The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-03-04
JONES IN LOVE.
THE DENTISTS WIFE

Self-oonceit in its most extrayaoant
form is one of the numerous failinGs OF
our friend Jones. BY some mishap il
was instilled into his mind from the ear
liest infancy, and has shown itself often.
times within our own knowledge of him,
too glsringly. 1t has been the bane Of
his social existence, and has made him
countless enemies who would possibly
all have been firm friends II has killed
him in the estimation Of 4 large circle of
female acquaintances, who think of him
only as oonOeited Jones and has been
the cause of many severe and unkind re-.
marks by mothers Of marriageable daugh.
ters, who have listened to Jones as he
pictured in glowing imagery, the likeness
of the girl he would marry !; his beau ideal
being so far above the qualifications of
their offspring as not to leave them a
shadow OF a chance.
This very selfconceit is the prime, and
we doubt not the real cause Of his pres.
ent bachelor existence and will, unless
a great reform takes place, leave him in
such a position that even old maids will
pass him by without regret. We have
talked to HIM by the hour, until our very
patience was exhausted in endeavorin0 to
impress him with the idea of his extreme
worthlessness, but without effect, for af.
ter our lecture is done, he replies with a
yawn, pulls up his shirt collar and adjusts
It TO nicely by a miniature looking glass
in his hat, lights fresh cigar, and goes
putting away down the street as conceited
as ever. A change has recently taken
place, and Jones is in love, or at least was
deeply so up to yesterday, and whether
a slight interruption which occurred will
serve to weaken his attachment, we leave
our readers to judge.
We said he was in love, aud Of course
our readers suppose, as all sensible read
ers would be apt to imagine, that the OBJ
ject Of his affection is some blushing girl.
just budding in to womanhood, with nut
brown curls, and eJ es Of black, and figure
perfect, or some charming widow, who,
used to the arts and Wiles Of the tender
passion, has so thrown around him those
silken meshes that he struggles to get
free from but such speculations are far
from the mark. Jones is in love, but we
blush for him when we state he is in love
with married lady--a dentists wife.
1t appears that every morning when
Jones attired in his best, walks with dig
ni6ed slowness from his property in charge
up town, he is obliged TO pass by the
window Of the residence of certain den
list, the husband Of the lady referred TO
above, and it has been while thus passing
Tor the last month, both evening and |
that Jones has imagined, with
iis usual oonceit. that the lady has fallen
N love With him. Ii must be so, rea-
oned Jones to himself, or else why.should
find her invariably seated at the win
low when / pass She no doubt keeps
N exact note Of the time, and places her
elf there to sec me--aud giving his
noustaohe an extra twirl, and arranging
lis beaver 10 suit his newly oombed hair,
ones marches past, and imagines she is
boxing love at him.
Whether the lady was only amused at
he maueuverings Of our friend Jones,
nd enjoyed the fun at his expense after
Q hadpassed-which is more than prob
ble-or whether she really tho't him
young man whom she could af- i
,rd to admire for pastlime, we are una
le TO say suffice Il that she even went
far as 70 induce Jones TO believe (tho' ,