Mountain Democrat., 1857-10-24
WOnl0n's Tears.

Tears, tears, woman's tears! PShaw {!
they never move me to pity! Why, Bob,
a woman can weep tears enough to blot
outsome of your numerous stransgressions,
and never feel heart pang.
Hush, Tom, what scandal I'm per-
fccty shocked at such daring skcp ticiSm /.
Why, didn't see you nearly fainting at
the opera scarce week ago, because
pretty Lille DewdropS blue eyes glistcn-
cd II moment with briny pearls -
Briny pearls! Yes, did whitcn n
little, Ill acknowledge, and my heart beat
pretty quick tune for minute or two,
for fear she would go off into Mysteries,
and then what should have done! I'M
agine it, when ! SO hate scene! But as
for plying her, little tlirt-." Words
failed, and he placed his cigar again be-
tween his lips, which would have curled
had it not been there, and leaned back in
his chair with an expression of intense
distlain. -------.---------.-.---
"Well Tom, to silence you and convince
you of the power of the crocodile drops" :"
as you term them, I'll make confession !;
now don't fall asleep till I've finished and
Ill tell it you," and tossing the half.con-
sumCd cigar into the fire, he began:
"Whcn was in B studying law,
some four years ago, l had friend, Frank
g., you've heard me speak Of him,
right good fellow but little too suscep-
tible. Why, I've known him break his
heart for-let me sec-one, two-Yes, five
ladies, and attempt suicide for two. Yes
he was altogether too susceptible, incon-
vcnicntly so. Well, one day was in my
room writing busily-I worked mighty
hard that winter, brought on disease Of
the brain, and have never been able to
look at law paper sincc-what in thun-
der are you laughing at Tom? AS l sat
there on cold winters day, the door
burst open and in rushed Frank O..
l knew in moment that he was in love
again, saw it in his eye, and the peculiar
way in which he uttered his Well, Bob :"
and hcaving sigh, prepared to listen to
his rawlings about some new goddess who
had cnraptured him. | was not wrong !:
he launchcdforth into rapturous speech
expressive of the beauty and worth of a
certain Eleanor Gray, who had just ar
rived in town, and had already smittcn his
too impressible heart 40 Bob I" he cried.
"Shc is beautiful so quccnly and majes-
tic, with such dark, rich waves of hair,
such noble brow, and scornful mouth,
with its curling under lip; but her eyes,
80 Bob!" lie sank into chair. utterly
unable to say more. could not refrain
from reminding him, laughingly, of GER
tain damsclS, both dark and fair, azure
eyed, and with Orbs like night, sunny
raven, and chcstnut'haired, whose praises
he had spoken in by-gOne days. lie
sprang to his feet, exclaiming, Bob! Bob! /!
why will you reminda fellow of heart
sorrows he is trying to forget?" and he
paced the room impatiently, then sudden
ly cried, But Bob, you must see Eleanor
Gray She's staying at the r. Hotel,
and I'm going to see her this evening"
I'll drop in and tell you about it in the
morning." and he then left me.
" / resumed my writing, and thought
no moro of Eleanor Gray. In fact, did
not place much faith in Franks descrip-
tion of his lady loves. For many weeks
before, after listening for an hour to his
impassiOncd dissertation upon the lowell
ness of farmers daughter, a perfect
Hebe as he said, hidden gem which he
had discovered, l promised to ride with
him to see her. So We went off in a snow
storm, rode some miles, and reached an
old red farm house, within which dwelt
the Hebc. IIebe! why, she certainly
weighed two hundred. You know how
! detcst stout woman. Faugh! her face
looked like full mooni
but Frank was right for once. That
evening, when | went to my bording
house, found all the gentlemen talking
of the belle and heiress, Eleanor Gray,
and allagTCed that she was very beautiful,
very proud, aud very cold-hearted.
"Why," said Harry Marks, dashing
young fellow, and somewhat of an oracle
among US. I've known Of scores whom
she has Tilted. She thinks nothing of
breaking heart. Why, there was Char
lio Lee, the best hearted boy you ever