The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-03


clover and coming home to the hive And
the writer Of the scientific treatise already
referred TO kindly and benevolently advises
any poor fellow who is in love with some
coy maiden not to be sitting all day dole
fully in the dumps but just to make 4
ghos, If himself and he will be able to see
down Ia the bottom Of her beautiful bosom,
and if she cares anything about him her
thoughts will look ike humps of candy
kisses labeled with poetry and wrapped up
in blue paper.
Il do not wonder, said |. at your
wish to become ghost "a that you might
obtain peep at the musings and medita-
tions of this lovely lady.
My wish to be promoted to a ghost
ship could not be realized But perseyer-
anee stimulated and strengthened by sincere
and ardent love will ultimately overcome
obstacles which cause the weak wavering
and fain, hearted to despair 80 as, ON u
portico one evening. with the stars Of
heaven winkiug at me approviugly on
bended knee cla>ped her lily white hand
in mine aud entreated and implored with
the feryor and sincerity Of saint at his
shrine Nv adored bowed her beautiful
head ard in q musical murmur referred me
To her father | was 81 happy and my
heart became SO light with the heavy bur
den Of doubt thus suddenly removed that
| felt as it was going right up into the
supernal regions. and inyoluntarily grasped
the railing of the poFticp 50 that might
not be- waited away lrnm my adored for
what cared just then for the society OF
saints aud ~eraph> when had her by nv
side. But. alas alas how blind are we
D-sor mor,alS and how impossible is II for
H> with our mole-lkc vision to discover
the most insignificant rent in the curtain
which i interp-I>ed between the actual and
the IssSsible The poet l. mistaken.
Future events do nat east their shadows
beiure ,ough, her father and eraved
hi, aplrrbation and his blessing. Hewa
Q prosperous aud wealthy merchant aud a
c,auc,,us gentleman in sscial intercourse
Bat he wa descended from the puritaui,
,ta.k which dwclt in the l.oWlands of Seoi
land Hi, ,rced was rigidly Cslvanis,iC
aui confined him wi,hia narrow limits
lie SGd thar b,i,rc he oould b,-,tnw the
hand II his beloved daughter on ,uiior
d, must ascertain what his opinion, were
"a certain important -abjeCt> He pr.
ees,lei 10 pa, me through short catcchi>m.
Ir r~Tv'u-s 10 the gu,stion- which be
I.rufauR,is-i eanlidly told him that |
'b,4sb, thar there vss truth and there
ga, efrF iu al creed. that Wa aH e3ctiC
iu nsgari @" erss,i, that socep,e,l Ihc
e--i. and the bad rejected tie nec
irun his Eat "a asuch excitement. and
clcystipg himself to- his fail height he todd
me. with IN awful fruwu that he looke,l
uprn aa eeieiic in crcesl, a> no better than
s. fTvy thinker. and that be wa> determined
thai M FREE thinker should syeF enter he,
hs.,lss uiuch l,-> bcc,me the husband oi
his daughter He babe nle besune I
hurried away and Suffered my ss,litary man
sl.n To ir,vn my despair drank oH a
tssllr 1t wine then determined to make
a .ho~i Il myself in dead earnest gul
aui pistol I, va. l,e.dcd. kpcclc,l
~ the anuf and u4s about putting the
pistol e. ms head when my biz black dee
Rover ovcrjoye,i Al nay retuFu. rushed into
the Ram and, leaPing uEon nv -h"uldcr-
,hrew uir I.r1S,rsie ab the a,.F .t'os,i
dsesf herc exclaimed
uttered loud exclamation, a. / las on
,be aoF. The servants ran in. and. lifting
uBe up- carried me to nay chamber aud sent
tsg ,,.1toT. called for an,ther izottlc
af ainr drank u eH and. when the doc,or
s-a.., Sas ia devP .lecp. Tie felt my
pulse. -aid i, vas spoplexy ordered the
servants o. bring basin aad procceie,l 10
J,hlel~,on,ife me A. felt the strokr oi
ghe lassei jumped up and knocked the
d,-tor down The n,s-lieal man ar,s-p il,,Iu
ihe a,.r and hcd FROM the hog>c The
servant. l-.und up my arm after which |
drank smother bo,lle of wtne and then lell
auto a lEuluund -luruber In the morning
avuke and was wyciChtsl fully deter
taine,l to ~ ahrzd Making the necessary
arTauesmeut, embarked ,sr Euppe and
trm ,heuce travelled ia the Oriental couu-
'rie- and dad su' re,ura until she laIse oi
thrre wear,