The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-13

Garlic, for I found myselfe of a peevish
humour, Clarence came to me-, and
prayd a few minutes Speache.-Sayde
twas Love made him SO Rude & Boys
ferrous, he was privilie betroth'd to his
Cozen, Angelica Robertes, she whose
Father lives at Islipp, and colde not
containe Himselfe for Joye.-I sayinge,
there was a Breache in y Familie, he
made Answer, twas true, her Father &
His, being Cozens, did hate each other
most heartilie, butt for him he cared not
for that, & for Angelica, She gave not
a Continentall.-But, sayde I, Your
Consideration matters mightie Little,
synce '.Governours will not heare to it.
answered twas for that he came
to me, l must be his allie, for reason of
olde Friend'P. With that 1 had no
Hearte to heare more, he made SO Light
of suche a Division as parted me & my
Happinesse, but tolds him 1 was his
Friend, wolde serve him when he had
Needle of me, and %presentlie seeing my
Humour, he made excuse to goe, & left
me to write downe this, sickle in Mynde,
and ~thinkinge ever of y Woman who
will not QUITE of my fhoughtes for any
change of Place, neither of employee
For indeede l doe love Her moste heart
lille, so " my Wordes can not sage it,
nor will y Booke ~containe it.-So 1 vii
even goe to Sleepe, y in my Dreames
perchaunce my Fancie maye do my
Hearte better Service.
12h June.
She is here,-What Spyte is yi' of
Fate & V alter'd gods! That 1, who
migate mott gett to see Her when to
See was to Hope, must move daylie
have Her in my Sighte, stucke lyke a
fayre Apple under olde Tantalus his
Nose.-Goinge downe to v HOTEL to-
daye, for to'gett me some Tobackoe,
was made aware w Ffrench familie
had hyred one of y Cottages round
abouts.-'Tis a goodlie Dwellings,
Without-Woude 1 coude speake with
as much Assurance of y Innsyde!
13A June.
Goinge downe to y Hotel againe To-
daye for more Tobackoe, save v &C
cursed name of Wn''n on V Registre.-
Went about to a neighboringe Farm &
satt me downe behind y Barnc for a ]
an Houre.-Frighted y Horned Cattle
w. talkinge to My Selfe.
15h June.
Twill make an Ende to Us Businesse.
vii make no longerS Stage here.-Sawe
Her to-day, driven Home FIN. y Beache,
about Al of v Afternoons, by Wn''a,
in his Dogge-Carte, VIII. v Cadde has
broughten herc.-Wil betake me to
V Boundlesse Weste-Not VI 1 care
aught for v Boundlesse Weste; butt
VI l shall doe wei if haplie I leave my
Memourie am y Apaches & bringe
Home my Scalpe.
16h June.
To Eyre Islande, in Winthrop's Yacht
y Twinnes W. Is, SO Titteringe &
Choppinge Laughter, Vt twas worse "a
a Flocke of Sandpipers.-Found a CRETE
Concourse of people there, Her amonge
them, in a Suite of blue, Vt became Her
bravelie.-She swimms lyke to a Fishe,
butt everie Stroke OF Her white Arms
(of a lovelie Roundnesse) ~clefte, as It
WERE, my Hearte, rather " y Water
She how'd to me, on goinge into y
Water, W. muche Dignitie, q agayn on
Cominge out, but VI Tyne W. less Dig
Mite, by reason of v Water in Her
Cloathes, & Her HARE in Her Eyes,
I'm June.
Was for goinge awaie Tomorrow,
butt Clarence cominge againe to my
Chamber, & mightilie purswadinge of
me, 1 feare l am committed to a verie
sillie Undertakinge.-For 1 am promised
to Help him, secretlie to wedd his Cozen.
He wolde take no Denial, wo!de
have it, his Brother card Naughte,
twas but y Fighte of they're Fathers,
he vas bounde it sholde be done, &
'twere best l stoode~ his Witnesse, who
was wei lyked of bottle y Branches of
y Family.-So twas agreed, y l shall
stay Home Tomorrow, I'm. " EXpedi-
ton to Eyre Islande, feigning a Head
Ache, (wh. indeede I meante to do, in
any Happ, for l can not see Her againe,)
& shall meet him at Y little Churche on
y Southe Roade.-He to drive to Islipp
tofetch Angelica, likewise her Witnesse,
who sholde be some One of ys Girles,
she hadd not yet made her Choice
made " Condition, it sholde not be
either of y Twinnes. NO, nor Bottle,
for that matter.-Inquiringe as to y'
Clergyman, he sayde y Dominic was
allreadie tSquar'd.
NEwE YORK, Ys BUCKINGHAM HOTEL,
19A June.
I am come to ys Taste Entire 1 shall
ever putt downe in y'Booke, and needles
must y l putt it downe quicklie, for all
hath Happ'd in sc short a Space, " my
Heade whirles w. thynkinge of it. "
afternoons of Yesterdays, I set about
Counterfeittinge of a Headache, & so
wei did I compasse it, y I verilie thinke
one of y 1winnes was mynded to Stay
Home & nurse me.-All havinge gone
off, & Clarence on his way to Islipp, 1
sett forth for y Church, where arriv'd
I founde it emptie, W. y Door OPEN
Went in & writh'd on " hard Benches
a of an Houre, when, hearinge a
Sounde, l look'd up & saw standinge in
y Door-waye, Katherine Ffrench.SShe
seem'd muche astonished, saying You
Here! or y lyke.-I made Anser &
sayde Vt though my Familie were create
Sinners, yet had they never been Elk
communicate by y Churche.-She
sayde, they cold not Putt Out what new
er was In.-While I was b~ethinkinge
me VIII. l mighte answer to VI, she went
on, sayinge l must excuse Her, She
wolde goe upp in y Organ-Lofte. I en-
quiringe what for? She sayde to prac-
tice on. y Organ.-She turn'd verie
Redd. of a warm Coloure, as She sayde
rthis.-I ask'd Do you come hither Oft
en-? She replyinge Yes, 1 enquired how
y Organ lyked Her.-She sayde
Right well, when 1 made question more
%curiously (or She grew more Redd
cache moment) how was V ActionP
y Tone? how mamie Stops? VIII She
growinge gretelie Confus'd, L led Her
into y Churche, & show'd Her VI there
was no Organ, y Choire beinge indeede
a Band, of i Tuninge-Forxe, i Kilt, & i
Horse-Fiddle.-At this She fell to Smil-
inge & Blushinge att one Tyme.-She
perceiv'd our Errandes were v Same, &
crav'd Pardon for Her Fibb.-I tolde
Her, If She came Thither to be Witness
at her Trends Weddinge, twas no
create Fibb, 'twolde indeede be Prac-