Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-05-21

hOuEs Aucu stOOo up W thO iSOAH5
glass and frizzled up my hair, changed
my shirt pin to a new place, thought
over some speeches TO make under The
buffalo skin. and finally laid a plot to
tuck in the awful question in a SORT OF
slantin' fashion.
At last Patty appeared in all Der glory:
and was just crooking my elbow to
lead her out, when in came mother
Bean. "Where are you gwyn' to, Pat
typ "a sleigh. riding, motber'-"What
and leave your cousin Dolly all alone,
to suck her fingers! A pretty how dye
do, that, after coming all the way from
Saco to see YOU Here was a knock
down argument. All my plaus OF cour
ting and comfort melted down and ran
off in a moment saw directly thai
the widow was resolved to push biz Dol.
ly Fisher into my sleigh whether or not,
aud there was no remedy; for the wild
ow Bean is a stump that is neither 10 be
got round nor moved out Of the way.
made some mention about the small size
of the sleigh. but she shut my mouth
instantly. Let me alone, says she,
Il went sleigh riding before you was
, born, youngsier. And If don't know
how to pack a sleigh, who doess Patty
Bean, stow yourself away there, stink
yourself up small If Their ISN'T room, as
the fellows used to say. Now Dolly
hoist yourself in there Aud she tum.
bled her into the sleigh, like shot from
shovel, or a cart load of pumpkins into
a gondola: 1t wss chuck full OK her.
o, she IS a whopper, | tell ys. "Why
Johnny Biddie, in my day, they used to
pack up layer upon layer. AT this hint
sneaked round to find Patty and begin
the second layer upon her lap. But the
widow was wide awake. She clenched
me by the collar, and patting upon Dol
iy's knees, "heare's the drivers seat
says she. Plant your feet fiat and
firm, nice. Jump up. Johnny aud
now away with yer, my lad!"
| by thi, time bad got so rayin' mad
that could not hold in no longer.--t
fell! foul OF the old mare, and i'll did'nt
give IL to hes about right then there
none ONE, that's all. The Deacon
counted the welts upon her hide week
afterwards, when be called me to recsS
oning. which was made with chalk upon
the upper f'ap OF bis every day hat
Sokey, tot understanding such Jokes,
took the bit in her teeth and shot of
right and bead, like fash of true
+ Connecticut lightning Jemni! how
we Skinned over it. Aud the houses.
and barns, and fences, and pigstyes
flew by US ike scode by the moon.
And youpderis tanks corner. Whoo,
rah answered all the ladies and gentle.
men with one voiee.--Sukey, scared at
the noise, turned the corner with airt,
and the sleigh was bottom upward. in a
----w whoa there! whoa The 6rst thing
| knew was that was in the bowels of
snow bank jammed down under half
ton of Dolly Fisher thought /
should never see daylight again; ard
when they hauled me out, lien print
IN the snow very much like cooked up
hat knocked into the middle of next week
as the sailors say.
Howsomdever, no bones broke. We
! shook our feathers and crept into our
nest again, laughing as loud as the best
of them The sleghs were now formed
10 string, the fiddler foremost, and
away we started. on the road to Shaw's.
bells jingling, eddie sounding and ev,
cry body hallooing and screaming for
joy.
Peter Shaw heard the racket two
miles off, for be is always on the look.
out, of moon shiny night. lie fell to
kicking up dust in the best room. 10
put It to rights; and when we arrived
the floor vas swept, the bes; Japan can
diestlcks paraded, the fireplace filed
with green wood and little Ben was
anchored close under the jam to tug the
broken window belIusses. No fire ap-
peared' but there were strong symptoms
OF 1t, tor there was no lack of smoke;
and part Of IT missing the way up chin.
ney, strayed about the dancing room.
which gave me chance to bit off ano.
Their compliment upon Pauy's beauty,
as being the cause | said) of drawing
the smoke. Every body laughed at the
novelty of the idea But there was no
time Tor chat. A soon as we had ia.
Ken swig at the hot stuff all round. we
satthe fitdler down by the Jam. took
the floor and went to work with might
and man, the fiddle keeping time with
the beilusses.