The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-25
Old 2o0-Pounder Captures a
Lover.
We received the following a few days

Lover.
We received the following few days
since:
Mr.. cditur:
Deer ser-ever sens seed the pictur
of GAL 2-hundred powder i hev bin in
luv with him. Is he marid Pleese
doant tel me he is, fur it wuld brake
the pore hart that hes ben veri tendur
evur sens seed that hansum pictor of
hsn. Whot kline of les mes he got. Is
they blu? Is his feat litel? Is he frum
n Knoxville familiY Dus he oan Il
country seteI Wuld he du ter trust
o mister editur, is Their emmy hoap? if
so, how hapi mi poar hart vii feal.
Pese ansur in yoar papur, and put at
eese a hart wich hes bin goin pitypat
evur sens its Gamer laid les on that man
Ii pictur. If yu CANT ansur i'll yoar pa.
PR plcese adres me thru the poast mas,
tir at this phase. Yores trooly,
p. S. send you mi pictur fer yu tel
print. Pleese sal that it is not fare
llkenis of me, as i wus not in guide
umor wen it wus took.
Now, who'd have thought that any
one would have fallen in love with old
2OO-poundcr "on sight" of his picture
We are sorry for the "dear one"-tor
she is certainly wasting her sweetness
on the desert air." TO set her "pore
hart" at ease, we will answer her inter
rogatores in the order given, to-wit:
|. Old 200-pounder is married.
muchly so-and has several certificates
male and temalc) to that effect.
2. He has what some people term
"rabbit eyes" Some times they arc
blue, and sometimes "rcd."
3. Our observation is that his fcat(s)
are little.
4. He is from KNOXVILLE famili. What
they don't know amt worth knowing
in their estimation.
5. OF course he owns country seat,
a portable one-andmakes good use Of
it around town every day.
&. Some people trust him. We
trusted him for years subscription
one time, and lost two dollars by the OPP
Grafton.
Below We give fac-simile of the pic
ture sent us-true in every outline and
wealth of hirsute appcndage. Judging
from the picture We would render II YER
1ict of beauty and goodness as the
eading charms Of the lady. She has a
pensive look, such as takes possession of
nearly all ladies who are really in love.
young ladies. If she was out
Of humor when this picture was taken
Heaven and earth who could fail to
fall in love with her when she was in
good humor! Certainly old 200-pound-
er could not. But the mystery is:
How could she, in any humor, fall in
love with old 20O-poundcr Neverthe-
less, it is attested by time that some of
the lovelicst women fall in love with
the homeliest men, and, rice rersa. 1t
is well, no doubt. The thorn and rose
90 together. Perhaps old 20O-pounder
has plenty Of sense, and good sense, a
GOOD brain-ah! they have played the
leuce with many a lovely woman-and
I'D 2O0-pounder may have won this
'faire ladie," not by his personal but by |
lis supposed mental attractions. Unjust
Ne so-in fact, it cannot be otherwise.
We congratulate him. And now comes
n a tear. We have said that old
is married-as much so rs
ny man can be. Hence there is no re-
lief for the fair one, unless she concludes
o wait until the old fellow loses his
resent wife. Then, oh !! then her
'ewitching face and luxuriant curls
night come in for the old fellows heart
nd hand. Here is her picture: