Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-09

guffer such Afbofnpteb fOl mOrti0catlOi
anger and soFY5w as swept over my sou
that niahtinI faved as IN deliriun. /
upset pitcher Of hot water and nearls
scaIded my feet, which madc me as saw,
age as., bear pficked my fingers and
scratched my face with The provoking
pins that seemed possessed with oh.
stinacy and would bend and prick and
scratch. ! actually tore my hair, in the
insane wish, suppose, of pulling it out
by the roots, and thus saving it from its
impending fate---a foretaste Of which
was, before me. When it was overI sat
down and thought, and then and there.
made a stern resolution 10 get married
Immediately. This resolve had sooth-
ing effect, and slept never let any
thing keep me awake. l could sleep
twelve hours ON a stretch any time. Ii
was well, for my nerves were in such q
state! They needed quieting. = = ~,
The next evening as If the Fates were
on my side, ! met my destiny in the per
IN Of a cadaverous looking individual,
who called himself Jedediah Peters.
always admired high-sonndings names,
and this one especially--it was Sc enpho-
nious, and savored so much Of antiquity,
| admired the man, too, not so much for
his handsome face, (he was plain and no
mistake but his regal carriage: he was
full six feet and carried himself with
the air of king, and for his dainty
white hands and taper fingers, they were
always decked with three or four costly
rings. Tben he wore such nice watch
and chain, n dote on njewelry, and car
ried such a love of a cane. Oh yes L
would become Madame Peters. en-
couraged him, for he was rather diffident
and needed help, and soon had him in
my power. Well, the fateful evening
arrived. knew by certain unmistaka-
BILE signs that he intended to propose,
and was ready for him. should ac-
cept, of course, for had set my hear
on him and his fifty thousand year
land girls remembered the gray hair)
but did want to go through one more
act in the role of coquette, that L had
learned so well before lost my freedom
forever. found had not lost my rel
! ish for such scenes / did so to my sor-
row. s'5 - ESQ., e'si7'1 '.'rag
Jedediah came, and, as I had antici-
pated, proposed. ~.
ga igait," said he, ',you know how
dote on you. Will you be my wifef'.'
"Your wife, Jedediah Peters? How
dare your" / exclaimed. At the same
time was dying to fall upon his shirt
bosom and say, "Here l am-take me- y
"Abigail," he whispered, "as thought
you loved me. Have you been deceiy.
ing me all this time? If you have, III
shoot myself"
He didn't look much likeit.I 1t would
require more moral courage than he pos
sc I'D, Thought.
i "Love your echoed, Do you ex
pect me to marry snob?--one whose
ambition is to wear gold chain ano
fiirt about with cane?'' i,,-s az
/ was even then secretly admiring the
cafe, and flashing envious glances ,upoi
tie chain.
i Well the weak man actually became
4 CHASTITY. What was the use Of taking i
SO hard? / steeled my heart, however
thinking / would soon heal the wount
4 with honeyed words andkisses.
He spoke again, in terrible harsh tone
| thought.
"1"Do you mean to say, Abigail Skinner
that You refuse ny oferr"
"Certainly, sir, do yon doubt itr'
lie muttered something about "heart
less coqeutte," unparalleled audacity,
ana; before Ihad time tourter a wort
marched out of the house Then l burs
) into loud peals llof laughter, which h
must have heard, fo' he turned partl
around, and then quickened his step OIL
! ward. Tomorrow hewoiild come agair
thought. had provoked him, but h
!, loved me, and would soon get over
and then l would make it all right. Ii
/ would enjoy the joke in the end, thoug
\ it was death now. ..,....s,
, Tomorrow came, but no Jededia
j Peters felt little uneasy; but the
> | thought his anger hadn't cooled. II
a.. will come, tomorrow. He was co!
/ comb, any way, and wouldn't be muc
; of a loss, if was sweet sixteen or tbel
! aboats do you think, girls, that
!, would have deigned to look at him, ha
> il not been for that gray hair? Not
:, But when womnh sees her youth d,
!, parting, and her lovers forsaking he
!, alas, it is no time to be fastidious.
: Well, day on two passed. The thin
!, day had a headache and fearful for
:, bodings. The fourth day a gossippir
!, neighbor came IN. Almost the fir
+, words she uttered were:
= slave you heard the news?p Jededia
- " Peters has married Sallie Goodrich, an
= they sailed for Europe to-day AZ I
- sIseemed at once'to become petrifie
!, and lay lifeless lump upon, the foe
= When came to myself, had time
> think, and my thoughts were anythil
- but pleasant My hopes were crush
:, entirely. My troubles We're upon n
=. and very soon became old, and wri
n, NJ kled, and gray, and spiritless and 'sol
"A a am snubbed because am an old mai
H. and altogether lead miserable 1T
as as and all on account of my innate props
j sity 10 firt, ases5 ~
\. Moving for second ourtinl
second wife. ~
u. Inscriptions for founding hospit
=, ,fThus far and no father"
ii. How to get lady TO show hen foot
of Praise the foot of some other iadys
"a Yaissna - o,, haaf a. t..-<,,,s q !, ~,