The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-31
LovE'SLABoR REQUITED.

LOvE'SLABoR REQUITED.
A True story-Fsanded Entirely on
Fact, Rtc.-Ia -Four Chapters Xxx.
actly.
BY JABEZ SMITH.
CHAPTER 1sT.
nThere are two hearts whose movements thrin Ii,
In unison 90 closely sweet,
That pulse to pulse responsive stLl
They both must heaye or cease 70 pesk
Tbsre are two souls whose equal dow
In gentle streams % calmly run
Thst when they part Ithey part ah, no;
Thsy cannot part, their souls are one
Young man of the name of William,
younq lady of the name of Emelia, lived
in the SAME neighborhoOd, near neigh
boring town in the country. Young
man good Hooking, but not rich-Plenty
of poor kin, but no money. Young
lady's beauty not likely to be the death
of her; but grandma went under year
ago and left her pile Of ten-eent pieces
large as pound of wool.
Young lady desperately in love with
Young man, and young man desperately
in love with young lady. Young man
wouldn't let concealment, "hke none OF
tyour dem'd worms" feed on his cheek,
lint told his love "emejitly." Young
lady acknowledged the corn thine,
forever thine, dearest William" and
wiIted into Young mans arms sweet as
you please.
He held her gentle hand in his,
He pressed her slender form,
And vowed to shield her from the blast,
And from the worlds cold storm.
And then she raised her eyes to his,
All filed with drops Of woe,
And in the tenderest accents cried,
'Oh quit-don't hug me 80
Such is life and love. Young lady
told Young man to interrogate old folks
Younp man did. Old folks said mot
if they could help it," and they thought
they could. Young lady broken heart.
ed-quit combing her hair-took OF
tilters-wore shoes slipshod-and want
ed to "find relief in silent tomb"
CHAPTER %.
Young III an met young lady by
moonlight alone. Wanted young LADY
to throw bundle Of clothes out back
window, climb down rope ladder Unto
these arms" and fly to preacher and {,
happiness. 81 may die-I know l shall!
die, William-but never, nerer will
wed thee, dearest one, without consent
of ma and pa" Young man pleads
like angel, trumpet -tongued. Young
lady stubborn and dutiful. Young mar
tries the indignsnt-upbraids young
lsdy-swears
He did not think to find 30 cold
A heart he deemed 90 true;
A heart like his would yield her all,
Iflove like his should WOO.
And talks of pistols and prussic acid,
Young lady dissolves in tears. "Oh!
William, leave me; quit my sight for.
ever-but take me along with you"
Young man happy to 80 as negro at corn
shucking, and tells young lady to look
out Saturday night, and don't get
scared if she sees ladder pokcd in back
window-"your William will be at
'tother end" Young lady thinks she's
gone too far, and says better wait till
she's her own mistress"-only five years
Young man says "fve years bederned,'
ifhis hearts idol would fly from parcn-
tai tyranny and be happy with him
and let him be happy with her, well and
good; if not, disappointment shouldn'
feed ON his vitals Tonga pistol would
fix things quick enough. =,
Young lady all tears again. Cruel
cruel man, carry me to the ends OF the
earth; don't care where, just so you
carry me-"
CHAPTER Sd.
Saturday night young lady shuts NJ
savigrous dorg" in smoke-house, and
goes up stairs. Young man carrie:
ladder two miles; puts ladder up tt
window and whispers "Amelia, very
loud. Amelia dosen't hear; but dore
does, and cuts up among barrels ter
ribly. Old lady wakes up; tells OLE
man somebody's trying to break in.
Old man gets up, takes down double
barrslled gun, opens door easy, slip'
ruond to smoke house, and let's dorl
out. Dorg pitches round and tree
young man and yonng lady up ladder
Old man smells large rat-trap full o
mice, and lodges behind tree. Youni
people reach the ground, young lad!
having drove off dog. civilian, an
afraid"
"Afraid, dearest! and Of what! Il
not thine own William here to protec
Old man lets off one barrel of gun
young man disappears over fence, leav
ing cOat-tail in possession Of dog, anC
young lady screams and faints in OLD
mans arms. Yonng lady sent off next
day to school, and young man start!
to TeIas-in horn.
CHAPTER 4rH.
Young lady been two weeks ut small
town in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dispatch
one night-pa quite sick-see if cOmpa
ny can be had at hotel, and come home
at once. Young lady sends to hotel, to
know if anybody going To-, in
Tennessee. Yes, genteel young man
going right straight to to that very
place. Early next morning omnibus
takes up young lady, and goes round to
hotel for young man. Young man gets
in William" amelia "-hush! don't
say a word! allows Pap "In first
rate health" "That dispatchp Had
it sent myself" wretch, where are
you going to take mep ITO the par
sons" Happy couple at hotel here last
week. Telegraph old man all about it,
Old man comes down next day with all
necessary feeling and arrangement to
take young lady home premature
widow. But doesn't do it. Young SON.
in-law gentlemanly and polite, loved
daughter 80 we'll couldn't help it. Young
lady oil tears again, with equal proper
ton of sobs. "Kill mo if you will, my
father, but spare William" Old mans
feelings go down several pegs. Thinks
it no use to cut up over split milk. "Get
your hats and bonnets and let's 20
home" Young couple happy % infant
with fingers stuck full Of molasses and
feathers; fly around after baggage; old
man pays hotel bill, and all leave town
together. ...
"Didst thou but know the inly touch Of love-
Thou wouldst ~ soon 70 kindle fire with snow,
As cease to quench the fire of love With words !"
For 1t won't quench-don't try II, it's NO 20.
THE skunk-skin traffic now amounts