The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-03-21

tOOi' M4bo ihoTe Iicu 10 sSy sonothiuS, (,
|. the more my tonge stuck fast. put my
, right leg over my left aud said hem
) Then J changed, and put the leA over the
f right. II was no use (; the silence kept
coming ON thicker and thicker. The
drops ofsweal began TO crawl over me
| got myeye on my hat hanging ON peg
Oh the road to the dooi AT this moment
+ the old Captain, nlI nt once, sung out
, "Jcbnny Beede % 1t sounded like a
clap vi thunder, und started righ, up an
eend. ~
johnny Beedle, you'll never handle
such>s r4un,sIick as your father did, II you
live 10 me age of Eielhusaler. lie woulo
toss up his drumsllck, und while It was
whirlI 10 the air, take off a gill or rum,
and then ketch IL as II come down, with
out losn u stroke in the tune. What dye
think Of that, la but pull your chair
round, close along side or me, so you can
hear. Now, what have YOU come alter =
i"l-a'ter 20 lest' iakip a walk =
'Pieasan, MpISrng guess. -meahI
just to'see' how ye all do 'Ho--thnt's
another lie.--l lou've come II cour,in,
Johnny Beedle ye'er after our Sal
Say, now, dye want to marry or ouly to
court =
This was what call choakcr. Poor
Sally made but one jump aud landed III
! the middle OF the kitchen ; ard then she
skulkrd IN the dark corner, tiIl The old
man. after laughing himself into whoop-
ing, cough was put 10 LED.
Then came apples aud cider nnd' Inc
ice bcing broke, plenty OF chat with man'-
my Jones about the minister and the 'sar-
mon.' agreed with her to Il nicely, up
on the points OF doctrine but l had Tor
got the text and all the head, oi the dis
course, but six. Then she teazed and
tormented me to tell who accounted the
best singer in the gallery, that day. But
num- there was no getting that out ol
me. Praise to the face is often dssrace,'
says /, throwing sly squnt IA, Sally.
! AT last, Mrs Jones lighted rother can
die, and after charging Sally 10 look well
to the Ere, she led the way to bed, and
the Squire gathered up his shoes and
stockings and follow
Sally aud were sitting good yard
npurt, honest measure. For tear OF get
ting tunsue-,ied again, set right 10, ~hh
n s,~ady ,etv-an OF talk. ! told her ali
the particulars abont the weather that was
pass and also made some pretty cute
puesses at wha, II was like to be in iu-
turc. AT first, gave hitch up with my
chair at every iull stop. Then growing
saucy | repeated il at every comma, aud
semculon; aud at last, 1t was hitch, hitch,
hitch, aud planted myself last by the
side oi her.
Il suow, Sally, you looked SO p'ague.
handsome to-day That wanted to eat you
up pshaw, et along YOU says she.
My hand had crept along somehow, upon
it's fingers, and begun to scrape "cqua'nt-
ance with hers. She sent II home again
with desperate jerk. FRY it again
no better luck. why, Miss Jones,
you're grltin' upstropulons, a little old
mailish, | guess 'liands OIL Is ia'F
play, MIR Beedlo, :,
/, is q good sign to find girl sulky,
anew where the shoe pmched, 1t was
that are Patty Bean business. So went
to work to persuade her that l had never
had any notion after Patty, and to prove
il felt Ia runnin' her down at great
rate. Sally could not help Ginning IN
with me, aad | rather guess Miss Fatty
suffered a lew. !, now, not only got hold
of her hand wtaout opposition, but
: managed to slip an arm around her waist;
But there was no satisfying me 50
must 90 poking out my lips after buss.
I guess rued It. She fetched me slap
in ,bs face that made NE see stars ,and my
ears rung like brass kettle Tor quarter
=. of nm hour. l was forced TO laugh a, the
Joke, though out of the wrong side OF ry
\, Imouih. which gave my face soinethips the
$ look OF a gridron
The ha,tle now began in tic regular
!, wav. sAh, Sally, give mo kiss, and
done with il now Il went, SO there,
nor fetch to- And at it we went, rough
and tumble. An odd destruction OF starch
now commenced. The bow Of my cravat
was squat up in bali shake. AT the next
bout, smash won't shirt collar, and, at the
same tine, some Of the head iastenings
payc way, aud down camo Sally's hair
IN food, like mill dam broke loose,-
, carrying away half dozen combs One
q dig Of Sally's elbow, and my blooming
= nIlles witec down into Gish cloth. But
4 she had no time to boast. Soon her neck
!, Hacking began to shiver. 1t parted at
; the throat, and, whorrah, came whole
4 school of blue and white beads, scamper-
ing races every which way, about the
!, floor.
by the IIoky II Sally Jones isn't rca
r Igrit, them there's no snakes. She fougt
4 lar, however, must own, and .,oilhc
lucd to bite or scratch aud when sh
i could fight no longer, for Sant Of breath
!. she yielded handsomely. Her arms fe
down Inv her sides. ner hcad closed mn