Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-30
eTHREE BAYS
The Experience of a Bachelor
in Managing a Newly
Made Benedick.
How Jeremiah Jobson was Out
witted and Dethroned
by Woman.

columns OF the daily press, numerous as
they have been of late, are Insignificant,
not alone in point of number, of which
there can be no dispute, but also, !
suspect, in importance to the parties more
immediately affected, when compared
with those which sometimes occur in
private life. A vivid illustration of this
truth is supplied by the following trans
cript of a brief but stormy passage in
the history-hitherto restricted to very
private circulation of Mr.. jeremiah
-JObson, q gentleman who for several years
enioyed most distinguished position in
numerous sporting and fancy circles.
On the evening of Tuesday, the 18th
day Of February last, Mr.. jeremiah
Jobson, stout, portly, acknowledged
personsge of some fifty years of age, was
sitting, painfully meditative, in the large,
handsomely furnished drawing room of
Mr.. Charles FramptoD, a young but
wealthy silk mercer of famous London
town. 1t was just between the lights,
and candles had not been brought in; but
the ruddy fireplace sufficed TO trace the
workings of perturbed spirit in his flame
colOred cOuntenauce, and TO bring into
bright relief the object toward which his
troaoled glance was principally direct
ed namely, new, splendidly carved
and highly polished rosewood piano
forte. MIR. Jobson was Just returned
from fortnight's sojourn with sport
ing friend in the country, and the first
intimation he had of the calamity with
which he was threatened was the sight Of
that instrument of harmony. Although
a man, as he frequently boosted, of first
rate energy and unbOunded resource. he
was for several minutes overwhelmed,
beWildered, paralyzed. Crusoe could not
have been more unpleasantly startled by
the naked foot print on the sand. The
hOusekeeper Mr.. Frampton was out
was instantly summoned, and few ques-
lions amply suficed to convince Mr.. Job
son that nothing but the most consum-
mate generslship could prevent the scep-
tire he had so long welded, with immense
satisfaction to himself at least, from pass
ing from his grasp; a catastrophe not 10
be thought of without terror and dismay.
81 always suspected it would come
this way" unused Jobson; Sand directly
/ saw that ab0minable case of wires, /
knew the crisis waSat hand. Pianos and
petticcals, music and matrimony, gener-
ally run in couples; slthOugh"-and he
laughed savagely-'there's a precious
sight of difference, | am told, between
the pretty tunes played before and the
airs with variations after the ceremony.
To be married tomorrow, and l, as am
returned, TO have the felicity of giving
the bride away Well, Heaven forgive
me all my sins! | suppose l must do it.
It's obviously too late to prevent the mar
riage; | had better, therefore, endeaVor
TO make the best of it. AS for Charles,
/ have summered and wintered him, and
know thoroughly well how he's to be
managed. Through him | must govern
the wife, since wife it seems there must
he. That will scarcely prove, / should
think, very difficult task to man of
my experience and knowledge of the
world. Not very handsome,
but, according TO Mrs. H0rnsby's account,
uEcommonly mild-spoken and amisble. No
doubt she is Just now-they all are be-
foEe the moose is fairly sdjusted-all soft
ness, all chsrmingness, al distracting
Cannon; but the question is whether at
lerwaTds-"
Dir. JobsOn's troubled sOlilCquy was
here interrupted by the entrance of a ser
want bringing lights. els Mr.. F ampton
returned?"
'sNo, sir"
''The instant he comes in, tell him l
wish to see him"
Eyes, sir.
The servant withdrew, aud Mr.. Jobson
resumed his melancholy musings:
''Man is g dissatisfied animal, there's
no mistake about that? Here, now, is
Charles Frampton, rolling in clover with
cut ever having had the trouble of SOW
lBg It. His father, old Timothy, must
have left him, st least, one way or an
other, eleven or twelve thousand ponds,
besides the trade and clear stock; and
though we have gone The pace, his for
tune can't be much diminished with such
4 revenue coming from the business! He
IS fond Of the turf, the ring, sporting of
al kinds; and, thanks to my experience
and advice, he is enabled TO cut q dashing
figure in Them all. have been mis- b0.
som counsellor ard friend these five years
past; / have taken all trouble off his
hands, arranged his betting book, man
aged his stable, his table and his cellar for
hin; and yet he's not contented! The
perversity of human nature is really out
ragcOus-!"
He was interrupted by the hasly en-
trance of his very uDgrateful friend,
Charles Frampton, rather good looking
young man of about six or seven and
twenty years of age, and, like his men
TOR, somewhat buckisbly attired
"Ahl Jobs1n, my old boy, how are
you2 Welcome back and he shook
hands pretty heartily with his philosopher
and guide. 'But come, Hornshy has Of
course told you all about it. Mrs Her
bert and her sister are down stairs, and
! wish 10 introduce y0u."
"Nra. Herbert" gasped Jobson; -
widow an eXpeuenCe-'
"a widow yes; and what of that
She is still two or three years my junior.
Bat come along, and Judge f0r yourself.
Mr. Charles Frampton led the way out
of the apartment, and Mr.. Jobson gToan-
8g heavily in spirit, followed with re-
luctant steps,
The introduction over, the four sat
down to tea, and JObs0n had leisure to
observe thai BIrs. Herbert-Maria, as
Charles FramptOn called her-wss really
an elegant, beautiful woman, certainly
not more Than three or four and twenty
years Of age. Her sister-alsO youth
full widow, a Mrs. Miley-was, be saw,
q merry, keen looking back-eyed person,
about TWO years her senior. After tea,
6Ir. Frampton and his fGncee went up
stairs to look a The new piano, leaving
NJ. JObsOn 10 entertain the sister, Caro-
line. she seemed in exceedingly good
spirits, and displayed s yiyacity and arch
ness in her conversation that quite Capti-
waited her companion. He was graciOusly
pleased to assure her, that not only should
He inicTpusc no obstacle 70 his friends
union with her sister, but that in fact he
was rather pleased than otherwise, he had
made so jUdicious 4 choice. This as
surance and encomium seemed TO tickle
the lady's fancy amazingly, and her
merry eyes twinkled with rOguish hum0I;
but when Jobson, in pursuance of the
patrOnizing scheme he had mentally
resolved upon since he had seen the
bride, COGdescended to say that he
should be pleased to see her there very
often Of an evening, and that he would,
moreover, use his influence with Charles
. y havn her very frpnupntlv invited indeed