The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-06-14
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A STORY OF A NOSE.
BY A BACHELOR

4 BY a BACHELOR.
lam q woman-hater; and, Of course,
an old bachelor, rather eccentric-my
fiends say decidedly eccentric.
had made up my mind at the age
of seventeen 10 desPise the sex. i re-
earded Shem as interested and selfish,
with but one aim. and that was matrl-
rnony. to accomplish which they would
make use of all sorts of deceptions and
arts. until they had seenred the victim,
and then, and not till then. they would
exhibit their true coiorS. Hence though
had often been solicited BY my friends
10 make the acquaintance of very
agreeable Young ladies, | had always
strongly refused BIAS retfssoas n0tre
naoutoia.
was oae tlav walking along rather
musingly, when came IN sudden col
lision with two Young ladies. made
rather hurried apology far running
against them, which they graciousiy re-
ceiyed, and then passed on looked
back at the Young ladies accidentally.
and perceived that one of them was
looking back also. She blushed slightly
on being discovered. and hlushed also,
without knowing why. There was, per-
haps, something peculiar in her appear
ance. She was slightly made. had light
hair, blue eyes, rather a melancholy
cast Of features, and a very pretty
month. But let rae csme to the centre
of attraction. She had one of the most
ravishing neses that mortal eyes ever
beheld. Reader, do not laugh here
II was my very beau ideal of nose, it
was a .Grecian, as indeed all her lea
lures were. | thought could discover
in the one little organ all the elements
OF thought, poetry, intellectually and
no-not love-I hate love. had but q
short glance at it, but il seemed. even
in that little time, that her countenance
underwent a thousand changes, all OF
which I ascribed to the power Of her
1luse. On my way home could think
of nothing but the nose. 1t was such a
thoughtful nose, such a poetical nose
that 'sknowsa something; vet such a
rnischievous-looking nose, a nose mp TO
sf1ufF--in short, feature to be sneezed
with, but not to be Succeed at. Invent
to bed late. that night and dreamed OF
the nose. as 5.. .
awoke early next morning and de-
-termined on having an Introduction 10
its possessor. was fortunate enough
to fnd one of my friends who knew the
lady in question, and he undertook to
present me to her that evening. Twas
IN q state OF restlessness bordering on
distraction. until evening came. ! ran
out into the garden to look at the dial,
for all Bachelors have dials. liked
mine better than clock; there was
something in lis circle that reminded
me Of a iolly,.sunny face, and its pointer
looked not unlike a hinge nose.
At length evening came. partook
of g slight supper and some fruit:
chose that peculiar kind of apple called
aSheep's nose ~ then took my friends
arm. and sallfed out in o very neIvous
state Of mind. a few minutes walk
brought us 10 the domieil of the young
LADY. and was introduced TO her. Her
name was Helen Somertille. | en-
deavosed to commence conversation,
but felt extremely awkward. Wetalked
on all subjects. She laughed outright
at my confusion more than once. All
the time, however, i was watching her
nose. It was perfect She jokingly
asked me il had ever seen. the ele-
phanf; | told her yes. and commenced
a discussion upon its nproboscis. We
spoke about the classics i mentioned
Cicero and 0vidus Naso; their names