Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-03
MIS- G Il LII AN Y


HOW an Advertisement uOt Wlie'
&" Tohacc, ., the tomb oi love-" writes a
modern no,eli', Of high standing; hut.
with every respect for hi. authority. beg
10 sny ii was quite the contrary IN my case
Twcniy.one year. ago, was sitting by
INV lr,side, iotiing up innumerahlc page. Of
my bachelors Housekeeping books, taking
exercise in arithmetic on long columns OF
petty c1sh,"-comrrsins itcms for car.
tot. and Bath bricks, metal tack. and nut.
ton ebop--uu,il. tired aud woari,i. arri.
vel az sum total. sud irrkei the book On
tn mauirl.plec, Nearly at the same time
placed ny hand Ia tls pocket Of my drc..
siu. gown. drcw out leather case and lit
a principe. We'll. having liz the principe,
placed nv f.e, on the fender and sighed
exhausted by my Ion: i,h ol domestic &c.
counts. va, then in haslncs.-'twh, a
small wholesale bus,nc.. then. II, large
one uow-r.i one moWiLg'' toIiius' of car.
rl,- and Bath bricks. u' metal tack. and
mutton chops. woull ,tr, m, thousand
time, more than twenty four hour. Of hon.
c,t ledger work l,.shsd M, from love,
hui from labor nr u tall you tie truth, |
had never been IN lows 1, this n 81 on
forever? thought La, took my third
,hiT, anil looked dr'am,ly through the
lL.n smoke q. % a.c,uiti between mc aud
a rriut OF tho capture % Gihral,sr which
hung over ihe chimney p,rs' Am to
spend my pr,m, in ,oiiIng ur rtr'nir' and
c5mp'ru..Ius Washing bills l'shcl again
anI ln 90, act. oG hrw the bui,.a OF my
u,cs baud, %. though some superior power
Lal .r,.auah,y sgut ,hc accident to remind
mc OF my helPls,sn,''.
Toe button ..ti.rl tho bi,inss', though
q. DC slipped down ,u,,l, my shirt, and pas.
SCI With ,,, moth .o'.psarl. collu-s over
my heart, ii fora moment Threatened T.
chill ms matrimonial resolution. | p.u.i
ms own lonely condition. anl PTS ,Lcy ,ay
o, skin O. lry,. BIi bow was 90, matter
Co l,a,c1upIi.hcl! o., Most men ai my axe
would already have adjusted their inclin1.
,.ou Go SON, ohjr,, - that having male
up their mind aud counted ihc cost, .iti.e
more would have remained o. b, done than
o. d,ciI. upon the day, nuI lay hold upon
uc li-rn.,. The, however, was not the
c,s, with m,. HAD h.rn %, much occu-
msI. CO.. idle. ar typ i'IIl.ri. - devote
lr ua.a ~ make the clT,r, %" form an At.
n,lm,u'." Il was through ul d,ncl.nl.
iIon or difficulty O. be pIs,.rl ipr bad any
youus lady OF moderately agreeable powers
ukvu ,hs trouble. she nigh, have marr .
m, long rr' ,hi,. | should even have be.n
grateful 20 h,r hr taking tho trouble "a
my b.nI,. bat Va. o, la,llul . alaPs
,hr initiative.
. ~. a ba,hful m,a. Tli' weakness
,,uf irlm th, same Gauss %. my uoc,, H..
1y'.-u,myIy, w,n' OF acquaintance with
l,ma., .a..e'y. which want aro,' from an-
other c,u., ~ my ei's-nlasly, g., close
an application 90 business.
+ Accordingly ,houshtor an alvoru'e
msni. yeI with no practical design o,d,ros
hu,,ug.., hltas rsruaid myself, for a
pk-. Sol scratched with AprusII On tie
. h,eko!a letter, tho following
WANTED \ wIFC-N5uo but rroci.
pals need apTy. rae advertiser d,'' not
require cash, bat only - companion. Hoe
.iznnliueuiy. AMI, ,rel Of single, he
taiuk. De can settle down 10 married lao.
. \, men g., be- believe, hs hasa moieri,s
share Of temper, aud van, Of time i bis
only reason Tor hi' having resource to the
newspapers. II, h. enough meAa, IoT
himself ,nl auo,h,r party. and - willing tJ
Treat "a, once. llr Is quite aware that a
great many attempts % convert hi, honest
intention, into an cv'pus!ut lke will b.
made, bl, be warn. ,ll rash nirulers. II
hc Gal. rnan hardy enough to make sP'r'
oC h.. Affections. ho vii thrash him-lt a
woman be will forgive her, lle hasa hear!
iur the sincere. o hur,'waip iIr the 'mpcr'
,ineut. Ia either cas-, all applications
will be- promptly attended to, ii addressed
10 2. f., 60 Che oG,a Of Ill, F.per.
. flt proud Of NV composition, aud put
"a away my principe with vague sI'c
and an anticipation ol something coming
outolit. 1 had no very great idea that
anything but fun would result, and Ger.
ainly had not the slightest notion Of iuyol-
wing myelfina personal collision with any
one. sull the pr,seutIment that it wa'
n1, .stiuel TO be All barren joke, pres
,cl uron me. On Saturday the advertise
msnt appeared, and heard it, style can
ya.s,,l py al NY friends. AMI j, wl- jokins'
IL suggested by moro than one that was
the domc.tieaIly destitute individual who
put it forth.
On Monday morning, sent boy to the
newspaper Office for +. P.'s letters. ex-
pected be might DO followed by some euri'
ou. and inqui,iiivc persons; 80 told h'm
ON his way back to call at haehcpr neigh
bor'. Of mine ior book. The trick told
The lai Wa. followed by som, persons who
never lu., sight ct him until they ran lin
70 my friends. and then they went back
and announced that be was the advertiser.
thus discharged in iull one or two rracii.
cal J1ke,. which my ncishb,r had played
upon me. The answers were Of the usual
charactcr-scycral seeking to elicit my