Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-01
A. Heads Courtshic.

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Aramiata 10 my oystr. Cause why !
1 loved, she loved, We both loved We could
not help it. How could help loving a
sisl Of manageable age and disposition
with auburn New York; hair. red hose,
two lips. alahaster neck and lavender col
cred kid gloves! And then such CHG
non! Couldn't help it,. l didn't! and she
u now my step wife it happened thusly:
We was sckoolmates; We had been in
the same class together she at the lead
and at the foot! We had sot in the
same seat together. for the schoolmaster
had made me cit with the girls to punish
mo It was dreadful punishment to make
me sit with the girls in my young days. II
10 now.
fused to pinch her she used TO say
don't But she didn't mean it At last
got so as to squeeze her hand. She said
'donY some more. She didn't mean thai
either. Then used to give her apples and
she would give me some ofhe gingerbread
and We used to 60 along to and from school
together, swinging our hands, each in the
others, clasped together. like you see EN-
in the odd feiler's banners, and the tiu
signs on the houseu that is insured.
Things went on SO until she left of
weasin pantalets and put ON long close, and
put on trowsers as buttoned up before
instead Of behind! Then begun to write
verses of which these is some:
Oh, Araminta, Araminta
Your heart is harder than flint err;
If you don't love your friend A. Head.
You'll be right sorry when he is dead!
These and other poems, l could See
had the desired effect, as the doctors say
of their physick! They ought to. Idon t
know who could stand many Of EN-!
Time few on. 1t always does. 1t has
been flying on for 6O0O years more or less.
1t will probably continue to fly whether
the copperhead party 10 in session or not.
Araminta went to keepil school. and
vent to be a.devil in q printin' Office, and
succeeded in what went for.
We writ to each other words of burnin'
love, % bu,nin' that they almost scOrched
Shole thro the paper. But the day OF
trubls came. 1t always does. Araminta's
ole man. who was . soap boiler besides
havin an interest in a lanyard, got con-
tract to furnish the army with horse beef
and made . pile, He then took Aramin-
ta home, and bot her big ehignon. which
/ have spoken Of before. From that day
Araminta begun to feel hairistocratic, and
from that day the ole man forbid Inc his
door. But didn't want his door, only
wanted the girl! tried whistlin' under
the window, and the ole man tried hot ash
60 on INV head. Neither Of 'em worked
well. had one resource left. adver-
tised in the personals in the New York
Herald, a. follows: to wit Wig:
MY DEAR MINT: Il still hang out
Come to the bower I've shaded for you.
and You will hear something to your ad-
vantage. l shall be at the Black Crook ;
and have ON patent leather boots to NOR
row night.
To be continued in the New York Ledg-
er. Your devoted HEAD.
Araminta came, she sighed, she con-
auered! l went and bot some peanuts
and we wandered by the seabeet shore and
shelled 'em together; sung to her Let
me kiss you for your mother, and she an
sws,sd in the song If body kiss body
Isaid-,To be certainly not.
She didn'tery!
We sealed our vows then and there and
I stamped the seal! The old man found
il out and be stamped me!
+ MONTH"; rolled round and rolled round
with the months. The ole man deposited
his spondulix in nashunel hank.
Tho pashupel hank hust! The ole mar
went up and Araminta's ch'gnon wen
down.
One day I struck lie and ws.s rich.
went to Araminta's ole mans back yart
aud threw my wealth. at his feet.
Can shis be thee and these greenbacks
thine = Ne cried. 81 AAsF IS ~ 81
1T can-itare.
ephen CONE to my arms: you are my long
lost son in law he exclaimed. as the t airs
run down his cheek like whiskey dow
the throat Of member Of Congress.
Araminta heard my German silvery
voice and shc &C me flying on the wings Of
love. with her nice embroidered lace collar
on. Iclasped her TO my bosom.
sOh dearest hare you,
.-s / have. my Mint, have!
,4'heu take me toyour arms, but don
muss my collar. :, -, 1,
Rnt little remains to be told. let thu
ole man have enough lie to set up in TIN
soap business again on his daughters &c
count, and Araminta and me went to iv'
In a seven story house with Venetian
blinds and all the modern improvements.
There is no .angel in the house yet
hot there's no telIin' how soon there vii
be