Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-11-27
A Love Letter.

exceedingly btsttjye about The following
something wholly 'out OF the common
aud that viii repay pernsaI. Oar he,
correspondent shall introduce the eplstl
which lie settds us in his own words
Your 'EptroR's Table seems to lie a ge
neral reservoir, toward Which float a
manner Of queer tIii'gs, from oil matiDe
ot queer places. Now | have certain doc
mnents 10 my possession, which have 4
least The merit Of oddly. ] am q coi,ntr
doctor, and like all Others Of that llk, Sc
u vast amount Of patllos aud batilos. wliicl
perhaps escapes the common eye. SOM
tine since there CAME to our little four
curfiefetl Village d travelling dentist, al
tvefysday looking msn enough ratlle
the Worse for wear, and no great shakes
at filing teeth lie pursued his vocation
for a week or SO with but indifferent size
cess, and tliet Tell sick. Here my nc
q,,aintance with him commenced. Hi
dlsease evidently destined TO prove fatal
first interested me III him, IA taxing al
my powers of diagnosis. lie suffered
much, aud the word Euthaaasia' was
oiten on his lips. His history, which
obfaited piece.tfieal at my different visits
had no great Matter of Romance IN IL, save
as the restless Ia avings Of lis W wild
spirit threw around him an interest not to
be gathered by the mere facts Of his life,
lie had 'seeli hard times was an orphan
Mt all early aye, and had turned his hand
10 almost every thing whereby TO get n
living. Some clever old country doctor
had taken him into his office, aud initiated
him into the rudiniental mysteries of our
glorious craft, aud he had managed to pay
his way through a couple of courses OF
lectures IN a country college. and procure
n '~heepskiu,' by the not fe-
source Of poor devils in the study Of med.
icine-yesuyects0ntct and many were
the hair.breadth 'scapes from tar-and.fea.
theirs he had made. After procuring lis
degree, he had not the wherewitbal to buy
him pill bags, aud so he enlisted in the
Mexican war. During the march from
Vera Cruz to Mexico, he otticiated as hos
pital.steward and when peace was de-
clared, having saved some little money,
he set mp an office in a Western village.
10 this portion Of his life lie ever recnrred
with mingled pleasure and regret. An
opposition to his business from a rival
practitioner, heartless and INSCRIPTIONS.
aud hesitating at no means of viliticatiuii,
NJ last crushed his spirit. aud drove him
from the place but his brief stay the,e
wa illwuincd by his first and only dream
ot love-sa love boundless in its nature,
aud returned with as free a spirit. But
poverty broke the match, and the folio, .
ing epistie Is among the letter, retured to
him at the final parting. 1t seems to have
been written III All hour Of mingled hope
aud anxiety and should IL interest YOU
IN the character of my poor friend, who
fests now in the grave yard on the hill,
there ave other papers at your service
soine queer tales Of the resurrection
among the number. But to the letter
'Bctieeac Cross Roads, Thursday night,
Anao Amogis /.
DEAR KATE: | left you last night in
a somewhat sulky mood, and havn't got
quite over il yet. Your want of faith in
the future; your disbelief that the Allie.
2hany aud Monongahela Of our loves will
ever terminate in the placid Ohio of mat
fimony, grieved me, After all, | slept tol.
erably well last right. / didu't bedew
my pillow with tears I didu't apostro.
lhize the mou, aud now, after a little
consideration, (consider, COW. consider y
| have made M any mind that what is to
he scW be that, thanks to that blessed
doctrine Of DEGREES, or%e.ordinatiou, aud
the like, a man may us well sit down aud
let his destiny come To him, as to fret his
IN running after it; aud further.
more, that | can see as far into a mill.
as yourself; have as clear a view of
the future us you and consequently my
that we sciH do q certain thing is
Ms good as yours that we 'front.', And
what's more, | have the whole neightor.
hood OF old women TO back me up, while
You can find but few to agree with You.
E Public opinion Is on my side
SO, my dear girl, you are welcome to
your opinion, only don't keep me awake O.
with it end |, more steadfast in
spirit, aud tirmer M the faith oil The good
coming shall continue in mine, and
regardless of the result.
"Acrin the living Present.
Heart within and Con o'erhcad.n
'Oh, the sweets of matrimouy In at
open window comes a sound Of woe.
Rs spider.legged young one
crying q perfect storm not Que of your
hort spells OF weather. such MS no one is
70 blame for in this : vale of tears, but a
persistent cutlery, which has last.
ID IN hour. and bids fair to last another
Blow winds and crack your cheeksp
Il had rather hear BIS dog howl
he night away. suppose il would be
nat oil character to go aud throw stones
{ the house. After all, the poor child is
'ot to blame. l'acry myself il / had such
dada 1,
Der harkl The music all is ground;
The air again is still = h
Forgive ME, patient mother +. looking
in pity on thy baby's upturned, wo. /
al face, il my heart, hardened by its own
answered not in sympathy to its /
'ail Of suffering. Poor thing. lis {
1
There's another fine moon tonight,
ut its kindly influence cannot reach me
trough brick walls. / am in a state Of .
arest; my chair don't sit easy / wtite 9
SpasmS, and chew tohacco v~eheuaen,Iv Y
the intervals. have got a diagram Of :
y whole chain Of lakes upon the floor. 2
all The books in my bookcase are upside 7
avn, q i seems as if that plethoric .
'py OF WArsoN's Practice. would haye 2
Ie headache: q there is danger OF cot- 2
'stion. aPoplexy even, standing 50 by 2
,urs on its head. 81