National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-06-05
The Love FowderSs
OR HOW CORNY HAD THE CHOLERA.

ilt"uCIo VI JHt hfliN Iditis ~ lilt
present day are constantly struck
with the numerous advertisements
which they contain OF articles the
virtues Of which the wisest head
cannot comprehend, and which
somehow always meet with Il ready
sale. Good, steady-going people
who only see the world from the
sidewalk, or through their immaoU-
late gold-rimmed glas~eT, are at
loss To imagine why such palpable
swindles, as are constantly adver-
tised in the public prints, should
iind any persons green enough to
/ pa,r0niZo chem. But, gentle reader
We know well enough that the wise
! people are by no means the majority
in tins world Of ours. The great
mass of man and womanGnd is
made up OF grecnhorns, aud heed
less, thou2hucss bodies, who are
generally obliged 10 let some one
else think iar them; and besides
/ this, there GIC very lew of the wise
ones who cannot be humbuggcd in
some way. Indeed, ! doubt if man
has ever gone from his cradle 10 his
crave wi.uOut being IN some way
( Fie,lWilld by one 0l lis more know
ing brotAera.
lm an unmarried man. and /
have lad my experience with sharp
q. oi an kinds | happen to be
ble "a with a comfortable fortune,
! and Nc narrowly escaped ucinS
humb1g-ed iWomattimonN by >ey-
eIsl designing women OF my neigh
baiAoGd. II could have il so, no
woman should come within sight OF
! my dwelling. iiut Is / try o. keep
! up my home, feeling much more lu-
/ dependent i'm my owl, house Cham
could iu amy ones else, am COM
/ PEELED to have one woman on my
place, and ! manage to make h,r
| do the work OF both Louschccrer
and cook, she Is a great, stout,
strappng Eiddy-a pure and Irnu-
inc specimen Of the l.Melald Isle
She is married % ny gardener, vino
/ IS also my ho-t,vr IL is "a ii,tlt
fellow, as meek ana inoi!cHNiVc as
! one could imagine llv Is very sub
mi>siye to his Wife, as "a genera,
Iule Ju, there are some things IA
which CUnN viii nave his own way.
No.dI, hs wife. j. q simple, fool.
ish sort oi woman, and intensely
jealous OF lter husband Sometime
ago she happened 10 take up dli0ta
thdt toiHl was more devoted tAah
he should bc, ia Ais attentions to
another woman. she rated him
soWdil for 1t, but he denied the
charge IN tote amt hdeed / THINK
ne was innocent, ioi no woman VINO
| had the ghost oi chance lor loN
! cr would have taken CornN. How
ever NoiaIi would not bc satisfied,
| amt prosecuted the poor fellow 50
umelci'niiy that he threatened 10
ran away and leave her, II She ota
mot let hm alone. IAIN alarmed
her' and sh" set about trying 10 dc
wise some mcanso OF hiudIhG hcf liese
lords affections to her.
One morning she came To me
with newspaper, aud pointing t.
an advertisement, 'tsked me 10 tel
her what thought OF H. 1t was as
follows:
"ATIENIioN LADIES --ihoNe
VINO have ruhg Husbands Who
MiNl, toIelM" thcii roNIhg affections
Should moi IAN to procure package
ol i'toit>>or NhafpN Magic Love
fo"dels' One P"c"1-r, containing
siN powders sent viii. dii,rjl'"N i"'
one dollar y. i. These FuNttia
nave been used WITH GIta' NH'e'S,
by the empress q. .he french. and
the emperor - now most c2'attd
husplhd'
" hat do You want with these
{ powders, Norah :. laShed amaze
= meut
{ ! want to Try EN- on Norhy, Sli,
= said cmphatIcallN. 'Shuuc, and
E think they'll iiN him. sir
J burst into 4 laugh ut the idea
and Nolah auerlly snatehcd th'
paper from my hand and lett th'
room.
] heard no more OF thus matter 10
+ several weeks, and during that tlm
! supposed that Norah had ao1r
2 doncd IN, idea. One morning
6 asked her loiLngly
well, Norlh' how do YOU an'
Corny get on now :
Ter owe. uItnmpI fIlufunluntIH 4