Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-24
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fR Old DA1eHEL0R'S STORY.


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psAH PAul.--f promised. when I
parted with you. to give you some
Items Of lmy rural life. Hereto fore
my ums and thoughts have been 40
agrrssbly odoupisd. that | have tot
.fslt ths iaclin stion 10 assume any 9th.
srvesponsibiIisies. but now nm Jnf
Of so,ueihing. 20 full. | cant stand Il
any longer. ! ssust ovs,tlow--so here
goes. 8 i sr s tl u.s
Oh Paul. you. smoked and dried old
bachelor. you picked and preserved
piece Of eelbseyl Why have I 10.
lecIed you ~ tho recipe a, OF my con-
1dsnos : Because you have no wife.
~ sblsrs o. any other female things
70 tempt you 70 besray me. and be.
cause you ere such good. kind cove.
and such = perfect old trump.
rAuI. I'm IN iope. There. take Il
easy don't look as II you had pulled
tke esrlag Of q shower bath, and werr
stAggrsing under . deIuge OF cold
water, catch your breath quick | and
lislsn. A certain Miss Angelica
Starbfight came down from the city
o. visit to my sister. Such pos
see Of fchNrms as she brough. with her.
no bachelor cuiprit ever quaiIed be.
fora They surrounded me my nf-
iecsions. my desires. my hopes they
oaPuv~d NJ one run. .--resissance WAS
useIsss. II surrendered. and am just
waiting. for writ OF habeas copus
fop the court Of Love. to plead gaii-
". am her prisoner--her milling
pfisoner; a prisoner Of hope. oh. such
q glorious hope I Ipray the court.
my ssntence he. that | hang by her
apron-string until the day Of my death.
OF Il there must be Communication Of
my sentence. let IL be to some domes-
No pvnitentiary. for lifo. with Miss
e,arbrishs for my keeper. Do not
shvd tears. my dear friend. aud at.
tempt to dissuade me from my (ns you
may think unmerited doom, am re .
solved 20 meet il manfully. / need
not ask Paul, ifyou were ever in love?
the bsfd suppos,sion sets No 10 laugh.
leg. SsreIy those venerable calves,
newer ran a race in the olympiau
games Of Cupid ! The most l have
ever known them to do was to run
awuy from all such things. at a gait
that would have distanced even the
renowned widow McSiinger. I fancy
/ see you now dear Paul. in your high
st,ck which gives you siif neck,
you know, and makes you turn your
whole body, when you should only
turn your. head, your Swallow tall
coat. your shoe buckles and antigua
ted snuif.box and ask myself il thai
respectable relic Of the institution oi
bachslordo m Was ever guilty Of such
. weakness !? Now don't get angry,
fsr ! do aot believe you ever we're
But | caught the sweet injection as
readily and naturally a. l took the
measeIs, or vhooping cough or chick
en-Pox. | will give you the diagnos.
tea of my case. so thatif you should
D< wkeu (nltnough IL seems utterly
imPossibIe you may not be at . loss
70 know what Is aiIing you. Ia the
6rst plsce, l began to feel res tless and
uneasy. then lever setin. accompan-
led ~ violent pnlpitation Of the heart
Inc disease then exhibited itself in my
lace. and shone in my eyes and even
Affected my speech. Al times l WIS
dslirions. and rAved. when | saw an
imaginary risal. through whom
thrust "a imaginary sword. (but thess
scenes, Il is hardly necessary 10 add
we're enacted in private. NV only
alienation was ink. which / shed ID
abundance. and through which
broke out ia the most wonderful ..po
eticsf feenses" imaginable. Do wr,,,
to me dear old friend. and advise m,
and console me. But what am l ask