The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-13
LOVE IN OLD CLOATHES.

LOVE IN OLD CLOATHES.
NEwE YORK, v 1" Aprile, 1888.
Ye worste of my ailment is this, Vt it
groweth not Less with much nursinge,
but is like to those fevres wa y leeches
Starve, tits saide, for that v more
Bloode there be in V Sicke mans Bodie,
y more foode is there for y Distemper
to feede upon.-And it is moste fittings
VI come backe to v my Journal
(wherein I have not WRIT a Lyme these
manye months) on y It Of Aprile, be-
inge in some Sort myne owne foole and
y'foole of Love, and a poore Butt on
whome his hearte hath play'd a Sorry
tricke.-
Tor it is surelie a strange happen
inge, that /, who am ofte accompted a
man of v Worlde, Gas V Phrase goes,)
sholde be soc Overtaken q caste
downe lyke a Schoole-boy or q countrie
pumpkin, by a meere Maybe. & sholde
set to Groaninge and Sighinge, &, for
that She will not have me Sighe to Her,
to Groaninge and Sighinge on paper,
wsA is y greter Foolishnesse in Me,
y some n maye reade it Hereafter,
who hath taken his dose of y' same
Physieke, and made no Wrye faces over
it; in wsA case 1 doubte 1 shall be much
laugh'd at.-Yet soc much am 1 a
foole, and soc enamour'd of my Fool
ishnesse, VI have a sorte of Shameful
Joye in tellinge, even to my Journal,
y I am mightie deepe in Love withe
y yonge Daughter of Mistresse French,
and all maye knowe what an Angel is
y Daughter, since L have chose
M" French for my Mother in Lave
Though she will have none of my
choosinge.)-And 1 likewise take COM
forte in y Fancie, y this poore Sheete,
wh'n I write, may be made of v Rags
of some lucklesse Lover. and maye
y more readilie drinke up my COM
plaininge hike
This muche I have learnt y Fraunce
tstilles not, nor y Indies grove not,
y Remedie for my Aile.-For when ]
1" became sensible of Y folly of my
Suite, I tooke to drynkinge & smoak-
inge, thinkinge to cure my minde, but
all l got was a head ache, for fellow to
my Heart ache.-A sorrie Payrel-I
then made Shifte. for a while, withe q
Bicycle, but breakinge of Bones mendes
no breakinge of Heartes, and 60 myles
o Daye bringes me nc nearer to a We'd
d1nge.-This beinge Lowe Sondaye,
(wA my Hearte telleth me better than
y ~Allmanack,) 1 will goe to Churche;
VIII. l maye chaunce to see her.-Laste
weeke, her Eastre bennett vastlie
pleas'd me, being most cunninglie de-
vis'd in y mode of cure Grandmothers,
and verie lyke to a coales Scuttle, OF
white satine.-
2'd Aprile.
/ trust / make no more moane. than
is just for a man in my case, but there
is small comforte in looking at ye backe
of a white Saline bennett for two
Houres, and 1 maye save as much
Neither any cheere in Her goinge out
of y Church, & walkinge down v Ave-
nue., with a Puppe by y name Of Will
hanson.
An Aprile.
Because a man have q HAITI with a
Brimme to it like v Poope-Decke of a
Steam-Shippe, and breaches lyke "
Case of an umbrella, and have loste
money on Hindoo, he is not therefore in
y beste Societie-I made this observa-
ton. atty Clubbe, last nighte, in Y hear
inge of Wn"a, who made a mightie Pre-.
tence, to reade y Sp' of v Tymes.-l
doubt it was scurvie of me, but it did
me muche goode.
"a Aprile.
Y manner of my meetinge with Hell
and fallinge in Love with Her Cfor v
two were of n date) is thus-I was
made acquainte withe Her on a Wed
nesdaie, atty House of Mistresse Varick,
Ctwas a Reception,) but did not hear
Her Name, nor She myne, by reason Of
y noise, and of M"' Varick having but
lately a newe settle of Teethe, of VIII.
she had not yet gott, as it were, We Just
Pitche and accordance-I sayde to Her
that y Weather was warm for that
season of y yeare. She made answer
She thought I was right, for M William.
son had saide y same thinge to Her not
a minute past-I tolde Her she music
not holde it original or an Invention OF
Vase, tor y Speache had-beene manic
yeares in my Familie. Answer was
made, she wolde be muche bounden to
me if l wolde maintaine y' Rightes OF
my Familie, and lett all others from
zsinge of my propertie, when perceiv.
inge Her to be of a livelie Witt, L went
about to ingage her in converse, il
onlie so I mighte locke into Her Eyes,
VIII. were of a coloure suche as | have
never scene before, more like to
Pansie, or some such flower, than any.
thing else l can compair with them
Shortlie we grew most friendlie, so thai
She did aske me if l colde keepe g
Secrett.-I answering l colde, She saidt
She was anhungered, having Shopp'C
all V forenoone since BreakfaSt.-Sht
pray'd me to gett Her some Foode.-
What, / ask'd.-She answered merrilie
q Observation-Disclosures Her " that Con
lection was not on " Side-Boarde; bu
I presentlie brought Her such as Their,
was, & She beinge behinde a Screane,
stoode in y waie, so u none mighte Sc,
Her, & She did cate and drynke as fol
loweth, to witt
iii cupps of Bouillon web is a Tea, O
Tisane, of Beafe, made verie hott
thinne)
iv Alberto biscuit
il cellars
creame-cake
together with divers small Gates & com
feits whit / know not V names.
So y / was grievously afeard for He
Digestion, leste it be overland. Said
this to Her, however addinge it was m,
Conceite, y by some Processe, lyk
Alchemie, WHY V baser metals ar
transmitted into golde, so y crosse MOI
tall foode was on Her lippes chang'd t
y tabled Nectar & Ambrosia of We Gods
She tolde me twas a sillie Speache, We
seam'd not i'll pleas'd withall. She hat
a verie prettie Fashion, or Tricke, Q
smilinge when She hath made an end G