The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-01-13
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g.atuIvte5 him. lie mildly disclaims the
honor, aud relates the trite story of the
Darmecide, who made large fortune by
miuding his own business. But the ru-
nor rather fatters HIM He says to him
SELF, Lorenzo, my boy, it may be that
yop have fascinated the fair Jessica She
is ach2raing young lady, and YOU, MY
dear fellow, are a sadly attractive dog"
Then ms Gruhdy meets Jessica At the
grand bail Of the Ipecacs, aud tells her
taat she (Jesslca) enteItains feelings Of
the most tender character towards Loren
20. Jess;ca is considerably annoyed at
this, and mentally accuses Lorenzo OF
great impertinence in spreading such
rumor Her woman's pride (Which our
prophet wisely calls the DeviD is reused.
Next time she meets him she is conscious
and embarrassed, and the foolish Lorenzo
attributes her behaviour to a passion for
him that she is vainly endeavoring to con-
ceal lie begins to believe the tales of
Mrs Grundy. He builds huge palace
in the clouds, in which he is to be Sultan.
and Jessica sole Sultana. Like great,
vain, fond fellow that he is, he dreams
and dreams until bis visions seem Serita-
Die realities Then he goes, with calm
face and fluttawng heart, to the mansion
Of Jessica's sire. and offers himself to the
daughter Of the house, who refuses him
in the kinlest and most delightful man
ner possible He retires and solaecs him.
= J. i a.,
opera. and arrives at the conclusion that
Mrs. Grundy is a silly old liar. Mean
time that interesting female makes her
third report to the T. T. Convention.
! our committee would report as fol- q
lows, and would ask to be discharged
. lorenzo has been rejected by Jessica.
He IS in desperate state Of mind, and | !
regret 10 say is falling into habits of the
most melancholy dissipation. Your COM
miJtee is panied to observe that his clients
Cor patients or customers) are deserving
him. Your committee would suggest the
propriety OF diScouragine his visits to the
daughters Of the convention
Report adopted, and committee dis
charged with a vote Of thanks.
On, amiabie and in-other-respccts- -sutIi-
cicncly-wise Lorenzo. why did you study
The gossip Of Mrs. Grundy rather than
your own heart and the laws Of Jessica's
womaniy nature? And 0 Jcssica, my
ox-eyed Houri, why did you allow your
self to be piqued by the interference of
Grundy, and SO nip the budding regard
you had for Lorenzo, which might have
grown into something large, lcafy and
fruitful r.
You may deduac from what / have
written, my dear Ben Hassan, that Mrs.
Grundv is a mean, contemplate, unman-
", UnNomaniy yscandal-monger, scoundrei,
awiudier and fool that she emasculates
the politics Of the Americans, cramps
their religion, sapS their social life, es-
uanges friends, dcceiyes lovers, invades
privacles, crllShes hopes, bhghts prospects,
wounds sensibjilies; that her tongne is
poisonous as the serpents Of the Nile, and
that sle is only worthy Of tanishmcnt to
that uumontionabIc locality where, as the
book significantly says, "there are no
fms"
But you must not Judge thus hastily
Of llae venerable lady. She is power
an instituu0u--in this land of tha free.
7" When the Monkey rei-as," says the
Y, j.e Man, dance before him, aud there
fore il you ever visit New York, my pre-
cjous nightingale, you must bow before
Mrs. Grundy-euiuvate her fayor-bask