The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
The Perils of Bachelordom.

The Perils of Bachelordon.
Mr.. LUsK, editor of the Jefferson, Mo.
Examiner, is in bad fix, and desires the
advice of some lady friend to help him
out. What shall be done ? His article
upon the subject shows the perils of bach.
elordom, and we publish it with the hope
lst Thatit may save some of our friends
from getting into a similar dialemma.-
I'd. That some of our lady readers may
advise with, and suggest remedy in case
the inventive faculties of his own readers
should fail in indicating a suitable mode
ofescape.
By the way, friend LUsK, could you
not engage the services of that " femail
CURL cussin," to write poetry" for you,
paper? 1t would be unique, and nearly
as popular as Widow BEDoTT's celebrat.
ed ''poms." We copy:
In A FIx.=While ruralizing in~fhe
country a few months ago, We CHANGED to
make the acquaintance of rustic beauty,
in whom we became quite Interested
We rode over the prairies with her; we
walked and talked with her, we gather
ed the wild prairie flowers with her, and
occasionally sang song for her entertain
ment. In fact we neglected none of those
little courtesies and attentions which make
life pleasant, and never fails to win the
affections of the fair ones. In turn, she
enlightened us upon matters pertaining
to farmers life, had us to review her
little army of chickens-sleek her pet
calf, and throw corn to the pigs. But the
time at last arrived for us to bid adieu to
the broad prairies and the pleasures of a
country home, and take up our line OF
march for the city. We reached home in
due course of time by coach and rail, and
in all the simplicity and goodness of our
nature we seated ourself and wrote the
young lady letter informing her of our
safe arrival, and we received the follow
ing letter in reply to it. We do not re-
member having written anything that
would call forth such a reply. We are
not given to much flattery, but on this &C.
casion we might possibly have remarked,
in consideration of her kind treatment
that she had rendered our visit to the
country exceedingly pleasant and that il
we ,oanted country wife she would be
the one of our choice, but we don't
want such wife and are not willing to be
"younightted in the bonds of matrimonay
along" with her. Ladies, We are in a
scrape and We instinctively turn to you
for succor-your ready wit can serve us.
Won't you come to our aid and help us
ont ? How shall we break the news''
to Miss Lucy that our intentions and at.
tentions were not matrimonial ? How
shall we appease the wrath and indigna-
ton Of her outraged "parients" for trifling
with the affections of their "luving'
daughter Why did she misconstrue oul
friendship into love? But she is like
the rest the "femail gurls", she couldn't
help it. Ladies, we depend upon YOU
aid to get US out of this tangled hank, ,
and unless it is granted we will petition
the Legislature for Estate aid"
BENTON Co, No., near Warsaw,|
Dec. 20, Eighteen hundred & IS.
Jeems Mi deer luv-Yure kind & luv.
/ ing letter WOE received tn weaks ago
you cant tel with what joy i red it. o how
my fond & luviny hart did beet as pc
ruzed that deer letter. o deer Jeems j
is sweet tresyure to me that you MAY
be sure of (you deer cretur you) you wan
me tn tel when am redde tn marry yoU
& you want me tn sa eff ime willin tn b,
younightted in tina bonds of mattrimonay
along with you Well Jim just let me te
you that ime jist now redde to mary &
am willin tn go into any Kind of bono
with yu du not no mulch about then
Lawyer sort of papers what yu cawl bond
& notes but spose yu du and that wi
du for both of uss for don't think tina
kind of turning is kneadfool tn wumin
You know that inc IL & kin do as plez
& pleze tn go into that bond with vol
just as sumo as yu pleze-Cum my luv al
sumo as yu can crate deal of pleZur
in stoar for uss kood tel w moar in wul
over then kin wright in a weak tolt
dad & man yu were goin tn maik M
yure oan deer wyf this faul & tina sed tn
dident kcer if you did, Yov no can
right mulch but then luv you Just a
wei as tho Good right better, viii clos
BY a vurse which femail CURL cuzin ri
fur me by request,
o the sweet roZe is red
And the purtee vioIets blu
With you ime in love what dred
And with me you are so too
o no you love me jim
Il With anvil yure great big Iuvine hart
I Sweet deer du cum tn me then
/ And then we will never part.
Yure oan deer luving Lucy
tn luv & marry you.
Psi hav no wafurs nor velops & tax
this tn toun miself.
We "cavein