Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-04
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a Bachelors Plight.

There lives not Thousand miles from loTn
| fascinating young bachelor, who tilIs his an.
castrsl acres With hts own hands. During che
| reccn! heated spell ho wss engaged in plowiGe
| his CORA, aud tho excessive redhotednoss OF the
temporalu:o constrained him to shod more
|! than toe regular amount OF clothing, in order
that he might ex:rso. as much comfort as pos :
slhe from tho shy btetZes that occasionally fits
tei sboui his uodrsped eX!remiias. Whilo
tho amount OF his drspcry was limited alnl0ss
to that ono snowy garment which tho lines OF
Hood hsvo immortuliz,d, some evil spirit NOV
| cd begy ct fair madens to call upcn tho 10,
dustrioul bachelor.
Tlndlhg his msnbion locked they proceeded
to tho hold. At tho turn OF n TOW The uutor
tunate rloKman caUSata glimpse OF the fair
INVADERS Ills pants!oona wero at tho other
cud aDd terror saiZ.d him. What should he
do! Shuuld io moot tho medens at 30 great
disadvantage or should he escape to the friend
~ shade Of the naighborng thioket? Discre-
ton hnaliy gained tho mastery and his two
stout and uuulcunbercl legs bore him home
ward With tho velocity Of III, wind. At co.,
Venleut distance hs toEuGntora followed, aad
ns they reached c.nat overlooking the bachO-
lor'N hall they saw q figure half draped in
rotc Of tlowing whto disappear through tho
window Of his rustic lodge. They had come :;
they hal eA"n thov hai o1nGuared. - THAR.
l0ftctpHc JfNtrSOnn1.
This yarn appears now in sn abridged form.
q stillaT story, and mas! probably the original
OF Tho shove, WAS published years agc--aomo
iino. wa hoIibTo during the late war Tho mar.
ra!ivn roferrod to gave vivid description OF Tho
p!anRs Gi Dhshiul young msn, VINO had divattad
hltnselt ol al his clothing savo that ono garment
OIL Wsrm afternoon, in ofdar that EoEtlo zooh-
WIS might Ian his Pedal estraElitias a5 he toilaI
III corn ne!d. While in this semi-pude cond.
tion, ho Inadvertently trod upon the sleeping
form oi huge corn snake which coiled itself III
su instant and dattcd its i&uSs At the baro limbs
OF the lu.a, but tho head Of the rsDtils coming
| IN contact With the extreme end Cf tho iEnor.
tallZat SarmoGt. So htmly ontaag,ed It's hook.
ed tne'h that il slurried terribly a5out tho logs
OF i:s intrn&oi victim. who becoming psniG-
stricken Tan for his lie. The trne ho ns,so
srouhd that four rcra field. a Ia iln"poltod dog
| iashlon. IN the vsi1 hops th.. his noIious Rp-
penusGo would iali Cu, il BGl1 TO have tqua,oi
Iho ias:cst ever DlSde ut arcitrs foot Facas HI,
fal'c ci:c'Iious u0ytm .nis q, les. s.trsctei iha
attention or party OF young wonon who waro
Esroiling near by, Upon drawing clo:sr to "a.
certain Tho CAUSE or tho supposed freaE. lhc7
were IailfA!y sppsi!ad to SEQ tho Inan-an old
acla=!&tacca--pAss with taa Speed Of tho wind,
MS hGir stendnS Ge still rs pcrelsino LuiI!s his
chiG garment drawn sisi.l'.iGht across tho pbIo
men, WIN . i've icst sorpsnt attached tr.i;iaq
.He uCst II his wake, Eone OF tao party With
drew, others pretended 10 be on tho cvo Of faint.
ing, while sl sorts of elRculsii ,ns were uttered
oy tne ftsiduo of the party. Finally orc OF tho
msiGan5 with more courage thsn tina o!hcra,
coAirCh3EcinE the unfortunate ycunS .aan's
predicama1t, agsin drew neir the spo. ho would
pass on his ninth round and armed herself with 6
heavJ STICK she found close by. IN tow gec,
oaGs The cloud OF dust and small c!ods Of earth
llyinG in tho sir soma ysrd5 in tho distsace &C..
noGEcsd The approach Of hor terrified friend,
and IS he passed we'll directed blow from ucr
lslT hands Eonn dispatched tho viper and fresd
lho man of his terrible sppendage. This Incl.
Gent ls ssli to havo completely cured our hero
3t eashiu!ness. Without experiencing any col.
taFfas5ilent, h1 laid siege 10 the heart of her
wno had thus bgirlendad him md soon wen he-