The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-10-11
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4 Victim Of MlrthTulness!

- F. 4 Victim Of MlrthfulBess! ...
T. I may safely say that the organ Of mirth-
fulnesS has been the.cause of most Of the mis-
fortunes, of my life. While still small child
Iexhibited the propensity of laughing at tany-
thing which struck me as being ludicreus, no
matter here, when.or how it was. -
at one time, went to funeral with my
mother twas the funeral Of a young lady
who was very much behaved, and of course
hmented. Every oee was in tears, when, on
turning toward q window, SawstWo men sit
: ting side by side, one OF whom was noted for
his length of nose, the, other because he had
none. ItwaS too much for my riSibies-l
choked, coughed and sneezed-but it would
not do; laugh mast, and laugh l did.-Sud-
denly shadow fell across my eyes, and a
.aeShy protuberanee, resembling a barbed
hook, Travelled some distance aeTeSS my pose,
and heard these words pronounced. in my
ear.-- :. ..- ~
Child, you may be. the next victim to the
fell destroyer 7" =. ..a.s.-- '..-.. . =
This completed my. overthrow, and my
mother shaking me violently by the shoul-
ders, took me home, declaring that I never
should 90 anywhere again till knew how to
behave myself. ...-s. ~ ~ ..-.--. ...- .
- When wene>to school, the same fate fol-
lowed me. / received more reprimands and
more puniShmentS than any other six pupils.
Once when my teacher had been scolding me,
and was just br0nouncing pardon, I looked
mp, and perceived the remains of d pinch of
snuff adhering to the end of his nose. Then,
alas! woe was me that day -. .,'--.-.
When our. committee, came into school,
was always ,tching my master great hands
and feet, and the awkward way he had rolling
his eyes and hanging out his tongue; and
many are the whipPings received over the
schools back. laughed my way from girl
hood to maidenhood At leQgth- there came
a time to ME, as there comes to all, when
was in love. -. -. =.
Edward PaySon was a youth whom any
lady might be proud to love He was gentle
snd kind. and for time T mas able to control
my laughing genius, while with him. Ny
parcats really hoped that had begun to I'M
prove. ..,,.-
One evening he was. unusually sober, un-
usually gay. HesFlshed to converse Soberly !;
! would not. and tficd to prevent him from
doing so The more sober and grave he be-
came, the higher my spirit rose, till at length
Twas above the earth the clouds dancing
from one airy castle TO another, till ut length
my lover, tired, and, no. doubt, dlsgasted
said ...-.--
'.4meNa, he said, in husky voice; 81 had
hoped that you .& ere the one. to, control. my
destinieS, one. who would be my companion
through life's thick maze "a fFieud-a wife.
But see my mistake. | am friendleSs and
alone, and must remain so. Forgive me for
thinking to tame your wild free Spirit.-You
have said it iSuselesS belieVeit. Farewell ;
. hereafter we NEE: but as friends"
was Enthusiastically he was
gone. often met him afterwards, but he
was reserved, and was always gay and triv-
isl in his presence. Oh, woman, thoo art an
enigma! When thou feefeSt most deeply,
thou seemest most gay! When thou lowest
most thou seenest to Scorn!
: Then came another lover, light headed as
myself He was always joking always gay,
People said what a match !" and looked up
on the thingas settled. One evening he came
Co me with a very solemn counteRance and
said.
':Amelia, have so idea in my.head
''Don't it feel funny ?"- said /; which so
frightened the poor man, that he was unable
TO finish. In like manner L have stopped
two other confessions Thus you see, that
my propensity for making fun has made NE
what ANA lonely old maid. have. not
pourned my4ieSh off, on account Of it, how
ever, button the contrary, have "laughed
and grown fat" But still, if some machine
could be invented to keep, my countenance
while listen to:another declaration, l would
be most harpy to receive both the machine
and the declaration. =