Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-03-01

Inc every lick himself, and then niti IN his knee
with tho book, to make me believe he was bob
bed too. My head was stngin with the lIcks
them and do believe If il hadn'i ben for her, I'D
gin cousin PETE SIGH a I,cken rite thar in thai
room, q he never had afore in his born days
Blaz-s! but | was mad at fust. But Mary beg
2ed me make fuss about il, it ali
over. and she would fix him for his smariness.-
| hadn't any sort O mind how she was gwine &c
do 1t; but | knowed she enuf for cousin
Pete any time, so jss, lei her 60 ahead. She
took The vain fool off to one side. and whispe red
| 10 him int The secret. She told him bout q "
play she learned down TO Macon. where she was
al the college, called {" Jn,roductio TO the King
and QIeen,' via she SAID, great deal
funnyer than "h other Bob" and wanted him 10
help to get EN- all 10 play ~.
After she and him made ii all up, cousin Pete
put ont three chairs IN a row, and Mary she put
shee q, e1 EN-, make EN- look little grand
B B,res vas 10 be king, and Mary was be
queen.
Now YOU must all come in toiher room," SEE
cusin Pete, "onIy them what belongs to the
court; and then you must be introduced one at
time"
~ amt gone." seq Tom Stations, s. for
there's some trick in Il.
- No there amt" cusin Pete. i" III give
you word, there hint no trick 10 IT, only III.
lie fun"
"Wen," sezI ave had enuff fun for one
night.
Blu, Mary looked at me. and kind O. winked );
and seq she. you're Of the court, you know,
Major. bu, jest go gu, Till the court IL summoned
before the throne. Well, all went out, nd
bimeby Bill Byres called out lords and ladies What
belonged to the court, aud We all went in and
tuck chairs on both sides OF the throne, Bill By
crs and Mary occupying the TOO kvered chairs
next 10 The one ia the middle intended for cousin
Pete who was to be first introduced. The com.
panv was be introduced by Sam Rogers
WILL thp ed and in
cousin Pete, bowen, and scr"pen, and twis,en,
and rigglln, and putin more AIRS than
French dancin master Sam so full Of laugh
at cousin Pete's antics, that he coudn': hardly
speak.
"Dr. Peter Jones'" sez he, 81 introduce you to
their ma jestes, the King and Green"
Cousin Pete scraped about awhile, and then
dropped Oh one knee before 'em.
RISE gallan, knigh !" SEE Bill Bvres: "rise!
we dub Won Knight of the roya! bath"
Cousin Pete got up. and bowed down, and
scraped few more times. and advanced to the
kivered seat between the King md q Ieen. He
turned round, and let himself down gracefully,
while Bill b and Mary rose from their seats,
and kerslosh he went back foremost, into bias.
ten big Tub full y water.
The laughn nov kinder turned 'o'her way;
for nothing could be Of cousin Pete but his
ton feet that pinted STRAIT out like boa, snags IN
the Missy ssippe. Thar was SIGH roar Of l.ffin.
that cousin Pores putin ard roarin wasn't heerd
at all and no person ielt IKE tnrdin hun sistence
really ihnt sum would have busted their SIDES
roarn. For my par, laffed manv tears that
| soaked three poke handkerchiefs full and Ma
nv Stations fell down with iimberness, and had
like q gone off in connpiions.
Pote got quick as he could. and never
seed a teller wIlted down IN all my lie. tie
90, rs mad hornet; and sed 1t was mean
trick to any BODY 80. specially IN cold wea
tier. And ho wen. rite off home by himself 10
dress.
Mary made tho nizgers take out the middle
chair and pu, the tub Of water thar when we was
all IN tother room. Pete dtdn't spicion the trick
was gwtne to turn Gu, that way; he thought The
Queen gwine 10 sentence every teller what
didn't kiss her as he sol down do SUMMING that
would make fun for the and he was Jasi
g~iue 10 open the game. Eel, perfectly satts
led after thar. and dont think cousin Pete will
be quite fond of funny tricks the next time
BIZ, like 10 forgo, tell you. my weddin wa
take place. provlden thar amt no more year'h
quakes nor unaccouniabe things 10 prevent. on
the 22d of this month. which YOU know is a la
nous day wha, ough, 70 be celebrated by every
genewine patriot in the world. | sha!i lo"k for
sou TO come. ana hope yon Will be sure TO be
thar, for know Won cnuidn'i begrudge the ride. |
lest 10 see Mss Mary Jones what Is 10 be. We're
ewine TO have a considerable ga,herin. les, to i
please the old folks; and old Mrs. Stations SEE
she's gwne TO give us real Georgia weddin oil
the old time fashion. No more.
Your friend I'll, de'h.
JOSEPH JONES.
p. S. | went over to,her dav 10 see EN- all
and they were busy as bees IN shugar barrels,
a and maxim up fsery. Mary was sowen
and maxim up finerv. Mary was sowen sumlhn
mighty fine ano white, with ruffles and gigama
rees all around II.
"Whai kind of thing is ihat?" SEE ].
he gals looked at one another and LATED like
they'd die ard my poor li,le Mary lbless her
soul! KEEP ge,hern it up 10 a heeP, and bushed
dredful.
TELL him, sic - seq Miss CarIine but Mary
look ed down. and dlGn', say nnthin.
'l'li tel him." SEE kesish. sits g.
s.No, YOU shan't now-siop, STOP" seZ
Msrv: and she pu, her pretty it'!s hand rite on
Miss kesah's mouth, and looked like she'd cry
for a little