The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-02-25

There VA fine old General once, Who. HAVING
spent most Of his LIE in the field Of Mars, knew ver1S
little about the camp Of Cupid He was one of tbosr
looen ana honest spirits often met in his gallant
profession innocent - an infant Of almost every.
thing ave high integrity and ~indomitable bravery
ne was nearly hfy years old, and his tolls were owe,
when master DAN brought him acquainted with q
wloow Wsaman, IN whose eye he began to detect
something that made him feel uneasy. Here was the
result Of leisure.
At length, however, the blunt honesty Of his dis
position ross uppermost among his conflicting plans,
and his course was chosen. At school he had once
studied :. Othello's Defence to recite at an exbibi-
ton, but made q failure ; he now recollected there
was something in this defence to recite, very much
IKE what he wanted to say. He got the book imme-
diately, found the passage, clapped on his hat, with
. determined air, and posted of to the widow Wad-
mans with Shakespeare under his arm.
Madame, !" said General Uncle Tobey, opening
ms book at the marked place, with the solemnity Of
u special pleader at the bar-Siadam-
sRude am I in my speech,
And little siessd With the set phrase Of peace;
1 fSs , : the. snsss ,; arm. Of mine had seven year. pin
Their dearest action I'm the tented field;
And little Of this great worH can I speak,
More than pertains to feast Of broiI aud battle
Here the General closed the book, wiped his fore
head. looked up at the ceiling, and said with a spas
mode gasp, want to get married 80
The widow laughed for ten minutes bv the watcb
before she could utter a syllable, and then she said
with precious tears of hun,or rolling down her good
nafured cheeks, WHO is it you want to marry,
you. said Uncle Tobey, Furnishing his sword
arm in the air, and assuming a military attitude of
aseAoee, - II he expected an assault from the widow
Immediately.
win You kill me If I marry you 30 said the
widow, with . merry twinkle in her eve.
N o madam = replied Uncle Tobey, in q most
serious and deprecating tone, as il to assure her that
such an idea had never entered his head.
."ei. then. guess III marry you,' said the
"eN
Thank you ma'am.'' said Uncle Tobey /. but
one thing l am bound to tell you'll wear a wig 10
The widow started, remained silent a moment. and
went into . longer, louder, and merrier laugh than
she had indulged in before. Mt the end of which she
drew her seat nearer the General, gravely laid her
hand on his head. gently lifted his wig of and placed
General Uncle Tobey had never known fear in hot
battle. but he slt a decisive inclination to run away.
The widow laughed again, as though she never would
stop, and the General was about to lay his hat upon
his denuded head and bolt, when the facetious lady
placed her arm upon his arm and detained him. She
then deliberately raised her other hand to her own
head, with q military precision, executed a rapid
maneuver with her five fingers, pulled of her whole
head Of fine glossy hair, and placing it upon the
table BY the side Of the Generals, remained seated
with ludicrous gravity, in front of her accepted lover,
quito baid
As may be expected, Uncle Tobey laughed along
with the widow, and they soon grew so merry over
key-hole st the noise, and saw the old couple dancing
q jig and bobbing their bald pates at each other like
epair Of Chinese mandarins. So the two very shortly
laid their heads together upon the pillow Of matri-
mony-