The Trinity journal., 1856-03-15
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Fer the Journal
Mn. EDITOR DO you know Mr. Peak &?
Mr.. Peak is a very fine man-is remarkable
for his fund of local news he is compan-
ion of our perhaps Of yours, for we notice
him to be very intimate with numerous per
sons, most of whom he tells us, are men of
consequence who find it utterly impossible
to do without him. We have been at great
loss to account for his partiaIity towards rs,
who are only of ordinary parsonage, but sup
pose it to be one Of those freaks, not uncom-
mon in the great whereby high ability seeks
cOmpanonship with low mcdiocrity. Or it
may have been founded upon ittle incident
that occurred shortly after our first acquain-
tance, which l will relate although by do
ing so, publish my own shame
1t was upou a bright and lovely day, but
few short summers since, when We full of
young life, poetry and feeling, made the ac-
quaintancc of Miss H. Our synpathies ap-
peared to flow in union, and the happy aus
pices seemed rapidly maturing into love
Ilowbeit, we restrained our passion. But
having made some progress in the world
we had concluded, as it is called to settle
ourself, and taking the initatory step, we
called upon Miss l.. who apparently was no
thing 10th. But judge Of our astonishmeut
at receiving a prompt and decided negative
to our proposal. Thundcrstruck, and feel
ing an awful sense Of the awkwardncss Of
our situation, we were about retiring from
the unhappy scene mentally thanking our
God that mortal eyes, other than our own
had been witness to the affair, when glanc-
ing toward the door which stood partly ajar
what should meet my bewildered gaze, but
the two squirting little eyes Of Mr. Peak
who at this moment sang out, giving a sharp
nasal twang to his words Ah-ha | caught
you, did /? With too much trcpidation to
answer we withdrew, but our friend had
our secret, ana Of course, published the adj
venture, and you may be sure we did not
like him very well for many day thcreaf-
ter, but we have learned forgiveness from
many a tale related of others as unfortunate.
Does man, woman or child in the whole
circle Of our acquaintance make a Slip, or
miS-step, Mr. Peak is right on hand, and sees
with his own eyes that which he fails not to
tell with his own mouth. He is omnipres-
ent. No scandal transpires that he does not
witness. lie relates nothing from hearsay
We are often surprised at his wonderful rev
elations, which seem to crafty him very
much. The old saying Of his, They can't
escape me- in reality seems to be verified by
facts 1t is seldom he is led aside by ap-
pearances, but we remember one instance in
which Mr.. Peak was rather worsted Some
young fellows had hit upon plan to excite
his curiosity, knowing his keen ear for catch
ing little odds and ends from which to arrive
at all the facts Of a case, were congregated
in little nook, cautiously discussing a sub
ject of apparent interest. Possible-and
only six months-MrS. Jones delivered, -
and numerous disjointed parts of sentences
were thrown out Mr. Peak took-the bait
was good. Rushing up to the party with
intense eagerness, he called out, What,
what, Mrs. Jones deliyered-only six months,
what, what Of forty yards Of rag car
pet, an armchair and two fine large chees-
es, and is doing we'll responded a meek
looking individual Of the crowd, with imper-
turable gravity, while the rest broke into a
perfect roar of laughter Mr. Peak quietly
walked away, muttering something about
meddlesome young scamps, the application
of which we failed to recognize. In conclu-
sion, we will state that Mr.. Peak held no
communication with the world for a month
afterwards STICK.