The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-27
COURTSHIP:
Or. How the Dutch Wido,J Managed 10 get a
Youthful Husband.
BY INVISIBLE GREEN.


IN little frame house near the eastern
boundre, Of that portion OF the queen Guy
known As Bremen" lived once upon time,
Kathleen Won S,eidlc. rs fair and lively a
Young widow, as ever yhed for second hus-
hand Kathleen bore the seal of her ancestry
in her stout. plump form. She came from a
country where females were not treated as
dolls, and where women considered 1t duty
to labor equally with the other sex; conse-
ouently, she was what was termed FULLY de-
rsloned Her ewes was as bright bran -new
krout spoon, her checks. delightfully."- round.
would compare in plumpness and rosy tnts,
with the favorites Of the orchard; her nose
hung from between her eyes like crimson
,assel: her neck was thick and AS straight rs a
wooden water pump; her waist which had
ever scorned the pressure OF whaebones and
brown linen, was as symmetrical as water
barrel; her ancles were stout enough Tor a
Hercules, and her feet. patterns for patent
brick machine. In truth. there was none OF
that sickly. repugnant delicacy in Kathleen,
which is seen SO much among women Of the
day, and which unfit them for the duties Of
life She was a stout, well made woman. cal
eulated to battle life in whatever shape she
should meet it.
Kathleen was a widow. Four years pre-
yious she had been made so. and at the time
Of writing she had many suffers for her hand
again. She was no Hndoo, and did not be-
Ieve in burying herself alive with her dear
departed Getleib She had done him all the
good she could while he lived. and after his
death she believed it to be her bouuden duty
to love and comfort some other individual of
the masculine sex These opinions Kathleen
had often expressed. and hence the suffers.
But Kathleen was not to be caught in a trap.
She kneA that the hymenial state could only
be happy by mutual love. and she rejected
every offer where she could not feel her heart
yearning to him who made it.
Knows 'em alll' she soliloquized one day.
Shake want TO marry me init nino ho0se
lie no gifts me- Shon dinks l make him
money While he thinks lager-pier all der While.
He gifts fooled. Heimanu pes a goot man,
but goot Himme! he pes more sour as der
krout vot Ok Spikes send me when | lend him
moonishl' And Kathleen shook her head -
She proceeded thus to scan the merits of her
beaux. until she reached the very last on the
list
Well. den I likes none Of 'em. any more.
she said as she ripped open the head OF cab
bage-.I wish Frank was nit en-
'Ah! mine Heinmel vat goot boy mine
Frank is He bes so bu,y. Wy don t Frank say
Kathleen. let's go TO der 'Squires' an git mar
ried?' He says not word. in all der while.
aud heaving . sigh. Kathleen went into deep
thought. The Frank spoken of. was p young
man Of twenty three. and really a handsome
fellow. He had been but a short time from
Fa,herland. and was still imbued with all those
habits which won Kathleen 10 Gotleib in an
other cline. He appeared 10 have quite a
fancy for Kathleen. called to see her often.
got her to do his mending. listened attentively
to her kind advice, but further than that, lie
said nothing. Several times. the widow tho
she caught him casting sly gances of love at
her. but she was not sure enough TO accuse
him of it.
In truth. Kathleen loved Frank, and took
various usopportunities of limiting the matter to
him: but Frank had not lived long enough to
understand hint and stuobornness in this
respect. provoked her very much. Franks
frequent visits, however, convinced her tha.
his affections were assailable, and she deter
mined to besiege his heart, and if possible, to
capture it.
One evening, just after she had come to
that conclusion. Frank visited the widow
he sat down opposite her, and after passing
the compliments of the evening, lighting
his pipe. he assumed his usual quiet position.
aud said nothing further. than answer her
questions as briefly as possible, The widow
now determined to lay siege.
Frank she asked. with = pretty smile.
vat you come here so much for?'
To get my clothes mended.' was the shor,
reply.
'Ish dat all!' .Yaw.'
Wy you no. git EN- mended down at your
poard house. eh?'
Frank reply waS sh IL a Of tha had and
an uneasy Whit of his pipe -
You no likes der yomans down dsre
Frank
A shake of the head.
1 links So continued the widow. who no.
ticed she had cornered the young man. .You
ike to come and hive NIT me Faaaks'
.Yaw.'
Well. come along
This prompt invitation seemed to astonish
young Hans. He raised his eyes. looked !,
moment at the window, and then casting
glance st the only bed in the room. gave
long sigh and again became trsns6xed.
'Ea.you links Frank asked the widow.
'Tinkse' asked Frank in reply.
Yes vatyou t;nks ven you looks at der bed
i links notin'
'No'n. Frank know va. you tinks'
VAR ce
You links lat oese Won goot bet. an YOU
likes to sleep dere' vat you say Franks'
1aw, dat ish it
ael, You can all der while
y here You sleeps' asked Frank, somewha.
astonished
On der floor. mi, der quilt
NIX. was the emphatic negative to tha,
proposition, al-r. -
How we fr it den, Franle' pressed the