Smyrna times., 1871-03-01
A Touch of Life.

A few nights since the passengers in crowd
ed street car were startled by the soft cooling of
a couple in one corner. A blue veil hid the
lady's face, and the gentlemans hands were
playing nervOusly with its folds.
You love me, then?' they heard him say.
The rapid reply was in tone less loud, but
its accent was as tender as heart could wi h.
have loved you too long, the swain con-
tinued, land have been afraid to indulge the
sweet hopes that are now resolving themselves
into certainty"
9 Was you afraid of par
"NO-but Of you.
"Why should you be afraid of me ~
Because it seemed so impossible that you
should love me-.
"Why?"
am homely my face is not handsome
have nothing that attracts the love of woman"
" But you are rich, the lady archly replied.
Passingly so, but not very"
The conversation had by this time grown alb
sOrbingly interesting, and every ear was listen
ing in the crowded car
Would you marry me if was pOor?"
How can you ask mean | SO mercenary?'
NO-but so many are.
There was a mOmentary silence, and then
the whispered conversation was resumed with
mutual confession. In plain words both
acknowledged a resemblance to Job turkey
neither had cent They would commence
their married life very much as they began the
world-with nothing. The mutual confession
was evidently damper on their enthusiasm.
They were silent The lady cast furtive CLAN
ces at the swain, and at last murmurcd audibly
" I'm to young too marry.
The tone was disappointed. 1t had a hesi.
tating accent about il that meant more than
the language. But the answer came heartily,
bluff and to TIE point;
80 am |.
"We've both been mistaken"
And so they had. They left the car quietly
The question of marriage was thoroughly un.
derstoOd. There was to be no wedding.
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EATING PARTRIDGES ON WAGER-A
Queer Cdse.-There is a man named Hender
son engaged in eating partrdges in Washing
ton on wager of $500 aside that he will con
sume one partridge day for 80 days. The
Washington Star has had several notices o
the wager. 1t says: Henderson has thus
tar eaten 20 birds. He commenced by taking
the birds brOiled, but at No. I2 got tired O.
, that style OF cooking, aud has since taken then
stewed. 1t would appear that he is beginning
, to get surfeited with the stewed also, as yes
terday morning when the bird was set befor,
} him he cut 1t in half, eating one moiety, aDC
then taking rest until his hour was nearl,
! out before he eat the remainder Thus far h(
has fallen off 2ll pounds in weight, and hi
complexion is like that of "a clean shirt" |
he is troubled with nausea he keeps the fact t
/ himself, and is confident Of accomplishing tn,
feat. The time will be up on the 25th inst.
| and as it approaches the interest increases"
The Star of Thursday adds:
{ Henderson eats whatever else he likes, tn
. only stipulation being that he shall consume
one partridge per day between the hours of
and 10 a. m. The hardship in the case is il
J. the fac.. that though single partridge i
!. article of food when repeated daily for an,
o length of time. In France it is q somewha
common wager to bet against the performanc,
OF pigeon eating of this kind and some iv
or six years ago o narrative written by
6 Frenchman of his physical sufferiugs-th
a nausea, fever and prostraGion-epdured in un
l. dertaking the experiment attracted considcra
BILE attention from the medical fraternity"