American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-29
FLIRTING WITH TIE LADIES.
A STORY WITH A MORAL

1T will never do, Jedediah,' - SAID my uncle
Obed Allen to my youngest brother, at will
never do-ths flirting with all the young girls,
and trihng with their guileless affections"
My brother Jedediah was Il handsome young
fellow. He had a fine person, when his Sun
day clothes were On--a clear, black eye, and
red cheeks He wore Il pair of whskers at
eighteen. During his vacations our village
girls were all in a tumult: all were anxious to
have the honor Of his attentions many an
eye mas closed, with tear under its lid, after
waiting the whole evening at the window, with
the expectation sf seeing Jedediah ride up to
the horse-block. He saw their sly chances at
him, as he stood Of Sunday in the gallery at
church, and led the choir. He know that they
thought him handsome-that he was admired
and he was fool enough TO be fattered by such
things. His vanity grew at last to be his rul-
ing passion: and he thought the party tedious
where all the eyes in the room were not direct
eC towards him.
He spent his vacations wholly with the girls:
Tding with one, walking with another, and
Setting up" with another. He made declara-
ton in garland Of flowers, and expressed his
alteration to every bright eye in the village with
a bouquet of the sweetest and freshest rose
buds he could gather. AS long as their adm-
ration had the charm Of novelty, he was all
devotion; but when that was gone, he flew
away, like surteited bee, to some tresher
flower
At the time Obed addressed him as have
stated, we were sitting at the breakfast table.
Jedcdiah had Just returned from walk among
the hills with Isabel Johnson, one Of the sweet
est girls of our village. AS he came into the
room, he snapt the dew out of bis whiskers with
nigh glee, and sung out at the top of his voice;
Ie, ibat Poll T,b,e,n j., ut n
be sneezed at of damp day. She's real eau
lifower. What "a foot she's got Didst ever
see her dance, uncle Obed? You'd think her
The shadow of gossamer, she's so light. All,
hbsalom, my boy, such tramp as we have
had, Such flowers as we gathered. Faith,
every time she trod her little hoof upon the Vi
diets, there came up such cloud OF perfume,
YOU would have thought Madam Flora was
Lighting up every one of her incense burning
a!tals. But bark ye. We stopped awhile up
on the brink of the ledge on old Chestnut Hill,
and looked down upon the water as it tjmbled
over the mildam. Bell gazed at it, as if she
saw ten Thousand little maids dancing minuets
upon the bubbles. While she was looking, |
took her little paw, so--then squeezed it gent
", So-and whispered in her ear, so. But, I'M
Gle Obed, mums the word--Bell and know
who's who"
1t was then uncle Obed spoke. cit won't
do, Jedediah." said he and his voice checked
with emotion as he spoke; sit won't do, | say!
All this may be Strawberries and cream to
such crazy pate as yours. 1t may be fun to
win the heart of such an innocent thing as Bell
johnson, Just to throw it away again, like a
worthless orange, after you have squeezed all
the juice out. But mark my words, Jededah.
have seen more days than you, and observed
aoD,amhnf pF tho bu which PFDvilnnce
brings its righteous ends about. Justice is sure
Of foot, Jedediah, though slow--mark that
And for every idle word and deed of yours,
there will be day of account here or else
where. 1t is true have seen some precious
scoundre!s in my day, die quietly in their beds,
who deserved to die at the end of the halter
And the preachers says, there is one event to
all both the righteous and The wicked But,
observe, my pretty fellow, | never knew a
graceless rougGe that trified with a woman's ai-
fectiOns, who did not, ever after, find bitter
curse in his cup. Judgment follows hard upon
such msdeeds. believe there is a special woe
denounced upon the wreich-and he might as
well attempt to fly into the regions of infinite
space, as to try to escape it.
Leave off these wicked ways, then, Jededi-
ali, if you would prospcr-f you would live, to
lie down without dreaming of fire and hrlm-
stone, or would die without hearing the wall OF
broken hearted one hnelling in your cars
But let this motto be your guide when you go
among the sweet innocent flowers whom God
had raised up here:
".Neper ercite expectations you do not in!end 10
CRAFTY"
Here uncle Obed's voice grew husky He
took long and deep draught from his mug of
cider, and then rose from the table and walked
Olt of the room.
AS he closed the door behind him, Jededah
drew long breath, looked at me half mad and
halfashamed, and then contemptuousy .whistled
40 ew.
My foolish brother continued TO fiirt with