The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-02-04
Three Times Tilted.

All Nicetown, Pa, is laughing over the dis
comfture of Michael Lycet, who has IN no
less than three instances within the past year
been the victim of misplaced confidence IN
tickle women As 4 final resort he has APP
pealed to the courts and instituted breach OF
promise suit against the girl he last fixed his
affections on For many years Michael was
one of the most energetic spike drivers in the
employ of the Reading Railroad Company at
Doylestown, and being person OF regular
habits saved several hundred dollars. Having
no particular use for the money he, when thlr-
tv-seven years of age, resolved to indulge IN
the luxury of wife, but not being familiar
with the habits and customs, or as he eX-
presses it, the goings on of the gentle sex,
made no progress in his hunt for companion
until he fell in with Milesian named Madl-
gan. of whom he asked assistance Mr.. Mad
igan is a fiddler and is reputed to know the
merits and dement's OF every manageable
woman between Reading and Conshohocken.
In his hour of dependency Michael unbos-
omed himself to Madigan. who agreed for the
small fee of SO to find bouncing girl willing
to become Mrs. Lycet. Madigan got the fee
and three DAYS later introduced his employer
to one Miss Dolan. but Michael objected to
certain peeuharities OF her VISUAL organs;
Madigan said Lvcet was too particular and
demanded an additional fee of $40 before he
went in search of Venus that would meet
the approval of his patron. After inspecting
three nymphs unearthed by the interchangeable
fiddler, Michael found in a Miss Dugan all the
perfections of her adorable sex and made love
70 ner i'm orthodox style. He gave her two
dresses, a cloak, bracelet, an umbrella and
a tin type of his own eountenance. On the
strength of the grace with which she received
the last named token of his affection he offer
ed her the original, bat she declined the hon
or and two weeks later cut him dead. With
a broken heart and crushed spirit he sought
pastures new in Nicetown, where he found
employmept last fall and two weeks later met
a miss Casey at a rattle given by mutual
friend. Michael followed his old policy of
courtship. and soon Miss Casey burst upon the
public with green silk dress, pair Ot eight
dollar CATERS, a gorgeous bonnet. white KID
gloves and other hghly-tintcd pEmage, all OF
which were purchased hv thur Mike. as Mr..
Iyeet bitterly AYERS she called him. Il finally
dawned upon Michael that his courtshIp was
frightfuIly expensive and that week after week
went by without his being any nearer matrl'
mony than he was before he left Bucks eoaniy-
Not long after this Miss Casey jilted him.
In time-and by the way an exceedingly
brief period Il was--the victims wounded
heart healed and his attention was attracted
ing mistress. His interest in the Young WON
an increased daily aud "a Magistrate kriek-
baum he on Saturday Of last week gave his expe-
rieuce with her After dwelling ou her hair
her ewes and her build he sand :-'Furst she
aNed fur q silk dhress. DE yez moind thsiE
Seq /. -WiH sc marry me Its hasty Sc
are. - sex she. Margaret. sez |. sits no
six dhrrss ye II have from me I'LL ye promise.
''Herr well. sec she, Wid smile on her:
..l-u be Ms. Lycet on Christmas day.
When she had ihc dhress made she wanted a
CLOAK Twin;y dollars far cloak. ''1eH
have 40 cloak from me, sea J. Thin
I'll not saarry. sez she - phsa' could l
do but do phwat she wanted Thea she Dor
reed SO oat Nv the money in the hank 10 buy
things far the yeddin.
''Sez /. Margaret, go aizy wild she MONEY.
'.Oh is sayiu TN he srz she, hat she
spint evegv bEssid emit uv i thai VERY DAY 10
.hoes and ribbons and slepIcFs and tol -de-rols.
The das before Christmas. seq !, ''fi's
mltrric.i IN the moruin ven be- "PhWai
mornis , SEQ she. apeuin her Oycs and star
in in me face. Christmas morning, 80 |,
cts Neu Year. s,sl. sez shc. as bould as
brass war biljn' mad. hui she stud ike
COW in the aaud and eBd naytheT b. druv nor
blasueycd - ] waited, an to put hcs intil
.hpirrsts geY her tscuty- sivcu dollar rpeld
rias. On New Years day she wat % wid
,uaug Fom Monehau 20 a rssie and siui ms
leather saying She not marry me Il vas
made of ss.old Moind that nes. She sins
ne an onld ring worth iwinty cin;s as vowed
Il waz the wcddiu' ring ] gave bur. ! waat a
warrant for snd she q be pat IN jail, 80 she
will. for her decav5n thricks-
t7a Saturday an osicsr recovered the Fsns
frum Miss Casey and later IN the DAY The an
happy Lseet brought snit against her Tor
breach q premise.