North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-12-20
TOWN TALK.
"If there's a hole In a. your coats
rede ye tent it.
A chiels amang you taking notes,
And, faith, he'll prent it,

= On the 9th of January there is an election of
Borough officers to be held 1t is the duty that the
citizen. owe to themselves tosee that the present
sbftless, incompet ent set are replaced by men who
will have energy and public spirit enough TO make
streets present something like decent appear
ance They have too long disgraced their positions
and would have been kicked out Of Office long ago
in any other town in the United States.
Sg~ A little romance, reader-mere fancy. OF
course it is not real Simply the disordered imag-
inings of a brain unsettled by dyspepsia.
Most Of you have probably read the romance of
.Alonzo and Melissa Well. Melissa has nothing
to do with my story.
Aonzo-we will name hero -one of our he
roes--A -Alonzo some years ago became enamored OF
one OF the fair daughters of Eve, and took her to
his bosom.
"To love on through all ills
To love till they die,
But in short ime the angel of discOrd rufied
the pool of his domestic bliss, He began to smell
huge mice. He had too many friends, In vain
we're all the notices he could post above his door
way. Nothing would deter the seekers after things
forbidden from paying their visits and at length
| reluctantly, he put her from his arms, and she
| returned to the house of her father"
Time passed.
at is not good for man to live alone" So thought
Aianzo The blue eyes OF the iair sist of his wife,
.h ew .her tender gances deep into his susceptible
hoart He could not wait for the tardy law to free
lin from m, inc pmbrance of his wife. lie set it at
Ia.an.s and c;aspel to his heart in wedlock's holy
embrace. this. second, idol OF his affections
II was all right 1t was al IN the family,
His first wife pined in solitud"'
"a change came DER the spirit OF her dream.
She would not let this green and yellow melanchoi
ly'' wear her life away.
There was living il town little grass Widower !;
supposed linea de scendant of the heroine OF that
beautiful domestic poem who went to the cupboard
to get her poor dog bone" One who had been
basely deserted by the wife of his bosom, while he
was munching hardtack in the service of his coun-
try.
The magnetism of sympathy drew these two to-
gether They pitied cace others fororn condition.
.'Pity is akin to love- They resolved to turn the
current of their lives into channel, and
see if it would not flow smoothly down the tide of
time. .
But there was that terrible bug bear--the law.
They were about to commit bgamy.
"Who cares Our lives will be SO happy that no
one will be cruel enourh to disturb it felicity"
Sunday night last the time chosen for the
consumation of their nupaIs and the stars of the
cool December evening seemed to CLINT more brightly
as the Justice pronounced them imam and wife, and
may God have mercy on your shouls'
Monday, in the exuberance of their happiness the
bride grooms indulged little too freely in the wine
cup and we saw Alonzos No. wife bring them both
out of the ''sweat pt' and conduct their unsteady
steps to their happy home.
Monday night the boys manifested their approval
of the actions of this little nest of bigamsts by
treating them to o tremendous calithumpian
made.
r The past week has been gay one to lov-
ers of theatrcals. " The Tmkhannock Thespian |
Association" brought out their comedy, entitled the
-" Honeymoon" with the farce of Miles Boy -
The troupe made their grand debut Thursday
evening, and Friday evening they debuttsd again
Good houses greeted them On 10th evenings The |
orchestra dresscircle, parquette private prsoners
boxes. &C., were crammed with dead-head editors
and their devils, church deacons, shoddyites and
Goldfish aristocracy Town Talk was given seat in |
the ffth-tier, among de upper crust oh society"
whence he viewed the whole thing with cricksts |
eye. ........ ..#.... ... 20. ..5.
Tho DUKE had in his part, most of the richest
diamonds and jewels of the play, whch--to give his
highness a dig--we think he did not bring out and !
exhibit sufficiently tree from the rust and dross, by
reason of bis monotonous style dignifed mien
and commanding presence well fitted him for the
iueal robes and character He looked and walked
the very duke. JAouEs his counterfeit and shadow.