True Democrat., 1846-04-29
LOVES LABOR LOST.
OR WHAT LARD MAY DO.

NarcissuS Long and Miss CoIombine
Pudd were much attached to each other.
NarciSSns-or, as his Colombo was wont
to call him, CisSus-was the very pink of
perfection and on Sunday he looked like
an elongated Adonls. His legs were ofthe
spindle order; aud like his resources, very
slim; his eyes were about the color of
robins egg, light blue; and his nose, like
the bCak of that delicate bird, was long aud
sharp. His teeth were as white as his
linen, ION a Sunday and when he smiled
he was perfectly bewitching. To see him
dressed III his "go to.meeting," was a fine
sight to behold. His coat was so neatly
made, and fitted him so nicely; his glossy
boots set off to such advantage his light
yellow pants; and his vest was so spotIess;
then his air and his hair were so romantic:
the one soft and languishing, the other
dark and curly, that no wonder CoIumbine
Pudd fell victim 10 his enchanting beau
ty. Thus much for the heroine Colom-
bine, or L.umby, as her whilon adored used
10 call her, was exactly his reverse. She
was short, plump, aud had a face as ex-
preSSive as an unbaked dumping. Her
hair, we must tell the truth, was red: i'm
fact, it was the most intellectual part fher,
for it was ,ceH read, but thanks to bears
oil aud lard, Time
Had wrought change on that fair head;"
aud at the period OF our sketch, her treSses
wore a delicate soTreI hue. She was fond
of reading and thought that she bore re.
sembIance to Byron'S Medora. Oh, it was
affecting TO see her seated by the side of
NarciSSuS and hear her read Aloore'S
Greek Girls Dream" 1t was enough TO
bring tears into the eyes of-a potato.
Alas! that that sweet girl was destined 10
bear the pungs OF disappointed affection,
which unfortunately the sequel will prove.
One evening, whilst seated in Lafayette
Square, enjoying The halmy air OF that
sylvan retreat, aud wondering.
"What star should b. their home
When love became Immotal"
Narcissus sighed. What was the meaning
of that sigh? II might be that Narcssus,
(whose ideas of astronomy were not very
thought that star would be a
rather inconvenient place to take mp h S
abode. The star that Lumby' had kindly
selected as their pint habltatlon after they
had Shufflrd off ''IhiS mortal COIL" looked
very bright and all that; but then his legs
were mighty long and he could not bear
mp. A brilliant idea suggested |
tSelf-he could Sit on the edge of The star /
md let his legs hang over! Aud was il /
Tor thoughts like these that he Sighedl No, /
1h not was for something of more 4
delicate nature. lie was rapidly eeaSing 4
10 love "Lumby," and for one OF two good 1
reasons In the first place her head had
some how or other come IN contact with 4
Iis vest ofSpolleSs white; aud be il known,
NarciSSns prided himself on the purity Of 4
MS vest, aud when he went home, 10 his
Torror he observed that IL was lofgreaSe.
IIe smell II, and by the association Of ideas,
ecolected that he had smelt the same odor
when bending down he gave MS "Lumby"
parting kisSl He sat down, clencled bis
eeih. and for a moment or two remained
n mute agony. His isColombine, hisideal Of
rsanlv, To b. guilty Of Saiuraiing her locks
giih IdrHI DiSguliug thought. disagree
bic Womaul But was he thru 10 break
lgbt Off On no, that would hp uumanlv
I'D not at al loverllke. He'd do u by
rgreSs-aud then he had observed that
lou gentleman dressed IN black walked
lst her window very frequently fnra week
: two past, and more than all there tras
bewitchinc grace about Mss Clariuda
immerl She smiled az him once, aud then
3 turned a. red as ths flower whose name
e bore Reader, DO you want 10 know
by Narcissus sighed az the time mention