The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-01-18

nc much TO cat--sbs says | don't pay
her, the ogress-I accept aud get us
many invitations as | can, lecausc
my health occupies the first place 10
my mind.
They call Inc advcpturer for sever
al reasons. once loved s lovely girl
She was angelic, beautiful of course,
or else | would not have gone to zee
her, as | detes, u anything but perfcc-
tion myself, aud say il without a
blush. She was very wealthy, or |
would not have associated with her,
for my rcla tiOns are very particular a-
to the quality OF my acquaintanccs,
my uncle in particular, Well, We
we're married. but an unfortunate
speculation ruined mo, and NY money
and that OF my wife S was lost, swcp,
away. My calumnia,ors say that
still had it, and that the failure was
only ruso to obtain funds, but OF
course nobody believes them.
My wifc left me, cruel thing. |
knew she never loved me, and only
married me Tor my name, which As.
sure you is II very aristocratlc Que
Smythe. Shj is dead now, row,
believe, died of u broken heart, they
say but that is all nonsense, only in.
dulgei in ly silly, romantic schoo
girls. | survived it good enough, aud
so she did. She probably died of ap
oplcxp, as she always was very
hearty eater, and never could control
her appc tito
once induced u weo'ty youpa
mau to 20 in to partnership with III,
he to furuish the capital and | the
brains, but he ran oil one day and left
all the money in my hands so in or.
der to savo it bought mo some share,
in II railroad with it, and put then
away safe from harm. Pretty sool
the young ma II came back ana wan
ted to know how the firm was gettin,
on. | told him thought the irtr
h ad gone up. He then askcd ne fo
his capital, but Of course | could no
81 vc it TO him. | told him that
merely furnished the brains, and tha
he ought to have attended to the cap
ital himself.
Tho IDIOT actually brought n sui
against me TO recover his property.
was unfortunate in my lawyers au,
lost my case. | pail the fees an
damages with the bonds had, aud
received five hundred dollars i
change ~ my bonds werc all large
aud had no ready money to max
up tic difference. Being somcwha
tired ofthe city ! then tool! II trip in
to the co untry and rusticated awhile
| heard while there that the railroad
whose shares had, had failed, au,
that the shares were worthless. iIo,
lucky it was that got rid Of them.
declare it is astonishing how uu
fort uuate | am. | got into prison
it must h ave been a mistake my aC
counts and those Of my employer,
wealthy banker, got somehow nike,
and tl1nkiGg ! was richer than | re
ally was, ! invested largely in real c;
tate, till one day was accused OF en-
bczzIement and sentenced to prison g
en- years; the idea CT such an att
ciouS deed so reacted upon my mel
vous system, that my hair and bear
actually turned red, and SO not bein
recognized escaped incarceration.
would have declared myself, but foil
would only have called me a lunat
or some such vulgar name, and, be
sides, | need q good deal Of exereis,
aud nothing disagrces with mo s
, much as to be confined for u lon
time in close room.
rs really quite sad, but don
seem TO stick to anything some slar
derer always steps in, aud takes ava
my character, aud have to live b
' my wits again. l try priggins som'
. times, and take n PERSONS purse OF
orhis pocket without his Knowing il
: and it's strange how often | forget I
give them back their property.
! When | see fat, heavy boy eatin
; piece Of cake | always take it away
it's bad for digestion, eat it myse
: though, 10 get il out Of the way, for
J like to remove temptation from th
! path of the young, That account
Tor my drinking so much tho NOR
| drink tho less the nico young mo
will have, aud SO tho less chance ,
their being ruined.
Yoa really haven't dollar to spare
have you? left my change all