The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-02-18
:. A snug brick house, for a little wife to fill,
I A harm ell stored for his cattle on the hill =

lie was also very circumspect in his demeanor,
for no body however charming she might be
could detan him beyond the hour of ten. But
this young man was some what fastidious in his
tastes He was rather hard to please, some of the
flowers were too tall, some too eshy some toOdl-
miuutive, some were poor; and others who had
rich dads the progeny was too large, and there
fore the share too inconsiderable to strike home.
His organizations were considerably extended in
his search for a wife On Rail Roads, Steam
boats Buggy-wagons, on horse back and shanks-
mare, each was used in turn. EeighbOring
counties and states were ransackcd. But alas
no wife could be found suited to his mind This
fastidiousness of his, seemed to be somewhat of a
mania with him. ltextended not only to his own
sisters, but to his cousins ofan adjoining farm,
who by the by, were amongst the falrest flowers
of Edens bowers, neither did they bloom unno-
tced.t Butno flowers were watched more closely
than were these, 10y their most scrupulous cousin,
and the bee that would dare suck honey from
these fair flowers, must be king among bees, OIL
else be certain to meet his dire displeasure. And
there was not one flower plucked from this fair
Eden, by masculine hand who did not have to
suffer more or less, from his biting sarcasm. And
the flowers of his own household were not watch
ed with less scrutiny ] assure you. And the
reason presume, why they have bloomed unno-
ticed, has been more owing 10 the over fastidi-
business of the king bee than anything else
Now tile consequence of so much singularity,
proved utterly ruinous to his matrimonial pros
| poets And consequently, the dark and murky
notes of bachelorism opened up %efore him. in
all their terrible gloom. But he was obliged ia
set sail without IL star to shine upon his dark
and dreary pathway. Away he sails in all his
ignobe glory, and is almost if not entirely for
gotten He now becomes welded to his church,
his farm and his pipe, aud singular propensity
for rambling on Rail Roads of Sabbath after
noon. ] am informed that on one occasion al
least his walk was so extended that quite an
alarm was created in the family, because of his
absence being prolonged, SO much beyond the
| usual time of his return. But this alarm was of
short duration, for shortly after ten his footsteps
were heard upon the porch. But this propensity
| for rambling continued without dirninution I'M
| til gossips glib tongue began to run, and wills
pers were going the rounds, that in certain
brick house near the village of R. lived fine Ia
dy and it was said that here the rambler sought
shelter and repose, 10 recruit his wearied limbs,
and recuperate his vital energies. And by the
strenuous efforts of the fair one in ministering to
the wants of the weary traveller, by 10 O'Clock
(his hour for retiring he was sufficiently refresh
I'd to resume his nightly ramble. And thus he
kept sailing on over the murkey waters OF bach
elorism, until a furious storm arose, which last
ed from early dawn until l believe about a
o clock L. NJ i, when the fral bark sank, TO rise
no more All on board persisted but one, who
was quickly carried TO a large brick house near
the village or r. A priest was sent for with all
haste, who administered the necessary consola-
ton and about O'Clock he died from mere ex-
| haustion.
| Thus died the bachelor And now a new era
commences. Although, | am informed it COM
menced very inapspciously, for some rascaly,
thieving Williams, disturbed very much the tran
guilty Of the scene by stealing slegh-bells, 1n-
hooking horses, and dragging sleighs quite out of
| sight, and various other FRANKS that very much
annoyed the happy company. But nothing COM
| pared to the confusion that was occasioned to
| the bridegroom, because Of little absent mind
ness. Every thing passed off very well, until the
| old clock in the great hall, chimed the hour of
ten, when the bridegroom arose. picked up his
hat and said, GAS it is growing late ] must be
going, so bid you all good night" The bride
was thunderstruck, there was rustling Of silks,
and satins, litter amongst the ladies, suppress
cd ho, 'ha, among the gentlemen Excitement
ran wild. But the kind Pa had soon all matters
righted. He quickly followed the retreating fig
IRE, and when he had overtaken him, he affec-
tionately laid hishand on his shoulder and said do
not go home to night my son, we have ample ac-
commodations; : al things shall be as You desire.
| BY the kind persuasons of the old gentlemen,
| the groom was prevailed on to return to his new
! ly made bride and TO the realities that he was
not now his own, but belonged to another. That
he was now under the yoke, aud in order to sue
coed well, he must pull with his bride at the same
end Of the string. After the return of the groom
| tranquility was soon restored, after which my
/ informant left. TIT FOR TAT.