Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-11-28
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OF A DROP MORE, MAJOR, UNLESS
IT's sWEETEN -

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In small village in the southern
section of our State, resides a certain
Major, who keeps a small, cosey, com
Portable little Inn, famous for its SAGE.
ten 4 da>iaks, as well as jovial landlord
and few Of the surrounding farmer,
visit the neighbolhood, without giving
the Major a friendly call, to taste his
mirtur'. The gay host, with jolly phiz
round person, bright eye, and military
air, deals out the rations spiced with
jokes, which, if they ere not funny,
are at least laughed at, for the major
enjoys them SO vastly himself, that his
auditors are forced to laugh out Of pure
sympathy.
A good old couple, who resided a
bout six miles fom the Majors, for a
long period had been in the habit OF
visiting him once month, and as reg
ularly went home dreadfully seceeten'd
with the fayorlte majntetr', but Of late,
we learn, the amicable relations exis-
ting between the Major and his old Wis
itors have been. broken off by green
eyed jealousy. On the last visit, good
cause was given for an end being put
to any more sweet drinking
Uncle Merrill, how are you, ony
how,Swas the Majors greeting, 'and |
declare if the Missus amt with you,
too'-just as if he expected she would
not come. What'll you take, Missus?
shall I s,oeeten you little of about the
best Cincinnati rectified that ever was
toted into these 'ere parts? it jest
looks as bright as your eyes!' and
here the major winked and looked SO
sweet, that there was no resisting, and
she did take little sweeten'd, and
more, after a very brief period, she
she commenced repeating.
The hours few nerr3I-y by, and
evening found the old couple SO over
loaded with sweets, that it was with
great difficulty that she could be seat
ed ON the old grey mare, to return
home; but, after many kind shake
from the host, and just another drop of
his sweeten'd, off they logged, see
saving from side to side, on the crit
ter, the old lady muttering her happi-
ness, and the old man too full to find
words to express himself.
sSich another man as that Major
says she, 'ain't nowhere-and SIGH a
mixtur' as he does make, is temptin' to
temperance lecturers. He is an anna
zin's nice man, and, if anything, he
sweetens the last drop better than the
first. Good gracious! what pleas
ing creature he iS!o
Ever and anon these encomiums on
the Major and his mixture, broke from
the old lady, until of sudden, on pas
sing a small rivulet, jolt of the mare
silenced them, and the old man rode
on short distance in perfect quietness.
At length he broke out with
odd woman, you and that 'ere ma
ior's conduct, to-day, was rGpther I'm
becomin his foraaa5ities was too
sweet to be mistook, and you amt 60
ing thar again in hurry
There was no reply.
ooh, you're hufy, are you:' contin-
ued the old man. Well, | guess you
can stay so, till you give m'-and on
he logged in a silently jealous mood.
On arriving at the farm, he called to
a negro to lift the old woman off, but
Sam, the niger, stood gazing at him
in silent aStonish ment.
Lift her off, you Sam, doyou hear :
and do it carefully, or some of her
wrath III bile out. In spite Of the ma
ior's sweetnin' she's mad as thunder
why, de lor', massa, de ole 'oman
amt dar,' replied Sam, his eyes stand
ing out of his countenance. Jest
turn round, massa, and satisfy yourself
that de ole 'oman clar gone an missin--
de lor'!'
And sure enough, on minute ex-
animation by the old man, she was
found missing The major was char
ged at once with abduction, instant
were taken for pursuit, and
a party despatched to scour the roads,
and proceeding about two miles on
the road to the majors, the party was
halted at the small rivulet,
by finding the Missus with.her head
partly in the little stream, its waters
aving herhps, and softly murmuring-
Not drop more, major, mless ats
Saoeeten'dr-S. Louis Rec.