Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-09
CHAPTER XIII.-AND LAST.

Before c'osng h s romance, which has cos
me many sleepless nights and much wracking
of the Brain it is my unpleasant duty to in
form the reader that the artist who has at
tempted to illustrate my story, is serpent
He is not only a Sc pent, but he lives in New
Jersey. He has turned the whole thing into
a farce, and by his gross caricatures has ut
terly destroyed the effect of many of my
most beautiful and touching passages For
instance, William Somers, a young and DASH
ing sailor, the over OF the piece, and subse-
quently the husband of Inez, Is represented
in the cut herewith presented only noticed
it Just as the paper was going to press, when
it was impossible to take the cut from the
"forms y as a corpulent, haidheaded man, al
least fifty years old The fellow says h,
knew a man named Bin Somers, out in Hi
nois, several Years ago, and that this is the
same man lie says he knows that man Il
- sight better than do | speak of thi,
interruptions artist, who is doing his utmost
to crush me, with mingled indignation and
disgust, but out of regard for the feelings oi
the people who board him, | refrain from
mentioning his name. A favorite game" Of
his is to pick out some really fine looking
man and hy going through some infamous
scuping process, present him in this paper
with his elegant and winning features dis
tor,cd in the most fearful manner. | have
lost all pr'ience with this base man, and wish
he would -ive mp scu,pins and stay Oh hi,
farm, out in New Jersey.
luez and William were married and liveC
long and happily together Their union wa
| blessed with children. They now have six
| tcon--dear little pIattcrs, who are grei
consolation to their bereaved parents. Tn,
mother OF lncz died in the course of time ma
king a touching allusion to her amentel
husbands fondness for slapacls just ere sh,
died
law, after the declaration of Peace. lie i,
doing well.
The sagacious pirate became a Snowman
aud Travelled as the "Bearded Woman fol
several years with great success, occasionally
Introducing himself as an only son of the 81.
amese Twins, and also as a reformed drunk
ard
Hoganni started an opposition post office
stamps at n great discount he secured large
trade, and ultimately ran the regular post Of
fee out of town. lie sells three cent stamp;
for two cents, making a still greater deiuc-
ton where people buy by the wholesale
Dr. Briggs is dentist at Moosup, Ct, and
is fine operator upon human gums.
Mr.. Coe unintentionally dislocated his neck
few years since, by falling from scatfold
in Illinois, "A rope being twined about hi:
neck at the time. There was a large crowC
present, including the Sheriff of the County
Charlie Wilson is publishing daily papeI
in Waterford, Maine, having more subscriber
than he knows what to do with.
Old Jack Ryder renourced the sea and ac-
cepted professorship in Oberlin College lie
also conducts a concert hall in that place, re-
freshments being handed round by beautiful
Moorish maidens.
All the other characters Of this romance
are doing well, and so leave them in the
sunshine of their prosperity.
Gentle reader, has not my story moral
Do you not see that honesty is the best poll
cy and that procrastination is the thief OF
time? Is not virtue its own reward, and
should we despise a man who wears ragged
coat? ? Dress does not make the man, and
try and lay up something for a rainy day
Live within your meansl Pay your debts
and remember that the race is not to the
swift. Ifyou would thrive rise at five. Sub
scribe for your County paperl
Gentle reader my story is done. 1t i;
hard to part, but try and bear up under it
Fare we'll farewelli