Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-31

barrassed. sas silly Isaghing AZ the
Captains diligently.
Captain slow 1t lsngth thought this
wan the time % edo or die = and he
attempted 20 speak, bot bis heart seen
ed TO fy up his throat and stop his ut
tersnce.
/ .Ahem-shem. Miss DoIly-yeu
must perceive-' aud here Ohed
stuck fast,-sThat it's q very cool
night said Dolly with q pretended
.hiser, and most bewitehing grim
These proceedings were far from pleas
ing the Captain /; but he fe.t relieved
at least thousand pounds.
Il declare how this ere FIRE smoker
observed Dolly. sOthat's cause you're
so harnsum Delly-they say Q beauty
draws smoke said Obed, who now
thought he had done wonders. Bot
u happened that the smoke wss on the
Capitalize side nj the ere place. Dol.
ly could hardly keep from laughing.
~ she rose and came in front Of Obed
to ERgulate the fire.
Ks soon as che approached near
enough, the Captain, with bold heart,
seized her by the arm and drew into
his capscious lap. Blush not, gentle
reader, but consider that these events
occurred in the days Of our grandfa.
theirs. when such things were common
even in parties, to say nothing Of court
ship Dolly sat ~ mute IN Q kitten,
with the exception Of little squism-
ing at first. The Captain was in costa
eies at his good fortune, but after
half hours space almost repented his
forwsrdness. Now, this Dolly was
quite sizeable girl weighing At least
two hundred; she knew IL too, and
had not the remotest idea Of altering
her position. Obed bore her weight
as patiently ut first 40 he could, bot
soon began to experience sundry prick
ling sensations in his legs. To ask
her rise, would be, perhaps, 60 sacrifice
what he considered his dear bought
advantage-on the other hand, ca let
her remain he could not. The heat of
the FIRE, added ohis exhausted spirits,
soon brought Morpheus "a great favor
tie Of Obej) TO his assistance, and that
hand which SO lately clasped Dolly's
arm, dropped helpless By his side
The mischievous Dolly noe carefully
freed herself from, and replaced on
his knees, IN her stead, q large churn
filled with butter milk, and betook her.
self TO bed a. fast as possible. laughing
well Al, the joke she had played on the
Captain.
10 the mean while, the sleeping Obed
was dreaming at the rate Of q least
ten knots an hour. He thought his
legs were screwed into blacksmith's
vice, aud his efforts to disenKage him
self were fruitless. AT length, as the
pain Increased, Obed gave the despe-
rate leap, and oversetting the eharu
and its contents, found himself assrids
the old house dog in the other corner,
who set up such hideous yeiping a.
caused the Deacon to below out fire
and murdar' most Justify.
Just a. Obed found his feet and had
fairly opened his eyes, be bsheld the
forms Of the Deacon and his consort,
clad in their night clothes, emerging
from their sleeping apartment, the for.
mer armed with his walking cane, aud
the latter with her broom, drawn IN
in battle array. But Obed, like .
scise military man, shouEhtjt mere ex-
pedient % make safe retreat than 20
staad the chance Of battle. and suii.
ing the action 70 the thought, he vas
Cd as fast as his legs could carry him,
nor did he stop to look Behind, until
at the door Of his own mansion.
Suffice it TO say. this was Captain
Obed Slows First and last CourtshiD;'
and although his vissge grew some
what longer, and he kept 6is room lor
a week or two, his misfortune did not
break his heart. He retained his farm
and titles to the day Of his death,
thanking his lucky stars that twas not
his fate 10 have the trouble and expense
Of wife. Dolly Patch was married
70 her first lover just six weeks from
the eventfUi night, the transactions Of
which ara above pasordaJ