Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-06
TRUE Love RUNNING ROUGHLY.

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how his inaDaOrGt0 was exposed
That the course of true love doe
not always run smooth is sometime
verified even in this amicably disposed
metropolis. For some reason (proba
baby the action of atmospherica
frigidity upon the cuticle) the White
season has been set apart as the favor
ite time of the year for the happy con
summation of cloves young dream.
and the advent of Jack Frost usual,
inaugurates the forming OF matr.mo
NAL allianccs-both offensive and de
sheets and cold pedal extremities. =
Married men always appear to the best
advantage during cold weathor-they
look SO warm and comfortable-and
single ones probably "take note" and
are anxious to profit by their example.
Some such thoughts must recently
have entered the head of little Charley
G., who valiently wields n yard
stick in behalf of prominent Fourth
street dry goods establishment, and
whose seductive smile is supposed (by
himself to have quite a cannibal effect
upon the hearts of his fair customers.
Charley, who is very Beau Brummel
in dress, and thinks himself Don Juan
No. 2, recently fell III love, over the
counter, with a beautiful blonde who,
to add to her numerous other attrac-
tions, was an orphan, an heiress Ito be-
and single.
Not thousand miles from Lucas
Place resides a widow lady unincum-
bered with children, and quite comfort
ably situated in regard to this world
goods. She moves in the very best of
society in that wealthy and aristocratic
neighborhood, and with her resides
her niece, Clara --, the beautiful
blonde with whom our friend Charley
became enamored.
But the old lady, having higher aspi-
rations than 'Clark's best spool
thread 50Oyard's artilleryman for her
niece, peremptorilyfcrbade that young
lady holding intercourse with Charley.
As Clara is dependent upon heraunt,
she, of course, appeared to acquiesce
in these AMBITIOUS designs, but at the
ane time registered Il VOW to her look
ing glass that 10 one in the world
should ever supplant the dappcr yard
stick man i'll her maiden heart As it
would not answer to offend her wealthy
relative, however, the young couple
indulge in clandestine meeting 8 ::
sometimes at the house Of a mutual
friend, on Pine street, and sometimes
(when the old lady was attending prayer
meeting) at Clara's home. They swore
eternal love on these occasions vowed
that pers, cutions should never separ-
ate them, and should the worst come
to the worst, Il crust Of bread, Il brown
stone pitcher with hands on both
sides like they have at Ben DcBarsO }
filled with crystal fluid from the bub-
bling spring, and dry goods box on
one end somewhere in the vicinity of
Kirkwcod, would be transm0griiied in
to Il palace of peace and plenty, sacred
forever to their undy.ng love.
One afternoon recently, Charley re-
ceived a note from Clara, stating that
her relative would that evening attend
prayer meeting.
The int:mation was enough, and
o'clock saw the young couple seated
upon the sofa in her aunt's library,
billing and cooing in the regular or
thodox turtle-dOve style. Little Char
ley, lured on by the witcheries Of love.
became Perfectly immense He
wound an arm about her waist and
vowed that her form was 'sylph-lile. ,
He toyed with her long golden ringlets,
and likened them to 'trlant sllnbeams;'
with 4 few other remarks to the effect
that heavens dearest gift to her sex
was wealth of bright golden hair ,
Then when she blushed he swore the
roses had been robbed, and when she
smiled, that her lips were ruby portals
to a casket of pearls. (By C sket he
probably referred to that ori1ice in the
human countenance usually termed
the mouth, and the pearls spoken of
were undoubtedly the teeth)
Indeed, he talked 50 nice. and she
fed upon, his glowing words with such
Il relish, that the old lady was rattiing
away at the door, as though the house
was on fire, full five minutes before the
absorbed lovers heard her.
''Gre It heaTsns. my aunt" cxcIaim-
ed Clara.
Charley grew trife pale, AMI NUT
tering an intelicction OF two pertaining
to the front end of mill pond.
1t apl etrs the old lady having
reached th> place Of prayer, found the
meeting cpizootic'd, or postponed, and
consequently after some little chat
with q neighb3r or two had returned
homo at this most inoportune II oment
What w,,s to i.a done? Not closet
OF nook invited rctrcat. and there
Charley stood ard wished that hc WAS
Il mileage or stationery bill, SO that he
could pass the house, or member of
the Legislature, or some other dread
full feature OF modern civilization.
At last brilliant idea occurred to
his lady-lovc. lii the corner Of the
library lay bundle Of carpet that had
been brought TO the house that day to
refurnislI tie sitt ng-room, and having
been duly inspected by the ladies was
temporarily LETT III ttImbled heap in
the corner.
4 hasty explanation took place, and
then Charley entombed himself be
meath the mass with Il fervid VOW that
he would die for her sake were it
necessary. and Clara then admitted her
aunt.
That reiative was not well pleased at
being kept SO long on the door step,
and sharply demanded what had be
come OF the servants.
Il sent them to bed, dear aunt, so
that I might have the pleasure of re-
manning up fer your return-but fell
asleep" innocently remarked the girl.
This loving explanation somewhat
appeascd the Oh llady, who, after warm
ing herself, walked over to the bundle
of carpet, and picking mp a conner,
wondered how it would look by gas
light
Clara hastened to assure her that ii
would not look nice at all, in fact she
was SO confident of it that her aunt
need not 60 to the trouble Of undoin2
it.
The old lady posdercd over the stuff
for few moments, while her niece sal
trembling Hlol the sofa, and little
Charley felt that the world might come
to an Immediate end, and not annoy
him particle hy the suddeness Of the
change.
At last. however, the crisis passed,
for with some new idea entering hcr
head, the old lady turnod and remarked
that she was tired to DEATH and
pumped her two hundred and fifty
pounds avoirdupois upon TIE heap
and little Charley assumed the shape
OF pancake. He would have
groaned, but did not have wind enough
left for the purpose