Nebraska advertiser., 1857-07-09
Written for the ~Eebrszki Advertissr.7
KISSING THE WRONG CJST0EERr
81 TON TUKSIP.

80 $3.50
SLOW oft Tao sight Of means to 10 II deeds,
Makes IL deeds doae--SEaEs,gearr.
Ionce had eousin-that is, if
ttso periods of time don't render void
that venerable title Of relationship
and he was, what is generally termed,
"a Wild one" Plaguey gOOdIooking
the fellow was, and vithal q great
fsvorite among the modern ~Rachelz,-
who, by the by, would, in that region,
with 4 '5eeaeT' coaxing, permit the same
token of affection to be exercised with
regard to themselves, as their TIustri-
Gus, ancestral, fair one did, when she
met Jacob at the well.
Besides, he had wealth Of gold in
store" provided q certain uncle, who
owned a deal of property, didn't die
some day, forgetting to viii it to his
nephew. He vas proud of these
futurities, prouder Of his good looks,
and prOudest of his popularity, and
this last he managed with an over
abundance Of sang froiF' to keep
constantly On the Increase.
Apart from number II, who Is now
writing saas eereaoRis" a detached
portion of his ~biographp, he had seve-
raj fair cousins haiIiag from the neigh
boring city, who came In no. 1. These
generally paid Hap. HazarI-that's
what gre called Z 43d friend, Hap.
beingHarry for short "a visit every
virter, and the shines they hadwere
IN no way 70 be compared to "sugar
and Tasses-7 They made ! perfect
~Bable7 Of the house from cellar to
garrett, AMI were q general terror to
sanctimoaious Papas, and demare
mammas; net 70 make mention Of 81
perstitions, prim, OldHlaids, and petite,
purring, pussy-cats.
Hap. had, likewise 4 couple Of
maiden aunts. dweIlingi in distant VII
lage; either one or the other of which
generally passed the winter, y the
holiday part Of It, with their brother
in-Iav aEd sister, HaP.Sparents-
Aunt Parmelia was spending the
holidays IN question, together viii.
Hap.'s cousins from tie city, Emma
and Aline, and her orra vhite-spotted-
vish-black pussy cat, DOdiaa, at the
Hazard farm, the cousins rOmPs,
Hap. ditto, and Aun NeIia thePrimest
Of the prim.
Wow Hap. had a natural perchaat
for HssiRg-not ugly, old auats, bat
red-eheeked rosy IppedgiHs-eousin
not exeepted,-&e- As the fellow
said, che stole EN- whenever he got a
Glanced, and returned EN- whenever
demandel;' thus clearing up the theft
Aunt '8Ielia despized such conduct;
cIassed it as extremely shamfal and
Outrageous. and was almost ready to
boil over vith fury, when she heard any
sly 4smackiRs going On about tLo
premises
Aunt P. vas knitting in tie sitting
room, musing OF the ups and downs
Of life on the shady side of thirty
three, and wondering if she vas ever
! SO foolish as Hap andhis cousins, vht
we're romping in the kitchen. Having
finally come to the conclusion that she
never vas, no, Hever7 she laid away hel
knitting, lookup her beloved eategor
ical friend, Dodina, ani seated herSel
in her great arm-ehair TO enjoy, ami,
the soaorous purrins Of her favorite
) the pleasures Of = reverie. The cloeE
had ehimed nine some minutes Trcvi
Gus, and @papa and mamma had re
! tire,I to their chamber The song o
) pleasure and TIL burst Of revelry
! vas stih going On uninterrupted IL Ii
kitehin, nucAt &c he delight Of tie pr