Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-10-26
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! q Tlove 10 hear the bfeeze 6 ssieh, 80 ada I
With sad, and mournfui strain,
When doweEs breathe their soft good by
ss4 svs Till summer comes again. ssliz
To stand beneath the brave old trees,
iaS z5 And catch their whispers low, ssSJ
"A scored awe steals over me, .ruvsss :. szse 2
walk with God below. s
When sorrows gather round my heart, 8
$50 And joy has flown away, ss@ =,
~ I love amid these peaceful haunts ag Y
In silent thought to stray - :
For here where sephyrs softly sigh,
s,,sa And song birds sweetly trill, nsssa
{ bear that eyer blessed worl :
That whispers IS Peace be stiil.' s9sl !,
ga When life has weary grown to one, a.
~ sa And one by one depart,
. The sweet, young blooming buds of hope,
which clustered round my heart :
~ oh tlet me seek these grand old woods,
And lay me on then breast. -, c
Where birds. and breeze And murmuring
eGs ssae hills g fsssSzEsca , @aesa seif :
sass VIII soothes my drearnisss rest, ...s... j
Minnie, who is not particularly fond ci
rhymes, wandered OFF while Nellie was read
ing TO cinnp Of oak and maple trees, not
far afdistant, TO gathera boqaet ofatheF beauti-
ful tinted leaves aad a pocket full of shining
acorns-Aiter . while We SAW her brush aside
a large pile of leaves, collected round the
roots of enc of the trees take up something
that presented quite bulky appearance, ex-
anime It closely, then one Of her merry bird
like laughs, with the exclamation of aoh girls,
girls r broke upon our ears Soon she came
bounding toward as, with her newly discovered
treasure, hidden beneath the folds Of her shaw.
Her face was lit up with delight, ard her
small black eyes twinkied like stars at mid
night on the bosom OF the sea- - a@ = =
3 s"Oh, girls, girist's' again she cried, aguess
what have found 'Tis d perfect treasure; !;
a something that will afford Us feast Of fun
and merriuieat for a fsrtasg Come Nellie,
and Kiftie, make guess, fer. 4 am all impa-
tient to slsowsit you'asF sll5 ssassa fs9sss7
ssEelI for pity sake, do letrussee it,s said
Nellie, "for I'm sure We wilIIneves guess what
ii is, neither Of us being very acute in that ac-
accomplishment, unless you have,chanceds upos
or dug up fren their grave bundle of rbil-
Iet-aeaxys which some poor victim of unre-
Quilted affection having reeeisedaahe .:mitten''
has llaa returned to him swith his gifasypie-
tnres etea; tAeFelere he Iaade for them a grave
amid the faded, fallen leaves as sesnbieudatic of
his hopesatfaA have AIDED and Efallen siasz the
4eaves. Well come to think about il, even If
/ have guessed right, that woald or should mot
be subject for niirth or fun. II takeit' -jadg-
ing from theEcoun tenance so woe begone, and
desolase, of those who have been presented
with that tsancoinfortable-- -aud yet very com
Portable whether comfortable or uncon-
Portable, it is entirely owing to the time and
circumstances in which you make your appear
sanee in that little article ofwearing apparel. to
be rathefaas seiioass matter Buf ! see by
your looks. Minnie, that | baye failed in max
ing q guess have not?2assi Esinss Sd AS !
HYes, you have.and Is,Eill hare sneaev on
you and tell you that it is nothing mere. nor
less, than a bachelors portfelio."'
"A bachelors portfolio" we both exelaim-
ed in one breath ;"how under the shining sun
came it here in this out-ofthe-way place. and
who in the world could the unfortunate loser
have been?" q kssa,s SIS r - aszssss.ss,
"Well, as to those very natural and impor
tant questions, whiehs1 am~net- prepared TO
ailswerat present--I think the coptepts Of
this precious repository efseerets will eaiight-
en- US, said Minnie, SEATING herself on leafy
cushion at our feet, and exhibiting her treas
ure. We haddled up closer together, and
soon all three were busy in the examination
of the contents. sT
Now do not begin to ceusure US, dear
reader, and say that it was very uneivilized.
and highly improper to meddle with another's
private property. and particularly private pa
pers, and snub us about our woman's curiosity,
land think we ought to have brought 1T to
town immediately, placed it in, proper hands,
had it advertised, and restored, if possible, to
its rightful owner. Preach proprietyF to us
in such matter my dear friend. / wonder
who among you would not have done just as
we did? particularly if you had found the
portfolio unelasped, and some stray papers
scattered among the leaves; and furthermore
if one of these stray papers had informed you
IA letter TO friends at home we supposed
that the owner had been making tour of the
| Western States; was spending a few days al
/ the Ohio White Sulphur Springs would
spend a day in Delaware, having heard of its
Colleges, and particularly cherishing strong
desire to visit the Female College-then leave
the next morning, for his home in the tal
East, and moreover, upwards of two weeks
had elaspsed since the date of this letter. and
the day he intended spending in Delaware, s.
that he was probably far enough frem hem
now and will doubtless never return in search
of his lost treasure; for it was treasure nj
doubt TO him, poor man. for it contains many
a little heart history full of sad interest, which
we have taken the liberty to carefully read
and comment upon, and how could We hell
it, pray? for we girls will own mp, tht
truth--be. we in our teens or of rather al
uncertain age-are always interested in af
fairs of the heart, and why shouldn't we be-
am sure we are always intimately connectet
! with such afiairs, and here we have rich va
riety, tragieal, comicals tender and pathetic
and as they have aforded-us much amusemen
and profit, too, We freely admit, we have arriv
+ ed at the wise conclusion that it would be al
togethera very selfish thing to keep it solel
for our own enjoyment, we have resolved t
= make slight changes in each history, JUS
enough thataif they should ever happen +
meet the unfortunate old sgentlemans ey
, he would not Tor q moment imagine the
were his, and consequently prove a source {
annoyance and trouble to him, and every on
4 is well aware they have troubles, and ammo.
anees enough to endure going through tfi
world alone, and we, rather than add theret
would much prefer to comfort and conso
4 them.ses y-.s. ssesas .,sg .ssrsa
i Therefore, if you win not experience On
ID consceneious scruples about reading thet
Nellie, Minnie and ], will be most happy
q furnish for your amusement, through the &c
umns of the Delaware Gazette an occasion
Is chapter from the Bachelors Portfolio: 4
May these histories prove, ski
How tickle and yet,
How faithful is love.
nHssS AS false as the wind, ,TlsOEA
3 sl bas .TstaAs 1t sighsl lfhFongh the grover
dro ,eandsThen true and as bright, 50 Yo /
,-ls.sa : AS the stars above - Ia
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sja The Marquis de Favieres, a! great borrow
aEd "a notoriously bad spaymaster, called