Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-05-15

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scriptions would fain give you."
"Pshaw! beauty is but skin deep you silly
fellow; and, for the rest she is just like all
her sex, false and tickle as the wind :" said
Mr.. Everleigh. "She will jilt you depend
upon it,
81 would stake my life upon her truth - re-
piled Walter warmly. elf you knew her,
you would be ashamed of such injustice to an
angel %
Wh-e-w we are in passion, are we
eh, Mr.. Firebrand Now, Walter, take my
advice, and don't get married. What the
do you want with wife, should like to
know? Have you not got a pleasant home,
you dog, and an old uncle that humours you
like pet monkey! and what on earth do
you want to bring woman into the concern
for!"
"Uncle," replied Walter, $50 long as was
not in the condition to support wife, mar
riage, of course, would have been highly in
judicious; but as, thanks to your kindness, my
dearest uncle, am now established in good
business, with all reasonable prospect of sue
cess, why should longer delay my happi-
ness! No, my dear sir, do not ask it-noth-
ing but your consent is now wanting to make
me the happiest of ment."
"The silliest of fools, you mean!' inter-
rupted Mr.. Everleigh, impatiently. l." Now,
depend upon it, Walter, the moment you put
yourself in the power of woman, you are ru-
ined, body and SOUL | would not give--no,
would not give straw for you-a mere pup
pet, pushed hither and thither, at the will of
an artful little hussy! Just looked at me,
Walter--here stand six feet in my shoes-a
happy, hearty bachelor of fve-and-Eorty-
look at my head, not gray hair in tiny
teeth, sound as roach; think you should be
what am, had saddled myself with wife
and brood of squalling fat babies mo, no."
But, uncle said Walter, rather mischiev-
ously, 'if report says true, you were once in
a fair way for such a misfortune: for have
heard you were at one time engaged to be
married.
HeV-What! Observation-Disclosures an
swered the bachelor, STOPPING suddenly to
pick up something from the carpet; to be sure,
was a fool once, deuced fool-but | was
never caught again: ha, ha, ha-never again;
and, Walter, it is precisely because ! know
the deceitful sex that so urgently warn you
against Them
Then you do admit that you were once in
love 2 said Walter. Therefore, how can
you blame me for the passion which lovely
and amiable girl has inspired =
Mr.. Everleigh arose, and walked several
times hurriedly around the room; then ap-
preaching Walter, he regarded him seriously,
and said, walter, you shall now hear from
my lips that of which no other person has
heard me speak. To you | will confess my
folly. Yes, Walter he continued, seating
himself, and nervously playing with his
watch-guard-'when was of your age, was
silly enough to fall in love with as arrant a
piece of coquetry and mischief as ever nature
turned out. She was schoolmate and init
mate friend of your poor mother, Walter, and
came home with her to pass the holidays at the
Grange. This was our first meeting. She
was then only fifteen-as gay and wild as
Young deer, and the most beautiful creature
had ever beheld-nay. that have ever yet
seen. 1t was my fate to be spending the hol-
idays at the Grange also, and most FORUM
ate circumstance felicitated myself that it
was; but it proved otherwise, as you will see.
Those six happy weeks flew by as moments
the remembrance even now causes my
blood to course rapidly--and then we parted,
with mutual regret, and with mutual wishes
that we might soon meet again. And was
such ninny, Walter, as to think and dream
of nothing else but-but-ah! cannot speak
her name, boy :" said Mr.. Everleigh, his
voice trembling with agitation. No matter !;
she was my star-my idol. All did, all |
hoped, was in reference to her, and penned
more sonnets to her praise than would I'LL
folio. AT length we met again. one was
once more at the Grange. My love became
idolatry, Walter; nor had any reason to COM
plain of her GOODNESS. She read with me,
sang to me, walked with me, and rode with
me-indeed, we were scarcely for moment
separated. Thus encouraged, at length de-
clared my passion, and she--false and prodl-
Gus as she proved-she, Walter, fell on my
bosom, and wept her love? Mr.. Everleigh
paused, and wrung the hand of Walter: Boy,
boy, may you never be deceived as have
been My happiness was brief as woman's
love- A few weeks after our engagement
witnessed the arrival of gay, dashlng lieu
tenant-her cousin, she said-and from that
moment nv happiness declined. Her atten-