The Monmouth inquirer., 1865-09-07
LOVE AND MELoDEoNs.


Mr.. J. W. T. Timpson resides in the
vicinity Of Mauch Chunk, Pa. He acts
as clerk to a country store, in which is
kept, as the advertisements say, Dry
goods, groceries and queensware--coun-
try produce taken in exchange. eo II
Mr. Timpson visited Philadelphia on
Thursday last, for the purpose of buying
q melodeon for the church in which he
starts the tunes" He arrived on
Thursday, and put up at the Union, in
Arch street. Having laid aside his duster,
and encircled his neck with clean dickey,
he started toward Chestnut street, with a
view Of seeing the fashions, and taking
the kink out Of pair of legs considera-
bly, cramped by folding under the seat of
railroad car. e n
Mr.. Timpson walked down Fourth to
Chestnut, and up Chestnut to the corner
Of Eleventh. Looking in at the. window
Of trimming store, he observed a young
lady elaborately gotten up She was
STOPPING over just sufficiently to show
about six inches of snow-white stockings
above the top Of her CATERS, and a style
of ankle that set Mr.. Timpson's heart to
fluttering like a live trout in lime basket
A further look showed to Mr.. Timpson
/" the most divine waist he ever seed, " and
set of waterfall curls that rippled like
q rivulet of sherry.
!" If the front view is match to this, {"
thought Mr. Timpson, Gin the garments
Of that young lady is centered an attrac-
ton that not only takes down Mauch
Chunk, but all Carbon County" e
Mr.. Timpson stepped up to the win
dow, and looked 10. Young lady was
scrutinizing belt buckle of filagree, set
with imitation pearls. Young lady saw
Mr.. Timpson, and smiled. Mr.. Timp-
sons heart again futtered like wounded
pigeon.
a" Don't you admire that buckle, sir p
asked young lady.
Every much, miss"
:" Ina glad you agree with me I was
Just going to buy it, but unfortunately
I've left my pocket-book at home"
Mr.. Timpson inwardly thanked his
stars.
= Such being the case, miss, permit me
to buy it for you"
"On one condition, sir; and that is,
that you escort me home afterwards, and
allow my Aunt Mary to thank you for this
act Of courtesy"
Mr.. Timpson felt as happy as though
he had owned all the corner lots in Para
disc, and elevated the corners of his
dickey just one and three-quarter inches.
Mr.. Timpson accompanied young lady
into the store and secured the buckle, for
which he invested the sum of four dollars
and eighty-seven cents. Having done this,
he purchased belt to fit the buckle, with
a pair Of gloves and a handkerchief 10
addition, reducing ten dollar bill to the
Insignificant fraction of two dollars and
eighteen cents. 1 F8
The young lady informed Mr. Timpson
that her name was Miss Arabella, and
conducted him down Eleventh Street to
Locust. and up Locnst to a brick build
ing with damaged door-plate and stained
shutters. Mr.. Timpson was conducted
into the front parlor. where, a few min.
utes afterwards, Miss Arabella presented
to him her Aunt Mary" and her three
cousins
The three young ladies were gotten up
much after the pattern of Miss Arabella,
and evinced degree of artlessness and
naivette in their manners that Mr.. Timp-
son admitted to be alike "gushing" and
captivating. The contour of their waists
appeared to Mr.. Timpson as something
seraphic, while their bare shoulders were
sufficiently suggestive to render the com
mandments as powerless as cable Of
straw
Mr...Timpson entered into conversation,
Miss Arabella sitting by his side with a
familiarity that Mr. Timpson regarded as
immensely fattering. Mr. Timpson pre-
senty expressed desire for 6 q drink of
well water. Miss Arabella informed him
that if he requested Aunt Mary to do so,
she would bring him wine. Mr.. Timpson
made the request. A bell tinkled, and a
darkey, in white apron, appeared with
wine, ice and glasses upon an ormolu tray
Mr.. Timpson imtibed. He had ne
sooner done so than he began to feel sem
tmentaI Champagne generally does
business in hurry. He informed Miss
Arabela that he had long desired to find
some bosom on which he could rest his
head and call it all his own. Here Miss
Arabella spoke up and said that "that
bosom was hers" Timpson expressed an
intention to write Immediately to bis IN
Gle in Williamsport, and ask his consent
to the marriage, to be sent in by return
of mail.
Having remained one hour longer, Mr..
Fimpson took leave of Aunt Mary and
the young ladies, and passed out in the
vestibule. AS he did so. the darkey in
the white apron tapped him upon the
shoulder. .4,ss
eyer didn't pay yet, minter ?"
"Pay for what 7"
"For der wine"
"Pay tor the wine p
"Of course"
"And how much is t?'
"Six dollars, sar."