Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-12-27

salu the lady, hesltatingly' "is-is ra.
Their too old. You know what the song
says
IAN old man, an old man
Will never do for me,
Ror May aud December
Will never, will never agree"
Decidedly too odd can't accept"
Am too old, Miss Margaret n
"Why no."
"Can-can-can you love me 7"
"Fll-lll-lm try"
Will you marry me !"
"Perhaps."
CHAPTER ".
1t was d very singular fact, to prove
which | can bring witness of undoubta.
BILE veracity, that about half past FIVE
o'clock, on a July afternoon, as Mr..
Augustus Summary was walking down
the central avenue of a tea. garden in
the Bowery, with Miss Jane Drysalter
upon his arm, Mr.. John Invoice appea.
red approaching in an opposite direc-
ton, escorting, in similar fashion, the
fair person of Miss Margaret Peterson.
The parties appeared in the middle OF
the walk, and, like the Leslies and Sey.
tons of "the Abbott" neither appea.
red willing TO make way for the other.
Their objects, however, were AMIGA.
bic, and an exchange of parties was
speedily effected. This done, without
a word, the gentlemen escorted the
ladies to the gate, of the garden, and
handed them into a carriage which was
in attendance. After q glance around,
Messrs Summary and Invoice entered
the vehicle, the coachman put the steps
up, and the door to, sprang to his
box, cracked his whip, and away they
went
CHAPTER VI.
Mr.. Summary not in yeti" asked
Mr.. Ebenezer Drysalter, as he hung
his hat upon a pin in his counting-room
on the ensuing morning. "Never
knew him to be so late before--don''
like it. Punctualriy's tue soul of bust
ness. where's the morning pa
per"
"Great news, sir" said the clerk
who handed the great nan the paper
with a broad grin upon his face.-
Wish you joy, sir"
Mr.. Ebenezer Drysalter opened the
blanket sheet. He ran over the news
with a curious eye, and was about tC
drop the print when he happened tc
glance at the list OF marriages, in wh,cl
he found the following
"Last evening, at Fishcreek, by
Squire Harmaous Barkalow, Mr.. Au.
| gustus Summary, of the firm OF Dry.
%salter 81 Summary, to Miss Margaret,
only daughter of Matthew Peterson
Esq. of this city,"
"Also, Mr.. John Invoice, to Miss
Jane, youngest daughter Of Ebenezer
DrysaIter, Esq, all Of this city,"
An elderly gentleman in a passion il
a very imposing spectacle. Mr.. Ebe,
nezer Drysalter appeared almost rabidi
| and there was n rush Of clerks from the
counting. room, like a boats crew that
%"starn ALP at the furry ofa whale. AS
the ~paroxism passed away, the grea,
man folded up the paper, and deposited
it in his pocket, took down his hat from
its peg, brushed the beaver carefully,
placed it on his head, and issued into
the street. He wendell his way with
rapid steps TO the house of Mr.. Peter.
son. In the hall he encountered that
gentleman himself.
"Do you know in" gasped the i'm
porter of dry goods.
ala! Hal yes!" replied Mr.. Peter
son.
To think ofhis atrocity. But yes
terday | took him into partnership
But the firm shall be dissolved and
your daughter, sir,-"
-" Showed her taste in prefer
ring a young man to an old one."
Grabbed age and youth
Cannot 1--we together
Thank your stars, EbeneZer, my
old friend, that chance has defeated
your plan of making an ape of your.
self in your declining years. Jane has
not thrown herself away, and 1t you're
willing to be reconciled, you will find
the young couple in the ParIor. They
took breakfast with me-"
The old gentlemen entered the break
fast room. There was one OF these
scenes that occur in the last act OF a
comedy fine speeches by young gen.
tlemen, and tears by young ladies', and
free parGon by the fathers, Mr.. Eoe-
nezer Drysaher did nothing to the det-
riment of his junior partner and son.in-
law, and consoled himself with the old
adage-WmAT CAN'T BE CURED MUST
BE ENDURED.
AN Iron HoRsE.-A mechanic ma
med David Ritter, of New Haven, has
invented an iron horse, that is propel-
ed by springs by turning ofa crank,
which the rider does with the greatest
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