The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-12

Love lclleIb viii Dt NElttSll 10 lOuB M
the world lasts, containing Thoughts
that breathe and words that burn" To
third parties the seemingly innocent
declarations Of affection and devotion
appear very ridiculous, especially when
they arc read in open court. These
amatory illusions arc the sport OF the
dissccting lawyer, who dwells unctious-
ly on the endearing phrases and tender
words. OF late We have n great many
instances where passion has suddenly
cooled, and us consequence the case
has been thrown into court which has
brought out to the cold and unsylnpa-
thetic gaze of the world the deadly load
ed love letter. 1t would appear that
men would learn by the experiences OF
their unfortunate fellows to be more dis
Greet in their amatory correspondence
and get the art of love down as fine us
it is expoundcd by Ovid. Well selected
terms OF endearment and digniiied
avowal OF affection never convulse a
court or amuse the public, but it is the
weak and silly vaporings of the "Baby"
and "Bunnie" of the literature of love,
that excitcs laughter. There seems to
be no cure for this class, and If they can
stand it, why tits presumed the public
can.
The latest case that is furnishing
amusement is on trial in Pittsburgh.
The defendant in the case was lover
who not only "sighed like n furnace"
but. who actually worked at one in
a steel mill. Duringa torturing absence
from the side of the fair one he imparts
his suffering to her through the medium
Of a lcttcr. HIS place of exile is Chica-
90, and the fever Of his passion is so
consuming that he is compelled to seek
n place on the cool shores of the lake to
write. He must have felt comfortable if
his costume had anything to do with it.
He describes it with great particularly.
He scrubbed us follows:
"Attired in undershirt, slippers, light
pants, and linen coat, and armed with
writing paper, pen and ink and IEarer-
lcy's Mga.inc, Ibend my steps towards
the cool, shady banks Of Lake Michigan,
and sit me down to write my thoughts
about some one who has been haunting
me all night and all morning"
Judging from the description of his
dress it must have been he who was do
ing the haunting, rs his apparel was as
nearly ghost-like rs possible, This
might be excused when the heat Of
July day is taken into consideration,
but the poetry he writes should send
him up for life. Its irrelevancy to love
affairs moves us to reproduce it. 1t is
short, and We cannot conceive that it
will do any damage. Here it is:
It was n calm evening In July.
And our rooster Is crying for u fry,
The pump handle squeaks,
Like scared man speaks.
As the hired girl jerks tho pump.
The frogs sguawE loud
The girls all In crowd,
When tiny little mouse climbs up on
stump,
And the hcailhiul spring is gone;
Hut summer here,
And icc cream Is near
So sad am /,
I'd like 10 cry,
For my last cent has followed the spring.
He asks his love ''if he isn't quite
poet" and unnecessarily pleads with her
mot to tell anyone"
Once again he is seated by Lake Mich
igan's pleasant shores and the delicious
ly comforting thought comes to him
that the same sun that lights up the
horizon OF his happiness shines for her"
Having left Chicago and the inspiring
lake no writes from home a very touch
ing letter. He seems to have changed
his mind as to his poetical abilities, and
mcekly coniesses no is no Byron. He
writes:
~ shall not attempt to answer your
missivo with the same poetical fervor ,
that covers yours from beginning to end,
for am no poet, and you know it. But
while you are walking the glorious pave
of a promised Eden, l can only
walk the common earth and dwell with
earthly things. I mean that 1 cannot
nut tho color on my thoughts you can,
such as ''the sunny side OF sweet deliv-
GRANGE" "Yours till death do US part"
and so on. But 1 agree with you, for
we will DO true till death do us part, and
then do sincerely hope to meet you on
the sunny banks of sweet dcliverance.
The last few weeks, Pet, have been gold
en- ones to me, and ! am looking forward
to an eternity OF bliss in the coming
future. We can make each other happy,
Pet, II we will each do as We should, my
darling Pet"
These are the brightest specimens Of
largo collection. II they will continue
GIY-oaL-ns,