Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-15
HOW 4 LOVE sCEHb 40 OUT

SHORT.
ttThere is but ono 4st3S from the
sublime to the ridieuloul, r says AMI
old philosopher, and IT, stop Il :
short one, we would add Have yous
ever visited the top of . Losslatsin on.I
n solitary ppetical visit, asAr neader
and rs You were casing sFer tlscsgl
rious array Of hills, vallys, fOussts, +
and waving grain, stretching mt fhrf
below, Iuised your head to utter an
inspiration, and noticed stnrdy |
jackass contelnplatiyely gazing at the
same scenei Have you ever seem 9
q l.as=l,ptt lsn augEti vel 7 az1z.na about
~ riously ,sltt.ring ASfss pAsssEs
from Isiahf -
Have you ever heard a deep-mouth-
ed Macbeth whisper to Macduff IN the
mortal combat, "Hurry up and stick
me. I'm dry as fish," r.. sssF
Have you ever seen the ragged pro-
prietor Of hand organ solemnly
grinding away before . fashionable
Music Storef "a, -E--- a..J
Have you ever noticed u full-blown
Exquisite striding along with a state
~ step, and gazing cloudward, meet
with an unexpected fall Of six inches
at some street coIner7 =,
If you have seen these or any SINH
lar Instances of the proximity of the
sublime to the ridiculous, you may,
perhaps, appreciate the humor of
little incident that occurred in our
city a few days ago.
A young friend of ours-who shall
be nameless-a matchless wag and
punster, and gifted with the keenest
relish for fun of every description,
became arlcntly enamored of deli
cate blonde young lady, the daughter
of heavy Grocer residing ON Euclid
street. "They met, twas ut Il ball"
and at the close Of u short waltz he
found himself fairly spotted through
the heart-done for. "Pooh!" said
he, when he returned home, call gam
mon! I've laughed at such nonsense
! all my life time. This milk and water
sentiment, Love, belongs to the
"Flats," and he opened Il favOrite
volume of Tom Hood. 1t was Of no
| use, though-the graceful form of
! Amelia blurred the lettered page"
He retired to bed, and il delightfully."-
| The next moring on D~yiewing his
condition. he concluded that matri-
mony would prove the only relief, and
with the natural impetuosity ofyoutil
determined to declare his passion at
once, especially, since the fair Amelia
was piled with hosts of visitors, drawn
tlitl,er by her own charms and the
more rcsistlcsss fascination of th<
pate,nal ''hams and shoulders" HI
decided quickly, and the next even
ing saw him scrupnlously attired cap
n-pie at the door Of the Grocer
dwelling.
One modest pull at the ,.e]l, and h
was ushered in the presence of hi
charmer. She was alone, md the sol
blush that ep,.ang to her CHECKS show
, ed how "thc land lay" She wa
- "dressed to kiln" in expectation, III
loubtedly, of other visitors. By he
side stood u tolclably big mastiff-
family pet-an animal not well calct
lated to leave Il good first impression
especially on the mind of our youI
friend, who had a peculiar aversion
the whole canine race. SmOtherif
!" his antipatlly, however, and ikstowiI
- well the value of time, he advanct
- to the ''the adorcd, - took thu. proffer'
W chair, and exchanged the ordina
10 compliments of the even.ng-thc
was then an awkward pause. q
y. young friend knew no Other topic b
~ his burning love; he st:m,mere
' bluslled, squinted at the ceiling, a
~ felt that he was making Il fool of hi
~ self Things were coming 10 Il Girls
~. and with one desperate <sY,s.aaFt,i
'' ND of his courage, he flung iims
I" literally at the charmer's feet.
o' "My dear Amclia," he cried, seizi
ny her passionately by the hand, Ssh
ne can tell you Of my love, the rapt
that I feel in your presence, Will
bow"
"Bou ror Lo,c ,ro,c ?" reared
If huge mastiff, rushing tierceIj up ;
M catching the Hlorer" by the leg.
es. Our young friend sprang to his II
md and mad with rage and ccnfusi
be planted "a heavy boot III the nitrud
is ribs and sent him yelping across
ink room. Amelia shriekcd the Il
ong dog recovered himself and bo'ln
Try forward for second attack. l
cti- quite needless to say that our 80
nal friend left the room instantly.
u of now hates the women as badly as
our dcmuition botc acOrs!
eat
and SOENE On IdH 1SidApS'