Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-20

ber, and quickly Y recalled my mind from
Greece and Rome back to the Giving
present" l occupy a back portion OF
the house, and wishing to get nearer
my fair serenaders, ! softly wended my
way on tip-toe, lest l should "break the
spell and spoil the charm" to a front
room. Now / was where / could hear
more plainly, and such music never
heard before, nor can ] ever hope to
hear the like again. 1 literally drank
it in, as it fell in dulcet tones upon nv
ravished ear. 1t was like the sympho-
NOUS tones of an Aeolian harp, whose
delicate chords were swept by the gen.
tlest of zephyrs-my whole soul was
filled with bliss-my whole being 'rapt
in an ecstasy of delight. My mind re-
vsrted to the stories had read of the
wonderful power of the Sirens. and I
thought that if they were equal in soul
stirring melody to the voice to which
| was then listening, it would be an
easy task to die under their divine in
huencc. All at once every voice ceased
except a melodius solo. From what l
heard from the ''solo,''I Judged that.
perhaps, she was many weary miles
fr5m "the loved ones at home" lonely,
and extremely home-sick, as she want
ed a letter written to her "frOm home"
and also asked me-and 0, so plaintive-
ly-in notes that sounded to me like
the sad and mournful cooling of the
gentle turtle-dOye, to leaves warm and
comfortable home, where get an abun-
dance TO eat and wear, with whisky
and cigars free, / say she actually asked
me TO turn my back upon all of these
Establishments, and to go home and
live with her. Now, Mr.. Editor, have
a motto Il believe all great men have
NOTES, which | try never to violate,
viz: ''do nothing rashly," and not
knowing who, which, or what, the
young lady was, ana not desiring TO
take 'leup in the dark, l mentally
declined taking up my abode with her,
just then. But if the young lady who
made the request will reveal herself.
perhaps I'll hunt for the parson, espec-
tally il, in these hard times, she has a
perabundance of "tin," but from the
\ lowing conversation which was car
y . on between her and the young man,
''NameIess here, forevermore,"
who escorted the company, I'm afraid
she intends to leave me in the dark,
with respect TO her name, etc; this col
loquy happened TO hear as they were
leaving: "Mr. you reckon they
knew who we were ~ Answer-"No."
''Now Mr.. -, don't you ever tell
anobody." I'm afraid I was the cause
of prematurely running off my fair
visitors. 1t occurred thusly: Being
actuated by a very strong desire to be
hold the woundrous beauty, which
had already pictured in my mind as
belonging TO my starlight angels, and
there being, by some accident or other,
hole in the window shade about the
size of young lady's mouth while
singing, l put my eye to said hole,
when one of tn? angels being also in
the act of taking a curtain-hole view of
the situation, meeting my gaze, started
back with an exclamation, and proceed
ed to beat a hasty retreat from the house,
her companions following suit. While
they were retiring rather precipitately,
4 very fierce guard dog, having crossed
his boundary line near by, bent his
course, perhaps faster than usual, to-
wards the Tetreating females, and
tkeu-I dislike to tell It, but suppose I
shall have to-snd then, their voices
did not sound so much like an -Eolian
harp as you might suppose. STUDENT.