Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-06-12


have her-ihat she has scarcely rag
left; and common decency requires,
that she should retire from her busy
life and enjoy the otium cum digni
tate.
Now in our opinion, the best Coat
IF arms, or Coat Of Mail -iiher, is
an ample provision for rainy day.-I
" Put money an your purse" Rely
upon il tina! he who does SO, requires
no extrinsic aid from any bauble of
antiquity.
Courting Scene--The business was
enacted as we have said, by moon
light; and whether fate had so order.
ed it, or whether the bull frogs were
obliged TO suspend their melody, to
whet their whistles we dare not pro
nounce: but so it was,-that when the
lovers commenced in alternate strains,
they were as hush as death, and 10,
the slightest noise was heard but never
ending creaking ofthe cstydlds. Tho
rcugbgrabb saw, that If he did not
takeup the strain, Violetta would have
the first skeak Therefore after divers
manuel movements and hourisbes of
ofalory and pathetic, as preludes of
what was TO come, he laid bis right
hand on his left breast, standing liz
lie inclined towards the fair maiden,
and resting the greater weight of his
body on his left foot, and with an &C
companying cast Of his eyes, not to
wards heaven, for they were too deep
for such a movemeot--hut towards The
shaggy parspe, of his eyebrows, ut
tered the following words in a tone oil
sepulchral NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Li'li
ette, Tabilha killbear, perdiiion catch
my soul, but do love thee More
said he not, but more essayed to say
Vloletia, incon,inencly impatient, wait
ed not TO see ii there were more BE-
hind; bur forthwith replied in alternate
verse; o.! Thoroughgrabb, art thou
not tickle as the rest: Men are lighte,
than floating cork. Bot Thorough
grabb, mind yon, marriage is seri
Gus business Is the foolish talk one
Of yonr iloarishes or am | 10 gooo truth,
to receive it as declaration of your
love" j am for no sham inthis mat
ter Please to tell me in plain Eng
llsh what you want of me
Tn Immortal powers, forgive the
vile necessity that clothes high thoughts
OF love in plain and common words.
vi You are right, Mar Thorough
| 2rabb: if you have any thing 10 say
70 me, say it in plain Kentuck Eng
! llsh.
Th Well Tab, / love you and
want to marry you will you have me
or not
vi Ireckon Mr.. Thoroughgrabb,
| will. But The auhue men ae uerg
uncartin: as the lndIans say, 1 want
YOU to pu, it down on paper, or sly
it afore evidence, that may take the
law ofyou if you doot keep your word
| reckon one must be sharp to deal
with such as yon
TIL Why IS to that, Tabitha If |
war'Dt in the mind, | reckon l need'nt
say so As TO taking the law of ore
like me, that is right funny Excel
lent wench | do love thee lie. the
stars hear it and the sea.
Vi Coll me wench again, you black
gna.d, and pIlihrow you into the lake!
Tell me in earnest do you AK me if
will marry you!
TIL Dear Angelic maiden, / DO
III swear it, Let the stars hear it, and
the yea
vi Gfomishing) / say yes, Twill
marry you
Tho Damon as he morning mere fair,
Ind you mere reacherous than The stormy seas
he constant; you more tickle than The air.
LEI 1oouid i hue, and lore, and die zsiih tse.
TIL Ravlshng words! Peerless mai.
den! How base is gv;dl how misera-
bic lands and .enemepts, compared
wththee.
VI. Hold Mr.. Thoroaghgrabb.
There is another thing | must know.
| ak you now, # you mean to make !
me tote water like nidker, and dig |
the taties, and milk the cows, and
tend the babies, and work like dog, |
10 doots aud ont.
tn That's as you behave, Tab
mought and then again, mought not |