Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-12-21

life, sir! risky business; but then, if you qet
the widow, and you can do it, sir like knife,
! if you only cotton up strong enough, for she
likes you already; saw it in her eye-you
can retire on some large plantation, and spend
the rest ofyour days in indescribable and un-
bounded luxury -..r.s
well! captain, hang me, if aint mind to
spread myself for the young widow, and try
my hand at courting, for the first time in nv
life.' s..
! go it, my boy, I'll back you with all my in
fiuence; if wasn't already a married man,
I'd surely go in for that charming woman; but
you'll win-young! good looking!'-
Don't don't if you please, captain.
Hang it, Dodge, don't be so modest
Cut, captain! gas, soap, putty; think of my
feelngsH
Then you sing and play like book; the
widow loves music, she loves music to distrac-
ton, and now my boy, strike whilethe iron is
hot! Why, sir, ifI could sing and handle the
guitar equal to you, Pd.'---
Hold on, captain, hold on; understand all
about that; but now tell me her name, age
and residence
Her name replied the captain, SIS Arman-
tha Bronson-age, about twenty-four-resi-
dence, New Orleans; and we shall probably
be about ten days running down, you'll have a
fine chance to exert yourself; so do take my
advice, and make the best use of your time
L will,' says Dodge, and he didn't do any
thing else; for, always having an eye open for
fly traps and spring guns his suspicious
were aroused by the captains attempt at fiat
terry, and his seeming disinterested endeavors
to bring about hasty aVowal of love, for the
young, accomplished, and really beautiful lady.
So setting his wires TO work, he lost no time
in discovering that the captain had been un-
der the delightful chains of Hymen but about
two weeks, and the pseudo widow was no more
nor less than the identical, charming and idol
lied wife of the captain.
Now then,' says Dodge to himself, 'as the
captain has planned Joke he shant be disap-
pointed; I'll only change or slightly alter the
plot, and if don't in the end, give him a reg
ular 'eye-opener,' then he may ever have the
pleasure of informing his friends how he done
the Yankee brown
Dodge had, something like week previous,
sent on his bills and advertisements to the ed
itors at Natchez, stating that he would be at
that stirring little town during the races, and
would, at fifty cents ticket, treat the inhab-
musical and farcical entertainments.
Not letting any person on board know at
what place he intended to stop, telling the
captain be would settle his fare when he left
the boat, he improved every spare moment
with the widow over the music portfolios and
piano, until the old steamer came pulling along
side of the levee at Natchez. s@Es
Ascertaining from the captain that the
steamer would leave in about three quarters
of an hour, he gave his baggage in charge of
a resident in town, who was just about leav-
ing the boat Then watching the captain un-
til he had entered the counting room of one
Of the large stores under the hill; for which |
he occasionally brought goods from New Or
leans, the vocalist Immediately went to the
Captains wife, and very coolly informed her
that, through mismanagement of one of the !
agents, the boat would be obligedto remain
about twenty-four hours at Natchez, and that
her husband accordingly accepted an invita-
ion of some friends, to visit the race ground,
and wished the vocalist to come up, as soon
IS convenient, in carriage with the captains
wife. Not dreaming of anything wrong, the
ady hastily threw on her shawl and bonnet !
md declared herself ready for start.
Stepping on shore, Dodge hailed a colored
gave him shiGng doubloon, and,
n smothered voice, ordered him to drive
en- miles in an eastterly direction, and then
Without single question, turn around and
lowly return. sEe
d Leaving Dodge and his fair companion to
njoy their pleasant drive, after tedious con-
inement in noisy and clattering steamer, we
vil now return to the captain who at the ap-
pointed time, gave the steamers bell the &C
number of rings, hauled in the plank,
I'D good-day to his friends, and showed out
nto the muddy river
After seeing that the additional freight was
Eell balanced. ropes and chains properly stow
d away and everything, in sailors phrase, all
aut,' which occupied nearly an hour, the cap
ain entered the ladies' saloon, to scrutinize
lis new passengers, and pass an agreeable half
our with his sweet and affectionate wife.
Not seeing his lady,he repaired to her state
oom, where he found the usual variety of out
nd inside dresses night caps slippers, stock
1gs, etc, but no wife; whereupon feeling
title uneasy, (the honeymoon not yet passed.
general search was made, from stem to stern
4 the old steamboat, but without the least
uccess.
For moment, the captain stood like stat
tie. A thought struck him! Where was
lodge.
Some one remarked that he had not been
cen since the boat left Natchez.
With the speed of madman, the captain
ushed to the state-room of the Yankee sing
r, when to his utter astonishment, he found
hat the baggage had all disappeared, and on
he bed lay a letter directed to Capt.,
f the steemer B s. The let
er was quickly torn open, when, to add still
reater fury to his frenzy, his eyes fell on the
blowing:
DEAR s1R:-Thinking you might possibly
ave the pleasure of relating to your friends
ow you caught mapping by persuading
i'm to make declaration of love to your tai s
nted and truly accomplished lady; you tried t
our utmost both, by Misrepresentation and |
ersonal influence to get me into the meshes
your skillfully woven net; and thinking that /
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