The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-11


| incidents that have happened between
Miss Emma and myself. How do you
think that would do7''
Why, very well l suppose; but you
should be the best judge about that"
cit would need little more romance
"a little touching up in parts to make il
interesting, which can be done very
easily, and then, you know, the best part
of it is, it would be founded on iact.
Don't you see %
FOf course"
"And when she read the story in the
paper, recognized herself as the heroine
| and me as the author, and saw my
deep grief, she would, perhaps, retract a
| little and I could regain my former
footing"
$50 twas the romance which so eccu-
| pied your attention IS l came In T'
4" Yes, that is, I was just taking few
notes"
"Come, then let's have story
8" 1t lent filled out yet; have only
pitched upon a name for it, and arranged
the headings of the chapters"
"Well," I said, eve will make all
due alloWances-begin."
I" You will excuse any errors, and at
the same time I want your honest Opin-
ion about it"
"Oh certainly--go ahead"
After clearing his throat time or two
Barry picked up a sheet of manuscript
and said, {" / have concluded that the
| best name I can get for my story is
Founded on Fact" How do you
like it 2''
Does very WE'LL" I replied, smiling
| internally.
"The headings to the chapters are ar
ranged as follows; Love at first
sight, a meeting which promises
happy results' That's rather a long
heading, = but 1 don't suppose twill
make any particular difference. 'Con-
tinuation of visits > A rival that's
Tom Brown, the contemplate cur. Next
| is Jealousy > Sudden coldDess.
Then I thought this would be a good
place to introduce chapter on the Eff
fects of the imagination,' and after that
will have duel with the rival"
Here Barry paused awhile, and then
said:
You know the part about the duel
would be imaginary, but then I grossly
insulted him, and II he had spark OF
courage he would have challenged me.
But to the story: I completely van
quish him. that is, wound him, but
not fatally. Renewed encouragement; ,
In debit > that. is when I sent her so
many bouquets and bon-bons, and took
her out buggy riding once week, which
caused me to run ahead of my salary"
And~here Barry paused again.
Well, l said, +" is that all 2"
No." said he, was just hesitating
about introducing that part concerning
my salary. l don't want her to think
care for expenses, and besides it is al
ways disgusting to persons of refined
tastes 10 mix up pecuniary matters with
such a pure sentiment as love.
! Don't you think it would be
better to leave that out?"
"Well, perhaps it would"
" Next conclude to risk my happi-
ness on proposal, but am so distracted
! between hope and fear that conclude to
wait while longer Pll fix that into
a shorter heading -recollect 1 am just
| giving you the sense of it. - Another
rival DESPERATION Proposal Re-
| jection;' and then we had a general fall
ing out. You know that was last night.
| When l proposed she appeared perfectly
thunderstruck, and said that 'sne had
always regarded me in the light of good
friend, but as friend only'-though
| goodness knows I have taken the most
particular pains to show her that / was
dead in love with her. When she told
me that, l arose, turned pale, and said,
| Dearest angel, to whom l have given
! the hearts best, you have deceived me !;
and if you should hear of my having
come to an untimely end, remember it
was on account of having loved you too
well; but if the memory of it would pain
thee, l pray that you may never give it
a thought then rushed madly out
of the house, without my hat" And
again he came to a full stop.
"Well, what next 2"
''That's the mischief of it that's
what 1 would like to know myself. or
course the right thing to do, under the
circums :ances, would be to drown my
self; jump of a precipice, or commit
destruction in some romantic way, you
know. But then if I did thGt, / couldn't
write the story; couldn't be recalled 3,
and besides it would be toe tragical.
And if l don't do it, she'll think Pm a
blamed coward, because intimAted that
1 was going to kill myself; and then,
you see, the most important part of the
story wouldn't be founded on facts after
all-what the deuce must do?'
I couldn't hold in any longer, but
leaned back in my chair and laughed
until my sides hurt 1t was TOO ridicu-
lous. Barry took a very bad case of
''dry grins" and said, half angrily:
''Well, what must do? You've al
wsYs got plenty of advice when nobody
wants it ?"
"Wait a week Barry, and in the mean
time I'll try and invent a plan for you" q"
+" "A week. merciful heavens Do you
| think I could exist a week under such
circumstances? I'd rather be racked
three times day !"
sFWhy it would take you at least week
to write your story, and fifty years to get
it published"
HYou're right" he answered, looking
silly. al never thought of that; but
wait week-it is Just impossible %
DWELL, suppose you go tomorrow
night and offer to reconsider the cues
tion, with her ?''
Good ~ said Barry, to whom could
not have made more agreeable sugges
ton. "Pll do i"
"And then come to my room and re-
port; if you are unlucky, perhaps By
that time will have Matched a bettel
scheme"
" Heaven bless you'll Why don't yoI
fail in love? you'd be a perfect genius q
courting pa
And now, Barry, my prescription fol
tonight is: Take doss of liver regu
lator, put mustard plaster over you
heart, and take that romantic manuscript
and clean cut your lamp chimney with it
Good night 10 and / made hasty exi
followed by bootjack-
It was nearly twelve O'Clock the nigh
after the preceding interview. 1 wa
! sitting over a smouldering fire, gapinl
} over a tedious case in civil law. A
3 there was no counting on Barry, hal
? given him out, and was just on the ev
, Of yielding myself up to the embraces o
/ the droWsY god, when I was aroused b.