Indiana State sentinel., 1844-11-21
THE SUCCESSFUL GOING on OF
Major Jones', COurI>itIp.

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Ter was gwine 70 bring Mss Mary up 10 the chalk
n Crsmus Well, done IT, as slick as whistle I
tho ] mighty nigh ben serious undertaken. I
But III tell YOU all about the whole circumstance +
The fact s I'd made my mind up more tyycn'y times
20 jest go and come rite out with the whole business,
but whenever ! got where she WIS and whenever She
looked AZ with her witching ewes, and kind o.
blushed at me- | always felt sort o sircckcd and
ainty, aud all what made up TO tell her was forgot;
80 couldn't think of II II save me. But you're
married man, Mr.. Thompson. | couldn't tell YOU
nothing about popm the question, they call it. lis
n mighty great favor 10 az Of rite pretty gal, and
to people as amt used to IT, II i.ocs monstrous hard
don't It They say widdcr> don't mind ii no morc'n
nothln But I'm making a transgrossion as the
preacher
Crismus put on my new suit and shaved my
face as slick smoothln iron and went Old
Miss stanley A. soon as went into the parlor whar
they all sitting round the fire, Miss CarIne and
Miss kesiah both laughed rite out
There there, there they, Il told YOU so,
knew IT would he Joseph
What's done. Mis-, Carlinc p ses l.
You come undor sisters chicken bone, and do
believe she knew You comm when she put it
the door
No. didn't didn't no such thing now, scs
Miss Mary, and her face bushcd red all over.
Oh you needn't deny it, Miss Kcsiah, you
long To Joseph now. lcs TIERS any charm
in the chicken bones
know ii that was first rate chance to say some
thin, but the dear little creaur looked sorry and
KEEP blushln So, | couldn't say no,hin zacty To the
Punt. 50 | tuck chair and reached up and took down
the bone, and put 1t III my pocket.
What are you gwIne to do with that bone now,
Major ? ses Miss Mary
I'm gwine TO keep 1t as long as live. scs l. 'as
Crsmus present from the handsomest gal in Georgia.
When | said that she blushcd worse and worse
Amt you ashamed Maer > ses She
Now you ought to give her Crismus gift, Joseph,
to keep all her l,fe,' seS Miss Carline.
'Ah,' old Mrs Stanley, when a gal we
used To hang up our stockIns'-
why, mother = all of 'em, sny s,ockins rte
aforc-'
Then felt little streaked too cause they was all
blushln hard as they could.
'Hghty-tIghty = ses the old ladv-'what 'finement.
I'd like To know what harm there stockins. Peo-
pie nowadays getting meay y-mouthed TINT they
can't call nothing by it, name, and don't as they
re any better than the old time people was. When
| was gal like you, child, | used to hang up my
stockins and git em full of presents
The gals kept laugliIn.
Never mind ses Miss Mary, the Majcr's rot 10
give a Cr.smus gift-won't you, Majcr =
'Oh, yes, ses |, YOU know promised YOU one
But didn't mean that, seS she.
1--we got one for you, what want you to keep all
your life, but 1t would take three bushel bag to hold
1t scs
.Oh, that's the kind scs She
But will YOU keep II as long as you live = ses l.
.Certainly l VIII. AIajer-'
Now YOU hear that. Miss Carlne, scs she SOS
she'll keep 1t all her life
Yes. WILL scs AIary-.but what is it =
Never mind. Ses |. You hang up a bag bio enough
to hold 1T and you'll find what is the
Miss Carlinc winkcd at Miss kesah, and then
whispered TO her-ihcy then both laughed and looked
at me misehievous they could. They sPectcd
somethn.
You'll be sure to give it to now. # hang up
bag, scs Mary
And YOU promise to keep IT, SOS l.
well VIII. caus know you wouldnt give me
no;hin TINT wasn't worth kccpin.'
They all agreed that they would hang up bag for
To put Miss Mary's CrismuS present IN. III the
back porch AMI about ninc O'Clock | told EN- good
evening and went home.
set up till midnight, and when all was gone to
he'd went softly into the back gate. and went up 10
porch. and thar. shurc cnuii. great bg meal
bag hangin 10 the lce. IL mouSirous uuhandy TO
gt into II. but was armincd not 10 back out; 50
got chairs top Of bench and ct hold of the
rope and let myself down INTO the bag, but Jest as
getting in. the bag swung agin the chairs. and
down they went with terrible racket. But mob d;
didn't wake up but old Miss Slanlcy's crate BIG cur
dog. and here he rpin and tarin through the yard
like wrath. ard round and round he went trylng 20
find what was the matter. | >oi )wn N the bag and
didn't breathe louder than Kitten for fear he'd iind
me out, and aftcr while he quit barhn. The wind
began To blow bominable cold. and the old bag kcp
furnin round and swinTn - IL nude M seas .ck as
the mischief wls frl.d TO m,vs for fear the rope
would brake and lei flll. and thar sot with my
teeth ratlin Ike | had agcr. Il seemed Ike il
would never come dwight. and do believe f d d
mt love Mss Mlry powerfully would froz to detl
for my hart WIS the only spot that felt warm. and il
didn't beat IN 're'n two lcKs n mlnut only when
thought how She would BE- spr.scd IN the mornn and
then Ii went into canter. Bmeby the cursed old
dog come up on the porch. and begun 20 smell bout
tie bag and then he barkcd Ike he thot h had reed
somcthIn. Bow. WOW. WOW = scs he. Then he'd
smell agn, and try 10 gii up 10 the bag. Cit out :
scs |. very low. fir fear they would hear me. Bow
vow. VOW :. scs he. 'B,gone You bominable fool.
scs |. and felt all over IN spots for spectcd every
mint he'd np me. and what made it worse I could
nj see whar bouts he'd ilke hold. Bow. WOW, WOW =
Then tired coxin-'come here. good fcller.' l.
and whistlcd to him. bu; il want no use. Thar he
stood and kep mp his eternal whinin and barkin al
night | couldn't tell when daylight was brakin. on
ly by the chickens Growing. and was monstrous Glad
To hear en-, for II had to stay there one hour more
don't believe I'd ever got on; O tha, bag alive.
Old Miss Stany Gene out fus,, as soon as She saw
the bag. she.
What upon earth has Joseph pu, into tha, long bac
for Mary III lay It's yearin or some live am NAL
Brun wouldn't bark at il So
She went in to call the gals and sot thar sl,iyer
IN all couldn't speak if tried to-bu, did
nj say nothn. Bn,eby they all come runnin out
My Lord what is IL = srs Miss Mary
oh. it's alive y ses Ke-ah. Il seed il move
Call Cato. and make him cut the rope, ses Miss
Carline. 'and let's what il Is Come. here. Cato
and !e; this bag down.
Don't hurt i; for the world scs Mss Mary.
Cato united the rope that was round the lioe and