Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-04-02

LIBERTY THURSDAY, J
thing by Unjust have intellect, and an absence
ofprejudice, Now though yon'rca eeto more
than a moderdte sized chap in intellect, you
arm mere .crtler Of prejudice, and just a, OBJ
stnate as SQul4e PaXofs mule. Confound this
Experience; folks air continually thruslin' ii on
US. Itcomes and goes like smoke out ofchim
bly,, and is ost--iest as-soon.
"But I'll go on with my story. The fellers
around smelt a rat and they begin TO plague
me about the minister's da'Ier | lei on as tho
didn't understand EN- Not that there was
any shame in il, but its jestthat way chap
Ply caught in love, is like dog detected in
sheep-stealin.' IN is ashamed to look any one
in the face, and always sheers otffrom flock.
| didn't go TO see The neighbours gals, and I'd
hardly beau Patience home from church.
'Lke most lovers grew COMPOUNDED iea-
Gus. If Teller spoke 10 her, grew as wrathy
as meat-axe, and considerably rled In fact,
cut up as many capers as a Two year old colt
in pastur."
"Things went on in this way for about two
months, when we hadla tremendous fall of snow
Every thing Ikea sleigh or jumper was put in
requisition. Riddles were tuned. and fiddles
we're rosumd; sleigh bells were brought out
from the garnet, and sIeighs were dragged from
under the sheds. Landlords laughed, and bar.
rooms were swept and sanded rugged up
Webster and Jackson in a sleigh, and off star
ted. By-he-bye, these bosses wur the tallest
kind Of critters you ever did hear tell on
Webster was dark grey animal, that went
forward all day at steady pace, but couldn't
run very iasts jackson was a big raw-boned
ugly horse, ,.white all over, with stiff, short
name, and SO obstinate il was hard 10 manage
him. He had great objection to turnin'
round corners, but put him on the ght road,
and he'd go like lightnin.'
"Of | started, as fast as the beasts would
60 to the minister's. Therewas party round
toSampson's that night, and Mary was invited &;
so you see had to fetch her. When got to
the house hitched the team 10 the fence, and
in walks The minister was there, and so
was his wife, clever, bustlin' little body, look
in as smilin' as basket o. chips. How air
you folks? says |. 'Very well thank you,'
said the minister and his wife in breath, like
a chap and his gal Singin' together show are
you, Mr. Shernan?' 'Why keep about as
we'll as common said |. How air YOU, Mary?'
| The sweet critler showed her teeth first, and
said, very we'll indeed I'd often heerd the
gals say that, but they couldn't none on 'em dc
1t like her. Oh! it was so sweet Well, sol
down, and ketchln' hold ofthe back of the chair
with both hands, hitched it piece higher tc
Mary's. 'Air you goiu' to SIMPSONS to
nighlr says !. 'Why it looks so dark out o
doors, says she, lit seems we're goin' to have q
storm NO. says |, 'it'll be as clear as a bel
agin twelve O. clock Pm afeerd not says
the minister, a lookn out o. the window, 'don't
you hear the wind risin' 'That'l 60 down d.
recty,' says |. At last Mary agreed to 90,
and she shot offto'gil ready. The minister sot
a few minutes, and then oddled off to bed
| The old woman followed next, alter coyern' up
the fire, and tellin' me to bring Mary home
soon. sot still for little while Then be-
gan to shift about, and wish hadn't asked her
to go. Thinks !, as the wind began to make a
noise like boy learnin' TO play the fife, may
be somethin' II happen. The shovel and
longs made faces at me, a coal that peeped out
Of the ashes put on the shape of human coun-
tenance cryin,' and began to feel mighty
skeary, when Mary herself walked IN
Away went my thoughts, like apples out ola
cart when the tail board gives way, and fixed
on her cloak, gave her her mutt, and after I'd
locked the door, and Ichucked the key into my
wescot pocket, put her in the sleigh first, my
sell next, and off we started.
"The horses put to it at noble rate, for
they wur tired O waitin', and jest then it began
10 owand drift in manner raal republican,
as if it didn't care for no one, and was deter,
mined to showit The wind whistled and the
snow hirted. and thought il must be Fourth o.
July among the elements, and they were a
keepin' it up. At last the drifting snow was SO
thick we couldn't see, and it got so deep the
bosses could scarcely git along. Mary got
alarmed. hadn't you better turn back says
she. mo use in that says !, its as bad TO
git back as to go ahead Sol whipt the bosses
agin, and they struggled on up TO their knees
in snow. AT last 1t got so deep, that they
couldn't move any farther. Here was mess
! couldn't tell where was, and couldn't see
any signso' houses. | couldn't 20 and hunt
EN-, for wouldn't be able TO find the sleigh a.
gain. Just thenit began to clear up cold, and
out came the moon. BY It's light saw the
snow was up tothe horses middle, but as far as
my sight could reach there was no sign Of life.
No, farmhouse lights wur near. no tavern
with the fiddle agoin'. urged the horses agin
and with evident labor, they peeled i along.
Directly we came to patch o woods I'd never
seen before. Tho truth flashed across my
mind like.lightnin' over, a meadow. We had
lost the road. There we wur, strangers 10 a