The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-17
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AN OLD STORY.
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In years gone by, while yet the infant hair
Adorned my face, In patches than and spare
When female greetings made me s,feel Al r,oe,.
The gentle pressure Of a maidea,s hand
What deep devotion felt for the fair.
Whom to accost did but seldom dars,
OFT in those days stood before the glass;
Ny tout ensemble in review to pass, Z ii'5ti sh
Tied, united, unchanged, adjusted aycravat
smoothed my wsyward hairs, and do,,a5 -,
glossy hat,
From well brushed clothing ev4rr vr,uhls sho,A
And in the mirror gave parting Ioek.
Inspected boots. kid gloves and sois-tiDosd ean.
Then viewed my image in the glass ARain
al length I'd sally forth into the street.
Twas thus ventured upon one eeeaziou.
With extra care and much deliberation.
To pay visit TO the sweetest crea tur,i
That e'er bewitched one with her form ana q.
% ture. 9iH ~
Mounting the steps rashly pulled the bou.
And having done so-Plump, my courage SsII.
To visit damsels was 90 unused, = +.
That, a. ny valor from my fingers oossd.
I dared to hope ltoo sensSlSaS, awhvaTd loutl
That might, haply, find the lady 'out.S '3
La Miss Lucille at home 7" asked her aaai5:
"eeh gis, says Biddy, THAT she is ,ffdsae.l
walk IN the parlOr, she'll be down this minnie.
50 IN walked, for nov my foot was in ft, 3.f.7
The door was closed, thus cutting Of retreat.
sent my card up, dropped into seat,
And, in my tre or, fitting back my chair.
Swept eli the knioknacks OF the staesrs.
The lady enfered-lovely as dream saifI5.g
And sWestly said, "GOOd evening, 1Er. Cream
GOOD evening, Miss" I managed toe, to ss.rn
mer, '-.,-.-.i -
Asloud my heart against my ribs did hanIner.
Now, Miss Lu lille, peroeiving my distress,
Kindly esSayed to make it tsomsvhat less,
And prattled on, nor waited Tor reply,
Until at length, I found myself less shy.
word, I'd venture now and now 4 look,
tired pun, to my great joy Eshe 6ookD i-f p. I.
asked for usio. She both sang and played,
And fairly rivaled Collins "Heavenly Maid
Entranced, listened; and the time hew fast;
Never before 20 swift the hours had passed. (
The visit over, bidding her adieu,
took my hat, and bOEing low, Withdrew: 1..s
Then, starting homew ard, seen I missed nv cane
Retrsced my steps and rang the bell again.
heard rush-the door hewopen wide
And. with bound. Lucille was at my side.
Around my neck her lovely arus she threw,
Kissed ye gods she kisssd me through An
through.
Stock still stood, not daring to return
The glowing kisses that ny bps did burn.
triad to speak and gasped, ~ clean forget &
I left my cane" She started asif shot.
And cried with so5s she vainly tried To ssaothsr
"oh dearl oh dear! thought twas Dan, N,
brother" -'E1
"What shall do I" she Osked ne Ger asd o'es.
I lacked the courage 10 Say, ''Do it mo5efs
90, looking shespI-h, seized upoa my stick.
And forthwith hoDewHEd trOttsd double -ouiek.
AZ how hese kisses glow,d upon u lipsl
BOW sAam my n ad nOw 10 my vely tiI-s
The tiug'ing blOot did tho each channel sour-pf
How thrObeed my heart, with strange urvcnss
force. -o.sr.'
Those burning kisses eat into nv souI
They fred my b' ain my vel : wits they stolei
No smoking now! Twas sasrilege, naught less,
los'ain those lips her lips had deigned 10 u-esa.
hen 90 my couch in vain eourted sleep,
tossed-aud pondsred What wealth of Inv.
That girls possesses, o her girls aboyei o41at
And If a brother abe should hold 20 dssy.
How must husband to her heart appear f''
The idsa grew and-Weli, to end thstals.
sought her often, and to such avail, r'-i
That ere tvelvemonth its full oourse had run
wood, 1 won her-snd We twain were one:
and On told her 'that my love began o-
me night she kissed me in mistake fer Dam
'Eor DAn," said she, why bless your stuuid heat
Foof brother Dan was safe and snug in bed.."
"Hou didn't know it ~ ''Thy Of course I aid -
And in my breast her blushiug face she hid.
through al these years did not once regret
Ny having fallen in the trap lhs set.
Happy am I, and happy; too, I've made keE,
Although at times lsushingiy upbraid her,
And ihen she says, Tho moral, dear, of thlsis,
That girls don't often make n stakes-in hissss