Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-06-03

/ uEd p'iut Out Ho obSuIuiiN Il UCllCNc ",
and cannot shake my faith by any pro.
cess of logical induction. .Is
In consequence of this idea, am be-
come as curious $50 far as this individual
is concerned) as any of the old half pays,
or maiden ladies', or unencumbered wild
ows, have mentioned. IfIsee butcher
boy with meat in his tray going near the
house, watch to see if he calls there,
and wonder whether the meat is for the
dinner of "The Man over the Wa" If
| see the man himself reading, | wonder
what book he has, and what he thinks of
it. Bu:, beyond everything, l wonder
what he thinks ime, and what he designs
to do regarding me-for l am perfectly
certain that he watches me almost as
much as do himself
And yet the reader must not suppose
,ha, think of "The Man over the Way''
so exclusively as to make me forget my
adored Julia--far from it; write to her
every day, and the bakers man delivers
my letter to The cook, and the cook gives
it to the lady's maid, and the lady maid
passes it inlo the hands of Julia herself
The penny post would be more expeditions,
no doubt, but there would be no secrecy
about it, and our course of true love runs
not smooth--as curmudgeon of a father
has forbidden me the house, and cons
manded Julia never to think of me again.
How foolish these old gentlemen are
Mr.. Singles, CHATS the papa in question
by his absurd:y unreasonable conduct,
gives pain TO Julia and myself, and forces
our correspondence 10 pass through three
hands-the maid, the cook and the bakers
man--ins'ead Of The more natural and
proper one Of the posman alone. As for
making Julia forget me, talk of making
the Ganges remount to its ce, or Mon,
Blanc dwindle to an ant 'ill, and you
would be about as reasonable as in sup
posing that any thing could shake the
constancy of tina, angelic girl.
And why is she to forget me? Wha
have | done to deserve such sentence
The very head and front of my offending
is, that | have but two hundred and TWEEN.
ty pounds year private fortune, and don
belong to any profession. Mr.. Sniggles
that it is monstrous to think of m rryins
on such sum, and quite agree will
him; bu, vhen | suggest the very obvious
remedy of his doubling hat income, h,
flies into passion, and says that hi
daughter shall only marry man that cal
support her, which means that he want
to make as cheap bargain with her a
he does with The hides and skins he i'm
ports; for he is leather merchant, ant
always has an odour of tan about him. a
least l think SO, though Julia won't allow
!, it. .....
Julia is an only daughter, and has n,
, mother, and, although very sour.fsce,
old MAZDA sister of her fathers lives will
: her TO watch and protect, and to bore he
to death, we manage TO meet sometime
at Kensinglon Gardens and such places
At least we used to meet; but alas W.
were found out. That wicked old sou
face pretended one day to be going int
the city to receive her dividends. (she ha
) a capital income) and Julia naturally tool
the opportunity of dispatchiug me a note
pei 'he lady'r maid, to meet her at on
old trysIing place. We met, and sat o,
our favorite seat, it is very private an,
very secluded. aud known only to a few
: We talked, we laughed, we-
"'Ahem |! went a sharp voice.
sOh = shrieked Julia. .
The devil = cried l.. ..
Indeed !! said the intruder, and tn
sour.fsced aunt stood before MS.
my dear madamp said |, swallowin,
my rage and determining to try and pro
pitiate her. r., e...z - ~l0 -.
Don't talk to me, sir, you are a bas
deceItful man. As for you, Miss turnin,
to Julia, come home directly, W, shai
see whether you ever play me this tricl
again.
May l fetch you cab q said I, wish
ing to find any excuse to be near Julia
and forgetting that we were in the mid
die of Kensington Gardens, where cab
are not exactly to be found. a
'Certalnly,' said The aunt, with hid
eous grin Of irony on her countenance
go and fetch the cab, sir; we will wal
ill you bring it here.' .a .rs -.
From that day we have never met: W.
are obliged to be more cautious in our cor
respondence, and the bakers mans fee,
have risen in consequence. Things art
getting unendurable. / have been irvine
to devise thousand plans for winnine
Julia, and can't succeed in framing one
that looks feasible. know no one who
could aid memo whom I could suffi.
clently trust in such matter. oa
Within the last hour, strange fancy
mas seized me-to consult "the Man oyer
'he Way" about it. What can have pu
sucn an idea into my head do not know
!. Is not at all unlikely that the Man vii
regard me as luna.ic, and hand me owe e
20 q policeman, sif5I call onlbim.arI fee
= me aDsurdity Of the whole thing, and we
cannot conquer the intense loneino 7 lei