Independent Delawarian. (Wilmington, Del.) 184?-18??, 1848-11-29
They Can't Feel Me.

- ma 49,
Suspicion is heavy armor, and F
With its own weight impedea us moreg'
Billy Keene's peculiar boast was the ut
ter impossbility Of being hodred, or in his
more expressively phraseology, fooled
"They cant fool meP was ever at his
tongues end, and so evident were his at
tempts TO impress this fact upon all with
whom he had any thing to do. that he not
untrequently made a fool of himself!
Billy always made point Of expressing
his disbelief of every thing, however plausi-
BILE, that reached his ears, which BY the
way, were exceedingly easy of access, be-
ing not more than five feet two inches, from
the ground, when their owner stood upon
his feet.
Suspicion was always llie Zone idea"
IN his mind; he suspected every body of
some abortiye design to gull him--from
the most respectable friend, down 10 poor
old Isaac, who had no more idea Of a practi-
cal Joke, than polar bear might be ex-
pecled to have OF baby-iumper.
Billy was moi naturally hard-headed, but
he was so suspicious, that he turned twenty
beggars from his door, where he relieved
the necessities of one. In vain was the
imploring eye raised, and the wasted hand
extended to him for alms.-Tbe more nit
ious the story, the more evident was ito
him hoax. a" 1t all sounds very pitiful,"
he would exlcaim5 "but have seen too
much ofthe, woFld--Iye heard too much of
such stuff-its no use--you can't fool me p
and the wreiched medicanf was compelled
TO seek in other quarters for that Chart,
which beleveth all things. which thinketh
no evil :
Billy was once married, boiiit was long
time ere he was fooled into the state Ct
g double bessedness," vet {e4 lie himself
has acknowledged he often b, h with hair
hreadth escapes, before he was N,aly hook
ed We recoltect his boasting kEce, during
f.ss7 e,'efrefvTFrHp, ihai EmnaSf hsthe only
daughter OF nelghborIng mTcnant, was
endeavorlng to snare him IMP the matri-
monial moose. He,wa makllg the boast
to his particular friend I" other people don't
notlce IL, SAD ne, but II is as plain as day
to me. she thinks don't see her plan !
ma! ha!-she can't fool me Folks says
her father Will give her cool len thousand
humbug. II she's got the Spoons why
shouldoshe be so anxious to get into my
good gracesl that's the question. She's
rather pretty 10 be sure, but wonder if she
thinks that believe her complexion and
teeth natural! Guess shs'll find amt
quite so yerdant as she thinks Fam. No sir,
she can't fool me p
Billy accompanied these words with a
sly wink of peculiar expression, and gave
no little cause of astonishneni 10 his friend,
who for reasons best known 10 himself was
aware that the young lady was Innocent of
any such Intention as Bllly iIhputed to her.
Billy was no less astonished he next day,
at hearing Of the marriage Of his friend,
early that morning with The identical EN-
ma b., whose ten proved to be fifteen thon.
sand, and whose personal charms were all
natural; nsaAgre Bills suspicious. His
friend found III Emma lovely; devoted.
wife, while he, still wrappe d in his heavy
armor," remained bachelor.
But at length, as we have already told
YOU. our hero " as married. How any NOR
tai of Eve managed TO fool him INTO an
union. is now. aud ever must remain 10 ms
profound mystery. We are certain how
ever, that he was married. for we find him
at fifty, widower, with an only daughter.
a beautiful girl of eighteen.
Our worthy friend was broud of his
dannb,er MARI. and well indeed he n;aht
be for she had sweet lovely face, and a
faultess form, aud there was a word of
mirthfulness and mischiefin her sparkling
black eyes. Nor was irstrange that Others
should love her beaides her suspicious old
father, who couldn't be footed. There was