The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-08
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looking man, npisrenUy some lWnniy-hNn
years ofage, eaue INTO my office, sui wish
ed Co speak with 40 aside lie whAa Dutch
man from up 'he river, ond spoke our lao
guage rather imperiecuy'
Having got ne aside, ho stated his Ease
with very great sOlemnily fio informed ne
that he was IN love with eerluin young 10
dy Of his nGighbOThOod, Who unfortunately
did not return his affection. fhH ne nEHur-
cd ma WIS not owing Ia any indihposilion on
l,et t,ssg, isF ahs wAa willing 10 love hun "
she could, and IN order 10 overcome lilo nat
urnl repugnnnce she falt towards him, ~ould
consent 90 any lsnsibla mehns love pow.
der mns llinl which most naturally suEgeslnd
itself 20 his mind, aud he now called To pro
cure Que.
~ would have got II ofOur l0cior TO Lonc,'
said lac, "but wna nicurod u might leaR "ui
Sial how or auodor, aud den ! should ho n
InuRhin shlog 10 do whole down, 10 ~
cumming down 10 Now Yorg, ! fought
might ns we'll kit Il here. Wat viii you "a
for one ahtOng love powder, that vii do dr
business Tor da gurl-a md make her loie mo
like de iyVol NIL out
Al first endehvOTed 10 reason with him
on tho folly oflrying TO excite love 10y menns
of powders, ph'lIera, portions nnd TIE I'Ne'
but found myhrgunenla were thrown AWAY
1 then endehyorod 20 laugh him out of his
IfnlftAt Dh IVY lllNh''f 'N' wy
| fell harmless TO the ground. 80.
! Finding him resolved on having the love
powder cone what would, concluded TO
give him something which would sniisiy hun
| | accordingly pot az Two powders OF tartar
smoLc, of five grains each, telling him Il was
necessary lac slioGld lake a powder NJ well
na tho gu, ~ order 10 produce the desired
effect ,,,,....,
"lIut be- Ia ioit now ,Ioc,or. sud ho "nnd
does need any of dc poNdcrio make no 'oI'
more ms 4 do now, Wa. ior should uoN,
! IL DEM
"You mt,si take it," said |, "oIherwiso DE
powder viii haye 40 effect upon tho gt' y""
/ love-
"But den 7 shall have to pay cor MO pow.
ders inshleAd Of ONE
"No, Twill only charge you for one"
! then gave him directions 10 dissolve tic
, nowilefs Ia water, and take ono himself hild
piVe Iie gel the otIer AT the sane time; aud
, that they should bo shut up together ~ The
same room AT the lime Of taking The powders
mud on for three hours ihorohiior whom ne
sured him they would produce rcnnrkhplo
effect. :
The fellow went Rwny we'll pleased with
i the proApuct of favorable termination ui hi-
LOGO stIit;and thought lille more Of he sub
,ect. exrept occnsionhiiy To- laugh 20 myself
al the rhysieul effect the love powders would
he likely to produce upon the armoron'
I Dutchtnnn aud his Dulcincn. How thr titey
were likely to produce the dcsred effect.
rould not of course determine; but mat the
result would not finally prove injurious io
the health of The parties, was very well sat
s6ed.
, Il was some what like year after this,tha
walking one day in the street, cnmc plum
upon my patient Startled like Mncboih n
the ghost of Banquo, | would have avoided
, him. and for thht purpose | lodged into th'
| - Hotel, Just opt'osiie. Eat -ieaE-nliei
/. brings about the catastrophe which II seek
To nVoid; aud The consciousness of guilt con
lures up danger, where ia reality none WA
TO be unprecedented.
NV motives were undoubtedly suspicious
and the DuIohman undoubtedly detected n'
the sooner for attempting To dodge hun. n
nII events he followed me into the hotel nn'
+ with n very angry couutennncc began
: "Be YOU not de Ioctor wat gin me the Ioi
bowdcr dwclYo mont ago
? al what, doctor give you love pow
q der !" said l. appearing To be tnslly surprise
|. nj his queslion-"you certainly must bo ms
! "Py kracioiis, peievo you pc tie han,
e persisted the Dutchmnn-"you look 30 niue
/. Like him az Que egg does anoder.'
Y NO my good irIcud,H sad !, "yoH rrTrTT
he mistaken lea tilc man. But what Is IA
4 story of yours about the love powders" cor
i tinued !, wishing To learn the effect they hn
j. produced, rs well perhaps ns miscliicvousi
y TO aaprd sport to the company IN the bai
L room.
h "Wat is de shtory? wy Mishter Doctor, d
! iof t.ey,,lt.Fs -tlt,l.l,t 40 -nlL-QcY Mns a
+ one--chent. hey was nothing more n
= one vile tnlermaIIiocks, what makes poop
d puke der insides out When goes home
r shuts pinself up in II roori md kai,RT'In
and we dakus one powder aud todor
powder y,ist so as yoh dold the. Den v
waits for dc oheraIion. Py and ny We grow
sick in de stomach. Thinks I wat for tyS
of obcrnIiou is dis? dat makes me feel 80 Il
about de short rips, and dc heart and shton
r ach?--But says nothing Mt nll,hoPin'twou
/, all duru onI for te pcsT. Py aud by we ~
,o guns pote on us, Ia henvc yust like Ge sea
~ q tundcr shtorrn. oh how sick pc sa.
"a Knttnrinn. Den she grows bale rs corps
= aud louglu she would vainri SO put m
:, arm round her waist to hold her up-wht
r we pote III at once pGgins tn cry New for
n, New Yorg; aud 10y krncious! you never see
n, any body gast up aggounts as We did. De
=, was but one writer in de room,and we cou
"A not get out toor because logs ii aud dow
:; away de key wen WRIST comes in! and 30 "
= uo,e shlicks ourn heats out de winter, at
bukes and bukes-you never seed de like
. all de days you wRs porn. And what do yC
:, tink was de consequence, toctor"
y, "Whut. why. suppose ttie girl fell in lo'
IN with you, of course" said L. -.
sA4-Ghe- AnIes lpe ten thousand dun
" worees dan ever. She won't so much
=, y, -,,4sk 4. .lle now And all de young velle
;, aud de gals dey laugh al me, aud boin's
~ finrer at me as | walks do streets, and shy
n -"Dera goes de WOOL wot hought de 20
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