Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-13
TnE WAY sHr MISSED Ir.-A few even,

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ings since four young gentlemen, respect
lively named Jenkins Lee, Bliffington and
Costar were seated in q certain room in
this city at game of cards, for amuse-
ment, when substantially the following
conversation occurred:
a"Why is it, jenkins, ,"inquired Lee, "that
within q month you have discontinued your
assiduous attentions to Miss PlimptOn?
Have matters been brought to all unfavor-
able terminationP" 'u y" 4l
"Oh, no. We're good friends, and expect.
80 to continuep rf
"Butwhy is it Oh, no, we're good friends
simply?" asked Blifflngton. "What's the.
reasonable impeachment to it being more
Is she not all your fancy painted her%
"Why, bless me, you are decidedly in
quistorial !" replied jenkins.
"Perhaps so," responded Bliflington.
''The fact is, don't like this thing OF a
young gentleman bestowing upona young
lady what looks to outsiders very much
like devoted attention for six or dozen
months, and then stopping suddenly with
out explicable cause. 1t looks like a jilt
one way or the other. If she Tilted you,
why; and if you Tilted her, why, again"
| swell, since you manifest so much earn
estness in the matter" said Jenkins, "thefe
was no jilt either way. There was all the
time and is now aperfect understanding be-
tween us. When commenced playing the
assiduous, Scroggs was annoying her with
his attentions, and it was to relieve her of
that annoyance that played the part l
did," ft.,-
"You and she must be pair of simple
tons, and should be mated," spoke up
| Costar, who until now had remained silent.
"Could she not have got rid of Scroggs' at
tentions without calling you in to play the
part you did? A few please excuse mes
would have effectually settled the business
with him. He may be blunt in his percep-
ton; but about the time he would have
encountered the third please excuse me,
it would have penetrated even his mind
that he was not wanted there. At any rate
he's her equal. No matter as to that, how
ever; that's question of taste with her.
Joinliff's attention she would not have dis
dained; neither would her family have
looked disapprovingly upon it. The whole
of the family would have been delighted
with it, and it would have produced love
That grows in the worlds approving eye.'"
"Why talk you of Joinliff in connection
with Miss Plimpton? eagerly inquired
Jenkins. 81 concede that his attentions
would have been most acceptable, though
he certainly had no longings in that di-
rection."
son the other hand, know he had,'
said Blifflngton, and he would have prose-
cuted them had you not been in the way
Your persistent attentions gave him to un-
derstand that you were in earnest, and not
merely operating to dispose of person
/ who was looked upon as bore. The re-
suit of it all is, that he looked elsewhere
and was satisfactorily suited, and Miss
Plimpton is without lover, and is likely
so to continue should she be afflicted with
many more such amiable friends as you.
"rm sorry you take it so to heart" de-
preciatingly replied Jenkins.
II don't take it to heart at all. Ihave nc
personal interest at stake; but don't like
to see such folly. 1t is not long since saw
a similar exhibition on the part of "a friend
of the family who, by his burr-like adhe-
siveness to the lady, has in all likelihood
rendered it doubtful whether she and acer-
tain gentleman can be more than friends
hereafter"
/ "a truce to all things. We have hat
enough OF it, and now to our game again,
interposed Costar, and the subject wa
dropped for the time being.
TRANsFERs OF REAL ESTATE filed at thu
Recorders office of Franklin county, Feb
IL, 1867:
John Wagenseller to George Francis, {
part of in-lot 496, Feb. II, 1867; $500.
Andrew Allen to Orange JohnsoA, lot i
in John Morrison's addition to the city o
Columbus, Feb. IL 1867; $1,50O.
Rhu England to Priscilla Clifton, in-lot
10 and l6 in the town Of Harrisburg, Aug
10, 1866; $500. g
James II. Moody to John V. Potts, 10
235 in tn town of Westerville, Aug. 20
1866; S4OO.
Maria A. Ball to Andrew Allen, lot 16
{ subdivision of the north part of outlot
( 81 and 65, Feb! IL, 1867; $500.
Rebecca v. Ferguson et al. to Henry Reeb
As acres of land in Perry township, Feb.
1867; $1,000.
Samuel Galloway to David Postle, 76acre
of land in Prairie township, Sept. 20, 1866
$3,5O0.
Daniel Spayed to Mary and Emily Ruth
erford, parts of il lots IL and 1Sin the towl
of Westerville, July %, 1866; $400.
THE FRANKLIN DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
CLUB No. met at Thurman's Hall pursu
ant to adjournment. The President called
the Club to order, and the minutes of th'
lust meeting were read and approved. Mr.
Rickly, from the committee appointed tt
procure speakers for the Club,reported tina
they had performed that duty, and tina
! Hon. S. S. Bloom would address the .Clul
this evening; Hon. f. IL. Hurd on Tuesday
evening, February 10, and Hon. j. f. Fol