Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-23

7 ,.t. Or the grave SO cold, f M 94k
 And told 4sss gsa4gsgk sa s, h Nay sworn, with 2 solemn oath k lsr5 5, To it's positive truth,-- g Ii irsse That you were in love; l8 s saera should have said that he Ked: a9s o w Should have instantly tried t .f a 5#as To hide his hide, 7z' ,.ii .aR io al Till he hied to hide = T Ri B.@ Where he could not be eyed, ; For telling fb 50 very absurd, ..., ...s That to. be disbelived it need only be heard. ..F. But l cannot believe
 That my eyes would deceive, .ng ai And my ears neer knew gEyo ~ To witness untrue, t ssr i
 And the evidence s5fag Of every sense s~ od i'alls have to prove ss stzi@ 4 ,Gg -Isas Thdt yoss are in lorey 1io ; lis positive fact-it is vain to deny You know it as well if not better than IAs your bushes sufficiently testify.
 Now when first knew
 This fact to be true E . felt for you exceedingly blue ;-
 The lover has been sorrowful man
 Ever. since love on earth began
 Besides, it's usual operation Is to fill him with perfect detestation
 For every theme of investigation g1 Save one, and for that. deep admiration Viz those huge structures of satin and lsce, Devoid alike of beauty and grace, As vast as the pyramids down at the base, Decreasing in size as they mount toward space
 Till they end in a face, ' la-a Near which place, 'i t.a #
 Not orer ..sts r sa -a
 sv.F Nor on it, saart7E
 A feathery cloud appears to hover,
 The use of which ne'er could discover, @ !. es.-is Called bonnet: ,s5 @ film said to myself alas a lass !"4a gHq That he should come to such pass As to fall in love with moving mass Of steel, and iron, and whalebone, and brass, And gold, and silver, and jewels, and glass, And cotton, and feathers, and every material Either heavy and-strong, or light and etherial Which anywhere the earth around, .... In the air, or the sea- or the land, abound, Are plucked from the trees, or dug from the .4 ground, ........-.--.. a4fI On any beast, bird, or fish, are found ;- In number and quantity quite an infnity, Built up as shrine for the unseen divinity, Who (some of us have distant notion) May be somewhere within that waving ocean To sqRPly MsS # @ with life and I loee%etiaBas Were once those temples, vast, tremendous, The Egyptians built for the occupation Like us of the objects of their adaration, Which a careful search inside, in the shape, Would reveal of a little grinning ape!
 And so I was grieved, ar"
 Because believed, That you had now transferred xaAs "afA .o-s auus1rous bundle of dry good ware, Aptly termed cir gin, " for man q snare" And so l was in pitying mind, a Until one day happened to find .,a That certain young lady whom well knew To be good natured and modest too, Excelled by none, and equalled by few, In short just exactly the girl for you, -se.ss.. Was the very one l. F.. Ofall the feminines under the sun ... Whom your affections had settled upon! Now don't think as l am 50 zealous In this affair you need be jealous For at last am fully past t'l H.-'.r The time when could be held fast
 -eos By Cupids chain, 5t
 I never again
 Shall feel that pain, but shall always refrain i; And any swain that thinks it Il pay Is welcome to try it while he may s7 5s surely shall never get in his way; @S For my thoughts of the girls are wholly Pla
 tonic, .,rl IsO. .1s..., Ny praise of them too is always ironic, As indicate by a grin sardonic. af But to return from this dgression-- or course was pleased beyond expression To find you had made so good a selection or . subject whereonto bestow your affection So happened round in your direction To see how you stood the fatal infection. And such was my extreme surprise That could scarce believe my eyes, When found you not as blue as the skies, Nor uttering cries. nor choked by sighs, (As it has alscuys been the fashion s. For lovers to show their mighty passion.) In short, when l saw that you were no more The victim of grief than you were before,
 Nor even. as had expected,
 In the slightest degree dejected,
 So reflected
 That if yoa yourself were still as jolly For me twould be the height of folly On your account to be melancholy, And as you had made so good choice With no bad effect, that ought to rejoice. And so l did lift up my voice rs..
 And made Q noise
 Excessive, at
 Expressive
 or feelings various and many, So diverse that soon, like the cats of K Kilkenny They devoured one another and left me not any
 Then suddenly thought
 It would be good sport ,s Unseen to drag you over the coals, .s se Te stir you up with anonymous poles, To worry your back with invisible soles, To whack you with intangible sticks, And throw from afar metaphorical bricks, To tweak your intellectual nose, @ To tread on your incorporeal toes, And give you as many mental blows, As you gave me in similar fx,- M Long ago, and revenge those cruel licks.
 Hence this epistle, 1F,' ,.}s sass4 sf.. as Which is meant as missile I'd To demolish you utteriy--skin, bones, and I gristle.
 And will, ifmy Apowder" don't happen to izzle Or out of its range you don't quickly mizzle.'
 Now although don't know,
 (And am not likely to
 Unless yoa'will show)
 How far this has gone or sie going to go," Or but what it will stay in sbtatu quoe Till you both are eighty years old or so, a Yet trow. Az you arc not yet sufficiently aged, You have not gone 30 far as to get engaged But as you kuow best. I beg to request <. That you will set my mind 1t rest On this point and on an the rest. , 3s \ However, by the same authority That told me of large majority Of the facts which have here related,
 1t is positively stated. ss,. N That for the month or two last M @ is,
 You have actually passed lsgs t.