Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-12-07

I ONaN hsp-t " wv Huns tilfllttt OUlH WHEN
| thought how she would be spriscd in
the mornin, and then it went into canter
\ Blmeby the cussed old dog come up on
the porch and begun 10 smell bout the
bag, and then he barked like he tho't he
had freed somethin. Bow WOW, wowi'
SEES he. Then he'd smell again, and try
to get up 10 the bog. Git out SEES |, We.
ry low, for fear they would hear me.
Bow WOW, wowp ses he. 'Begonel you
bominable fool ses I, and felt all over
IN spots, for ] spected every mint he'd
NIP the, and what made il worse, couldn't
see whsr bouts he'd take hold. Bow
WOW, wowp Then tried cooxtn-'come
here, good feler,' SEES |, aud whistIed a
little 10 him, but il want no use. Thar
he stood and KEEP up his eternal whnin
end barkin, all night. | couldn't tell
when daylight was brakin, 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 go, out
% that bag alive.
Old Mss Stanley come out fust, and as
soon as she saw the bag, ses she,
What upon arth has Joseph put into
that long bag for Mary7 III lay it's
yearin or some live animal, or Bruin
wouldn't bark AT it so.'
She went in to cali the gals, and sot
thar, shivern all over so couldn't speak
If tried to-but didn't say noihin.
Bimeby they all come runnin out.
My Lord, what is itl' ses Miss Mary.
ooh, it's allvep ses Kesiah' 4 seed |,
move
Call Cato, and make him cut the rope
SEES Miss Catline, and let's see what il is.
Come here, Cato, and let this bag down.
Don't hurt it for the world seq Miss
Mary.
Cato united the rope that was round
the jce, and let the bag down easy on
the floor, and | tunbled out all covered
with corn meal, from head to foot.
'Goodntss gracious9 s-s Miss Mary,
If it amt the Majrr himself!'
Yes SEES |, and you know you prom
ised to keep my Crismus presen: as long
as you lived
The gals laughed themselves almost to
death, and went TO brusbin off the meal
as fast as they could, sayin they was
gwine to hang that bag up every Crismus
til they got husbands too. Miss Mary
bless her bright eyes. she blushed as beau
iiful as mornn- glory, and sed she'd
stick TO her word. She was fite out O bed
and her hair wasn't combed, and her he'd
wasn't fxt at al, but the way she hooked
pretty was fale dstrsctin. do believe
il ! was froze stiff, one look at her charm.
in face, as she stood lo,kin down to the
floor with her rogish eyes, and her bright
curls fallen all over her snowy neck.
would fotch'd me too. tell you what; il
was worth hangin IN a meal bag from
one Crismus to another to feel 50 happy
as have ever since.
went home after we had the laugh
out, aud set by the fire till had thawcd.
In the forenoon all the Stanleys come
over TO our house, and we had one o. the
greatest Crismus dinners that was ever
seed in Georgia, and don't believe a
happier company ever set down OF the
same table. Old Miss Stanleys and MOTH
er settled the match and talked over eve
rything that ever happened ia their fami
lies, aud laughed at me and Mary, and
cried about their ded husbands, cause
they wasn't alive TO see ther children
married.
1t is all settled now, 'cept we hahn, sot
the weddn day. I'd Ike to have i, all
over at once, but young gals always hike
to be engaged awhile, you know, SO
spose must wait a month or so. Mary
(she says must call her Miss Mary now
has been good deal trouble and both
erasom to ME, bat if you could see her,
you wouldn't think ought to grudge
little sufferin to get such a sweet lite
wife.
You must come to the weddih II posi-
bly, kun. I'll let you know. No more
from you friend I'LL death.
JOS. JONES.