The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-06-11

sense, is most admired. Though. to
be candid. there are some who have
too much good taste To esteem sl1rn
mohkey-like animals as these in
whose formation, as the saying is.
the tallors and BARRIERS go shares
with God Almighty"
Quantities camo thick and fast.
voraciOus rat chews his pocket
book and destroys his best pair of
blue silk garters. Harder TO bear
than either CT these mishapS,, The
roof leaks directly over his watch
am the water soaks in. hopelessly
wetting his precious watch-paner. In
his endeavor to rescue the cutting.
his hand gives it wrench. Relating
the melancholy incident TO John
Page, he writes: This, cried {, was
the last stroke Satan had in reserve
for me; he knew | cared not for
anything else he could do to me and
was determined to try this last most
fatal eXpedient. | would fain ask
the favor of Miss Rebecca Burwelt to
give me another" And he adds:
However, am afraid she would
think this presumption after my suf-
fering the other to get spoiled. If
you think you can excuse me to her
for this would be glad if YOU would
ask her" AS the letter continues, he
writes: You cannot conceive the
satisfaction it would give me to have
letter from YOU. Write ME very
circumstantially everything which
happened at the wedding Was she
there? Because if she was, | ol.ght
to have been at the devil for not
being there, too He closes with
numerous messages to his friends
in williamsburg and with the re-
quest that Page "tell-tell-in short,
tell them all the thousand things
more than either YOU OF 1 can new
or ever shall think OF as long as We
live"
Just year from the destruction
of his much priced watch paper mis-
love affair assumes very serious pro-
portions, insomuch that on January
20, 1853, he writes from Shadw Iii
to his bosom friend, John Page. IN
this wise: How does II. D do Had
| better stay here and DO nothing or
words, had l better stay here while
| am here, or so down that may
have the pleasure of sailing up the
| river again in Il fUll-rigSel tat" I'm
clination tells me to &C, receive nv
sentence and be no longer in sus-
pense; but reason says, if YOU 90
and your attempt proves unsucceSs-
full you will be ten times more
wretched than ever. Have you any
inclination to travel. Page? Becau ie
| If You have, | shall be glad of your
company. For YOU must know that
as soon as the Rebecca (the name /
intended TO give the vessel above
mentioned) is completely finished, !
intend to hoist sail and away.
shall visit particularly England
Holland, France. Spain. Italy (whers
l would buy me a good fiddle) and
Egypt, and return through the Brit
ish province to the Northward home.
This. to be sure. would take us two
or three years; and if we should not
both be cured of love in that tiIue.
think the devil would be in it"
BY July of the same year very
formidable rival. in the shape of
young Jacqueline Amber, of James
town, lays siege to the heart of the
lovely enchantress. The fact is COM
mnnicated to Thomas jefferson, who
writes from ShadNen in reply: The
rival you mentidbeG l know not
whether to think ffmidable or not,
as there has been great an open-
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