Year: 1862

That am bachelor, is rendered unmis-


takably evident by the foregoing CAPTION


How became so, you have yet to learn, and
as my object in penning this sketch is not so


much to inform you what | am, so unfortu-


nate, Cor fortunate, as you please,) as to be,
as it is to enlighten you in regard 70 how such
came to be the case, and hoping that it NAV
prove a salutary lesson to some reckless wight


like myself [ will proceed without further


preface or preliminary.


1t was while on visit to an aunt of mine
IN the town of c., that | became acquain-
ted with Carrie Mayburn, fine blooming
maiden of eighteen summers, with beautiful
auburn hair clear lit eyes, small nose, and
handsome mouth, we'll studded with pearly
teeth rvaing snow in their dazzling white
ness added to these charms fautless form
and graceful carr age rendered her at once a
special object Of attraction and admiration :;
her amablity Of sweetness of temper made
her many warm friends, while her beauty of
face and figure drew her hosts of suffers in
short she was, as l was not long in discover
ing, the universal admitted bella Of the place.


Although am not to say an extraordina-
ry susceptible individual, in the general &C
ceptation of the term, yet tt will admit that :,
like all the rest of my class, have my weak
points, and do not profess to be so entirely
proof against the influence Of female charms
as to be incapable of experiencing at times
curious and somewhat undeinable sense of
palpitation in the region of the ribs when in
the company of the fair sex, and as my ac-
quaintance with the enchanting Carrie re-
solved itself into intimacy, and this, ere long,
began to ripen in stronger feeling, I eveutu-
ally began to realize that | was becoming en-
desperate attempt was necessary to extricate
myself, and where | had formerly sought her
society merely for the sake of a chat, where
with to while away the time, now began to
look upon her in the light of an indispensa-
Bile companion; and at length, as the time
for my return home drew near, | became
aware that unless she and | could make a
compromise one way or other, | must bid
farewell to happiness and make up my mind
to spend my future life in misery. Actuated
by these thoughts, and fearful lest | should
be forestaled by some one or other of her
admirers, and having also the happy con-
sciousness of being looked upon by her IN
that light was calculated to be anything but
dscouraging to my hopes; in short, feeling
fully satisfied that was by far the most
highly favored OF her gallants, I determined
that before took my leave OF C, l
would know my doom from her lips; conse-
quently the evening previous to the day fix
ed Tor my return, called upon her, and met
with the usual cordial reception. remained
for some time, and, finally, after considerable
" hem"ing and hesitation, nerved myself
for the desperate deed was about to COM
mlt In the most insinuating manner | ask
ed her to be mine-to share with me my fu-
ture trials or triumphs, reverses or successes,
properties or adversities, joys or sorrows, as
the case might be; told her was poor and
had yet to gain name and position in the
world, but tha. | loved her truly and dsvot-