The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-01-04
The Dutchman and his Love Pow
derS.

my office and wished to speak with me
aside. He was Dutchman from up the
river, and spoke our language rather i'm
perfectly.
Having got me aside, he stated his
case with very great solemnity. He in
formed me that he was in love with a
certain young woman Of his neighbor-
hood, who unfortunately did not return
his affection. This he assured me, was
not owing to want of any disposition
ON her part for she was willing to
love him if she could and in order to
overcome the natural repugnancc she felt
towards him, would consent to any feast
BILE means. A love powder was that
which most naturally suggested itself to
his mind; and he had called to procure
one.
Il would have got it out of our toctor
to home" he said, " but ! was afraid it
might leag out zum how anodor, and den
| should be laughinsthog to dc whole
down. 10 as L was cumming to New
Yorg, | fought might as well kit it
here What will you ak for one shtrong
love powder, what will do dc Dizziness for
de CARL, and make her love me like der
tyvil all out 2"
At first | endeavored to reason with
him on the folly of endeavoring to excite
love by means of powders, philters, po-
tons, and the like. But found my ar
guments thrown away. | then cndeav-
ored to laugh him out of his project
But my ridicule, like my arguments, fell
harmless to the ground.
Finding him resolved on having the
love powder, come what would. | conclu-
ded to give him something which would
satisfy him. accordingly put up two
powders, of tarter emetic, Of five grains
each telling him that it was necessary
that he should take powder as well as
the girl, in order to produce the desired
effect.
But I be in lofe. now, DOCTOR" said
he, {" | does not need any of de bowder to
make me lofe more as do now. What
for should take it den 2"
You must take it," said /, "other-
wise the powder will have no effect upon
the girl"
But den l shall have to pay for dwo
powders instead of one"
[ then gave him directions to dissolve
the powders in water, and to take one
himself and give the girl the other at the
same time, and that they should be shut
up together in the same room at the time
of taking the powders, and so on for
three hours thereafter; when, | assured
him, they would produce remarkable
effect.
The fellow went away, well pleased
with the favorable termination to his
love suit and | thought little more of
the subject, except occasionally to laugh
at the physical effect the love powders
would be likely to produce on the armor-
Gus Dutchman and his Dulcinea. How
far they were likely to produce the de-
sired effect, could not of course deter
mine; but as the result would not finally
prove injurious to the health of the par
ties, was well satisfied.
1t was somewhat like year after this,
that, walking one day in the street, l
came plump upon my patient Startled
like Macbeth at the ghost of Banquo, |
would have avoided him; and for this
purpose | lodged into the - Hotel
just opposite But fear often brings the
catastrophe which it seeks to avoid; and
the conciousness of guilt conjures mp
dangers, where in reality none are to be
apprehended
My motions were undoubtedly suspi-
cious and the Dutchman detected me the
sooner for attempting to dodge him. At
all events, he followed me into the hotel,
and with very angry countenance be-
gan =
Be's you not de toctor wat gif me
lofe bowder twelve month ago"
" what / doctor? / give you
love powders ?" said L, appearing to be
vastly surprised at this question-"you
must certainly be mistaken in the man"
"Py jinks, pelieve you pc de man."
persisted the Dutchman; you look so
much like him as one egg does to an
ODER"
No NV frinnd - saws C vou nust