Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-05-21
I'm Love or not i'm Love?
THAT Is THE QUESTION.

"Ihe amount OF II lS, SAID handsome
Harry Harvey to his friend Tom Rawlins.
al the end of lons and confidential con-
versaticn, "the amount of it is, I'm in a
confounded sc,ape. I've gone little too
far. perhaps. in my attentions; the girl s
over head aud ears in love with me, and ]
don't see how I'm to get out of it with
honor. | don't like the idea of broken
hearts and all this sort of thing-but wha,
is fellow 10 d.? I've no more thought Of
marrying than have of turning preacher.
Come, give US your advice about ii, old
feIlnw'
Tom looked at his friend with merry
'winkie in his eye; significant and mis-
chievioas smile played around the corner
If his mouth as he replied mo hing ca
sler in iife. Harry. han 70 get out of the
'sclaPe. as you call it. if you want 20 d"
so."
"How-how?' asked Harvey. eager
y.
You say sh' 3 handsome, witty. amia-
bic and accomplished" asked Tom
"Yes," said Harvey.
"Well. them" said Tom, knocking the
ashes of from his cigar. she's just the
wife l want, and I'll take her off your
hands,
Absurd" cried Harvey, trying to turn
into pleasant smile, the frown which sud
denly darkened his face. Impossible
Toni" he continued amiably. cit would
never do. In the first place. you would
not suit each other in the least--there would
be no congeniality Of disposition. intellect.
ETC."
lis she. then. So decidedly my inferi-
orr asked Tom.
"ln:eii"r!" cried Harvey. firing up with
sudden Indignation, 81 don't know the
,naa she is inferior to. She's beau iful
c.oa ure, .ell you
We'll. where's your objection. them
sMd Tom.
We'll, near;--perhaps I'm not civil
io say so. Tom-but the fact is, though
you are the best fellow in the world,
you're sometimes little rough, and
she's So sensitive and refined that-shal
besides, as l told you. Tom--confound
ii--as told you, she's in love with me,
there's the rub--ihere's the rub," and
Harvey rubbed his hands together as if he
had hit the idea he had been vainly seek
iny at last.
"Tlank you. Harvey, for your compl-
mcntary hints" said Tom, as he watched
he ascending smoke of his cigar, "bu;, o,
The whole, Notwithstanding my extreme
ni,ural difiIence, | believe l don't take
q.u SO low an estimate of my character
AS YOU do And as regards the being SO
desperately in love. and all that know
how much that means. Trust me for man
aging that. For curing girl Of fancy
for one lpver there's nothing like the ap-
pearance of another Why. if the odds
were equal in other respects, the novelty
gives me last conner such an incalculable
adv,n'ase hat there is no doubt Of his
saecess. Besi LIS in his ease we shall have
the advauiage # playing inio each others
hands. You have only 10 hold of iillle
a first. to give me a chance. YOU play
od. ~hilc play warm. and Twill bet you
a box Of cisars. that win the day. 'as ca
sy as kissing as the ladies say"
Il think you are entirely mis- aken."
sal Harvey, in tone of pique and annoy.
ance.
"Well, shall l ry--ay or nay?" asked
Tom
lob. certainly, certainly-I should be
much obliged, of course" replied Harvey
whose manner presented the greatest con-
trast to his air OF boasifu security at the
commencement of the conversation.
That same evening. Tom accompanied
Harvey 10 Mss Northwood's house. He
found her all. and more tnan all Harvey had
described. He was charmed with her grace
aud beauy.
The CONVEX sa ion. after the first prcim-
ila,y commonplaoes. fell on works of art
ani the wondrous galleries of Europe
Tom had been an extensive and inielli
gent traveller, and was in his element on the
subject He had much Of interest to say
and found much pleasure in answering
Miss Northwood's discriminating quas-
lions. Harvey who had never travelled,
was OF necessity silent and thrown quite in
to the shade. From this subject the trans
ilion was easy and natural to music: and
here. too, Tom was at homs-in fact. mu-
sic was his strong point. He was an ac.
complished musician with all musicians
enthusiasm for the art. Soon he and Miss
Nprthwood were settled at the piano sinv-
ing. humming snatches Of airs, Comparing