The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-02
MIS- SO.ELLANE0US.
From SAarYs's London Magazine.
THE MAN OVER THE WAY"
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! ladies of uncertiin age a-d small means
widows withuut cncumbrance = these. and
u few others, are the greatest M ddlers and
busy.budies in creation. Young men :"
snail ioriun" AMI no proiession. are less IN
elined to sin in this respect: but they can
scarcely he said t. have no'hinr to do. he'
cause they generally have frighliul amount
Of mischief on their hands to perretrate ;
and this keeps them 81 well occupied, (ill.
. occupied We should say) that they have not
50 much time TO attend Ia other peoples al.
fairs as might be imagined.
When avuw that belong 10 the class
of bache ors have mentione a rharitr5'e
reader will naturally conclude that am
what the French call nlduUnis sujef Such
is far from the case. Positively am not
aware ol any particular amount ot inquiry
that can be laid at my door. neither game
drink, keep had hours, nor commit other
peccadius which 20 10 swell the list oi sins
!, usually booked to an idle mans account :
Perhuls ought not to take too much credit
to myself f,r my exemption iron these little
bachelor infruiics because am dread.
fully in love. Absorbed as am in his Ias,
sion, have no thoughts to give to dis.ipi.
tion - the idol Of my heart possesses them
altogether. 30 90 ~ -.
Levers are proverbially selfish they think
of no one but themselves. notice no one hut
themselves. Iorm no exception to the rule,
saving in one instance - hnyc long had II
terrible curiosity to kn,w all nbout " The
Man over the Way. hut must be u little
more explicit live in dgings, as nineteen
bachelors out OF twenty d., unless they have
chambers in the Temple. The hous in
which my rooms ure. stands in a. narrow
street in the neighborho"d OF Hyde Park
Exactly opposite. occupying Il first hOnr like
myself, is the gentleman concerning whom
my curin>iy isexci ed, and whom have
nained "a The Man over the Way > Of.
lie is apparently u man oi fifty or sixty
years Of aye, sunburit in luce, aud wi h on
gry hair. He is dressed always in long
6ruwn coat. grey trousers ind waist,.at, and
II hlack neckerchiel OF the old style - that is
to say, two or three yards of silk swathed
round his throat, us an Egyptian mumm'
! is wrapped in linen. There is nothing very
remarkable in the mans appearance, and
yet he possesses strange fascination Tor me.
| cannot help thinking of him, and won
deri what he is, and who he is, and whcth'
er he has anything to do with my fate; Tor,
ridiculous as the last may seem cannot
divest myself Of the idea that his man is
buuud up in some mysterious way with my
history. IL is perfectly useless 20 reason
with myself on the suppnsi ion, and poins
uut it, ubsurdity; | beliere il, and cannot
shake my ldith by any process OF logical in
ductiOn.
In consequence of this idea. | am become
us curious (sO far us this individual is con-
cerned) rs any Of the old baifpays, Or
maiden ladies', or unincumbered widows,
have mentioned IL |. see butcher boy
with meat in lis tray going near the house,
| watch to see il he calls there, and wonder
! whe her the inca, is for the dinner OF Z" The
Man over the Way" see the Man him
self reading. | wonder what book he has,
and what he thinks of it. But beyond ev.
erything, | wonder what he thinks ol me I;
lur | um perfectly cert in thai he watches
me almost MS much us | do himself.
And yet the reader must not suppose that
| think of The Man over the Way So
exclusively us to make me forgci my adored
Juia-f,r from il write to her every day,
and the bakers man delivers my letter to
the cook, and the cok gives it tp the lady's =
maid. and the ady's maid passes il into the
hands Of Julia herself. The penny post
would be mere expeditions, no doubt, but
also there would be no secresy about 1t /;
and our course OF true love runs not slnooth,
us curmudgeon of u father has forbidden
me the house, and commanded Julia never
70 think Of Inc again. How foolish these
old gentlemen are Mr.. Sniggles CHATS
the papa in ques'ion,) by his absurdly un.
reasonable conduct, gives pain to Julia and
myself, and forces our correspondence tn
PASS through three hands-'he maid, the
conk, and the bakers man-instend of the
more natural and proper one of the postmHn
alone. AS for making Julia forget me
talk of maxim. the Gauges remount 10 lis
source, or Mount Blanc dwindle to an ant
hill, and you would be about as reasonable
us in surprising that anything could shake
the cunstancy Of that angelic gill.
And why is she 10 forget me! What have
done u deserve such sentence! The
J very head aud front of NY offending is tha,
have but two hundr, d and twenty pounds
u year private fortune. and don't belong to
any profession. Mr.. Singles declares that
it is :nOnstrous to think Of marrying ON
such sun, and quite agree with him
but when suggesi to him the very obvious
remedy of his doubling the income. he Hies
intn passion, and says that his daughter
shall only marry u man who can support
her. which means that he wants to make us
cheap bargain with her as he does with the
hides and skins lie imports; for he j. leaIh'
or merchant, and always has an odOr oi tan
about bim--s,t least 4 think 30, though julia
wou't allow it. .. e. .-ols n. Ea
Julia is an only daughter, and has nc
mother: and although very sour.laced old
virgin (her fathers sister) lives with her tc
watch and protect, and bore her to death
! we manage to meet sometimes in kennls ON
! Gurdens aud such places. At least we used
! t. meet but alas we were iound ou'.
1 That wicked old sour.fice pretended one dny
to be going into the city TO receive her tliyi'
dends (she has capital mooney, and Julia
naturally touk the opportunity OF dispa CHI
in me u note, per the lady maid, To meet
her al our old trusting place. We met
We sat ON oui Evorite seat--it is rery apri.
vate, and known only 10 a few. We talked
4 j-we- Iu q
:" Ahem J" went a sharp voice.
The devil ~ cried I. t-.,....
J. /" Indeed :" said the intruder; and the
sour.laced ann, stood before us W. ~ /.
b" My dear ma,lam :" said I. swallowing
my rage, and determined to try and propi.
| tate hor--a - rtilt. A., --, ilr1. II t,.A
:" Don't talk to me, sir; you are base;
deeei'iui man. As for you, Miss "--here
she turnsd TO Julia,-. come home direct
y; we shall see whether you ever play me
this trick again." ..'','','',-' -.
May fetch you cabtr said !, wish.