True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-12-08

10 deserve rove, When making such 1901
Of yourself as you did upon the night Of
your lecture ! My father, who is a men,
Der Of the Il club, says he never
met with so great fool in his life, and
he has heard George Washington Dixon.
"Good bye most ancient donkey. Gull
tivate modesty and read Byron. No
danger of your being accused of plagiar-
ism. Your true friend,
MARGARET JONES"
Most EASILY DUPED OF INDIVIDUALS
Major Gaspar Cauenue MARBLE halls
are not desoIated, rich patrimonies go not
begging, most vain sir, because thou
slandest in the way iron bars and bolts
were not necessary to con6De my daugh-
Ter when once sne saw you in your true
colors. The but of the house where you
live, the laughing stock of sensible men,
the faltered ridculed fool of women, you
swagger through life and society, with
your "bayohet" and your "iscal agent"
e!lciting mirlh, sarcasm and contempt,
when yon think yourself standing in
rustling garments, and great bravery, RI
ding down those about you.
"Go TO your lands in Texas, build
your Chateau, cultivate modesty, and take
an Indian princess for wife. DistruSl
yourself and learn wisdom from the past
Leave writing your memoirs, for they
could be only those of donkey, and
would be as proftless as was your lecture
on intolerance.
Farewell most intolerable donkey,
and when next YOU make a fool of your
self, may | be there to see. lis better
than any farce performed at Burlon's.
JOHN SMITH"
Rage, modification, insulled outraged
feeling. we're plainly visible on the Ma
jor's face. "It's Simms," said the Major
IL got the description to-day from the
office, and he il is that has all this time
SO abused me. What shall l do, chal.
leDge him I"
"That's against the law" said Pry.
"Tll fog him."
"You can try, but I rather think he'll
whip YOU" said Pry as ho thought o
the muscular frame and peculiar strength
Of young Smms.
To be insullcd by Simms," said The
Major, "it is loo bat, q wretch low and
vulgar, only a merchantile clerk, that
never condecended to notice a grea
stalwarl country pumpkin, with red
hands Qhe Majors were delicate as
girls, and great spIag feet, and to thinl
that can't hurt him or run hin through
with my bayonet. Flog him no | won
fog him, he's not worth The price Of
whaIebone stick"
! The Major went to bed and had a fe
yer. | shall not describe his fee lings, o
give journal Of his despair. Have no
others been foiled in love, been dupej
been mortified Yes aud few have died
When next heard Of the Major--fo
Ply had an official appointment abou
this time, and we left to reside in WASH
. ington--he was married man, the faLhe
: of six children, and a resident Of Cali
: fornia. l met ladv one day who hat
s just returned from California, and sh
q had been boarder in W Place wit
n US, we naturally talked over old affairs
In The course of The conversation the Ma
!, jor's nam was mentioned, when Mrs {
e remarked she had met him IN c..
"How is he p" Pry asked.
F "The same as ever" she replied
. "He told me all about his marriage.
s is said he shockingly abuses his wifi
o who is the most magnificent woman
d the country"
y After The denoument in W Plac
IS he remained few weeks, but fndir
= that young Simms was perfectly unm'
l. we'd at his threats, and being at heart
= coward, he suddenly disappeared.
seems, however, that he still continue
70 the pursuit of the ladies and one da
'e while passing through Center Street,
N saw beautiful girl upon the walk. abo
=, a. fourteen years Of age. He asked b
/. name, upon which she pouted her pret
III lips, looked askance at him, and decline
10 give it. But with his usual persev
ot renee in such matters. he hung aroul
g. her until she departed for home, and fc
lowed her, he went into her mother W
!" 20 KEEP. little shop, and said
I "Madam," in his most courtly ma
- ner, "give your daughter to me as a W
irl she is superb :"
y The old lady, hard-worked. poor a
h he friendless, glanced at him; his fine a
va pearance, his half military uniform.
m, courteous manner, was not without