The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-02-10
AN AWKWARD PREo1cAnaENr.

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A few evenings since, a party OF
+. friends met at social gathering at a
fashionable restaurant. Some were
bachelors, and some were in the en-
joyment of "heaven's best gift on
earth to man =" The evening was cold
and chilly, and most of them wore
oYereoats.l Two of these were almost
precisely alike, and were owned re-
spectlvely by Charley C. and Char
ley s., one of them married, the
latter single, and wild, rakish sort
of fellow, who, ,.as fast as he was ont
of one love scrape, was in another.
His pockets were always full of rose.
colored missiVes and delicate love to-
kens. His heart was deselate out of
the sunny glances of womankind yet
his, ,adyentureas headshad never per-
mitted the matrimonial moose to curl
around it. His friend, Charley G. is
sober, married man, cherishing a
bright-eyed, but jealous-hearted little
wife, who loves him tenderlys He
had found it difficult to obtain per-
mission to attend the supper at all. It
was given at Hast with the understand
ing that he would come home early.
He, didn't however, but sat late: SO
late indeed, that he slept soundly the
next morning until after the sun was
far advanced towards the zenith. He
had met with misfortune, too, hav-
ing stumbled ON his way home and
rolled over in the muddy street. His
wife, however, set about repairing
this mishap the next morning by
cleansing his muddy greatcoat. While
engaged in.this occupation her hand,
by the merest chance in the world,
strayed into one of the side pockets
OF the coat, and encountering a neatly
folded billet deux superscribed simply
to Charley, read:
4" Do not go to that horrid supper,
love, but come to me instead. I am
so lonely. Your devoted,
-s.4ss ias4saiaa s19l,as9 .fs5iiszui asKATE.Dt,
SA' Oh, myi but the little blue eyes
flashed the color came and went up
on cheek and forehead when she read
the lines. There was moments
pause, as if to still the intensity of
passion, and then Mr.. c. was rude
ly shaken from his rest. l a
oh od5 G HaWhat is The meaning. of this, sir?"
and the little white hands trembled
with passion as the offending paper
was held up before the culprit.
2 8 ! don't know! Who brought it ?D
I" Who brought, it, sir. I fonnd. it
in your coat pocket, Mr.. G. 1 want
an explanation will have one-I
want divorce, tool" 1.a.. 1.@l.
. Mr. G-- was fully aroused by this
time. He protested he knew nothing
Of the note-he did not know how the
treacherous little thing came in his
pocket. He appealed to his wife's
good sense. She would hear of no
denial, but instead made another dive
into the. coat pocket. Another little
missive rewarded her search. It was
brimfull of the tenderest endearments
and dated only two days back, but
was in another handwriting, very
feminine, very beautiful, and signed
g Jennie -------,,..--- .-rv----.
) l ea0hs You Turki just look at that |"
and, white Charless bewiIdered eyes
were perusing the letter, another visit
was made to the receptacle of love
another letter came out. Itwas equal
ly as delicate, but full of upbraiding.
1t called Charley cruel, false, deceitful
and said that g Fanny's" broken heart
wasatobe laid at her door; said his
once loved darling. would die early.
"a "a The En- lips were white now with rage
1.-THE blue eyes all afame with fire.
the little willowy form drawn up to
its fullest height. Charley never saw
her look SO Indignant .l,5s.. 4 19.t Il
g You rake-monsterl Why Brig
ham Young would be ashamed to do
as Won have done" ~. 6 '''SsA
Another dive was made to the
pocket, t,ands letter after letter brought
out. until dozen strewed the floor;
allfrem different ladies--all Feyincing
the tenderest love for Charley.
Unable toseope with the storm of
indignation, he made hasty exit from
the room, and leaving the house, left
his,wife to meditatempon divorce or
suicide at leisure. A few moments
after, however, the servant of Charley
s. appeared with Mr.. c. over
!. falt coat, and respectfully solicited there
turn of his masters. s1s l,iiE
. The reader is left to imagine the
rest. Iai 5ae- s..1, - &, a,sf5 .si.5
FRAaKL1N OurDoNE. Ben. Frank
saj .1i'sHe who by the plow would thrive, aaii
! -'Tr' Himself must either hold or driye.u =, III,
These lines were very popular at
the time when men wore knee breech-
-esand long cues, and waited months
for the mails, but some person has
5eclipsed them by bringing out the fol-
lowing: S 1'ss5 p 'idi'aaiii q i'}a,';fs
eidt+ He who by his biz would rise,
Must either bust or advertiser -iS'
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AN imaginative young man, labor
ing over the gradual encroachment,o of
womankind ON The masculine terrific
~ in the matter of dress, breaks into
a song as follows: 9gs5 'asaa;@ 10, fl
HThey took our coats-at first we hardly missed
Z ~. ,em;2 {. ~ =. 5ss.i'li'
And then they aped our dickeys and cravats;
They stole our sacks-we only laughed and
- kissed 'em; : { 81 -,
Emboldened. then they stole our very hats;
Until by SLOW and sure degrees, the witches
Have taken ail-our coats, hats, boots and
breechesi . = s,Aa' ~ q /
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