Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-01-26


the hearth, keeping time with d sappy vel,
low birch foreslick. Sally sci up, prim as
if she were pinned to the chair back; her
hands crossed genteely upon her lap, and
her eyes looking straight into the fire.
Nanny Jones tried to straighen herself
and laid her hands across in her lap.
But they would not lay still. II was full
ltwenty.four hours since they had done
lany work, and they were out ofall patience
with keeping Sunday. Do what She
would TO keep them quiet, they would
bounce up, and 50 through the motions, IN
lspile Of the fourth commandment. For
my part, ! sat looking very much like q
fool. The more tried to say something
The more my tongue stuck fast; putmy
right leg over The left, and said 6 HEMP
then changed ana put the left leg over
the right. Il was mouse; the silence kept
coming on thicker and thicker; the drops
lof sweat began 10 crawl all over me; got
my eye upon my hat, hanging on peg,
OH the road 10 the door--and at this mo-
ment the old captain, all at once sung out
g johnny Beedle." II sounded like a clap
| of thunder and started right up in end.
"Johnny Beedle, you'll never handle
lsich drumslick as your father did, if yer
live TO the aye Of Methusaeh. He would
toss up drumslick, and while il was
lwhirling in tho air, take of a sill Of rum,
and then ketch it as it came down, without
|loosing stroke in the tune. What dye
THAT OF that, hal But skull pour chair
around close alongside ONE, SO you can
Ihear- here so. Nov what have you
come arter2' I-artera 0, just taken a
walk; pleasant weather, guess-I mean
just to see how We all do" "Ilo, that's an
other lie-you're come counting; johnny
BeedIe you're AFTER our al-say now do
you want TO marry, or only to couri?"
This is what l call choaker. Poor
Sally made but one jump, and landed in
the middle Of the kitchen, and then she
lskulked into dark corner, till the old man
after laughing himself into whooping
cough, was put to bed.
Then came apples and cider, and the ice
being broken, plenty ofchat with nanny
Jones about the minister and the sarmon.
4 agreed with her to a nicely upon all the
points Of doctrine; but forgot The tex,
and all the heads of discourse but SIX.
Then she teazed and tormented me TO tell
who accounted the best singer in the gal
lery that day. But, mum-there was no
getting that out of me. s'Praise TO The face
lis often disgrace,n says throwing sly
Isquint at Sally. AT last Mrs. Jones ligh-
ted tcther candle, and after charging Sally
to look well to the fire, she led the way 10
bed, and the Squire gathered up his shoes
and stockings and followed.
Sally and were sitting good yard
apart, honest measure. For fear fgetling
|tounge-tied again, sci in with a right
STEADY stream Of talk. ! told her all the
particulars about the weather that waspasi,
land also made some pretty cute gnesscs,
and what it was like to be in future; at
first | gave hitchsup with my chair, at
fullstop-then growing saucy, ! repeated
atevery comma and semicolop, at last it
was hitch, hitch, and ! planted myself by
the side Of her
81 swow, Sally, you looked so plagued
handsome to-day, that wanted to eat you
.lup." "Pshaw git along YOU" says she.
Ny hand had crept along some how upon
Its fingers, and beganito scrape acquain-
lance with hers; she sent it home again
with desperate jerk Try il again no
better luck; why Miss Jones, you are get
ting opstropeous, lille old maidish |
guess" Hands off is fair play Mr.. Beedle
It is good sign TO find girl sulky.
knew where The shoe pinched; it was that
are Patty Bean business; so / went TO
work 70 persuade that never had any no.
ton after Patty, and TO prove it went to
running her down at great rate; Sally
could not help Ginning in with me, and
rather guess Miss Patty suffered few.
now not only got hold ofher hand with
out opposition, but managedto slip an arm
around her waist. But there was no
satisfying me; 50 | must 60 to pol ing out
my lips after a buss-- ! guess rucd it
she fetched me slap on the face that made
me see stars, and my ears rung like a
brass kettle for quarter Of an hour. /
Twas forced to laugh at the joke, though
out Of the wrong side ofmy mouth; which
gave my face something the look Of a
lgridiron.
! The battle now began The regular way.
20, Sally give me a kiss and be done with
lit now
+ 81 won't SO there lei me alone" 1I'll
take It whether or no." g Do il you dare. .
And at il went, rough and tumble; and
odd destruction Of starch now commenced;
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