The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-07
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BY AN OLD BACHELOR.

ff''' By AN OLD BACdELOh.
], siai sol vaod naie '.aa- - 4'iHosp'r " ''a''o"
ifsnHow it poured + Rattle .rattIs agafns
i the easement !; splash, splash on the grohn(
underneath, all night i;aand now, when
,awoke here it was raining away harderthar
! ever, as if o second deluge were at hand. /
! Confound the breakfast bell III do. wish
there was no such thing as breakfast on. a
! rainy morning for one might 1ay abed all
day, or until the storm cleared off, Phil.
sosOphers tell us that rain is necessaryhfOl
| the economy of nature; it may be- true
though ! never troubled myselfmuch about
such things, but if SO men, ought to- be
made like dormice--to sleep in unconsci-
BUSINESS until the rain sees fit to cease
| Nature never intended us to be out in a
I shower, or we would have been born With
patent oil cloth or India rubber skinsaaT
bis, Down it poured What on earth i,was l
to do The day before had been,thesbright-
est one of the bright month of May: and
had q passion for walking in the country
more fool for itlr-I had trndged awaynoff
here, eight miles or more from town, to, see
o country wedding, " after the order used
among Friends" I must say that the thing
was very handsomely done, ana that T Was
very much edited. So much so, that one
/ of these days shall tell how theHparties
4 .deported themselves--hew many neMahats
/ there, were in the company, who, drove, the
finest horses, and all other matters Of ,gos-
sip so interesting to young missis and old
bachelors like myself. The day passed off
t with a bright blue sky, until towards dusk,
when a thunder shower came up that lasted
till bedtime but retired fully resolved
| that the morning would see. q clear, sky
over my head; but the morning had come,
!, and here it was, pouring down in one. dark,
splashy, continuous stream, for aIl,irthe
| world like an oldmaid's objurgations when
her tongue gets wagging,n - o.s,i..l - -
Down hurried to the breakfast table,
Ihad Just buttered my bread, and was swal-
| lowing the first mouthful" Of coffee" when
| the horn of the coach to town s'oheard
and looking out of the windUwy aIs saw the
vehicle, with its four smoking horses, dash
ing down the turnpike. It. was my; only
chance to reach the city that day. bolt
ed my bread, gulped down the,coffee till my
throat was scalded, jammed my hat on my
head, and made dive through the door,
The driver did not see me but cracked
| his whip with flourish and went on"
shouted still the old william did not notice
| me. but, with another flourish of his whip
| set his fourth hand on brisker trot, and
ratified down the hill. syi syi.aia.ssuisa u so.s
Desperate with the fear of being left, i
pitched after him, scattering the mud
| around at every step, and shouted at the
| top of my lungs but might have shout
/ ed till doomsday, had not a apasseDger seen
me, and stopped the sinner. Out of breath,
wet to the skin, covered with mud from
head to foot, and not in the best humor
from the loss of my breakf fast, mounted in
to the coach but the Instant | placed my
foot within the vehicle, all my sulkiness
vanished for one OF the lovliest angels that
ever blessed rickety old coach, or warmed
the soul Of sour, breakfastless old bachel
or with her presence, sat upon the back
seat. ,l .ii iaii s.rotie sie''r 7it '' To- s7id'
Did yop ever fall in love ? OF course.--
And the lady was the LOWEST Of her sex
TO be sure, Then the stage coach beauty
was twice as handsome as your sweetheart
and if, after this, you don't think my fellow
passenger cherub, then give up all hope
of making you appreciate her, Such eyes.
such teeth, and thin lips--egadl it almost
makes me crazy to think Of fthem.e,ab8iaos
ii I put myself down for the luckiest dog in
the world. She was dressed in a plaid straw
cottage bonnet, with a green veil" just
such a costume" said I, " as o real lady
wears when travelling" And then she
gave me such sweet, but half roguish
smile, as tumbled into the coach in the
plight have described, that, knew her
at once to be paragon in the way OF aedu-
cation, taste, fortune and all that ;aapd'I
resolved--what knowing one would not 2-r
to make the agreeable ffhand, for there is
nothing like meeting an heiress IN a stage
coach, where she thinks she is unknown,
and dreams that every attention paid to
her, springs from true love--ahen on your
part. 7s@ -r"'Isst siii 5''hl dis 60 -
was in clover What cared i for rain?
Splash, splash, aye !! rain away there, like
blazes-who cares One doesn't sgetssa
tete G-tete with pretty girl every day OF
the aweek-so | determinedisto makeathe
best of it. a..t-.-i..t - F3,atsi,i ,ssa
And, faith, with few sly compliments,
and my extraordinary goods looks, I soon
got cosy chat within unknown beauty,and
she with me, as if we had been acquainted
since the day of Noah. We talked OF the
wedding, for she too had been thereof
the scenery-of the rain-and of whatever
came uppermost (; and there was such a
charming frankness in all she saidy that'gl
really thought her the most winning erea-
ture had ever seen and verify believe
if the floor had been softer, and | had
known the accurate number of houses of
which l would be tenant, in courtesy,
should have gone down on my knees to her
at once hate showing ones learning OH
in public, so | avoided anything like liter
ature, though saw by the intelligent eyes
of the charmer, that she had soul alive to
all the finer sensibility of nature, ~ ,oo,a
At length we got on the subject Of house
keeping. Now, if there is anything l hate
il is woman that can't keep house, and
trembled at every word, lest my charmer
should confess her ignorance of these mat
ters. Shade of Apicious ! how my heart
leaned when she told me that hardly day
passed in which he did not make bread, soE
pies. or sponge cake, or some other OF these
shimshaws that delight the heart Of man
and in expatiating on such delicaciess, she
arose to pitch of eloquence that ! never
heard surpassed. | could not resist my
feelings, but snatched her hand to my lips
and kissed it. -....a..s..a s.,a ,l.;.,., .,.iI
Yes! / felt that she was destined to be
mine, for if there is anythinga wife ought
to know it is this. come Of a RAGE of cater-
ers. My grandfather lunched on half doz-
en- rabbits, and died at last of surfeiti ipro-
duced by eating two roast pigs. My faith
er can break his fast on a brace of capons,
or devour pair Of turkeys without having.
to pick his teeth and a brother Of mine can
tuck in hundred oysters and dishes Of
chicken-salad, which does 'honorto the lam
ily. My own exploits in his'line, my mod
esty forbids me to mention.'aa 7@d" Ss9'a'
No wonder / loved this rosy fittie"beaut
ty, who could get up such a.choice fry, and /
bake such delicious cakes. s4Ah. J, what
life of domestic happiness rose before my
vision, when / pictured myself returning
home from court at night, to Il meet ne beef
steak broiled or bowl of the richest tur-
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