The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-01-05
FOR ENTERPRISE,
1.-THE FLOWERS AND FRUITS o.
LOVE ARE GOMEZ
By onEsTEs.

By onrsrEs.
~ year ago you sworc fond size
To 1--we, to honor, and so forth;
Such was the vow you PLEDGED 10 me,
Ind here's exactly what It's WORTH
LBYRoy.
with what measure We mete, it shall be mear-
ured to you again."-MAIrHtw vii chap yef
Ia the quotation from Byron, is pro
sentod It preface to the deh'a chernctc'
OF the human mind. The fundamenti
principle announced by the Saviour il
his inimitablo Sermon on the Noun.
proves to be the fixed philosophy Of e.
cry department Of society. From IL"
same source sprang hatinjmction, ioun.
elsewhere: do unto others, as you
would they should do unto you!"
Coupled together, these sacred texts
form a grand rule Of conduct vhiea
should prompt intelligent persons t.
shun the evil of which the Poet com
plains! Results flowing from action ;
Gre, il would seem, always OF like chav-
acter: and the sentiments herein express
ell when elaborated, form q complete
code cormoral action, audare ~eyorywhero
fulfilled!
Those reflections have been srrrnote !
by q series of truths more strange than
fiction
lrthe ancient village Of Bureillo live
neprjghjlv young nan of some promis
in ore Of The honorable professions, WI
has but passed his majority He is POI
sassed Of more than common ability il
mony respects. His excentricitics, how
ever, have very materially lessencd h
prospects, in isrrosesgional career! On
os his weak points is, to "fall in love-
vita every good-looking young lady wit.
whom he becomes acquainted! IuspI
ed ly the sentiment:
%"l,nrc'- q sigh to those who love me,
AnI asmiie 10 those who hate,'
le is nevertheless Of hat turn Of min D..
so Dwell described,
"Jui wha.eycrFEy's above me,
Here's "a heart Tor ever fate"
Tie is reasonably handsome, whic,.
ta1..u together with lis talents, enabl-
lin to prosecute his suites with i Ia.
De rec o succes5.
IN his a]ltaynate "ugs Qnd 9o'raS' in
love and adventure, the sublime truth.
Of scripture and poetry are truly YER
nrd! Before Lis school days h!l endt
h. made love to more than ;.-half Il scol-
ot the fair daughters Of East Tennessee,
Early in the yeur 1866, he became en-
tangled IN matrimonial a)t,airs,b maiiiJ
al Hy,aiing something more than n law
frl md practicable number of "engag~-
Il. nts!" Through what Is called iElc.
n adednes9, or otherwise expressed b
the word "notionate, lie bathsd his a.
fl.-.las first il one object Of his adorc
tor, and then III another, until from a.
that could be ascertained by observation
a 4 study, he admired one pretty woman
tie same as another! At length, afte'
having caugod.mJre than II supply Q
"rake" to be furnished, he startled hi
friends by returning hom9 M day i
company with a g~oodlooking young IL
DIV whom he introduced as his wife
which character it was afterwards ascer
tanned was not improperly assumed. Th.
facts of his courtship and marriage ar.
not fully known, but 50 far as ANY rell
bic dqa can be had, the following is sui
stantially correct; .lt.
II. Ill ,,,,r1, p,oo,, 4ba 1oly- until
murvelously short time before taking he
sfor better, or for worse" the latter {
which proved to be the case. He We
s~1aisteu to the very depths Of his hear
Sat her first appearance in his presence.
The circumstances by which lie wa
50 thoroughly overcome, was somewha
in this wise: On a cold winter ~afternoo
the earth, and indeed ''ali ont Of doors
being clothed III the chill and drear GU
ment of snow, he WIS musins by a warn
fire in the pleasant room assigned hi
bv his host, who was the brother-iu-la'
OF the damsel destined to become h.
bride in so very snort a time, when in
mJment, all unexpected to hun, the wi,
Of his accommodating host stood in &C
joining apartment holding her sister b
the hand, the two engaged i'll singing:
"My loves gone a weeping" SC.
At the very first notes lie rose up an
looked in the direction from whence tt
sound proceeded. lie soon advance
and took his position where he could s.
the features and study the emotions
the pair. He continued to gaze upc
them. until, us he afterwards expressC
himself, he then and there resolved, tn
regardless of other engagements
would drown every living sorrow in {
immediate matrimonial alliance! Th
resolution was carried into immedia
effect, 80 far as to marry the new obje
OF his affections, which rs will be see
instead of becoming the sepulchre
evils, proved a source Of scorpion tai
with which he was severely dashed.
The marriage took place in a few da.
after he had first seen her, and for t
brief period they lived together the e
clamation of Job was verified:
"Man is of but few days, and full of trouble
But, az might have been anticipate
from the character already imperfect
limited at, our young friend, in the nj
tiplicity Of his dove scr,pes,' had W
~ a~'",.t.onsof q very clever GIL, vi
resided IN the vicinity q Bulrulle. ~