The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-08

e rowed garb of the captives an
4 mounted upon their steeds set fort
r at full speed as if flying before III
;, Royalists, who pursued
/ Langstaf, completely deceived
: ordered the gate to be thrown one
wide, and the instant his own sur
j, posed party were within they wer
{ again closed.
But sorcly was he surprised, whe
e the new corners, turning upon tn
! small garrison OF fifteen, and aide,
. by the Dunsmore retainers. ken
{ them aloof and at bay, while two q
, their number threw open the gates
giving entrance to the whole body O
the Royalists. OF course the castl
was now in possession of its leg.tj
. mate holders beyond the chance @
recovery. except by strong storm
! ing party, and was not effected.
Years alter, Lady Percy, visitin,
Dunsmore, pointed out to her chill
dren the tower ard the window iron
which she made her perilous bu
successful attempt to warn and saw,
the lives of those she held so dear.
Advice to a Young Man.
The following letter was addressed
to a young man who had fallen il
love with girl, and was about te
start on a campaign against her:
MY DEAR FRIEND-Before yOr
begin your assaults upon the affec
lions of Miss Smith, with whom yol
tell me you are in love, let me onel
you few words of counsel. Never
be ashamed to take advice from ar
older man than yourself. Gray hairs
bring wisdom, discretion, and he
who with simple reverence heeds the
warnings that fall from aged lips,
and guides his footsteps thereby, will
win enduring success, and be blessed
in generation. 1t was a venerable
white haired old man who taught me
always to 60 it alone in euchre when
| held both bowers and the ace. and
look at me now! / am the father OF
eight children, and owe my tailor
one hundred and seventy-five dollars
that | can't pay. Believe me, age
brings with it that experience which
time alone can supply.
In the first place, my boy, when
you go cOurting. never start on the
principle that you can make a good
thing of it by crOwding upon the
young wOman's parents. Confine
yourself strictly to the offspring. On
the same principle, if any other vag-
abOnd and foolish youth is pr0wllng
around trying to walk into that wo-
mans hOliest emotions, hold your
self in, no matter how ma,l you may
feel about it, and, instead of saying
hard things about him, praise him up
as Il good fellow, who means well,
and at the same time intimate that
you consider him of not much ac-
count in a general way.
She will like you for yonr magnan
unity, and despise him because you
patrOnize him. -A .la-
Women are like nightmare they
always go by contraries-
Make up your mind TO block the
little game of your rival. Always
have engagements n week or two
ahead with your angel, and ask her
to go to the opera before the sale Of
of tickets begins. He, like the
genuine jackass heis, will very likely
wait until lie buys the paste boards.
Never let him sit you out either
When you both happen together of
an evening, let him do the most OF
the talking at first, and about the
time his limited stock of Ideas begin
to give out, you will come up smil-
ing, and he has either got to sit there
like lot of dead wood, or else go
home.
If he stays q little too late for de-
cency, get up and say to him in a
pleasant voice, "COme, William, it is
getting late; we had better 60"
And he will rise up and come along.
gritting his teeth and swearing in
wardly at you.
But you needn't :, care, for you'll
When you pop, don's
around on your knees. 1t is not only
ridiculous, but it is destructive to
trowsers. If she says ''yes," you
don't need any instruction, the whole
business is ad hJitum. If she hap
pens to remark "no," but thinks she
can always regard you "as friend
don't make any observations about
suicide. No, girl was ever worth
going TO the cold and silent grave
for, you know, and you may have the
chance to sail in again and win.
/ knew a man who broached the
subject eighteen times to the same
girl, and he got her at last.
Never say die. There is no last
ditch in love. The case only grows
hopeless when the girl dies.
New er talk to her of love IN cot
tage by the sea- Four story brown
stone houses, with gas, water, and
all the modern conveniences and a
back staircase, is what she wants.
If when you ask her to have you.
she says, ''Not much, l WON'T
don't despair; may be she will a lit
tie. But don't consider yourself &C
cepted because she rejects you twice.
Two negatives make an affirmative in
grammar, but not IN courtship.
If she has any little brothers and
sisters, let them maui you, and fool
around you, and put their greasy
fingers or your clothes. and make
generally disagreeable.
Never write proposal to a girl.
A friend of mine did this once. and
made a mistake, and directed it to
the sister of the one he wanted, and
this old sister, you observe, accepted
him by return mail, and then her
father came down and logged him,
and she sued him for breach OF
promise, laying her claims at s2O,-
900, and she got 1T.
Laccrated affection is expensive,
my boy. .ssl
When you are engaged, don't go
down and spout around after house
the very next day, nor begin to buy