American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-20
Communications.


/ Sou 1 ~ nioi ei iauieS. 4 nope you
have somewhat recovered after your pro-
found arguments in the Court of Love.
This is singular case. the love of con-
tention being love The jury have heard
our arguments; Venus, sitting on her
throne of state, is ready to charge them;
and we must make a final appeal before
they render verdict So, listen, ye
benighted mortals, to the wisdom of Un-
known. | will not speak to ye in para
bles, or with ambiguous words, but shall
tell ye the unvarnished truth, when is
always hard for ignorant and sinful peo-'
pie to swallow.
This is case where am charged for
disbeieving in love. Was d man ever
arraigned for such an offence before 2
This is the boasted land of liberty. Lib
erty indeed if a man says. there is no
love, he is Immediately seized upon by
the Amarons of Venus, and held up TO
the gaze of the fair sex, as a monster,
a heather, a hen pecked husband, wilt
ed bachelor, aud variety of other dc
lighttul epithets. Oh, ye gods and little
fishes, preserve me from such iopiny crea-
lures as women hold themselves to be;
and in particular from old maids, with
their inevitable cats and knitting.
Speaking of my disbelief in love, Bella
says. "woe to the lady who trusts her hap
piness to him." Pray do not throw your
self iuto unnecessary Mysteries, my dear,
on that score | do not intend to take
any one, not even you, (for as you advo.
cate love so strongly, your nature is nee.
essarily opposite, )'for better, for worse,"
for worse it certainly would be if was
to male such an egregious fool Of myself
You ask me ifI have never known an
instance of a happy married life. No one.
except by actual experience, can answer
that. "Still waters run deep" you know,
and under the calmest exterior often throbs
an aching heart. Bella also says, t'she
would rather burn the few thousands-
meaning gold-than have them influence
any gentleman in her favor" Hello !!
that is what call downright absurdity.
Who ever heard of woman throwing
away money for love, when we all know
that they would sell their dying grand
fathers wig and old shoes to obtain money
to buy new undown. The idea is pre-
posterous. She says she has heard of
persons dying of love, aud that it must
have been true love. think SO, too;
but it was such love as was never heard
of before, and never will be again while
women are so mercenary, and men such
fools.
Betsey Jean, tho Head Defender of
the love passion, and originator of words,
"puukinism," for instance, she should
have spelled it pumpkinism--asks, "can
a groveling passion for beauty and riches,
be called love =? Certainly not; and there
fore hold, as beauty and riches are the
great objects in marriage, now w-a-days,
that Cupid, disgusted,. has departed out
of the land, and left in the hearts of men
"grovaing passion Bctsey in another
part of her mighty article, says she thinks
bella" is her old schoolmate j., and
if she is she knows that sh. has found
the '.priceIess jewel" true heart Bella
denies it. Which are we to believe
Now Bella, you should turn the tables,
andsay: IF Betsey Jean smy old school
nate S. She need not deny being an
Pld maid :or ko3w she is one, and only
told on me because she has 10 beau"
That would sho~ her that shc must not
tell tales out Of school
The great Il am" OF Petersville says.
she uever heard Of ladies' Boosting Of
conquests" Of the hearts Of gentlemen.
Why, what kind Of country do you live
inY | guess the ladies down your way
get SO few ffers That they are afraid to-
refuse one for fear they will not get an.
other; and 50 they snap at the first fool
who asks them to share his lot, and they
think they are in love So they are,
With his lot Of land, but not with his lot
10 society.
ttH uN sl Oh, biv
Now Betsey, as you are such a stanch
defender of love, to save yourself from
being an old maid, you should seek out
some sofhearted swaiL, who believes in
the "holy passion !" cast your irresistible
fascination upon him and if he bas not
the moral courage to pop the question,
you should do it for him, and thus make
yourself miserable. And in the years to
come, when your heart has become the
sepuichre of buried and withered hopes;
when love has fled your bosom forever;
when your weary spirit beats against the,
bars Of its earthly prison. house, and longs
to soar away to join the kindred spirits
above the quiet stars in the Golden Ctr