White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

tongue from its sslf-imposing silence /:
81 will for my own OBLIGATION, lust take
a retrospective view of my past life
rather an interesting affair BY the way
and form my plans for the fnture. A
boyhood. stepped in poverty, disguised
my ine sensibilities; and / swore to re-
move the curse, whether honestly or dis
honestly mattered little to my purpose.
"A 6ne-fgure. handsome face set OF BY
brilliant teeth, black. silky curls, a pro-
fusion of whiskers of the same hue and
texture. and apiercing eye which have
brought perfectly under my control, came
to my aid. There was ne room for des-
pair. At twenty, while for want Of mors
genteel employment. / stood behind the
counter Of an Internal country village, \
silly girl fell desperately in love with me,
and seeing good chance for some mon
ey, of which | was sadly in want, con-
scented to every thing. / came very near
settling myself, but the bait was too small.
Pshaw ! with what a psltry sum did I
clear from the village. The pretty girl il
by this time an old maid, and no doubt
"SAA ootAouCu 40 W Ull iukcuklO0H.
"And the pretty Mary whom could
get in no way but legal one, and whose
line property has saved me many grasp-
ings from the long, sharp, bony fingers Of
the Police think she loved me, and
was often tempted to leave playing the
villain and become good man for her
sake. But in truth am by nature an
internal rascal, and if my brain ceased to
concoct some villsinous deed, / should
sicken and die-each one to his vocationl
If possess such . supsrlativs attractions
that every lady's heart is at my com.
mand, it is no fault of mine. only use
the powers given me. and / should b
much to blame if did not reap some
solid advantages from the fair creatures
who so continually modest my path. s.rt.
81 doinot steal from them-no, ! despiss
that only take what they freely give.
The magnificent Bella is mine already,
and her husband keeps an open purse. It
will not be my fault or hers if my fingers
are not in it some fine day. and then the
lady will be lost, but what do care t!
The little Maleen, too, whom to please
Bella am very quietly captivating, has
at least one charm. / hear she has Just
received a birthday present of . thou
sand dollars from her father. Hang me,
if l don't cut a slice from that dish, but
in all secresy it must be done. If Bella
knows it, my reputation for wealth will
be destroyed. If she were away would
marry the child ct once-but it is useless,
she would spoil all. A lucky fellow ].
truly Other men dig through the world
by the sweat Of their brOw-I walk
through quite easily by the help of their
purses, for which all thanks be rendered
to my fair person and the susceptible
hearts Of their wives and daughters. But
| forge" he drew from his pocket.
where it had been sadly crushed, delicate
note in female hand. After perusinR
it, be threw it into the fire and penned the
"How fresh and beautiful is q first
love! Oh, thou divine idol of my ever
lasting worship What protestations
Of love, high as the heavens and lasting
as. eternity, are worthy of thee, thou most
lovely of all angels ? Words fail me
"This will serve me for the present
such COMPOUNDED nonsense always takes
with the women" and with yawn, such
as his Satanic Majesty might very prop
erly appropriate when weary ofsetting the
world by the ears, he decamped to his
sleeping room. .a fs-f
TO BE coSrISUED.1