The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-03
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GQQu story OF an Ola Bachelor.
7here was fine old General once, who
hatlng spent most Of his life Ii the fields o
Mars, knew very little ghboutlhe camp o
Cupid. He was one Of those rough and hon
est spirits, often met with Ia his gellant bro
lesion; innocent as an infant Of almostSey
erylhing save high inlrgrity aud indomitabl
bravery. He was nearly fifty, years oil
and his tolls were over, when master Dal
Cupid bought him acquainted with wild
! ow Wadman, in whose eye he beg ante de
teeisomething that made him uneas s., Here
sswas the resalI Of leisure. saa
During his service he had never seen any
thing worthy Of notice In woman's eye
In fact, be would scarcely have observed
whether a woman had three eyesin her head
or only one; for no matter where lis own
eyes were, his thoughts Were ever among
''guns, and drums, and wounds" and foye
was a thing that lived in his memory just as
he remembered once reading visionary
book called the Arabian Nights Entertain
ments whena boy.
Well. The General had settled down into
anamiable gentlemanly OLD fellow. living
alone with comfortable wealth around him,
and having little to do. save now and then
10 entertain an old comrade in arms, which
companionship afforded opportunity for him
go,s, his caln svsn;ng as Shs o,d Geosrsrc |
day = deal If nernle1ity WAS doomed ~ e n
aud he soon found himself in troubled wa
tiers the depth Of which he could by no
means understand. He fonndered nbout
like : Gagged raj under a nnmn-anl snch
] Sas".a s,aa, slu ~ n'b H"i ~ waIi s Iesef
peio'e s"anoWeu ,ne udi,, 'ioon anu all VI
,ne duSilns Souoi iose- ine poor ueneiai,
We must give pitlla name OF we can't tell
tne Story sena the oesi name Tor sue story
Hls Uncle Topys Foofs 0ensral Uncle Toby
ue9aseo aps'lac'ea'y aoou. us new position
Fahu never nau slese % campaign gwen nim
SUN Prp1" enp,h $500 Ua,u,e. 49,, Ill.,. ,..o.
az ieuglh; however, Tue oiunt honesty OF
nIs ulsposi.ion l,' rose uppermosl among ms
Ionns p'dne auu n.s oGulSe oSs mas IloSph:
o ss"to, =, 80 n'" y. or'e ss;p;, ss: oeos De
nno' e.;,n,o. - r, al ~ 'h H. eADou' out laue
S aSsss was so,,at,;na M e = MI he ~ .daEo~"a, .ias
in Iu'u ,lne WIG. Io ~ans1n - say. he go'
oI.,aoS Ia ooIn ~, h;a Sat 'oulu 'n' paSSdge'
pos,sd S off nas ~ ~ ,ha @ ;lon wv lneu ar
Sh" on" peu en ~ Hs ".uo" "a'liuh WIN
"'IaSar, | u sa;d d'' San.,., en- 1r.,, ~.
h;. III onole wy
ypenI5 ~ n,o ooor lnc niaiAeu pldCe, WIN
'Ds .Madnnas NJ ' y = 'p'oia' pis'u0i a. 'ne pai
'""
Crude am in my speech,
AM ana niue S oless wl,ntae SET phrase Of peace
fof since lneSe arms Oh mlne had seven years
Til, now p,'s, s,ro. r;ns ,ooo0s w..,.a tbso have
- used d. ''''O '''''' ''' my A'''
Their dearest action in the tented field. Ii
And little of this great world can I sneak. II
More than pertains to feats of broil and battle
And therefore, Ii
Here the General closed the book. wined Ii
his forehead, looked 10 al the ctiling. and t
said with d spasmodic gasp-ssI ,uant to gst
married r'
The widow laughed for ten minutes bv
the watch before she could utter a syllable.
and then she said with precious tears of bu.
NOR rolling down her good-natured cheeks
--"And who is il Won want to marry Gen
eralq =
"You," said Uncle Toby. flourishipg his
sword-arm in the air, and assuming a militia
ry attitude of defiance. as II he expected an
assault from the widow Immediately.
"Will YOU kill me il / marry you?" said
the widow, with a merry twinkle in her eve.
'.No madam" replied Uncle Toby. in a
most serious and deppcating tone, as if to
assure her That such an idea had never en-
tered his head.
swell then, guess III marry YOU" said
The widow. v
THANK you, masm," said Uncle Toby;I
'but one thing.I am bound to tell YOU ofI il
,oear ,uigp' -,
The widow started, remained silent a mo-
ment, and then went into longer, louder ii
md merier laugh than she had indulged in $
learer the General. gravely laid her band on "