The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-17
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Rap. rap, rap, went he kn,,ker NJ .,er.
my Martin DIOR me ChfI4fin - ~, iilsi
~ the girls had drawn ihrnns,l,rs ronGd
The fle, ont AIMED with u hammer aud u
huge basket of hickory aud hutter-nnis.
aGoiler With ladlr Ia f~h The fa, moah
lough.nnls on cC The lard, in whirh they
"Cte slrWin,. over the fire, y lnir In, eide
wd> basiiy engaged ii ihr table cafiins on
dough boys anil rifls, and birds and housf.
- l,ll np the long roW of hungry sfock hing,
hhea adufnrd the nouden pms around liIr
room. Without stopping, IA was usual IN
jrrN's linusr, To decide hy dur ri u Sharp
cnmfo,rrsy, who shouId ~ to tie door.
one and AL sri up he shout n( come In :"
AMI Il couple al spIgh'ly io,klng braax
entered, "'idently dtrk,d oil ~ thor ,rr,
best, and with span HcW con So as might
hr known ilnn their carrying thtir arms
hille distance from th,lr sluc, something
alter the manner chirkruc ari les IFS ingy
When rau oui al breath Que utthr visitors
proved To b. AZ old acquaintance. and the
other MAS bouncing country ,ad from the
pine flats, hall dozen miles distant.
A. fashion had not vet crypt into plain
NJ. Martins family, such a ihiag as miro.
ducton was entirely nuueersar-y. and the
voting men sralrd Themselves qnirtly h,
The lire Robert, Who was intimate in the
fdmIi,, having broke the ice for his friend,
with thu Giris, 10y kissing them all round,
wbrh Was signal Tor him In do ihe same,
took occaslon In whisper Mr.. Nertin aside.
ann they heidi a Long disco rise together
without the door, while young Byth. soon
had the girls IN an uproar, which rather IN.
creased than diminished, Nhpu the good
mother was called away 10 ioiu the secret
c"nela,r, and the merry SPARK VAS III
alone with the delighted girls, al Of VIII IN
s""medanhiious which cnnldcugfass most
90 the attention. Of the suoolh-laced, laush.
trr-eNlng stranger.
Almost IN hour paascd away before the
long augmentation without, WINS getting
! through with, aud an unwatchiug obsrr,
would have needed all the powers of the
second gbtcd seer, Ia hive been able tn
see through the weigbty matters that were
III embryo The elder Martins nj length
returned, evidently IL even b, tier hun4or
han when they retired, with young Ro!,clt
rhuehllne by their side. More wood WI
piled on The fire roared almost 10 ihr
chimney top, the table was spread on', nnd
the pondrrous holiday pitcher was brought
lnfth, hllcd II Overlooking With fnr clear
cider. The stranger beau grew inlo esteem
with wonderous rapiihy, aud when thu
gleefnl group w,te nj the highest pllch of
animation, Mary, the oldest daughter WIS
called oni of the room by her prudent nv
! lhrr, and ~ a short time returned, her hair
drano nP IN pig tail on the top of her
head, tied with pretty new ribbon, and
her blue homespun, changed for domestic
white, IN which she looked, for all the
world, like clean bag of we'll packed meal,
with ~ arm dangling down at each side
| ''ut Mary WIS nevertheless n coniry, plea
SAINT looking girl-shc had pretty black
Eyes, lnr rosy cheeks, and lips thai did mt
look rs If they could be readily worn on
by kissing.
Lot bulttrcd bears aud hunt the hu; on
were introduced ard played oil with
woodcrous agility, and these endod Ia
pawae and jumping the broom stick, 10
wheel succeeded many stofics Of matches
mad" Oh Christmas Eva and Mr. Mar
I'm gave shrewG gaeascs that there might
he nlorc such. IL told the young people
ths; E. vas old .han lhay, the customary
Wa al the world over of ..i,iag WIGHT l.
"''lee, and dat lac never kHrw long comt-
slips to make happy matches maIclcs
should oc Jumped ialo, aud for hia part his
Glla should never Isl him cHudls light ~
wood, even though thu last WAS plcnly.--
Young Blythe evidently urdcrslaod the
meaning OF all tbs well, aud.any one might
have sen that Mary understood il even
brlirr. But there was a plz1Iuls question
to he asked, and who should ask il was a
matter of 10 small moment. Bob ut last
n0dcrsook il" what's the use Of palhyrr-
ing, said he, here's Bly The, he wants n
wife, and, Martin, can't W. persuade some
of tle girls 10 have hun {" " Faith" shid
III Tin, they won't want much prrsuading
iwa'tart ye:th"b boy shall have hischoiee.n
4" VIII SAID 'iy the, &" IN take Sue, them
Iren lhr mother looked CROSS. Shr be
hNdifd, Nary van knit SIX pair Of stockings
, ~ her 0nr-shc knows four limrs as much,
ana IS tvlre as indie lr0Hb=-take Mlry, III
:, commend hrr." Blythe ioolrdgra,e, a
"tsaliy Wrighog the matter but as soon
J AS d'cency would allow change Of opin-
ION, hc nodded a formal assent, and boun.
clog across The room, pulled Mary on liz
Hnee. y began To roo in her tar some.
thing about half ntoilsiblr.
At this signal, Of pushed MIR. Martin
got his hat, and ia about ten minutes cum"
in with The squire, ltllr shrlyelIed up
hooking man, aboel an inch and quarter
from check 10 cheek, with his book under
Lis arm, and a kind Of smue between hl-
teeth. They wert seated, things began to
look serious, butnon Of tiepaiies r,inred
The least disposition to linch--and whilc
'he squire wiped of his spcctacles aud fx.
81 tn N on his nose with AN the Dig ~
imaginable, Mrs. Martin huddIcd aloug sid,