Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-02-01


the victim the more dangerous. Itru-
ms the health of the body and affects
the mind. But the curc-what is the
cure? And here all differ. Some seek
in travel a remcdy-othcrs take to BY
ron and drink, and thereby prolong
their misery. There is but one cure.
Let the patien eat-eat any thing and
every thing-cat with all his might
and viands and disease will disappear
together.
Twas at a party we were first at
tackled. We came in late, with good
ly quantity of bad Champaign in our
weak head, just in the situation to be
easily assaulted by the disorder; and we
met it near the entrance. Mcphisto-
phclcs, we are told. after leaving the
witches den with Faust remarks, that
his companion is in just the situation TO
think the first woman he met an angel.
From this we gather that the doctor
was drunk. We were tipsy on that
memorable night, and through sort
Of cloud saw our angel, seated at the
piano. We took lean upon the
mantcl, and long stare at the divinity
baforc US, for once forgetting our hands
and feet. We saw multitude of silk
en- ringlcts falling over marble brow.
and shoulders of snowy whitcncss.-
We saw cycs-full, glorious eyes. that
wellcd untold and unreliable feelings
forth. We saw a figure beautifully
rounded, light as fairy. And then,
oh! We gods, those hands, small plump,
deEcately moulded, that seemed like
gemmed inscts.or rather beautiful birds,
to hover and flutter over the ivory keys,
charming music from the instrument
they scarcely seemed TO touch. Such
execution was seldom heard on a piano
-'twas nothing to the execution done
on our heart.
Years have passed away. We have
seen beautiful women and flir!cd with
many, but not one that has rivallcd the
impression made that night. Anartist
has limned her features, and the print
ing hangs in our sanctum; but beautiful
as it is, it comes not near that pictured
on our memory.
Oh! Widow Grccn-Widow Green
you were near the death of us, YOU
were indeed. You snapped nearly
asundcr the chords that bound us to The
idea
6 The Beautiful is vanished and returns not.;'
As dark shadows steal over the mead
ow when the sun departs, so gloom has
settled on our soul since thy sunny
countcnance fled from US forever. Oh
Widow Green, OH
Hold! bring US apotatoc--wc fec
a relapse.
We were introduced, and all Tho
evening lowered round, (whcw thinI
, ola youth with such feet "hovcring"-
haunt is the word listening 10 swcc
nothings iisped out in such frank
simple manner, that tie bolt her beau
ty had sent smashing through our poo
heart was well rivcted. We saw hel
hooded and cloakcd, and helped into
her carriage, and them rcclcd homo
drunk-with love and beauty.
The following morning, dressed witt
unusual care, we called upon our char.
mer. Visit followed fast upon tho
heels of visit, until we became a sort
offxturc at the widows mansion. We
were encouraged in the most tlattcrine
manner. Obscryant reader, have yet
ever studied widow, while inveiglinl
an lnoco Mt youth into her tolls? II yor
have, you've some idea Of the labor ;
youth-a verdent yonth--a youth Tho
i" bcrrcl age may perform. To nc
the groom on horseback, to make nigh
hideous with seranades, to spend "A SINAI
fortune in bouquets aud buggics, tC
dance attendance at the theatre, balls
J parties. lectures, exhibitions, ctc.-tC
do all this is to do but small part o
what is cxacted. We worked ike ;
slave and expended like habob.-
, Week after week flew by in this scr
vice. We became thin and pale, anc
) were subject to sudden fits Of roctry.-
In looking over our common-place book
we find, among other things of the like
The following. 1t is given to the
reader, not for any supposed merit
I(heaven save the markD but as an in
stance Of what a matter-ol-lact, bust
ness man mny be guilty Of at the "bar-
rel age" when deeply in love:
The stars are bright 10 heavens deep,