Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-07-15
From the Family Jou
A Bachelors Story.

hopeiessiy IN love-and yet am q bachei-
or. Why am so, have now to tell.
During my young days, had no time to
think of the other sex. / determined /
would make my fortune first, and see about
wife afterwards. I worked and strove---
accumulated and denied myself the harm
less pleasures that cost money, yet l did
not get rich as fast as had expected, and
had reached forty years of age before l
thought was justified in looking about me
for wife.
When that time came, / set about my
task earnestly. I am a business man, and
always go TO work Systematically. In the
first place, looked all through my ac-
quaintances and friends. They were net
numerous, and soon found there were no
young ladies amongst them who would suit
me.
Then I tried the boarding house scheme,
I by which, | mean, advertised for board
and answered all the replies in person.
Whenever saw any young girls in the
house, there ! took board-but none of
them would suit me. At last | received
an answer to my advertisement from
widow lady with one daughter. l called at
the house and was ushered into an elegant
ly furnished parlor where a young lady
was seated playing piano. In spite of
Shakspeare's denunciation OF man who has
no music in his soul, never had any music
in mine. I don't know Yankee Doodle
from Old Hundred-and yet, strange to
say, the music sounded pretty as it tickled
from her fingers. She did not hear me en-
plar + EcfanaI far
some minutes and then coughed gently.
She turned her seat.--I think had never
seen so beautiful girl before. She was
not more than eighteen years of age--tall
and graceful---her form beautifully round.
ed-dark auburn hair hung in natural ring.
lets on swan-likc neck. In short, the
3 moment / saw her, performed the imag
mary pantomime of slapping my trowsers
pocket, and exclaimed, mentally, "Here's {
T girl for my money"
"Did you want to see my motherS' asket
: 1.-THE lovely creature in musical voice.
"Iave the pleasure of speaking II
Mis- Clarkson p asked.
"Yes, sir"
Il have called, madam, in reference to
note / received believe from your moth
er-statng that you wished to take sin
gle gentleman to board with YOU
:, : "Yes sir; will call my mother"
5 And the fairy bounded out of the room.
In n minute or two afterwards the moth
f. er entered the room. If the daughter wa
u pretty, the widow was decidedly ugly. Sh
! was past forty, thin, scraggy, wore falls
e te eth and false hair. When | looked q
her l almost felt tempted to leave tt
g house, but then | gazed at the daughte
ie and determined to remain.--The prelimiT
% aries were soon arranged, and the next da
took up my abode under the roof of VII
ow Clarkson.
soon felt quite at home, and determine
to make myself as agreeable as possibl
- | was polite TO the mother. tender to tt
daughter, and eventiy pleased the old w
3 man, for I ate but little. Our evening
were very pleasant young friend of Il
family used to drop in occasionally, and Y
played whist. The young man was cou
in Of the family---a rather pleasant your
:. fellow, and the time passed very agreeab
away.
In the meantime prosecuted my 81
earnestly. / have always held it a. an q
=, iom that if YOU want to succeed with Z
Isr young branches Of family. you must p
attention to the head there is nothing II
procuring sfriend at court. This plan
I'D followed. I was very polite to Mrs Clar
Vt son; waited on her at table; | escort
her TO the theatre and opera, and rend
her Cubb's last. / got on finely. go
be saw that she was very partial 10 me.
the mean time did not neglect the obj
of nv affections.--I gazed on her tenderi
| pressed her hand whenever | had opp
,r tunity. and believed that had made ct
cit. siderable impression on her young heart.
aaS I 20 Things went on in this way for mt
the than two months, when thought 1t hi
ie1r or time that / should bring matters 10 cri;
tes. One evening entered the sitting roc
,o on, and found the charming girl alone. 1
,.t, Be cousi n had not yet come, although ne N
ish- visited the house every night. ms
aoa igUs too good an opportunity to be lost.
aMiss Clarkson,r said j, approach
( her II wish to have little conversaii
= with you"
al think I can guess what it IS aooa
said she, smiling archly.
aYou encourage me, j replied, glad
,as- find that my attentions had not been 'n'o'
away, and auguring the best results OF
cordial reception. "You think you KIN
an,' 'ns my errand then!'
] Il ayes, indeed your attentions are
!. pointed to be mistaken"
- / am gratifed to find you SO discefn,r
- and took her hand--and row, oe
. Charlotte, allow me to call you SO, sl
; { Won have penetrated my secret | o
4 * want YOUR consent to make me mar
81 - man ?" T..
iS .Iet me set your mind at rest, then
iS i have no objection whatever
on Iwas,ather surprised that she consen
10 so readily. ] think should have 'aA q
oz3 ss.,s- Il She had been a little more coy
to ho oe'soi =
the matter.
Dear girl % exclaimed, and clam
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