The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-08-18

folks will think how we've run off without
paying our honest debts.
"Let 'em"-said Tom, briehy-"1 can buy
'em and sell 'em."
"Alas!-but Tommy"
"Now Ducky shut vour're pan-dang it
no use fighting afore we get back"
The happy pair soon reached home. The
reader must know Tom had hired room,
which served as Kitchen, parlour and cellar.
and place to keep his old mare, which was
the chief property he possessed. But Peggy
had collected tea kettle-a bed, an old
pine table chair with three legs, and
stool, one knife three forks and two spoons,
so they were altogether qualified to COM
mence house keeping.
! The old mare was taken from the stable
but how was Peggy to accompany Tom? He
gon, and he could not think iof leaving his
loving bride at home alone, he therefore
made arrangements to place her on behind
and away they went to town. The old mare
grunted and stumbled most wofully under
her load, for Peggy was very corpulent
womans-The journey however was passed
very agreeably, for they were big with COR
pulcnt expectations. Tom beguiled. the
time away by debating on his extraordinary
good luck, and how fine they would live in
futurc.-Pcggy should have as many cows
and milk-pans, as she wished, she should
have new frock, and every comfort she
might desire. They would have a horse
piece to ride upon, and {. dozen OF hands
should be hired to farm the place, in short
Tom dc clared he would live an independent
gentleman, and Peggy should be the happi-
est woman in the neighborhood
i 1t was near two days before they reached
town: and worn down as the whole trio were
Toms impatence would not permit him to
rest before he received the prize: so strait
way they bolted towards the Lottery Office.
in broad day light, with about thirty chill
dren in their wake, dignfying the procession
, with their merry huzzas. On arriving at
, the Lottery Office, the difficulty now was
/, for Peggy to dismount and they sorely felt
the want of horse-block. Tom got off,
and attempted to lift his loving bride from
the saddle but she being much the larger,
5 the weight was too great for him and down
r they both fell into the large gutter. scene
E of such splashing and foamlng then ensued
, as was never before observed in the streets
of Philadelphia. Tom was soon on his feet
but poor Peggy still lay, blowing like por-
! poise, and then the unfeeling crowd, which
1 had now swelled to upwards of one hundred
e persons, had not sympathy enough to help
/ her from her doleful situation, but all @tood
d laughing apparently much tickled with the
e msfortuncs of the affectonate couple before
r them. Tom at last succeeded i'll helping his
t wife up, and began to wipe her down as an
v an ostler would use curry-comb, consoling
!. her at the same time by saying, never mind
= ducky its an adverb, that how, we always
i have to wade through fire and water to get
s. to Dame Forten."
: In about half an hour they were in a little
l. better plight, and into the brokers' off
'e they went. .ghty
% tone, elevating his head with his h. ro ny;1s
" on one side, "NIr. Broker, want'S p'iNS
le drawed." proLsr
,e "What number"-asked t. Irone., ha.n,a ,,r,
IS Tom pulls out the ticks so'Mtbat S"o a% ant If
Y, Der Forty ieven Moou;1t,, ,Isz,en. No Dang
A foar handred and 'lsaaiy i. got dirty water
IS in my eyes" woods enc
N N - Ave that, it" says Tom, shears wallet
es ~ 60 snS said the Broker, 81 will examine
u :. .tr turning over several leaves of the
" H., hoo, he pronounced-No. ALL BLANK.
al ION started with eyes as large as bullets
a .rst Oh the Broker, then on Peggy; and with
!, out uttering syllable, he flew like lightning
y out of the door, sprung on the old mare, gal
u oped off, and was never heard OF after. 1t
II was said, however, person answering ON
description, was seen on the bank OF the
" Schuylkill late at night, soon after, but these
= were the only tidings that could ever be
gathered of poor Tom. Peggy succeeded in
Ie arriving at her old home, vowing most bit
terly she would never have any thing to do
with such another as Tom LnmhkM.