Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-25
ing rank treason against b, auty and love,

| All nonsense, said my very excited
chum. 'Eve, the first woman, put hel
foot in the fountain of human happiness
aud 1t hasn't run clear to this day; aud il
every woman since has not done her du.
~ 10 perpelua,e the mischief then I'm d
% Qioling, eh "a good sign. Il ar.
gues return Of sanity. Come my Ro.
meo, said |. sit down and cleanse your
b"som by conlessi,n.'
Well, be it So said Tom quite meek
ly. Il confess. Ned. that | was a liitle
excited, but your random sho. struck me
in tender spot
Here Tom clapped his hand upon that
portion of his jacket which nigh, be sup.
posed to cover his heart.
Pooh laugh off your sorrows, I ON,
if you have any. Dem cra,itus was a
6 { ter philosopher Than Socrates. or Pla
10. But your story. said /, let's lave
the cold water on your love, which raised
such smoke in your kitchen.
Tom whitfield q minute in profound ST,
lence, looked little foolish, and com.
menced.
MY love began. like this cigar, in fire
and ended as it will in smoke
Bah DON'T get sentimental, Tom
let US have the facts
| Permit me to remind you OF the advice
you gave me minute s'nce, Ned calm
yturseif.'
"A hit, Tom. a hi,-but proceed
Before entered College, oficiatec
as teacher in the academy of n pleasant
village in Connecticut called West Hart
ford. All these Village academies were
attended by both boys and girls. Among
those favored by my learned instruction,
was Lizzy Temple-lhe most bewiichn!
girl ever saw. She was Just seventeen
oveIfowing with merriment and roguery
tall and charmingly developed in every
thing that makes n maiden beautiful. He
fingers looked like ivory too,h-picks 70
| Apollo, her nose and her forehead wer'
Grecian, or as nearly so as anything Sax
m ever approaches it; her face was full
Of expression-a little wicked, too, some
'imes-and slightly brunette in complex
} ION; her hair fell in thick ringle,s, upo,
! her shoulders, like beauliful draper,
? furnished by the gods to veil charms tha
fully seen, drive men to madness he
; eyes were black and volup.uous, and he
, lips! On
SIN their rosy labyrynth when she smiled,
7 The soul was lost
Take a glass of water, Tom.'
Med. be SILENT
Excuse me, Toni thought the sug
geslon oppor'une.'
'Well. Ned, | loved her mally, and
+, was hard work TO keep the pupils from
Il finding it out. A fellow who can b
&. passionately in love, and never suffer
to appear in motion or in feutare, wi,
g his charmer always before him, had BET
r ter take to diplomacy. He hns in hl
> the elements of Talleyrand. I'u.
. was not alone in is. One of the boy
d in the Latin class had the imper,inenc
a to be particularly sweet to Lzzy. Ii
;, was always at her side out of school
It and when in. looking over his hooks
: conjugatlng 'Amo' with his eyes. He de
: lighted me one day by violating som
i rules in school, and the way pitche
in'o him would have furnished at least
chapter to any one investigating the phi
losophy of punishment. Hang me, Nee
d if ever | flogged fellow with such
), hearty good will. ..
e Of course, felt great interest in III
progress Of Lizzy, and was often a, he
1t desk, mending her pens, or leaning owe
d her shoulder, nv face almost in con,a,
l. with her | ve-provoking lips, apparent
to examing her writing, or in aiding he
It TO demonstrate some problem in geom'
:: try; and then her sweet bre.,f stol
:. over my cheek. and her round boso,
e straining against her bodice, rose and fe
ID before ME. like bark on the silver sea ,
r love, l."
d kissed her. Tom!
d Med, you're vexa,ious.'
e The Temples, her parents, were yer
n polite to me, and had been known TO sa
st | was very promising young man, onI
o little too gay. and fond of worldly van
i'ies-such as dr"ss. and girls, &c. {
l. course. reciproca'ed their good feeIi q.
:; especially when they invited me to ,e.
or offered me sea, in their pew. and 6
a gave me chance Of sitting with Iizzy
l. Her father Squire Temple, was clevt
old soul, with huge nose, the princip,
ID business Of which seemed to be to su,
4 port large pair Of iron-rimmed spect'
IF bles, and kept the place lke schoo
boys finger, whenever he read the sta
l. utes to his i,igous neighbors we,
frequently to his home. and spen, the ev
i ni"g--drank his cider. praised his pi
J. pins. discussed the weather, neighborhoo
qaarrels, aud the las. sermon, ill he fe
}. sleep; and then talked, laughed, pulIe
candy and played fox and geese wi
q Lizzy, whiie--'
~ 'Ah' Tom, you played fox in anoth