Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-25
aymnuh 4hu gatuhay 9lprning february 25 1857.

matter, while old Temple Was snorrug
and got blewed, ell 2
Ned, you're insulfererablp. If YOU in
ierrupt me again, I'm off fpr the I.vce rm
and you may fill up the story al leisure
! saw was goading him to madness
and exclaimed:
j beg pardon, Tour-go on =
T Il was in sad pickle. Ned. My pas
sion for Lizzy fed by daily sigh, Ur her
beauty and grlsh grace. swelling like a
creek after a January thaw; hui il had
no outlet 1t would not do 10 be teacher
and lover. and let The boys know it-par>
ticularly the one flogged had moth.
ing to do but louk and love, aud long, ard
, keep my mouth Shut
, 20, TantaIus,' said ], with a tolerable
accurate appreciation Of his gloom.
Med, was you ever in lnve-did vnu
ever experlence--nat the whining, wteez.
ing, petty, gossipping pa>sion-hut the
high-toned, hish-minded devotional ador.
a ion 2
'Ahem yes, am that is, I have
had little conflict with the tyrant Gu
| pid. ! have worshipped at the shrine Of
beauty, and had my heart bent and he.
wildered like II storm stricken reed IN the
blasts of December But it is fifteen min.
n,es TO seven, and we must 60 TO The club
will tell you my story hereafter, so Ga
on
see, Ned. that you can appr ciate
the finale of my adventure. and will tell
you all. o Tan,alus! victim of eternal
thirst looking forever with parched
mouth and burning eye-balls upon water
cool, inviting. bubbling up to the very
lips. which thou must not taste. Thou
art miserable, unques,ionably, but just LEI
: the gods take away this water, and pu
Lizzy Temple in its place, with like res
trictions. and 1 reckon you would no
make much by The change! Hang me
3 Ned. if didn't think he would have los
' by 1t. Love is an unfortunate hing
> when once it gets a in fellow and can, &c
out. 1t those unlucky swine. into whon
r the devil entered of old. felt as bad as
r did, | don't wonder that they cut for III,
sea. l believe that the only thing lha
: saved me from siraigh, jacket was rht
certainty that few months would clos
the school, and give me chance to wor
: ship freely at the shrine of this beautifu
n Temple!
}, THAT time came at last said Tom
Il with most celebrating expression. il
which the pathetic, the dismal and ,h
! reckless were curiously blended. 'Tht
term closed, and was as hnrpy. Ned, a
French prisoner breaking from the OF
BasIile into sunlight and liberty. N
sooner had the last scholar dsappeare
through the door with his green sa,che
: swung over his shoulder, than leaped t.
the middle of the floor. and broke into
1t hornppe that woulG have beaten the witch
n es in .AlIoway's Old Haunted Kirk Th
: swee. hope Of winning Lizzv. so Ion
1t repressed, acted upon me like Il draugh
h of ether; aud faith.' said Tom sadly,
: am intlined TO think it was about III
n same thing.
1.-Two evenings afterwards, | took
. walk with Lizzy. We sauntered throug
- the village into the plrk, and there, be
meath the stars and the moonlight, ! tol
y her my ernest, passionate love. | fnl
y got exactly what ] said, but it was tende
= I'm sure-and more than that, it wa
. truthful. for l loved her as warmly a
=" Abelard his Eloise. At that time neve
:" expected 10 smile again, if she said No
, Well, Ned. and then ! ven,ured the ugl
- question-Oh, how it stuck in my throat,
q Never will forget that momen
Here Toms voice grew husky, an
y :. beads Of perspiration began to appear o
- his forehead. There was convulsiv
>. twitching too about his eyes ard the COZ
:. " ners of his mouth, when after.looking
> minute or SO in profuund silence al hi
boots. he turned to me and asked:
!. 'What do you think her reply wa,
10 Ned 2
:, - 'Coudn'' guess, Tom: probably sh
- inlima.ed that she was 10" young TO ma
- ry-or perhaps she would like to examin
few mole goods before she made ST
lection
>, No. you could not guess it, Ned-n
y ), man could guess it ! Il was piece
J. woman.like cruelty-she'-
, Tom was getting excited.
,c She said with hearty laugh tina. ring
:. through my ears yet, that she never like
> geometry, and thought it would he e,
. ceedingly dull TO be all ones life-den
;" ons'rating triangles
:. The next morning found mvself
:, :, he'd, but when I went @, how came thel
!" l never knew. There was panel out
= the door. a broken chair in the middle
, the roon,, my boots in the middle Of til
y bed, The wash.bo turned up side dow
!. for pillow, and my best broadcloth Coz
~ hanging on the candle for an extinguishe
o Three months afterwards she ma rried tn,
], ?, young scouudrel whom I fogged SO SCUM
q, ~ ly for loving her.
~ 'Ha, ha, he, forgive me, Tom-fcr-
- ha, ha.' ..
IN 'Ned,' said Tom, with melancho1
smile, pass those cigars and let US {
e' to the club