Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-11-18

ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE-There was n, fine yo]6
GENERA! once, who having spent most sf his life ir
the Held Of Mars knew very little about, the camr
OF Cnpio. He was one of those rough and honest
spirits often met with in his gallant profession in
nocent as an infant of almost every thing saye hirh
integrity and indomitable bravery He vas p~arly
nifty years old and his tolls were over when maste,
Dan brought him acquainted with a widow Wad.
man, Ia whose eyes he began to detect something
,hat made him feel uneasy. Here was. the result Of
e:sure. -
At length, however, the blunt honesty Of his dis.
poston rose uppermost upon his conflicting plans.
and his course was chosen. At school he had once
studied "Othellos Defence" to recite at an exhibi
ton, but made a failure; he now recollec,ed ther g
was something in this defence to recte. very much
like what he wanted to say. He got the book i'm
medately, found the passage, slapped on his hat.
with determined air. and posted off to the widow
Wadman's with Shakespeare under his arm ,i-zv
Madame" " said General Uncle Toby, opening his
book at the marked place. with the soemnily of a
pieader at the bar-Madam-
Rude am in my speech,
And little bless'd with the Sc, phrase Of pe=ace;f
+ For since these Of had seven wears pjth
tei Till now some nine months wasted they have used
a Their dearest action in the tented field; ;, ,ys4
ana little of this great world can speak,
More than pertains feast Of broil and battle 'aid
49, And theref0re"- ~ ,-;7 ga sl .St sosuii
Here the General closed the hook, wiped his fore.
head, looked up at the ceiling, and said with spas
Inodic gasp IL want to get married." r. h. +, -
.s The widow laughed for ten minutes by the watch
before she could utter syllable, and then she said
with precious tears of humor rolling down her GOOD
natured cheeks, And who is it you want to marry,
General!"
You," said Uncle Toby, Aoarishing his sword
arm in the air, and assuming military attitude of
defence as if he expected an assault from the widow
Immediately. .r, 49, -
"Will you kill me if I marry you :" said said the
widow, with merry twinkle in her eye ','
NO, madam!' replied Uncle Toby, in a most se-
rious and deprecating tone, if assure her that
such an idea had never entered his head.
well, then, l guess III marry you," said the
Thank you, ma'am," said Uncle Toby, but one
thing l am bound to tell you-I wear a wig!"
The widow started, remained silent moment and
then went into longer, louder, and merrier laugh
than she had INDUCED in before at the end of which
she drew her seat nearer the General gravely laid
her hand on his head, gently lifted his wig of api
placed it on the table
General Uncle Toby had never known fear in hot
battle, but he now felt decisive inclination 10 run
away. The widow laughed again as though she
never would stop, and the General was about to Law
his hat upon his denuded head and bolt when the
facetous lady placed her hand upon his arm and de.
tanned him. She then deliberately raised her other
hand to her own head with a sort of military pre-
c!son, executed rapid maneuvre with her five 6n-
gers pulled oil her whole head of fine glossy hair
and placing it upon the table by the side of the
Generals remained seated with ludicrous gravity,
in front of her accepted lover, quite bald ,.r
As may be expected, Uncle Toby now laughed
along with the widow, and they soon grew so merry
over the affair that the maid servant peeped through
the key-hole at the noise, and saw the old couple
dancing jig and bobbing their bald patcs at each
other like pair of Chinese mandarins. So the two
very shortly laid their heads together upon the p.
low of matrimony. , .