Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-02-22
LOVE EC0NQUERs ALLTHINGs

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Young man by the name of William
Young lady by the name of Belinda
Lived in same neighborhood, near neigh
boring town. Young man good looking
but not rich--plenty of poor kim but nc
money. Young lady's beauty not likely
to be the death of her; but grandma
went under year ago and left her pile
of ten cent pieces as large as a pound oi
woel. Young lady desperately in love
with young man, and young man desPer-
ately in love with young lady, Young
man wouldn't let concealment, " like none
of YOUR demmed worms" feed on his
cheek; told his love "emejitly." Young
lady acknowledged the corn" thine
forever thine, dearest William" and
wilted into young mans arms, as sweet
as you please.
"He held her gentle hand in his,
And pressed her slender form,
But vowed to shield her from the blast,
And from the worlds cold storm:
And then she raised her eyes TO his,
All filed with drops of wo,
And in the tcnderest accents cried
'oh, qut--don't hug me so ?"
Such Is life and love. Young lady
told young man to interogate old folks.
Young man did. Old folks said not if
they could help it. Young lady broken
hearted-quit combing her hair--took of
hoops-wore shoes sIipshod, and wanted
to find nelief in the sient tomb. Young
man met young lady by moonlight alone;
wanted young lady to throw bundle Of
cloths out Of back window, climb down
rope ladder into these arms, and fly
to the Squire and happiness. 81 may
die-I kraw shall die, William; but
never will wed thee, dear one, without
conIen. of Ma and Pa,"-Young man
pleads like angels, trumpet tongued.-.
Young lady stubborn and dutifuL Young
man tries the indignant, upbraids young
lady--swears,
He did not think TO find 50 cold,
A heart he deemed so true
heart like his would yield her all,
II love like his should WOO,
and talks Of prusic acid. Young lady
dfssolves in tears. 90! William, leave
me-quit my sight forever-but take me
along with you ?" Young man happy
as niger at a corn shucking, and tells
young lady to look out Saturday night,
and don't be scared if she sees ladder
poked in back window" your William
will be at tother eend." Young lady
thinks she's gone too far, and says better
wait till she's her own mistress only
five years. Young man says, FIVE years
bedarned." Was coming Saturday night
with ladder-if his hearts idol would
fly from parental tyrany and be happy
with him and let him be happy with her,
we'll and good if not, disappointment
shouldn't feed on his vitals long--a pistol
would fix things quick enough. Young
lady all tears again.
"Cruel, cruel man carry me to the
ends of the earth; don't care where
iust .so vou carry mo"
Saturday night young lady shlts up
dangerous dog in smokehouse and
goes up stairs. Young man carries lad
der two miles-puts ladder up to the
window and whispers "Belinda !" very
loud. Belinda doesn't hear, but dog
does, and cuts up among the meat barrels
terribly. Old lady wakes up. Tells old
man somebody's trying to break in"
Old man gets up, takes down double bar
rel gun, opens door easy, slips around to
smokehouse and lets dog out Dog
bitches around and trees young man and
young lady up ladder. Old man smells
large rat-trap full of mice, and lodges
behind tree. Young people reach the
ground, young lady having drove dog of.
"Oh William am afraid"
"Afraid, dearest! and of what? Is
not thine William here to protect"
Old man let's off enc barrel of gun
young man disappears over fence, leaving
coat tail in possession of dog, and young
lady screams and faints in old mans arms.
Young lady sent off next day to Ken
lucky, and young man soon starts to Tex
as-in horn.
Young lady has been two weeks in
small town in Kentucky /; telegraph dis
patch; pa quite sick see if company
can be bad at hotel, and come at once
Young lady sends to hotel to see if any
body is going to -, in Tennessee
Yes genteel young man right straight
to that place. Early next morning stage
takes up young lady, and goes round to
hotel for young man. Young man gets in.