The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-04
OLD ADAu N rns SHADE.

Since our esteemed and versatile contem.
porary, Col. D. W. Houston wrote up his
visit to the Alleehaney Mountains under the
caption of "Life Battles" and charged Pope
With the authorship Of "Pollock's Course of
Time" We have noticed nothing from his
pen more touching than the following little
tribute to the lady with whom he boarded
while his better half was away from home:
"When in the course of human events it
becomes necessary and proper for one man
to sever the relations that have bound him
to Others, q decent regard for the opinion
of the world requires him to state his reasons
for doing 80.
Be il known then TO all men and women
that the writer OF this has been, in the alb
normal condition of boarder for several
weeks past. Owing to the strange fact, a
part Of himself was absen. from himself, (if
the pronunciamento was true that lyon sball
henceforth be no more twain but one hesh."
But he ia once more united 10 himself by
the return of his absent fesb, and once more
in the normal condition OF 8 husband and
farther. A Householder.
ale bids alden TO Lis boarding house,
laDdlady and boarders, with many regrets
and we'll wishes to all. And If any lonely
wretch is ever caught in the same separate
condition he has been, TO such most heartily
is the homelike home of Mrs. Park, on Fifth
Avenue, recommended. And to all young
men and women, who are yet in search Of
their mates-well il they will call round and
zee us We will tell them what to do-after
HOME We most emphatically aay the Park
House with its present genial SET"
The foregoing "little tribute" appeared on
the editorial page Of Sundays Commercial,
and is altogether much better than the aver.
age articles of that page. and far superior to
the political paragraphs Of the Commercial.
OF course there are some statements in the AZ
ticle that We can hardly reconcile with nature.
The assertion Of the Colonel that his nor
NAL condition was that of husband and
father, completely staggers us. According
to that Houston aces Adam and Eve and
goes them one or more better. The asser
ton, il true, likewise demolishes Darwin,
and at the same time relieves the respected
individuals who are popularity supposed to
be the parents of Col. Houston of a respon.i-
bility worth mentioning.
Leaving the problem of Col. Houston's
original or normal condition for some other
paper to wres,le with. We should like TO
b I've the Colonel tell Us what lie means by
this paragraph:
Sand to all Young men and women who
are yet in search of Their mates, We will, If
they will call round and see us. tell them
what to do"
What does Col. Houston mean, We cay, by
such talk, Is he deliberately tritjng with
the secrets of some susceptible maiden, or
is he casting about for Landlord" of the
Parks House? Knowing Mrs. Park to he a
comedy and fresh looking widow on the
hither side Of forty, and Possessing worldly
goods enough to make one comfortable, we
are inclined to suspect .tnst the Colonel has
turned his attention TO match making. A
Hamlet would say, you canno; call it love,
for at Col. Houston's age, the "hey-day in
he blood is tame; It's humble, and waits
upon the Judgment. Therefore, giving the
very delicate subject all the consideration it
deserves, We are compelled TO conclude that
Col. Houston, notwithstanding the smooth
ummit of his head has. during the absence
If his wife from home. deliberately inveigled
himself into the coniiIency Of matrons,
naidens and young men, and now nnfee!-
ngly propose. TO make merchandise Of his
Colonel, our faith in human
nature is weakening. We cannot neighbor
With you any longer. We n.us; Art, even
f the story of the dear gazelle is again ilins
raiei