The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-20

IN. Inc wind begun TO blow bominable cold
and the bag kept turning round and swingin
so 1t made me seasick as the mischief. was
frald TO move for fear the rope would brake
and let me fall, and thar / sot with my teeth
ratlin like | had ager. 1t seemed like it would
never come daylight and | do believe if
didn't love Miss Mary so powerfully would
fires to deth: for my hart was the only spot
that felt warm, and it didn't beat more'n two
ticks mint, only when l thought how she
would be sprised in the mornin, and then it
went into canter.
bImeby the cussed old dog come up on
the porch and begun to smell bout the bag,
and then he barked like he tho't he had freed
somethin. "Bow wow, WOW" SEES he. Then
he'd smell agin, and try to git up to the bag.
Get out ses |, very low, for fear they
would hear me; Bow WOW, wow ses he
Begone. you bominable fool ses /, and |
ielt all over in spots, for spected every min
II he'd nip me, and what made it worse,
couldn't see whar bouts he'd take hold
Bow WOW wowi' Then tried coaxin-
come here, good feller,' ses |, and whstled
a little to him, but ii want no use. Thar he
stood and KEEP up his eternal whinin and bar
kin, all night. | couldn't tell when daylight
was brakln, only by the chickens CROWN, and
was monstrous glad to hear 'em for if had
to stay there one hour more. | don't believe
I'd ever got out O. that bag alive.
Old Miss Stanley came out fust, and as
soon as she saw the bag, ses she,
What upon earth has Joseph put into
that long bag for Mary I'll lay its a year
lin or some live animal, or Bruin wouldn't
bark at it so.
She went in to call the gals, and | sot
thar, shivering all over so couldn't speak
if | tried to-but didn't say nothn Bime-
by they all came running out.
My Lord, what is it /, ses Miss Mary.
sOh its aliven ses Kesiah, | seed it
move
Call Cato, and make him cut the rope,'
ses Miss Carline, and let's see what it is.
Come here, Cato and let this bag down.
Don't hurt it for the world ses Miss
Mary.
Cato united the rope that was round the
JIce, aud let the bag down easy on the floor,
and L tumbled out all covered with corn
meal, from head to foot.
GOODNESS gracious!' ses Miss Mary, if
it aint the Major himsolf:'
Yes, SEES and you know you promis-
ed to keep my Crismus present as long as
you lived
The gals laughed themselves almost to
deth, and went to brushin off the meal as
fast as they could, sayin they were ewine to
hang that bag up every Crismus till they
got husbands too. Miss Mary-bless her
bright eyes, she bushes as beautiful rs a
mornin glory. and said she'd stick 10 her
word. She was rite out o'bed, and her
hair wasn't combed, and her head wasn't
fixed at all, but the way she looked pretty
was rale distractin. do believe if was
fIoze stiff, one look of her charmin face, as
she stood lookin down to the floor with her
roguish eyes, and her brigh, GIRLS falIn all
over her snowey neck would fecih'd me 10.
L tell you what, it was worth hangin from
one Crismus TO another 10 feel so happy
as have ever since.
| went home after we had the laugh out,
and set by The fire till had thawed. In
the forenoon all the Stanlevs come over to
our house, and we had one OF The greatest
CrIsmus dinners that was ever seed in
Georgia, and | don't believe a happier
company set down at the same table. Old
Miss Stanley and mother settled the match
and talked over every thing that ever hap
Pened 10 their families, land laughed al me &
Mary, and cried about their ded husbands.
caus they wasn't alive 10 see their children
married.
1t is all settled now, cep! we haint sot
the weddin day. I'd like to have it all
over at once. bu, young gals always like TO
be engaged awhile, you know, so spose
must wal, month or so. Mary (she says
must call her Miss Mary now has been
good deal trouble and botheration 10 me.
but you could see her. yon wouldn't think
ought to grudge little sufferin TO get
such sweet little wife.
You must come to the weddin if you pos
sibly kin, III let you know. No more
from your friend till death.
JOSEPH JONES.