The Empire County argus., 1856-01-19
MA. Ell DORADO COUNTY, CAL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 49, 1856
Reveries OF an Old Maid.

Ne'eries Oh an Ola Maid.
flo hum well, declare, how time flies Bless
me- it am not thirty-fve years tomorrow Thir-
ty-fve years DID, and not married yet thirty-fve
but wouldn't for the world breathe it in the open
air ! no indeed, not |. Why, there is Mrs Sims,
who told me. yesterday. that she thought was very
young looking for lady of twenty-three and then
she smiled very prettily when she said she supposed
that |, too, would soon be changing my name like
all the rest of the young ladies La, me, suppose
so said l. Well, I wonder when nv congeniality
will come! It's queer how some people do escape
matrimony.
Well, | suppose it's all my fault had beaux
enough once. any how guess there's Tom Slick
would have given all his kingdom come to have got
me and then there was little Mr. Softhand, (pret-
ty little thing, how wish him by my side now,)
didn't he use to make pretty rhymes to my rosy
checks and sparkling eyes, tbough-apd then he
used to squeeze my hand so softly and kiss my lips
SO tenderly-just like honey-dew, for all the world
Oh, well suppose | mittened him. too at any
rate, somehow he went off and didn't come back
again. hope he never heard how kept an extra
fire awaiting him in the parlor CRATE one evening
when he didn't come | always thought he ought
to pay for that fire just for breaking his promise So
But never mind glad to get rid of him at any
rate. But guess he finds fire enough now they
say his wife is perfect ternagant does nothing
but scod, scold, scold from morning until midnight
Thank my stars aint glad haven't got to live
with his squalling little brats? Enough to make
any woman scold and fret, should think if there
was any steam in them to hear the eternal yawling
of half dozen young forever sounding in their
ears | always thought he would have lot Of
little imps about him. Indeed, can but think it
an interposition of providence that saved me from
that nest. Of course never would have married
him, even if he had asked me | guess he would
have been glad enough to have got Inc if he could
Yes, and there Col. Grey tall, elegant figure
bpautiu block cha rnin ietty lockS nd
love of a mousache LII, me, didn't the folks use
to stare at US when we went out together " Such
fine couple the old ladies would say Just like
each other for all the world, must make beautiful
mattel" !" But the girls, jealous little creatures,
turned up their little "smellers" and tripped by us
carefully as you please They gussed MIR. Grey
wasn't much, any way, or he would not be tying
himself to that little MINK
Well, | rather thought would marry Mr.. Grey !:
but one night he left me to consider upon the sub
ect until his return and here have been consd-
erng ever since. wonder if he thinks have got
my mind made up yet. Well, declare, would
not have him now, at any rate! Id die for hus-
band first And then heard last week, by the
way of friend that Mr.. Grey was married, and
had been for some ten or twelve years. Confound
the world SO it goes.
Well, am really glad on the whole that am in
state of single bessedness 1t is such nice little
state TO live in Now how finely and tastefuly
| crylHIilS ABOUT me is arranged ana no musSy
fussy husband to be stirring them up and turning
the house topsy turvy, hunting after something he
nor nobody else could see what! And then shirt
buttons are always gone, and slippers out of place,
and Il thousand other annoyances that know my
slender nerves could endure If ever thank
ed the fates for nything it is that am not victim
10 such torment.
But hark there's the door bell who can that
be, wonder? Mr.. Fits, for all this world, Ill bet
Well to be he is about twenty years older than
am, but then that's nothing likely as not he'll
pop the question tonight and then, may be, |
couldn't say no! and then we should have we'd
ding here after all.
"Ah! good evening, Mr.. Ftts!'
My dear Miss Prim, allow me to wish you a
very good evening = and he pressed her lily taper
fingers.
You are looking very pale this evening NJ Fits:
| hope you are not ill please to be seated"
Z" All pardon me, pardon me- Miss Prim but
am in such state Of excitement and such haste too
Oh there is such load upon my heart must
lay the case before you without delay my dear Su-
san, and you will. at least, give me sympathy. Oh,
it is such loss will it ever be restored Oh can
ever find its like again =
And Susan Prim tremblingly thought of the wife
of his youth, and awaited but the asking to supply
the want.
" Do speak, Mr.. Fitts!"
But, oh, Susan must ask you the question, and
do not, oh, do not tell me nay but have you seen
anything of my sisters pet cat!