Year: 1867

Gentle reader, have you ever stood on
the epath side Of the canal on one of
those mild January evenings so peculiar
to the early Autumn, and watched the
sun rise from his gorgeous couch athwart
the Western sky, aud listened to catch
the musical warble of distant coal heav
ers, mingled with the cries Of ragged
canal driver encouraging pair of atten-
uated calico mules? Of you don't re-
member whether you have or not, just
take time 70 consider. and inform us
through the Post Office, enclosing a
stamp 1t was at such a time, and on
such spot that two youths might have
been seen walking arm in arm in that
vicinity and abou: that time. Need we
tell you that one was fair, and the dauSh-
ter of poor thought wealthy parents, and
that the other wasn't, being her lover?


After considerable time spent in rehec-
ton, it appears rather necessary that We
should say. because you wouldn't know it
if we didn't, that the young mar had
seen but nineteen Springs, yet did be urge
suit with the passionate ardor Of one who
had attained the ripe age Of four score
years and ten; and although his weight
didn't exceed one hundred and twenty
five pounds, he couldn't have plead more
cloquently had he weighed a ton.


The maiden she was fair Tooth brush
handles couldn't compare with her teeth
in whiteness, aud the ravens wing had
no more business by the side of her glossy
curls than a stove brush. Can we won
der that the young man swore he would
cheerlully catch the measles for her sake,
and express a willingness TO have the
scarlet fever a second time to prove his
devotion ?


Alas! the perversty of woman AL
though loving him devotedly, she replied
to these declarations by sitting down on a
stone and writing him letter of intro
duction to the marines, to whom she rec
commended him to report that narrative |
Driven to frenzy Gin an open hack By
such trifing, Caleb-for Caleb was his
oame turned so red in the face that he
tore all the buttons off his vest, and froth-
cd at the mouth to such an extent that
be split bran new coat down the back.
Then casting a look of unutterab,e an.
guisb, through poke: telescope, he
cried:


Farewell, false one, forever :" threw
a double somersaui, backward, and dis
appeared behind board feoce


Phoebe Ann she phainted.


cEAP. SECOND.


We left Phoebe Ann in a swoon, or
rather Caleb did As soon as conscious
ness came Phoebe Ann came too, and
then she remembered with pang that
she had driven Caleb away. She called
aloud, ''Caleb Caleb ~ but no Caleb an
swered. However. we'll other Calebs
might answer for others, no one but her
Caleb would answer for her, and he
couldn't because he wasn't in hearing
Where had he gone?


A thought struck her. ca coward
thought to strike woman.) She recall
ed his love for the briny deep, which ia
duced him when . mere lad to Iun away
from home to drive on the White water
canal Then his father, humoring his !
passion for riding mountain waves and ;
climbing giddy masts, procured for him,
through his influence with the President !
Of the U S. the appointment Of Sd As
,istant Lock Tender. "What more nat {
ural," thought the Phoebe bird, than for {
Caleb to follow his youthful passion and
70 for a saior?" Her resolution was t
taken. Beware Of pickpockets.) What
was it We shall see.


CHAP. THIRD.


WHAT"


Before explaining the meaning of this
thrilling ejaculation, let US take brief
review Of doings at the period Of our