The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-10-08
WooDsFIELD MONROE COUNTY OHIO. OCTOBER s. 1867.
A Love Affair i'm the Language of
1aaaa the Ring.

I98ata a the Ring.
"Jean Paul. contri butes the following
in his New York letter to the Springfield
Republican.
"Optics,' = "apeepers," s'spectacular or
gans," smelling boxes, "sbugles, 'clare
jars, "probosoises," !" horns" "snifters,
"potato traps kissers,'' acheese boxes
ARE these phases to become incorpora
ted into CUR literature, through thei
dsmnable iteration in the dailies2 Fancy
a love scene written up as follows:
! Twas night, and the aromatic Ara
bella and the fuliginous Fitzfoodle, il
accordance with previous arrangement
play or pay being the word-wers
seated in the garden. Both were in ex.
Icellent condition, and showed the benef
of good training.
Arabella was little too much in flesh
perhaps, but Fitzfoodle didn't carry ar
ounce of spare weight, and stepped smil-
lingly into the ring, looking confident Of
winning. sld x st
| The moon in the far heavens lay smil
ling and serene like. bottle holder, while
the stars looked down with their mild
spectacular organs, seemingly ready to aei
| as referees. se5,.es,s -. -. -.
A clock. in the neighboring kitchen
lcalled time. a.iq
Little was lost in preliminary sparring;
lside by side sat the amatiye amateurs
grasping each others mawleys. Indeed
lit was a beautiful scene, calling back
memories Of the halcyon day when the
Cohees Chicken had mill with the
Skeneateles sockdollager. &
A counter or two, and Fitzfoodle nearly
got his left fin around Arabclla's ribs,
his right still, grasping her small and del
icate bunch of fves.
"Is your money mine?' asked Fitz,
f0odle in tender accents. ~ ~ 8.
| No reply was heard; it was evident that
this side wlnder had knocked the breath
out of Arabella.i t--:.' 80 = { - /. y
/ But the decentralization was but momen
tary. 81 don't see it" she said, getting
her left fin out of chancery. 80 =
This was one. son Fltzfoodle's mob
BE went down on his knees to avoid
further punishment. At this there were
cries of .'towl,' y ssfoyl,' in a restaurant
near by, and the victory was claimed for
Arabella. go, e. s.
But Fitzfoodle refused 10 give it up,
and both retired to their corners. ~ ~
-Arabella came up looking game to the
back bone; Fitzfoodle, notwithstanding
his late punishment, still smiling. and
Iconfdent. s 1-
aMy parents are wealthy" he mur-
INJURED, and again got his left duke in on
Arabella's ribs, and fbbing away unit
there was danger of a row outside the
ropes, ..-. 800 r
@The figure? she grasped.
"a peach orchard in New jersey" hi
returned, and with that put one in on hel
potato trap, which she returned with in.
terest on his kisser. Here followed !:
lively round of sounding exchanges. anG
| it was plain that from that forth Fitzfoo,
die had to fight hissown way.
Finding it useless to longer hold out
Arabella how threw up the sponge, ,closed
her lovely peppers: and reposed her curly
knowledge-box peacefully upon Fitzfoo
dies manly breakfast, utterly regardless
of the fact that huge mosquito had
tapped her bugle and was drawing the
lclaretg at a fearful rate. ai so 9o
| i object to having love scenes done up
| like that, but such will be the result il
lprize fighting be permitted to engross
columns that claim to be respectable
forcing its technicalities and sickening
details upon the notice OF a susceptible
generation. da q hsaa 50 :.