Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-07

u three, but certainly not enough for five OF u.s..
There, Judge" said Grotius, you can take
inns remark as high compliment to the deli
acy of your appetite" Yes" replied Judge
Portable, g but Tim is privileged, and if ! have
ommitted gluttony it is all to be attributed to
he art and proficiency OF Tins cookery" /" But
'im," said Grotius, " you have not given us your
Experience in the sciences" - Well Grotius, it's
matter | don't much like to talk about, because
recalls some very unpleasant sensations, and
csides it is Of the little incidents in the life
f q man that leaves its impress upon the heart"
81 Well, ! declare, Tin" said Grotius "if had
thought for moment that you had pursued sci
ence for the mere sake of drawing melancholy
sensations and6omporisons should not have in
tfuded my request upon you by any means, but
have chosen rather to deprive myself of the pleas
urc of tasting the fKs fruit which your mind has
plucked from the Tree Of knowledge, and hoS-
vested from the encyclopedia of science" =" Now
iGrotius, responded Tim, you and don't exact
! ly understand each other You have reference
'to the scielee@ot by book learning. while my ex-
pcriencc is all about girl "Oh p said Gro
thus, " beg leave to withdraw9!E request, be-
cause l did not design to touch tender tQrd.-
am well convinced that the man who conqyers
in the battle of love- and comes out successful'Ah
affairs of the heart, requires at least some art If
he does not possess knowledge Of the sciences
" You bet your odd rib on that Grotius, quaint
ly responded Tim, before Grotlus could make an
other pass. i" tell you Grotius, continued Tim,
as he threw his head little to one side, his mouth
ajar, and scratching his head gently, " it takes
main strength and shape to curb tae fluctuations
of woman's love and bring her eonstancy to
fair test" @ declare" said Judge Portable,
who had been silent for Some time, as he turned
with sort of anticipating rapture towards Char
ley, who was apparently listening to Tins story
and at the same time hard at work boring his pipe
stem with the wire handle of the coffee pot
/ which he had heated in the fire, Tins love ex
perence has made him true judge aud eXpound-
er of the intricate philosophy of human nature"
" Yes Judge, remarked Charley, Z" jest think
that Tim has had the dog garndest, wustest time
of any man you ever seed in his love affair."
Tim by this time had rulnaged through little
sack which contained his wardrobe, and found a
plug of tobacco Of the quality commonly known
as pig tail or g black twist" which he cxnltod
over very much, and calling Grotius aitentonto
letter which he held in his hand, exclaimed n
This little docgment 81. piece gfs dipleaasyi y
more Important to me than the treaty Of Guafa
iupe Hidalgo' Tim seated himself on the ground
close to the Judge and Grotius, and holding the
folded letter in one hand with the other drew the
pig tail from the breast pocket of his red flannel
shirt, and nipping off from one to two and half
inches commenced as follows
" You see now these little matters that always
touch fellow where he lives, are delicate lnstru
mcnts to play upon, but | am satisfied that dis
cord must always be produced before reaching
harmony on any instrument You recollect my
wishing last night TO be rich, or to Just get gold
enough to accomplish certain object III tell
YOU now about the whole affair. About ten years
ago first became acquainted with girl named
Sarah Chsm Her father lived near the Skillet
Fork of the Wabash and not far from the Blue
Gut of Moccasin bend. This last name was Civ
en- to it in early times because the people didn't
have any shoes to wear but moccasins made iaom
deer skin. Well, to come to my story, com
menced going over to old Chism's considerable.
only lived about two miles and half from him
My father sold Chism his farm, so you see that n
was business that first made acquainted. WeltI
things progressed pretty fine. Saly-yes, thak(
what used to call her-she told me she liked
be called Sally, because it was " short and sweet"
Sally called me Tm and liked her to call me
so, because | always felt that such voluntary
familiarity was an indication of kindness of heart
Sally was about ten years older than myself, but
didn't care anything about that. She was tall
and possessed an easy, gentecl and graceful ig-
ure. She was splendidly educated and could
sneak French, but she had an awful bad temper,
and when she did get fairly mad her eyes looked
sixteen cornered Lehi coal, coming at you by the
ton. but then when she felt like being sociabe
and good natured, her black eyes looked for all
the world like two melting tar pots, running in
to and all over YOU" Well III be dad drabed
G., haint seed jest sch as her in old Pike" said
Charley, who was lying on the ground, support
ing his head by elbow props, and resting his chm
and cheeks in a sort of wedge position between
both hands. Well Charley" said Tim, '' new
er saw but her, and love her. sure"
Well, to tell you the balance of my trouble,
how came out and how things stand now, III
just proceed Old man Chism had but two chill
dren, Sally and Bob The boy was the worst
young rascal ever saw, He was continually ma
king fun of everybody and everything one DAY
In front of old Ben Swab's grocery, Bob com
menced making fun of the shoFtness OF my home
spun pants, which, by the way, we're made Tor
smaller brother OF mine. He halloed out at the
pitch of his voice, s. Tim, you must have had
your shin bones spliced." l hated this remark
because it got to be standard phrase at swab's
grocery. walked off about two hundred yards
from the grocery, and called Bob. AT first he
didn't want to come, but told him just wanted
10 talk to LIN in reason, This brought him - in