Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-09
kaln Slick ON Hone.


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kam Slick ON Hope.
In his las, book, " Wise Laws and Mod
ern instances" Mr.. Slick remarks in The
following strain upon Hope aud Dissppoinl-
fnent: - sA
HoPef whut is hope Z expecnn' como IN.
cer'ain1hing or anosher 10 happen. Well,
sposen i, DON. happen, why then there's
nice lille crop OF disappointment 10 digesI.
that all. What's the use Of hopen al all
!hen2 never could see any use 10 The
world in it. That word ough, 10 be struck
out of every dictionary. I'll tell Webster
SO, when he gets ou, a now edition oil s'n.,
Love is painted like lms angel, with
wings, and u bow and arrow called Gu.
pld-.he name Of mothers lap dog. Many
the one I've painted on clocks, liulc, club.
by.cheeked, onmeanen, lnl lubberly crit.
lers. suppose it typi6es tha, Love is
fool. Yes, and how he does fool folks, too.
Boys and gals fail in Love. The boy is
all attention and devotion, and the gall is all
smiles. and airs, and graces, and pretty
llule winnin' ways; and they bill and COO.
and ge, married because they hopei Oh,
lhey hopethey will love all The days of their
lives, Snd they hope their lives will be ever
so long. Just 10 love each other; its such
sweet shlug 10 love. Well, they hope a
grea. deal more guess. The boy hopes
arler he's married his wife will smile as
sweet as ever, and twice as often, and be
just as nea, und twice as neo,rr, her hoir
looklh like part of the head, so tight, and
bright, aud glossy, and parted on The top
ike path in the forest. path is swre.
IiIile Thing. for i. seems made purpose for
cournn, ii is SO lonely and retired. Nalure
teaches lis use, he says. for the breeze as it
whispers kisses The leaves, and helps ;hc
Towering shrubs 10 bend down and kiss the
clear little stream thai wni,s iD an eddy for
il aIure ii moves on. Poor fellow, he oint
sPooney at all. Is he And he hopes
that her temper wi; be as gentle, and as
meek, and as mild as ever; in fact, no
temper al all-nll amablIi,y - an angel in
peucoas. Well, she hopes every minute
he has 10 spare he will fly 10 her on The
wings Of love-legs aiAI fast enough, and
running might hun, his lungs, bu, fly 10 her
and never leave her, but bill and COO for
ever, and will lei her be his law; sar,ninly
won't wan, her TO wal, on him. but for him
TO tend on her, The devoted cri,ler like u
heavenly minis.ering white he niger.
Well, don't they hope they may get all
this I And do they Jisl go into any
house you like, and The last Two ,ha, talks
is these has.been lovers. They have said
their say, and are tired talking; they have
kissed their kiss, and an onion spilled ir they
have slroled their STROLL, for the dew is on
the grass all day long now. His dress is
ontidy, and he smokes short black pipe
(he didn't even smoke n cigar before he was
married., and the ashes ge. on his waiscoat,
but who cares2 its only his wife 10 SEQ it
and he kinder guesses he sees wrinkles
where he never seen any afore, on stocking
ankles; and her shoes are jiS lllle down
10 heel; and she comes down to breakfast,
with her hair and dress looking as if il was q
lule NOR neater it would be a iule more
better. He sits up late with his old friends,
and he lets her 60 TO bed alone; and she
cries, the liule angel bu. It's only because
she has the headache. The heart-oh
there's nothing wrong lhere--bu, she 10
lately troubled with shockin' bad nervous
headaches, and can't think what in the
world is the cause. The dashing young
gentleman has got awful slngy too, lately,
He says misunderstanding COSTS too much,
rips out an ugly word every now and then,
she never heard belorpi but she hopes
what does The poor dupe hope 7-why, she
hopes he aint swearin'; but ii sounds ANA
zin' like it-lhal's fact. Wha, is lha. ug-
y word DAM that he uses so often laIe.
ly and she looks II out In The dictionary,
and she finds dam means the 'molher of
colt Well, she hopes 10 be a mother herr
self, some day, poor crller So here hope
has ended in her fndih' mares nest at
last!