The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-07-02
NV Fantasy.

Again, have had the pleasure of glancing
over the well worn folds of young lady
fan, covered with pleasantries written at
leisure moments, when the writers mind were
in sentimental mood, and their pent up
love and friendship could no longer be con-
tained. They give vent to their feelings,
upon the fan of Miss L, better known
as the blonde" thusly: She is surrounded
by large circle of generous trends, for her
''chum," Miss i. W., informs the reader
that ''letters and presents arrive daily, but
they fail to console her, for the same writer
adds, "and still she's not happy" The Mo
docs invading the parlor of Miss j.. W.,
certainly could not have been the cause Of her
unhappiness. "Shep' tries to revive her
dropping spirits by wishing her many hap
py days" but Mathews the cruel wretch,
dampens the kind wish by allowing his thirs-
ty soul to cry out for bath Of Sutton s
beer, every time alike" Petit has no
choice of drinks In reply to pressing
invitation, he says, he don't care what.
Give him the beer. a little ''sassafrac
''spice wood, " and other harmless ingredients
won't hurt him. Our own friend, j.
Homer" must have been under its soothing
Influence when he ''met by chance, ye gentle
hot day.. Bob" scars in the sublime
regions of sentimentality and when in the
zenith of his sublimity, he truthfully eX-
claims: The sun never shone on taTel
lady" He must have been a bird of a
boy, for saw him pictured, catching fly.
''Lidie'' is on the buy, for she wants ''twc
little ones for a cent Why not triplets
No doubt she will want to know who is the
fault of this" so | will refer her to Joe
Nee" Now "Melick' is going to take his
departure. He certainly was pierced with
: cupids arrow. He sorrowfully says, 1t
grieves me to leave Stroudsburg Poor boy
70 wonder. Accept my sympathy Johnny, .
for II know how it is myself. Simon,
is not proof against the winning ways of the
E handsome owner, for he frankly tells her Ii
was one summer, he met fair young blonde,
and the meeting resulted in broken hear
!, if | am to Judge by the close attentions he
has been paying her the past few days.
hope the 'green-eyed monster has no
entered his heart, but it looks rather dubious
when he says to a rival, 'petter you don
loaf here" Never mind, friend Simon
Morris will help you through. Butler i
content to bask in the effulgent rays of he
r lustrous orbs, as the scintilations of hi
:, phosphorescent brain indicate.
81 wish you much JOY in your life,
And every thing happy and mellow
Hoping, and wishing you may become the wife
fsome clever young fellow"
Eureka! Bully boy. Mellow fellow is good
b, Great heavens What is this? No matte
i where / go, see the Handwriting on tn
: wall" 'Tis 'Oofty,"
u "That her path may be roses without thorn
And pleasures surround her each bright sunny moon
he sincerely hopes, and he is right, too, VIII
deserves journeying along more pleasan
pathway in life, than she? Echo answers
Il none. Thus endeth my notes on a fan, an
y with it, I hope without fattery, for | can
J, fatter worth a cent, that
"The birds may cease to tune their evening song,
The winds to breathe, the waving woods to move,
}, And streams to murmur, ere friends
love-"
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