Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-06-13
DYING FOR LOVE.

1t is getting TO be very common now "a days for
young gentlemen TO die oflove! But, boys, this is
shocking bad business. Dying for love NAV be DO
etical, romantic, sublime aud immortazing but it
IS usually uncomfortable, and always unnecessary.
Nor does 1t exhibit SO rare and heroic courage TO
draw razor across ones juguiar to drown ones
woes IN mlllpond, as to grin without flnching, all
the while that the arrows of Cupid are sticking deep
and fast In your heart. We acknowledge there is
something noble in mans striking not for Il half
way, mealy mou,hed passion, but for the heaving.
wheezng, glorious eXs,aiic delight true love- and
not peg less. We know, too, it strains one
dreadtully to want lump of cold beauty, NOR
sci OF stony perfection, for which the spirit yearns
But what, In the name Of twisted doughnuts should
induce man 10 "kick the bucket'' for one who
cares not a rush for him? There may be thou
sand other sweet pretty creatures in the world quite
as bewitchIng and far more feeling and warm heart
ed, any one of whom is not only worthy Of but will
return with compound interest all the affections and
tenderness he can bcs,ow upon them. "A word, u
oOk, tone OF the voice, pressure of the hand, a
simple good night" parting God bless YOU"
rom nun, may, IN predestined moment, be to some
one OF them like the spark that falls on the nitrous
heap, followed by instant combustion. But suppose
that man has fixed his affections on girl who is
lar above him In rank OF fortune, or both. What
theh Must he therefore put on a black cap, grid
himself IN sackcloth, and take seat upon the mel
ancholy stool, with full determination TO be wretch
edE A child may long TO catch star as he does
butterfly, to turn the moon round as he is accus,om
eu 10 turn his hoop, or TO bring down eagle 5y
tossing salt ON its tail but his failure would hardly
be the death of him. But let imagine more
heart rendng case: that poor Piigarlic ssighs like
furnace" for equal, and that she has stronger
yearnlng for another. Neither has this Thing ALSO
lutey killing in it. Why, hang it, man, theremay
be other girls who have more ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Iny ntoHa IL.
by the hour together with their heads resting on
their hand, muSng on your projections, and dream
OF you at night and fall into an interesting swOon
whenever you said farewell"
We have no notion of dying for love, any how.
We have been at too much expense of victuals and
clothes in supporting existence, TO think Of laying
it down upon such grounds. There was time when
our heart was visited by continual gusts of excite
meni, and was swayed and shaken by the little god
like storm-sricken reed We saw SO many be-
wltching but adamantine women, that we were per-
peually blubbering and rubbing eyes, till final
ly our imagination became so diseased that we could
hardly get along without daily dish of melancholy.
But time has ceansed bosom of the perlous stuff
that weighed upon it, and, in the course OF years
our heart has become SO knotty and tough that we
| connot help thinking the blows of irip-hammer
would not break it another time We don't intend
TO go off lltes hooks for love, at any rate We have
been pretty near it thirteen fourteen times, but
thanks TO our tremendous bump OF resolution, we al
ways managed to keep Deaths skinny fingers from
clutchng us, and despair from the sanctuary of on
thoughts Iwould be hard enough gracious knows
to perish for the sake of girl who really loved
but for one who did not, we should hate to suf1e
the least choking sensation about the throat los
a single good dinner. We heard Of a man
who, feeling one day some very distressing sensa
tons, fancied he the victim Of the tender sent
ment but who afterwards discovered that his CON
plant arose from having eaten too much roast turke
at dinner This was sad fall from the paror wiz
dow of romance into the backyard OF common sens
and every day life but he deted, got better, an
was soon afterwards smiiten by the roguish eye
ola dear creature of sixteen, whom he married. Des
pair not, therefore, thou seeming victim of the bin
god-thy ease may have the same result But,
it be really uphill work with you to gain the ear
beauty let nothe cloud rest upon your brow-lel II,
the canker eat into your heart. Look up, laug
loud talk big call the grapes sour, Danish the blue
keep the color in your cheek, and the fire i'll yo,
eye, study grace Of manner, and adorn your perso
more becomngly than ever, and you will yet ha,
an eye to cheer you, hand to assist you, and
heart to depend upon.-Y Yankee Blade.