The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-08-02


laugh at his ignorance Theophilus was 3
bachelor
He was touched by this unexampled
proof Of, to him, afflction; and, drawing
himself into closer proximity with Mrs
Jennings than he had before venturcd, be.
gan:
My dear madam, don't distress yonr.
self; men are Ike ears Of corn
81 know it" cried Mrs Jennings, twist.
ing one round her finger as she spoke
Like grass, madam; and Time
scythe mows down husbands and fathers -
"Oh Oh - sobbed the widow.
is there anything can do to comfor,
you, ma'am ~ asked Theophilus, inqui-
rincly.
Mrs. Jennings looked assent, aud kept
twisting the ears OF corn.
a good wife, ma'am, is jewel-the
tears are still in your eyes. and will you
allow Inc to make you an offer ,"
AN offer ," said Mrs Jennings; and
the tears, spite of herself, shrank back as
though ashamed Of what they We're doing.
AN offer
"Of ny handkerchief said Theophi-
luS
\ clover field is dangerous thing to
walk in Philosophers may divine the
causc-w2 ouly know it is SO. Sentiment
is not for the highway, love and clover
are synonymous. Mrs. Jennings knew
this, and irotfed the unsuspectiDg, uninitia-
ted Theophilus into one accordingly.
Po,rlr>, we do not know why, do grow
in clover; and Bullfnch-he was fond of
botanzng -plucked up one, and, lament
ing that violets were out of bloom, gave it
to MIS- Jennings. This was enough and
She whispered to the lady who was doing
Mirdiy, He must mean something"
The town residence of TheOphilus Bull.
finch was in one of the squares in the
neighhorhood Of the Museum But what
Is house. if it wants woman's smile.
80 thought Mrs. Jennings, and she let no
opportunity pass of popping in" We are
grievcd to say the popping was all on her
side. She would call as she was passing
the day was so hot-to take a rest or
lhc Jay was 81 Coiu, anu suc Wahtcu
the truth must be spoken-a warm. What
could Theophilus do! With a grim wei
come or his face, and "d-n the wo-
man. in his heart, he grumbled out,
\ Nou'd better take chair Mrs Jen-
nings did. and anything else she could
get Bat getting was a point not easily
arrived at for, if Mr.. Bullinch loved one
thing Inorc than another, ii was himself
She would bring him, by way of treat,
. wrapped i'll the corner Of her pocket hand
kerchief five or six nice little ginger
cakes, her own baking. Of a size and
bearing strong family likeness to what
children call skies; but finding all her en-
treaties thrown away, and her ginger
cakes likely to be in the same predica.
ment, she would, in the liberality Of her
soul, take them into the kitchen, by way
Of present to the housckeeper, who
"p,hawd as soon as her back was turn
ed, and, charging on the merits of hel
own ginger cakes, gave them to the maid
and she-they went no further servant
maids have good appctites.
w itt "oilltii Ctuii btdT tUt-t s!i1ut;
# fortune tamely We can take upor
ourselves to say Mrs. Jennings did not
but intent upon the one great object of ;
woman's life-a husband-shc let no op
portunity pass Of reporting that herself an,
Theophilus were shortly TO be one. full,
convinced of the fact, that though mar
riages may be made in heaven, there i
nothing like speculatiDg upon them o'
earth and hoping no doubt 10 dlscove
the true philosophers stone that ",urnetI
all to gold" TheoPhilus was man G
wealth she left no stone unturned to &c
him; and to give things an appearance
) she sat herself down-we tremble rs "
, write tin no less a place than his bed
: room, determined not TO quit IT until, a
? she observed, there was an understand
, ing between them" Theophilus was hol
: ror stricken, the housekeeper no less :,
= and the servant maid all flutters and ril
bons.
5 "Oh, oil" graspcd the widow. "Yo
; base man; weak woman as | am"
, Very" grunted Theophilus.
e The housekeeper here interfcred.-
t What's the use of crying about it WI
r don't yeu look after somebody else ?"
= "Ah" sobbed the widow you don
n know what's atwixt US"
t Il wish the street door was" though
l. Bullfnch
i The lady was inexorable The po
Is py," she said, had done the business
If she had only some one 10 care for he
It Her feelings overcome her, and she |;
:. upon the bed in an agony of purely -devs
e oped grlef-we presume, for the conve
e ience of fain,ing
l. Theophilus was at his wits end
e. something very like damme' was at
rs tongue but nursing his wrath to keep
5. warm and echoiug the words of an Ia
j, tern Sultan, that he who finds himself
z fire ought to be resigned TO the divi
]. will but whoever is out of the fire oug
D. to be careful. and keep himself in his ha
lie py state Thus far he thought with NJ
j. homet SO he put on his hat and salli
)? forth, leaving Mrs. Jennings in undisput
st possession of his bed. Whether this ;
le cued want Of tate, or was only chaste
ID ing of the spirit, We will not attempt 10 {
o. fine but certain II is. he went out; a
$, the widow finding her efforts Intellectual {