Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-03-25
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A LITTLE TALE.

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been resident fer years or less, 1
hare some acquaintance with the FiD-
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Nav 10 my story =: Ns ]
[ Kind and gentle reader, viii give
yon short description Of my entire
sstf--age. size complexion. ag
To begin, sam an o.d maid,s just on
the shady side Of thirty just the age to
make = conquest,) and 4 have dark i
brown hair--not auburn, such as you
read nf in poetry neither have / locks
as dark as the raven 8 wing g--my eyes
are not ofs those piercing jet. or melting
blue. Find me ahe Old Maid IN the.
wide. world, that will be hung for.
her beauty ). 1 say not one can you
find But sIhaye digressed s.l a4es
II was to give you n dc escription Of self
50 let me proceed with my eyes and pen
They are those of hazle, yocrareIy see. :
and nerer such az mine they are no,
Of those piercing kind, yet they are
enough SO TO ace all that is doing and To-
be done. and where viii you fnd the old
maid that snotinq,isitive. lam one
Of thnse beings, sharp, not in wit, iii
woaldn't do to say word about m,
tongue. bnt enangh to catch all the
gossip that's on the " .ng, and one tha
hears and treports all. And now, m,
reader, Knowing me a,o be such an one, |
you will think, ere you finish this, that
{ have used no eyaggerat'oa, and you
also sviiI keep those little tongues or
ynurs tn yoursrives-s Expecting this n |
suffer severe criticism, / wall beg All
apology for thatherein EXPRESSED tha, Is
a1ri oi ss ~ ~
sa A lit,le fan now and .then.e 3a sei
e appreciated by the most Of men. "a
sesl e 4 - 's.,es expect one # pz .izs. fss:
20 write for the public Al this great age,
For should chance 10 fall below
A Ilamiin or Wood, 8.ss s lsaF#
Don't view ms with critics eye,
,ut pass my imperfections By -Lottie.
Let me to my story. may not call
: story, for you know all good stories
.egin with "Once upon time" and
ceiling myself incapable Of doing JUS
ice to such story, win not call this
ne,-what I write is fact. !. Truth,
ou know, is many times stranger than
iction.
Well, not many years ago, there was
4 the village Of -- -, a certain some
hing. called the Matrimonial Society,
fyself being an old maid. and feeling
ure that ! was proof against !" Cup,d's
arts" l though. me I'd attend one Of
aese meetings, held in our neighbor-
ood. The FIRST one I had the honor or
tending. was held at Mr.. Ks
here | met many young ladies' and
entleEen, all Of VIII ,m we're Strangers
, me, yet they were agreeable in the :
xtreme / do not mean 10 infer they
'ere 80 to myself, BY no means, AL
" entrance there was number col
.cted in one corner, another crowd on
le couch, and the rest were scattered .
ither and thither, and / made my way
8 best ! could through the crowd. and
iseserd myself Of hood and shawl, ana
hen Ircturned into the room aga d
icy were holding . species Of Quaker
'eesing: aud myself being not Of that i
rder. enseonsed myself in one corr q
er as a hooker on, thinking, a
Where isnor.posis hiss, IT'S folly 10 ~iss." i
They had what's called 1 Badgef Big =
While was'sitting contemplating, some
ne said, Miss, win you contribute Ii
ur box But feeling Incompetent, ] :
alisely begged 10 be excused. As !
,ooght myself safe where I was. |
new, had contributed. l should have
id to make SONG advances towards
,atriimony, IS that was the object, and
nowrng my neck to be ffee from ali !.
,,e-es u coaclodedsto mot. fts y yha f.
Soon, tailer .one one (not being sc-
1 could no give the name
! play. aller al had as deposit !
1 ! something ia the bpx. called the !,
Stage Couch, - ifamy sn~mory dess
Il fail me. | tfti..k i ! a.ung gent from I