Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-01-27
Tricks Upon TrarelI&s.

the pleasant country town IN Whlc
he kept the store to embark IN tn
commercial life Of Boston, relyin,
upon bis capital and energy to max
Ia fortune in the brieiest possibl
space, his. daughter BetSey declare'
herself perfectly wretched, compelIe'
as she was to part from Simon Home
spun, a smart Young farmer of TIL
.neighborhood, y 10 sat in the mex
pew 10 her at meeting. and had ''se
up" with her on Sunday nights. Th,
lovers, however, were consoled by
the reaecti3no that they were zen
gagged" and that few short months
would see them united in the bond.
Iof holy Inatrlmdhy.
Miss Betsey came TO Boston, then
with her papa = he was n widowcr-
and here "a, change came DER the
spirit Of her dreElm. Her head was
fairly turned by the gayeties, liiyo-
lities and batteries Of the city. II
she did not abs olutely forget pooi
Simon, size compared hin very unfl-
worldly with the fashionable young
men WHO promdhaded in Washington
street, or stood behind the counters
of the elegant mkgdg as de noapeaatcs
that line that celebrated thorough
fare. Simon had anticipated some
thing of this kind, and to render him
self more acceptable in the beaar
yfaits Of his mistress, had taken les
sons in dancing and French, learned
to play on The guitar, and polished
himself up TO a degree almost incred-
lille in country gentleman. With the
idea Of his surprising hig lady-loye
Bhen he came to town to olaim her
Land.
Meanwhile three terribly killing
young men were paying assiduous
court to Miss Simpkins, or her for
tune, and seeking completely to es-.
trange her heart frcm the legiti-.
mate object Of IFS love They we're
Mr. Capias, young briehess lawyer.
Mr.. Jalap, q young physician without
aud Alr Tapeworm, young
without custom. When
the time arrived for Simon's visit to
town, this amiable trio agreed to
unite in driving him off the field, and
then quarrel for the possession ofthe
heiress among themselves iterwaivls.
They had fair chance, for on the
day of Homespun's anival,Mr Simp-
kins was suddenly called away. leav
lng the house in charge Of his daugh-
Ler and an old hou$ekeeper.
Simon arrived, and was, to his cha
grin, received very coolly by his dear
Betsey, whose head vas still disorder
d by her new-tangied city notions =
The three conspirators did not give
lIm much time for expostulation or
explanation; one Of them in pursu.
moe ola pre- concerted plan for doing
i'm brown dropping in accidental
j, soon after bis arrival.
II was Mr.. Capias the lawyer
After being introduced, few triv-
al remarks were made, and then CAT
oias said:
"YOu come to the city at very
bad time, Mr. Homespun.
"lYant to know exclaimed ST.
non, adopting a true Yankee twang.
"Shecking mortality here. Chol-
Ira Killing people by hundreds daily
almost always fatal to persons from
The country
"Why, Bets, you didn't tell me,
beout ihis. 'Twant fair in y g.
Blowed if I'd come if I'd knowed it
i wedlin or no weddin' X 4
i.Not for my sake, MIR. Homespun?'
,aid Betsey. !
"Yeour saka get out. Nhat good'li
t do you to plant me in a berrin
ground hereaHouts?N 4 Il
"Exeuse me for the suggestion,
,aid Mr.. Capias, seriously but you
lon't look s ell, my dear sir l H
should say, to look at you, you were
suffering from the premolitory symp-I
onls.
0Wall du feel a kind Of streak /
d, Squire, certainly"
Mr.. Tapeworm now dropped in. |
GOOD heavens!'' he exclaimed, |!
whats the matter with this gentle
nan? be looks dreadfally III. Chole-
a, eirl"
Feared / Aev,' saiil Simon %,
ordl l wish I'd staid safeeme- Il
Eish. ] he'd > dcCsezs.sf II