The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-07-01
MY FIRST LOVE.

Tha ! was iE love was TACT that did
not admit of a shadow of doubt | de-
ported myself like a person in love ]
talked like a person in love / looked
like a person in love, and felt like a per-
son in love. The affection that had Ia
ken possession of my youthful heart was
no every day one ] was so sure Of that
There weren't words enough in the Eng
lish language TO describe the height
depth, length and breadth of its grand
eur. 1t was destined to be grand ac.
compartment of the ages yet TO bei a fix
ed principle throughout eternity q pla-
net of surprising beauty in the broad
heavens of home affections. My love
was returned-the strong yearnings oi
my nineteen-year old heart went out in
the direction of the most beautiful maid
en- in all shire, and the most beauti-
full maiden in all shire, in return
sent the yearnings of her heart out tc
meet mine. Twice a week, as often as
the week came around, went up to the
old brown home of DIR. Stoddard to tel
his daughter my love, and as regularly
listened to a recital of its return from the
red lips of my charming Janet. The
good doctor made merry at our expense
and his Jolly wife took q wicked pleasure
in constantly reminding US of our youth
Janet was tortured by sly references
TO her playhouse IN inc sned, ner long.
sleeved pinafores and pantaletts Of si1
months before while | was offered
while the DOCTORS wife wore a face oI
immovable sobriety, an old coat Of the
DOCTORS for my mother to make into a
dressing-gown for me.
We were, nevertheless, determined to
be married. We would steal slyly away
from the house while our cruel friends
reposed in the arms of Morpheus; HE u.s.
on 'the wings Of love- to the nearest ci-
ty ) Janet would become in q moments
time, Mrs. Jason Brown, and l Mrs. Ja-
son Browns husband.
At once we set about making prepara-
tions for this important journey. Every
thing, Of course, must be conducted with
the greatest secrecy.-At twelve O'Clock
l was TO leave my home stealthily, get
my fathers grey nag noiselessly out OF
the barn and harness her, and to proceed
to Janet. Janet was TO be waiting for
me at her chamber window. | was "a
place a ladder at that same window she
was to descend that ladder we were Ia
fly down the road through the old lane
to the spot where the horse was fastened
and then the wind should not outrun us.
There was but one difficulty in the
way. Janet's room was shared by her
sister Fanny, little, mischieVous, wick
ed creature of eleven summers, who, "a
use Janet's words, was awake at all
hours of the night. There was but one
way for us If Fanny was aroused she
must be bribed into silence. For that
purpose placed in Janet's hand round
shining silver dollar. But Janet needed
assistance, so she concluded TO make
Fanny her confident the very afternoon
before we started, and in that case pre-
vent all possibility other raising the house
by sudden outcTy.
Well, the long looked-for, hoped for
and yet dreaded night arrived at last
How slow It's leaden feet carried away
the hours, and what strange heartful
Of emotions I bore up, as l sat by my
chamber window, looking out, as
thought, for the last time, upon the home
Of my father.--The moon was out in all
her splendor she was kind to me, light
ing up, with her silver touches, all the
spots my eyes might wish TO rest upon
before / went out into the world a wand.
erer.--The broad fields lay out smooth
and shining before my gaze the fields
in which / had worked by my fathers
side since ] was a little boy-ah ade0r
kind father he had been cat this juno.
ture my throat began to sweh.) / turned
away from the window.
"IfI could but see my mother once
more l' l exclaimed, rubbing my eyes
with my coat-sleeve. mo one ever haC
better mother than / have.'
sat down in a chair and sobbed out
right. / looked around for something tC
take with me that my mothers hand bles.
sed with her touch.-There was a spin.
ning-wheel in the room where / slept; al
the end of the spindle hung a wooler
roll With my knife half cut and hall
tore il OIL, pressed il feWently TO my lips
and then placed il tenderly in my vest
pocket. had not time 10 do more the
old clock in the kitchen warned me sol.
emmy that my appointed time had arriv.
ed and with slow, sad, yet noiseless
step left the house. Once out in the
open air, my wonted lightness of spirits
returned. ] cohsoled myself with the
thought that in a few years should re
turn again, a strong, healthy, wealthy
and influential man, an honor TO my par.
ents, blessing TO my friends, and the
husband Of Janet,
have often xvonderaJ ainee ho,U