Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-04-14
THE HAPPIEsT MOMENTS.

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rance is bliss" Yet there are times when
we are so happy that we scarcely regret
| those days gone by: yes, there happy mo-
| ments in our life when we seem in the sew
ming, we will speak of the happiest mo-
i ments of childhood, for we have clouds as
| well as sunshine even then. Now, first and
foremost, behold the delight with which
the little mites in long clothes try to catch
| at everything within their reach /; and, if
by chance they get hold of anything, to
knock it ON the table, or dash it on the
ground and break it. Oh how happy
have made. Then, again, when they have
grown little older, and are short-coated,
with what delight do they look at their own
little trotters as they kick them about the
the wee bronze shoes or pretty morocco
seem to delight them; they look at them
earnestly, then, being much pleased, they
make up their minds to bite them, and
go to work with all their little energies,
sometimes managing to pull one off, when
they do bite away with a vengeance and
how happy the little creatures are whel
they get hold of papa's beard, or manage
to pull mammals hair down, and try might
and main at that or pull poor papa's or
mammals nose, that is perfect bliss. If the
dear little creature belongs to the mascu-
hot hat
does he strut about on that happy day when
he first dons the garments OF freedom, OF
liberty, and tyranny--in other words when
he is first breeched.
All that is a happy day to the miniature
lords of creation. Then when he throws
aside his short Jackets, and first wears d
coat, does he not think some pumpkins l
guess he does Then there is II young Ia
dv. when she first wears long dre5s-how
she has looked forward to that happy time :;
how often has she put on her mothers
dress and promenaded up and down. looking
back at the train with a pride and now the
happy moment has come when she has a
long dress of her own. Yes, real long
dress, touching the ground and with what
a self-confdent air does she walk out, Won
dering what all think of her, especially the
young gents. ......
Now comes one of the especially happy
moments of life to the young man. What
words can tell the Joy, the pride, he feels
when he first begins n few stray hairs upon
his upper lip and chin-with what anxiety
does he watch its growth-even with as
much fondness az a mother watches her
babe
There is O moment in the life of the fair
maid not to be forgotten--when her lovely
tresses are first put up she feels grown-up
Young lady in every sense of the word, and
no mistake There is no impropriety III
her thinking of beaux now, if she has not
thought of them before.
Now the young gent having arrived at
the dignity of darkened upper lip and af
ter having been told by younger brother
two or three times that he had better wash
his face clean, he begins to think it is about
time to take little notice of the fair sex.
What happy moment when he gets his
courage up to that pitch, that he actually
puts his arm around the waist of u pretty
girl. only to prevent her falling, of course
what thrill of JOY, of pleasure, when he
first presses kiss upon her check, and
when he has the audacity to imprint one on
those pouting lips, and when she returns it,
what language can express the rapturous
bliss of that instant, we can well say it is
better imagined than described. can fan
cy some saying that experience would be
still better. / will not contradict them.
Now we are about arriving at the most
interesting 1 wish it would be grammati
cal to. say the most happiest) minutes of
life. The young gentleman being able to
boast of a mustache, makes of his mind to
poD the question to the idol of his affection.
He goes with-well, as Shakespeare says,
"At war 'twixt will and will not" If sue
cessfuI. is it not one of the happiest mo-
ments of life. when he hears that eyes" III
whispers soft and low does he not feel but
1 do not tlllk l. Will IFN bO utSCIIbC hio
feelings. No, nor the feelings of the hap
py maiden when she hears with her own
ears. from his own lips, that she is "thc
empress of his heart" Now for the next
and even happier moment (if possible),
when he looks with pride upon that lovely
creature. and can for the first time clasp
her as his, and his alone.
'His wife, ".how sweet that name sounds
what music to his enchanted ear. l sup
pose the fair creature feels very happy, too;
of course, she must feel highly elated at
the idea of getting married, for there Is
certainly now no fear of her being an 'old
maid"-that must be a great weight off
girls mind. for all know the only aim OF a
woman's life is to get married, at least SO
the men think.
/ suppose the next happiest moment of
life, that is of any note, is generally when
they first look upon their first-born. What
nr;de swells their hearts when the young