The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-12-18
Tlie latistta Suilsual,
YOUNG LOVE.

a young couple from the iurai
districts attracted considerable at
tention in Marietta, last Saturday
though they didn't once suspicion
that all eyes we're fastened upon
them, and noting their every action.
They we're III that bread and but
ter~with- 'lasses-on-it stage Of love
that makes prince and peasant alike
moist and gushy, and alike obliv-.
ious to or carelesssof the gaze and
opinions Of the ontside world. Tits
a beau -titude state Of existence, and
the man or woman who has grown
old without experiencing It hasakip /
ped thesmost thrilling chapter 10 the
book Cf life. To'be or not % be-
atific-- that's the question. sWhetb-
crit is nobler in tho man to battle
Stone and unloved against the world
or to take q girl in arms ana turn
away from it. In one voice we ex-
claim, "Give US the girl!' So felt
that young granger. Ten Thousand
mathematicians and sea serpent
couldn't have divided that couple IS
they leaned up against y stack Of
sidemeat In d grocery, and chung to
each others clothes. Fortune might
have emptied her sack IT that
youths feet, and he would not have
stopped TO touch the treasure. -
Fame might have held her brightest
jewel an inch above his head, and
he would not have reached for it,
His country might have called until
she was lIoarse, aud he would not
have needed her Angels might
have beckoned him to come away
aud skipewith them along the green
banks OF the beautiful river, but not
skip would he have skope unless
that girl could have become his COM
panion skipper, Nothing but abso-
lutte cremation win ever have power
to remove her from him 40 long %
there 10 enough of her left TO make
. grease spot on bis shirt bosom
Long they stood there, and we'll
Inquisiiive people stopped outside
the door and gazed 10 upon them,
aud whispers went around the
crowd: aGot II mighty bad, amt
they I" "Don't she snuggle up to
him thought" "Watch his arm now
heh--see there ~ Still the girl
pressed up against his side, and
wished tho Gun was turned down,
that John might capture the kisses
that were drowning in the nectar OF
her lips. Still he squeezed her arm,
and admired each gem of freckle
that shone on her fair face like
strawberries in dish of cream -
Closer together drew their faees---so
closely that scarcely thought could
pass between them. A great awe
fell upon the assembled multitude,
and they awaited the crisis in such
deep silence that you might have
heard stitch drop. just as the
lips Of the loyers were within hairs
breath Of touching, = small boy ia
the crowd broke into demoniac
laugh. They enraptured pair were
ierked back into this world with a
suddenness that nearly dislocated
their necks and sent buckets Of
blood to their faces. He looked as
though he had been caught whips
ping his grandmother, and she looks
ed like she was sorry for him. The
wild light faded out Of HE eyes, and
he pulled bis hat over them. The
kisses laY dead Oh her lips, and ale
pulled slleu III and pressed them
tight 10 Ter seasl,, out 81 Tie sight ol
their nlurderers. Hand Ii hand
thsy laEt the grocery, and, with faIs
t0ring steps, departed fos The sylvan
shades, where shay may gnaw each
others necks and exchange VOWS
and saliva Id sweet seolusion, But
conKannd shat boy He doesn't de-
serve ii eger have i girl, Except
for Hid III timed caehinasion, this
nfnru mnnga have henn lnapnr and