True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-12-01

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through Union Square next Wednesday
between eight O'Clock in the morning and
four in the afternoon. | shall wear a
white hat and feathers I shall also walk
every day in Broadway before two o'clock.
| will throw you kiss.
Yours tenderly, JANE SMITH.
Bitterly cold was the weather, and
wrapped in his Spanish cloak, tho Major
spent most of his time in Broadway, and
on Wednesday, hs left no foot of ground
in Union Square untrodden. At night
he burst into my parlor; Pry sat toasting
before the CRATE, and the Major asked his
opinion of the matter; he had closely
scru!inized every woman and girl wearing
white hat, had followed no less than
six to their homes had found one was
an Irish laundress in hotel, two were
married women, who, when he rushed
up the steps, had slammed the door in
his face two were no better than they
should be; and one, who led him long
chase asked him in, and then called her
"feller," who threatened 10 fog him, but
finally, upon his explaining matters, let
him 60. ...
Pry advised him 10 lei the matter drop,
and advanced the idea that some one was
hoaxing him, but the Major was resoluie;
he said-"No man could write such let
ters as he received, SO unsophisticated,
SO loving, so pure. and displaying so
lofty a mind. Mr.. Pry, humbug or no
humbug, I'm bound 10 see Miss Jane"
He saw nothing TO prevent his COM
pleting all his schemes, realizing all his
dreams. He planned and experimental
to this end, and through all he loved.
30, Major" said Ply, as he lcN US
that night, "may happiness encircle thee.
as the halo encircleth the moon."
suppose scarcely any one who reads
this, but has been crossed in love some
time or other, by fate, by falsehood, or
by circumstances.
All! what weary nights you passed,
what days sickened by anguish, what
groans, what imprecations, what mad
desires, dashed up against the obstruction,
and were hurled back again upon your
yearning, restless heart.
The rooms of the H Club were
crowded with fair ladies and noble gen.
tlemen. All up and down Broadway
were placards-"Lecture by Major Cau-
enue,a distinguished Southerner, Sub.
ject, Intolerance" Tickets Of admission
were sen! 10 all the members of the club
numbering five hundred. Tickets were
presented to all the boarders at W
Place, numbering twenty five.
The young men of the house laughed
and joked with the Major, they shook
his hand with a dexterous and rather
suspicious cordially. He was vain, and
was readily deceived by glib tongue
and specious aat,ery, he did not even
suspect it was the false coin, that it costs
nothing to distribute; we all would rath-
er have it than be without it.
He ascends the rostrum the boarders
distribute in squads Of three and foul
about among the audience, at a pre-co
certed signal, shout and clap, and STAMP
like mad. The quiet ladies, the lordly
diguifed gentlemen surprised; they wal
with anxious expectation for the speaker
voice. who is to enchant them, the speak
er who is greeted by SO much applause
SO much exhilaration, so much real feel
ing. The Major reads--not the Majo
of the bayouet exercise, not the MajO1
who dares the hoaxer to insult him, no
the Major who has survived many a low
campaign, not the Major Of the Mexican
= battlefield, not the Major, author of tn
fiscal agent-bui q terrible awe-stricken
deluded victim of egotism, a man who's
mind is likely full of great sights, q
great emotions, Of grand enthusiasm, bu
it is covered with veil, whose vanit,
even breaks down. when urged TO th
crisis, He speaks in shy, low voice
and ever and anon, a burst Of deafenin
; applause fills the room: canes, hats an
. handkerchiefs are used, regardless Of de
, sru ction and Of appearances. The IU
hundred are wondering at the noisy tur
} bulent twsnty fve, and when the lecture
sinks to seat have come 10 The conclu
sion tha, the inmates Of some insane re
treat have broken loose and precipitate
) themselves upon the citizens Of Me-
] York.