Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-09-19
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| "AtSut SauS tuCtis A4CtktlOi Il IN
lgetting 10 be--not a middle sged gen.
ltleman, for ! have been that any
time for the last ten years-no Pm a
a gentleman declining in years. and
may advertise for a housekeeper
without giving a handle to scandal
TO make free with my character
Twenty-Five years ago, and should
have afron.ed the man who foretold
this; that should. be sitting this day
in an arm chair, newspaper 10 hand,
breakfast before me, foot on cush-
ion, and only one cup and two eggs
on the table. Newspapers are stGst
pid things; I'd much rather chat over
my morning meal. Why the deuce
am ] not married. Nobody makes
tea fl 10 drink now, and the tea
never comes up to me hot. What
capital tea Lucy Smith used to make. |
Poor Lucy; | wonder what made
me think Of heri People said Lucy
and | would certainly make a match
and so we should, suspect, if il
hadn't been for that cursed cousin Of
hers; I'm sure she would have mar
ried me If ] had asked her; and | kept
putting it off day after day, and he
cut me out and behanged to him
| was young gentleman then, and
thought could marry whenever
liked. They went away TO the West
and got rich; he's a Member Of Con-
greSs, and she has grown fat and
rides about m her carriage, with two
or three grown up daughters-pret-
ty girls, too, am toll, but they will
never be like their mother. I've a
ribbon Of hers that she used to wear :
around her slender waist, and brib-
ed her brother TO steal il for me
with the loan of my fowling piece; /.
and when il rains. and l. feel senti- :
! take 1t out Of my writing !
desk and look at il while. think
will throw it into the fire-but /
don't though, and there it is yet in =
the secret drawer Of my mothers
picture, with the last lock Of my hair.
They make capital wigs now, by
Ihe way nobody seems to suspect e
that my curls are not Of the natural L
crop. Lucy used TO s1y my hair i
was beautiful, and I'm almost certain
she cut off a lock once when was r
asleep on the sofa. Iwonder wheth- ;
.r she has lost any of her splendid O
eeth; mine have stood it very well, n
,ut they are going. Parmly, the $,
lentisi, said hers would last a long o
ime, and he ought to know. Imust b
70 and get him 10 make me couple n
# new ones. I,
What shall do with myself to- Fl
lavl Pve given up business and Il
made money enough TO last me my
ime; I've no one to leave il to when
am gone. Where's the use going a
n adding dollar to dollar, unless u
ne has children TO set upl Nine p
carriages in the paper to-dayi Nine |,
usbands and nine wives created q
ince yesterday morning. | dare "
~ they all have young sprouts Ie
Nv four apiece on the average; that's
little mouths to be stuffed M
18th bread and butter, and seventy m
yo little feet TO buy shoes for, and OF
Ho hundred and eighty li,Ie fingers az AZ
, wash and keep cleani No fool Of
a Job that for the nine papas and ys
Iammasi | was always fond OF IT
lildren.
There is a new married couple NJ
loved into the house over the way II
D purpose TO plague me, do be- ed
eve; they seem to be very fond Of
lch other, and very happy. There's bu
gig comes to the door every after da
BON; and he hands his wife SO care
lily, and she smiles at him so bright -.
as they drive of, but I'm almost lh
mpted 10 wish they might break or
eir necks before they get back. - na
hats nice looking gIrl that has oy
me to stay with them during the we
,ney moon; she's the brides sister,
something dare say; the pret- oil
st foot and the most rogueish eyes n
re ever seen-except Lucy Smiths. al
wonder il she's engaged to be mar N,
ID, don't see any very suspicious ne,
oking man come 10 the door, IN
I'd. But what the deuce is it to NO,
e whether she is or not! Pm an an,
bachelor, and must go down to ct
e grave without leaving anybody
cry for me. Ishould like, though,
see the girl nearer; it's easy for
ough TO get introduced into the his
use, and though Pm too old to csd
AIRY, there's no reason that know
WHY an old fellow like me
ouIdn't do the polite thing to orI
w conner into the neighborhood. ~
-e new coat coming home, that -
= artist says will make me look If
IN years younger-rather imper- sta
ent by the way. And Pm not so ed
lazing old after all. When | SAT- his
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