The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-11-11
For the Journal.
Frank ShOwy's SOliiOqMy.
IA YEAR LATER.
BY MARY AMES ATKINS.

BY MARY AMLS AlhlNo'
"Well, here's Frank Snowy '-tha is, what
is left of him, besides his name, and if the mir
ror tells the truth, that aint much did think
was some, but never thought would be some
less. What change year can make in iel'
low. But the greater change is in the girls, the
ungrateful things
Feeling trAe airtish last night, jocose|y
offered myself to Minnie, who quite soberly re-
piled, Oh dear, what made you speak ont p
It was so nice to have an old bachelor friend TO
hrt with and make desperate the young fellows
who always act oflish until they begin to fear
they are getting cut out. "Marry you? How
funnyT' Then adding very fcelingly, 81 hope
you have never thought loved you! If have
done anything to entangle your affections,
shall not readily forgive myself "
confess felt like an icicle and only wished
myself suspended on some tree. To hear the
chit run on so! If there was one girl whom
thought loved me better than another, it was
this same Minnie. Hope noboly'll have her, |
do!
Meeting Ellen few minutes after, drew
her into an alcove--for my case seemed rather
desperate--and told her had regarded her with
tender feelings, and asked, implored her with UNI
equaled fervor and grace 10 become my wife,
But, interrupting my eloquence (Which must
have been equal to Cicero or Demosthenes,) she
exclaimed, in tone loud enough for the whole
assembly to hear "rll die first y as she glanced
maliciousy at my head.
Irepaired instantly to the drawing-room to
ascertain if my curls really looked as faullessly
natural in their jetty tinge as my barber swore
they did. could see nothing to the contrary
Wherc did Ellen learn the secret which have
80 scrupulously guarded ever since arose from
the fever and found my head beautifully covered
with fine crop of white hair about an inch
long
Astonisaed at my two unexpected rejections,
and being determined TO learn if the fates had
resolved against me, turned to julia as soon
as saw her unattended, Conscience how
many danglers these girls tolerate y and asked
her to be my wife. II she said yes ! resolved
to take her right off to the minister, for fear if
delayed the ceremony until morning she might
change her mind. waited her answer in fear
ful apprehension, when to my surprise she en-
ployed thought from my own brains for the
purpose of rejecting me. Even then, she did
not out, but coolly advised me to let my Pegas-
sus 60 to grass, ss he would never reach Parnas.
sus il he was headed that way till doomsday =
SAILOR JUsTIcE.--A correspondent Of the Bos
ton Post says
Strolling leisurely about Uncle Sans big ship
yard in Washington, the other day, we obser
we'd irregular hard weather chap from man o.
war, who, in turn, was watching two men drag
ging seven feet cross cut saw through a huge
live oak log. The saw was dull, the log was
terribly hard, and there they went--see-saw.
see-saw, pull, push, push, pull. Jack studied
the matter over awie, until he came to the
conclusion that they were pulling to see whC
would get The saw, and as one was Q monstrou
big chap, while the other was little fellow
Jack decided to see fair play so taking the biz
one clip under the ear that capsized him enc
over end, he jerked the saw out of the log, anc
giving it to the small one, he sung out" Now
--iln-Enn- -hn0darl