The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-12-01

"0h, Floyd, you are joking you
oughtn't TO serve me so. Amt you Jok
ing, budp asked Polly, with a look thai
seemed TO beg he would say yes.
Its true as preaching," no replied
the cakes all dough-
Polly whispered something TO her moth
er, who threw up her hands aud exclaimed,
o, my = and then whispered the secret to
some other lady, and away it went. Such
whispering and throwing up Of hands and
eyes, is rarely seen al quaker meeting
Consideration VAS in every face. Poor
Polly was the very personi6calion Of Pa.
tiencc on a monument, smiling at green and
yellow melanchoily.'
The Captain, discovering tina, something
was the matter, drove of the dogs and en-
CURED what had happened to cause such
confusion. A" What the DEVILS the matter
no,r 2" he said-"you all look as dorm IN
The mouth as We did on the SdntGBce ISL
Fe) when the quarter master told US The
provisions had all give out What's the
matter won't somebody tell ne y Old
oman, has the dogs got into the kitchen
and eat up all the supper, or what else has
come to pass Out with IT,"
''Ah, old man bad news !" said the wife,
with sigh.
Well, wha,rsit it! You are all getting
as bad as Floyd, clarifying F" fellow TO
death"
"Parsop Gympsy was digging a new
horsetrough and cut his leg TO the bone
with foot adze, aud can't come-0. dearm
81 wish he had taken a fancy to "a done
/; a week ago, 50 we mout "a 20, another
parson, or US long as no other time would
suit but TO day. wish he had cut his
plaguy head oil"
"Oh. my husband" exclaimed Mrs.
PeabIossom.
Brushy Creek Ned standing in the piaz
n with his fiddle, struck up the Old tune Of
"We'll dance all night, iii broad day light,
And 60 home with the gals IN the mornin."
Ned's h;n, caused movement, towards
The dancing room among the people, when
the Captain, as Il waking from revere,
exclaimed IN loud voice, "Oh the devil 7
wha. are We all thinking Of Why here's
Squire Tompkias, he can perform The eere
moay. Ii man can't marry fuiks what's
the use Of being squire at all ~
Mama did not come 10 better time 10
the children Of lsreal in the wilderness,
than this discovery Of the worthy Captain.
/, was as viyliyng as shower Of rain on
corn that is about 10 shoot nod tassel, espe.
cialIy to George ". Ilodgklns and bis la.
dylove.
Squire Tompkins was newly elected
magistrate, and somewhat dIfiIdeni Of his
abilities in this un,ried department. He
expressed a hin, Of the sort, which the
Captain only noticed with the exclamation
-" Hooi tool =
Mrs. Peablossom insinuated to her hus
band, tina, in her day tho qudhy" or
better sort Of people N North Carolina, hcd
prejudice "agia" being G,atned by a
magistrate. To which he old gentleman
replied" Noue OF your nonsense old h.
dy--none Of your Dupln county aristocra
cy about her, now. The better sort cr
people, th:nk you say Now you know
Car'lina amt the best State in the country,
no how, and Deplin's the poores, county IN
the State. Better sort OF people, is il =
Quality eh Who the devils better than
we are Amt we honest Ain'i NC rails.
ed our children decent, and learned them
how to read, write and cypher Aint
tou't under Newman and Floyd for the
country Why, blame il We are the rery
best SORT Of people. Stuff nonsense The
wedding shaiI 90 on--Polly shall have a
husband" Mrs. P.s eye lit W, her check
1shed, as she heard "ths old North
State apoken Of 50 disparagin.ly bl, she
was woman OF good sense, aud reserved
the castigalton for future curtain lecture
Things were soon arranged Tor he we'd
ding, and as the old wooden clock on the
mantle pieco struck one, tho bridal party
were duly arranged on the floor, eud the
crowd gathered round, eager 10 observe eve.
~ twinkle flhe brdegroom's eye, aud eve.
~ blush Of tho blooming BRIDE
The brides maids aud their male attend
ants we're arranged IN couples, as IN a CO
tlllon, to form hollow square, in the cen.
ire Of which were tie squire and The be.
trothlng parties. Each OF the attendants
bore candle; Miss Tabliha held hers IN
long brass candlestIck, which had belong.
cd to Polly's grandmother, IN shape and
length something resembling "Cleopaim's
needle" Miss Luvisa bore tia, TN one
the third attendant bore such an article as
IS usually suspended on a nail against the
wall, aud the fourth had curiousiy devils.
cd something, Gu; out Of wood with pock.
q knife. For want Of further supply oil
candesticks, the male attendants held IN
ked candles in their hands. Polly was
dressed in white, and wore a bay flower
With It's green leaves in her hair, and the
whisper went round, Now don't she look
prettyP George w. Ilolsklns rrloicoc
in white satin stock and vest and pauta
looms Of orange color the vest vas straight
, ,collared, like Continental officers N he
Revolution, and had eagle buttons on it,
They were fiue looking couple.
When every thing was ready, pausr
: onsged, and oil eyes we're turned on II,