The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-12-23
How "a Newport Belle became
Interested im Politics.

/ hcr m the dusti doing everything, in tuCt
as everything is done at Newport in tho
dust. Scarce was she engaged, the we'd
ding-dny appointed, the bridal tour in
golden September to the banks ofthe
Rhine, 60 the Hartz, 20 the Danube, TO all
delightful spots in dear Vatrrland, arang4
ed, than young Lager comes TO her with
a dismal face,
"Shatz," he says.
"What do you meant" says she.
"My sweetest Iiebehen!" he exclaims,
with clOsped hands and a look of agony,
what is your luoshenl" she asks in
CONSERVATION, thinking it was some prec-
ious thing he had lost.
"My dearest Bel"
HAhi now | understand. Well"
"Oh, dear mel list so sohwerw he said
again, with such on air that Miss Jodd en-
treated him TO compose himself
"Oh, my Gruyere, restrain yoursolfl
Are your horses lamel"
He shook his head negatively,
as the wagon brokenl"
He shook No again.
"Havc you got to go in mourning for
anybodym
No.
"Have you spent all your monoyp
No, shook the wretched young man.
"You huvn't lost my diamond engage.
ment ringp
! No.
"Oh, well them" said Miss Todd, Will
relieved aspect, at can't be anything
very serious;" and she grew calm again
for she had been really distressed for a
moment, thinking that the horses had fali
len lame, or that some other catastrophe
had happened.
1--WE can't gol' said Gruyoro Lager,
bitterly.
"Wh0t" shreked Miss Bel.
awe can't take that European tripl"
shouted Mr.. Lager.
"Then won't be married." said she
sullenly.
"Oh OH" said he sadly.
At last it appeared to Miss Bel Jodd,
who is a lady Of much intelligence, TO ask
why. Then Mr.. Lager replied;
"Becausc am Prussian."
"Fiddle, diddle; you are nRturalizod."
at makes no difference. Here il Gen.
eral Cass's letter."
And so saying, Gruyore Lager put
copy of that valuable document into her
hands.
"Pooh!" said Miss Bel Jodd who is a
lady of great energy; "lf General CHss
says thut, General Cass is an"
She added something which sounded as
the Generals namo might, if you didn't
.C il.
But ii was all in vain. There was,
there is, the letter. Gruyere Lager pleads
in vain for matrimony. He proposes GO
ing to Nova Scotia, and quotes Mr.. Coz
zen's charming "Acadia"-he proposes
the Havana, and quotes Mr.. Dana--he
proposes many places, and quotes Bayurd
Taylor. The obdurate Miss Jodd shakes
her head at all. The obdurato Miss Jodd
who has grown immensely political with
in few days, and no longer laughs at
gentlemen who talks politics, but, on the
contrary, has teascd Mr.. Gunnybags to
tell her what the Easy Chair was saying
to him upon the rocks, has, as she says,
communicated her ultimntion 10 Gruyere
Lager. ltwas, in fact, only last evening
that she said:
"My dear Gruyere, / agreed to marry
you under certain implied conditions
Item, pair of horses. Item, diamond
solitaries. Item, a new ring at least ev-
cry two months. Item, two months at
Newport every summer. Item, two thou
sand year for my wardrobe, exclusive Of
jewelry and other gifts from you. Item,
and TO begin with, a trip TO Europe, and
to go, while there, whoreIplease If you
will conform TO these conditions, / viii
marry you even before DR.. Taylor returns
TO town I don't care If we have rhornz
ing wedding at old Trinity here in New
port; aud breakfast afterWard at Selma
Gunnybags' Bring me, my dear Gruyere
the certificate ofpassagej swear that you
are dealing honestly, and your fond Bel
Is yours forever"
That is the celebrated Jodd ultmation,
which Il now the gossip Of the solecter
circles Of the nobility and fashion. Mics
Jodd's action is of course painful---yery
painful; but what can she dot General
Cass has deliberately Inverted her inten-
ton Of comforting nuptial happiness upon
Gruyere Lager, Until the Secretary
withdraws his letters the young gentle
mems happiness must remain thwarted,
And what situation his 10! II Is now
well understood why he has suddenly be-
come so indiherentto the set Of his trow-
aers, and why he has even been seen in
the evening in frock coat! Such reck-
less despair excitoB The liveIiest sympa-
thy, and itwas mentioned, as an added in
stance Of the extremity Of his condition..
that he had thrown a 2 I-2 bit upon the
table al Watson's, and saw Il swept away
without shudder. II was even said--
but It was evidently a wild Tumor, serv-
ing only TO show the excitement IN regard
70 the matter--that he had worn the same
morning lie twice. The thingis ID clearly
impossible, bat his situation is sad enough
without thut
This L the way, ladies, in which you,