
but not in an attitude of despair nor
with gesture of wretchcdness.
No, compassionate reader, she was
laughing to the peril of her very
ribs. | turned away Indignantly
and made good speed back to the
village where purchased of an
apothecary box of soothing ONT
ment for my musquito-gallcd skin,
and the remembrance of the suffer-
ings | had endured that day was
equally mcdicinable to my love- fret
ted bosom. Since that time, | have
been love-strickcn and musquito-
bitten on various occasions, but
have had prudence enough to avoid
the combination of those two mise
ries, satisfied by melancholy expe-
rience that no human fortitudc or
philosophy can withstand their CO.
operative assaults.
Very Truc-Our Mechoaics.-They
are the palace builders of The world moi
stick is hewn, not a stone is shapened,
in all the lordly dwellings of the rich, tina,
does mi oyp ia ftuoss ,,I b.,,,y Ia ,ba