The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-05-02
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Or, jeremiah Short GsVGng ina IaiS Ex-
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How are you dear fellnw?-JuIin. il chair
Tor GrhhaHl-excuse my rising you see Pr:
gouty.-Bret steaks and bumpers have done
II ut last, AMI though eighty seven. I'm really
beginning TO Eel old"
Sorry To hear it Jeremy! But Won look
quite hearty yet. AL! what have you there?
Shirley. vuw-a COED novel isn't ir?'
PaSs;rhle, my young friend; hui Inferior to
Jane Eyre Caroline Hclstone the prnc-
pal heroine. is il l:ttlr angel; but in Shirley
herself there's IL cross OF the devil Pm afraid.
Her husband led dogs life of 1t. ii the truth
was but KNOWN Sic reminds me OF tile he
roine OF that iclure-the one over the man.
tel pirce-'Ihe Tiff | call TT
Il have often heard you SLY. Jeremy. thai
there was story connected with it. Tell US
the tale"
Nv, III = stir up the fire take a cheroot.
john retire till you're cnlIed-nud now, nv
dear lad. we'll BIZ as coy for the resi- OF the
evening. lis if we'd just eaten Thanksglv-
ing duIntr, aud had our fill of boiled turkey
and oyster slii..r. Bless be The man y Ills
Sancho PdnZ says of hep that frs, inveml-
ed turkeys though TO my taste. ii would lie
better it they all ran about. ready boiled
and swimming il gravy AL oysters. But
to my tale"
"Wheh WAS about twenty-that was in
the year l7o3-ruiemt oraneuus bell We
with your grIndi;Ither's TnhrrIdge-l knew
us pretty girl lis ever Sewed sam, l.r Oh
week days, or carried her prayer book OIL
Sundays to church.
Bella Belyrave was the brauty of the dis
trirt Her step was like Ills ii Grads mig
he supposed TO hp her eyes were its dazzliLg
us the sun at noonday; her lips were lis fra
grant us strawberries, and twice lis sweet !;
and her voice. sir. il You c0ulL have heiII d It.
you would have taHcied that Il igItingale
had nestled la her throat. ur that 81. Gee, liza
herself WIS come down from Heaven AT
twenty ii man tails in love It's naturally It's lie
takes to smoking; and he does both, suppose,
TO prove himself full grown. Well | soon
lost my heart TO Bella. Nor was my suit
hop less. ! am h ndSome yet, as you scr
dun'I laugh at me ynu young scapegrac,',
and of course ! WIS hindsO.ne ut twenty. |
wrote poetry too. which won girls hearts just
us moustaches do now; and had pretty lit
tie lnrIune; SO WAS Suon the accepted lover
of Bella
Bella had but one fault. She had deuce
of ii temper. Now. I; little sharpmrSs IN IL
wife occasionally may he very exc, llent. just
10 81 ice the mOnotony OF mdtrimnuy, as mus
tard spires beef; but too much of it is us bad
spIlling a whole pepper box al your plate,
when you had Just tiiken the last bit OF what
was nice on the table. Not that Bella was
what Is rallied quick temprred-l often wish
ed she had betil-for it Is better To blow off
suprribundant steam now and then, than To
keep it screwed stubhorly down, till. some
day Il or md explosion takes place. that sends
everything 10 Kingdom come. Unfortunate
Iy, b. lii dear l'ok offence easily. aud then
'uu'std her wrath to keep it warm" She
had been % much p"tled that nothing short
of abj~ct slavery Oil the part Ola lover would
suit her; and I'G;'tIl, grew tired of it at lust
lis you shall hear
One dry had heen singing 10 her IL ballad
she asked me 10 write to SOME of her music,
when one of her friends came in-l dashIng
little creature she was-sInre Il great grand
mother my lad. with three hundred and fifty
lnral descendants. egad-and l. IT'S in duty
bound, did my best 10 be agreeable. Scarce
ly. however had The visitor gone, when Bella.
with ii face like IL thunder cloud b gan-
Mighty sorinble you AMI Alice Green
are. sail she, suppose that you're half in
love with her yet; always heard ycu were
her most d VOTED admirer'
Now Bella, sand dou't he iealous-''
".Jealous.' she rxrlaiined, stamping her lit
tl. loot while her eyes 4 rsIled fire, MS time
to be aluus, sir. when every pretty face YOU
meet ttmpts you to NEGLECT me; bur Pm not
iraIous-I'm only ashamed of YOU SIR
My dear. 10 .eIy CREATURE began again.
irying TO take he.' hand. But she j-rked il
pettishly away
Don't dear me- she broke fnrth-'you
know YOU don't love m':y u never come here
more than once day. willie Hurry SaviIIe,
whom dismissed for yOn- more fool wis l.
llS.'d TO be here thee times day, and always
dine with us Oh Sund vs."
Il began to grow red in the face, assure
you. at being thus talked To: but mastered
my rage-you know Pm meek man, lis he
clu.e | was chosen President of the Peace
Sucetv-Hnd said meekly:
Bella dear. dOu't be foolish love you
better than all The rest OF your sex put to-
grtIIer; but you mustn't expect me TO nrglgcl,
my uru by my rudenrS< every other wo-
mnn meet. Ouce for all, let this b" uInter-
stool between us
! Woman'S rights were not yet thought of,
my boy and wIvt. were expected TO obey
their husbands hs nature and ser pfure COR
mand ! deemed it high time | wls assert
ing my prerOgatives; and spoke accordingly.
" er!" | repeated ''IOu aIe unjust: you
ask too much, dear Bella"
She made me no answer; but sat sullen
and sulky. ngaii attempted TO take her
hand thinking had spoken too harShly. using Z
ii tone Of mild persuasion. But she OILY re-
pill by Jerking her hant, away, and rrmov-
| ing her chair from me. | txpoStnIated with
her; told her how IDLE was her jealousy. buI
The more earnestly defended my sell, the fur
Their she hitched her chair around until at last
she brought its back directly against that OF
mine.
Il now gave up explanations; and sat ST.
Ian4 nm nv mart Her nettiShnpSS bluIn IN