Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-01-06
THE PERSEFERIG BACHELOR,

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stout aud sl,aost forty, Peter had never
loved but once, and the adoratiou Of his
A.. heart had beembostowed upon Hiss Lucy
Poppleton; hut, ,-alasi Peter had failed to
express his passion at the proper mo.
ment; or, in other words, had failed te
come to time, and one day his heart Was
f. lacerated BY receiving an envelope Of
ieards, announcing that the delightful Lu-
ey was about to become BIrs JimmersoA
Crooks.
1t was terrible blow to Peter, but lie
staggered up from it, and still loved the
object Of his early passions-=at a dis
{ nee. Mrs. Jimmerson Crooks rerelle,l
ii, the delights Of matrimony, ieadng
ffshion, her husband, and PeJer-at a
distancr-hy the nose for fvo years, at
the end of which timo Mr.. Jiuimerson
Greeks chose todepart for anotllsrsPhere,
letviag Mrs. Jimmerson alone to mourn
her duty,
Once more Peters heart sprung up
frum dust aud ashes, and looked forward
to the time when the allotted period Of
mourning should be over, and he could
pour forth the Peut up agoaies of five
years, aud ask compensation in the hand
Of the fjr widow. One year, thought
Peter, is surely enough OF time. ! will
give her one year. Month and month
r5.led away Until he could stand it no
longer, A sickish misgiring Of the evils
Of delay drove llim to precipitate the as
king. When the tenth month came he
sought the widow at her home, and with
all ardor Of a long pent up love poured
forth his tale The willow heard him
heard him calmly unto the very end, and
then, with her delicately perrunod hand
kercliief pressed to her blushing cheeks
! told Peter that she had only the, week
before promised her hand to Dr. Sickle
back. aud oh! why did not her dear
friend speak before? -
A second time was Peters heart torn
into minute fragments, a second time was
he sent into the world to admire-at a
distance. ..s-s;--
Time sped on, and once more Peter
began to encourage hope. Perhaps Stick
ieback might die; he certainly had an
upopleetic look; and sure enough Peters
perhaps turned out a certainty, and Mrs
Z DR.. Theodosius Stieklebaek was once
more a mourner Peter had learned toe
bitterly the dangers Of delay to suffer
any such cause to stand this time between
himself and success. IewOud not give
the widow a year, nor yet ten months
nay, not even six; hat the third month
( he would go to her with his tale of love
deferred; and 50 he did. We must tran
scribe the widows own words when th,
question was popped.
/ oh! Mr.. Robinson, why did you no
come before? You know my esteem fOr
you! You know that 1 would have Sc
aside all other offers for you; but oh
how can I tell yOu--that only last eve
ming I promised Captain Huwkius. Poor
dear, sweet Hawkins he's your intimat,
friend, / know; I've heard him speak s,
highly Of you'll Oh, why did you no
speak befOrsT
And so Mrs. DR.. Theodosius Sickle
back was transformed into Mrs. Jonathai
Hawkins; and Peter was once more lef
to admire-at a distance.
Still Peter waited and hoped. Some
thing might turn up, he argued, and the
he would not allow himself to be too late
and something did turn up, the somethini
being nothing more nor less than the re
dOubtaBle captain, who turned up miss