The Shasta courier., 1855-05-05
DOesticks in Love.
Seventy hundred and one, Narrow ST.,
New York, Feb. %, 1855.


Seventy hundred and one, Narrow ST., I
New York. Feb. %, 1855.
Previous to last "Wednesday night, had new
er been in love. Save occasional fit of chol-
era morbus. had never experienced anything
even remotely approaching the tender passion.
But on the evening of that eveniu Wednesday,
Snndie Goatie invited me TO 60 with him 10 see
his sister. Now my friend Saude is not schol-
erly person, and has never received that qnes-
tlonable blessing. a collegiate education. He al
ways says = Goldfish - instead of bona fide. u
and calls "tempus fugit' pork and beans = the
only Jupiter" he knows is sable gentleman
and his only ide' of Venus" is a colored wash
er-woman, who in early life got mp his hebdom-
adal linen. But his sister is eminently classic :;
she stoops fashonably with the "Grecian bend.'
-has IA Roman nose, and her name is Calanihe
Maria. | went 10 see that sister, saw that
sister, "caved." That seraphic sister-to at
tempt description OF her beauty would be in
sanity itself. l will only mention her hair, and
when have said that this was sublime and d-
vine, wish it distinctly understood that use
these feeble terms, because the poverty of our
language does not afford adjectives of sufficient
force.
The instant saw her, my presence of mind
deserted me. | felt bashful-I was conscious
that looked like fool in The face and my ap-
parel (on which had prided myself) seemed as
had been bought second hand in Chatham street
Beneath the glance of her brilliant eyes, my feet
seemed TO grow too short. and my legs too long
my coat too big and my collar limpsy l dis
covered grease spot on my vest and seemed
to become mysteriously conscious of hole in
my panaloons Never had | been so shame
faced in feminine presence before, and my BASH
tulness only temporarily deserted me, when, af-
ter much trbulation, l achieved seat ON "a
clumsy looking tooistool, which l understood
was called an Ottoman" Whether it had any
connection with Turks, turkeys and Thanksgiv-
ing, failed TO discover.
Left alone short time. had leisure to re-
cover myself somewhat and to note the indiyid-
ual charms of my fair enslaver. A partial in
ventory of her visible apparel is inefaceably
stamped upon my mind. A silk dress, of pat
tern which seemed to have been designed for an
immense checker board, with train to do scav
enger duty, and short sleeves with lace curtains
undernealf-her neck and shoulders hidden
from view by a thin veil of transparent lace, of
pattern designedy made 10 attract attention
beneath which could be seem but partcu-
lars are omitted. Suffice it to say that she was
dressed the prevailing fashion seems to de-
mand | essayed to speak To her. but my timid-
ity returned upon me with double force. Mus
tered courage at length, and asked her to sing,
and stepped on her toe while turning over her
music-prased every thing in the wrong place.
and when she sung false note, exclaimed
delicious" She made two-handed discord,
which | pronounced " enchanting" and when
at last, from excess of agitation she broke flat
down. / enthusiastically declared was d" never
more delighted in the whole course of my life"
Asked her to play waltz, and handed her a
choir book-opened at ''Corinth" and Silver
sweet'-found | was wrong, and turned over
the leaf to Sinners turn, why will ye die ~
discovered that all was not right yet, and then
requested her to play some sacred music, and in
my anxiety to get the right notes this time.
placed before her the Jenny Lind Polka"
which she at once began to play attempting
to sing the words of "Old Hundred" which did
not seem to iibe.
etried 10 dance, but my confusion still con-
tinued. "chassey'd" myself across "a table.
and into music rack-''promenaded" my part
ner over stove" balanced her into side
board, and eventually attempted to seat her in
mirror, where saw sofa.
Then | essayed conversation, and am conf
dent talked the most absurd nonsense for the
rest of my call-distinctly remember ofspeaking
of Noah Webster's beautiful play OF =" Evange
lne'-eulogizing Shakspears " Robinson Cru
soe'-critcising Thackeray's generalship at
Waterloo-attempting TO explain the difficulties
which attended Henry Ward Beecher's attempts
to get his opera of the Bohemian girl before the
pubc-telling who had the blacklist eye when
President Pierce and Joan OF Arc fought their
celebrated prize fight at the Crystal Palace in
New York in 1793-and at last breaking down
In trying TO explain why Admiral Elihu Burrltt,
and his right hand Xerxes the Great. did
not succeed in taking Sebastopol in month. ac-
oordins to contract.
When bid her good night" SIZE took my
hand aud set me crazy by the touch Of her fairy,
taper fingers-dreamed all night about Calau,he
got up in the morning, called the waiter Ca
lapthe" and said my :. darin'' to him as he
handed me my coffee-gave my tailor an order
for a new coat and two pair OF pantaloons, and
told him to charge them to 'Calanthe"-got
box of cigars and a demijohn of Scotch whiskey.
and signed the draymans receipt "Calanthe"-
all the signs read '.Calanfhe"-every street was
"Calanihe" street-all the stages belonged to
the ..Calanthe" line. and were going TO the Ca
lan,he" ferry-the ship ''Calanthe" had arrived
the steamer "Calanlhe" had burst her boiler
and the brig Calanihe' had been seen bottom
upwards with her rudder gone. saw. heard,
read, dreamed thought, and talked nothing but
"Caan,he,'' and cannibal that am, verify be-
lieve eat nothing but Calanthe" for month
The day after | her first felt SO exceed
ing y amiable that bought something OF every
pedlar who came into the store-luid in a stock
of matches, pencils, shoe brushes, suspenders.
boot.iacks and backing, which will last me
short life-time-bought SO mich candy that the
Office boy had tho collie every afternoon for a
week-called the apple-wonian my own sweet