Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-06
LOVE AND MELODEONs

Mr.. j. w. IlmpS0n resides IN Tue NlclH-
ity of Mauch Chunk, Penn. He acts as
clerk to country store, in which Is Kept
as the advertisements say, "dry goods,
groceries and ueensware--country pro-
duce taken In exchange"
Mr.. Timpson visited Philadelphia on
Thursday last for the purpose of buying a
melodeon for the church in which he ''starts
the tunes" He arrived on Thursday last,
and put up at the Union, in Arch street.
Having laid aside his duster, and encircled
his neck with clean dickey, he started to-
ward Chestnut street, with view of seeing
the fashions, and taking the kink out of a
pair of legs considerably cramped by fold
ing under the seat of railroad car.
Mr. Timpson walked down Fourth to
Chestnut, and up Chestnut to the corner OF
Eleventh. Looking in at the window of a
trimming store, he observed young lady
elaborately gotten up. She was STOPPING
over lust sufficiently to show about six
inches of snow-white stocking above the
top of her CATERS, and a style OF ankle that
set Mr. Timpson's heart to tluttering like a
live trout in lime basket. A further look
showed to Mr.. Timpson 'the most divine
waist he ever Seed" and a set of waterfall
curls that rippled like a seed OF sherry. :.
"If the front view is match to this,
thought Mr.. Timpson, 'in the garments OF
that young lady is centered an attraction
that not only takes down Mauch Chunk, Dut
all Carbon county"
Mr.. Timpson stepped up to che window,
and looked in. Young lady was scrutiniz-
ing belt buckle of filagree, set with inn
itation pearls. Young lady saw Mr.. Timp-
son and smiled. Mr.. Timpson's heart
again fiuttered like wounded pigeon.
''DOn't you admire that buckle, slr!''
asked the young lady.
"Very much, miss"
"I'm glad you agree with me. was just
going to buy it, but unfortunately I've left
my pocket-book at home"
Mr.. TimpsoD inwardly thanked his stars
"Such being the case, miss, permit me to
buy it for YOU"
dOn one condition, sir; and that is, that
you escort me home afterwards, and allow
my Aunt Mary to thank you for this act OF
courtesy"
Mr.. Timpson felt as happy as though he
had owned all the corner lots IN Paradise,
and elevated the corners of his dickey just
one and three-quarters inches. MIR. limp
son accompanied the young lady into the
store, and secured the buckle, for which he
| invested the sum of four dollars and eighty
seven cents. Having done this, he pur-
chased belt to fit the buckle, with a pair
of gloves and handkerchief in addition,
reducing ten dollar bill to the insignifi-
cant fraction of tow dollars and eighteen
cents. ....
The young lady informed Mr.. Timpson
that her name was Miss Arabella, and con-
Quoted him down Eleventh street to Locust,
and up Locust to brick building with
damaged door-plate and stained. Mr..
Timpson was conducted into the front par
lor, where, a few minutes afterwards, Miss
Arabella presented to him her Aunt Mary"
and her three cousins.
The three young ladies were gotten up
much after the pattern of Miss Arabella,
and evinced degree of artessness and
naivete In their manners that Mr.. Timpson
admitted to be alike ''gushing" and capti-
waiting. The contour of their waists ap-
peared to Mr.. Timpson as something
seraphic, while their bare shoulders were
sufficiently suggestive to render the eom-
mandments as pOwerless as a cable OF
straw. i as
Mr.. Timpson entered into conversation,
Arabella sitting by his side with familiar
ity that Mr.. Timpson regarded asimmense-
ly flattering. Mr.. Timpson presently ex-
pressed desire for "a drink of well-water." )"
Miss Arabella informed him that if he re-
quested Aunt Mary to do so, she would
bring him wine. Mr.. Timpson made the
request. A bell tinkled, and darkey, in a
white apron, appeared with wine, ice and
glasses upon an ormolu tray.
Mr.. Timpson imbibed. He had no soon
er done SO than he began to feel sentiment
al. Champagne generally does business in
A hurry. He informed Miss Arabella that
he had long desired to find some bosom on
which he could rest his head and call it all
his own. Here Miss Arabella spoke up
and said that shat bosom was hers" Timp-
son expressed an intention to write i'm
mediately to his uncle in Williamsport and
ask his consent to the marriage, to be
sent in by return of mail.
Having remained one hour longer, Mr..
Timpson took leave of Aunt Mary and the
Young ladies, and passed out in the vesti-
bule. AS he did so, the darkey in, the
white apron tapped him upon the shoulder.
"Yer didn't pay yet, mister?"
"Pay for whatg"
''For der wine."
| "Pay for the wine?"
"Of course"
Sand how much Is itT'
"Six dollars sar."
"And does Miss Arabella's company pay
her aunt for winc?"
"Of course dey does?"
Mr.. Timpson paid the six dollars, and
walked towards his hotel, rejecting upon
| the economy of the arrangement. Suppos-
| ing it to be q Philadelphia custom, he re-
solved to submit with good grace. Upon
further reflection he thought 1t was good