Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-10-29
Catching a Green One.
BY SOLITAIRE,

that region, for the unmarriageabe quality o
several old maids, who, full of hope had emf
grated to The promising lands of The west
There is, for certainty, demand for girls il
The west, and many arden, young men are ca
ger TO throw themselves in the arms of beauty
ON certain conditions it is Of youlhfu
beauty. Sally Clintoc, one of these old maid.
we speak of, had a certain share of beauty, bu
it could not well be called young and tender
unless you call thirty tender age, but, with
her increase of years instead of the fires of true
love burning out they increased in strength, un.
Ill, with the aid Of her mother sally resolved 10
have husband, if she had 10 trap him with a
/ fish net Ben Ellis was the gudgeon Sally
fixed her eyes upon, for the very reason, il
would appear, that he was the opposite 10 her
in general character, and in years in particular.
He was young, and moreover tender, and be-
side, parlook strongly Of verdant hue. even
10 downright greenness in his PERCEPTION in all
things, even TO women; while on the contrary,
Sally had grown into brown; and "knew all
things with learned spirit, even 10 the "ca.ch-
ing green one.'
MANY efforts were made by Sally to attract
Bens attention, but his bashfulness was bar
to these tender essays; and if she succeeded al
church, on Sunday, TO catch his eye for mo-
menl, it was in vain she watched through The
whoIe..service for second glance-it was not
before him and behind him, but all 10 no pur-
pose; be manifested an obstinate adherence TO
his difident manner, until a, length she deter
mined TO " carry The war into Africa as the
politicians say, and resolulely entered the same
pew he occupied, and sci herself right bang up
against him Ben turned pale, quivered slight
Iy, and although brought up all standing, sue
ceeded in regainng his breath after the shock,
but look a, her he wouldn't. In vain she held
the hymn book al him-fruitless was her ma
neuvre of going upon her knees during prayer,
and directly fronting him. He stolcly fixed
his eyes on stripe in his pantaloons, and re-
fused 10 see the Iull blown charms before him.
Sally noticed his Indifference, and grew des-
pera,e. Ben noticed her shawl lremble, and
he became afflicted with slight ague loo--
MalIers we're coming 10 crisis, and soon they
banged in collision, for al the very moment
Ben was preparing 10 jump into the next pew.
Sally dropped righ, over upon him in well
executed fainting fit The poor fellow came
nigh falling out of his boots, he was so fright
ened; but seizing her with show Of courage,
he held her up While The women piled her with
their salt bottles After few preliminary
sneezes she revived, the salt, of whose proper
ties we have great faith, had effected another
cure. The dropping flower which hung upon
our hero now, in a voice soft as the breaIhings
of an ins,rumen, you like, implored Ben TO take
her home to her ma---how could he refuse T.
he couldn't! Raising her form, which some
writer's would call fragile, bu; which |, who
wish TO be particular, state as weighing about
one hundred and seyeniy-fve pounds. Ben
conducted her form from The sanctuary; and by
this weak act OF bis head, which was aided by
all the strength Of his body, he "pul his foot in
it,"
When they arrived at the maternal mansion
Ben was about to modeslly take his leave, but
Sally come the fsinting maneuvre over him
again, and he was forced TO carry her into her
ma, where she went ihrough another reviving
process but as her eyes became lighted by con.
sciousness they liz on Ben, and of she went
again, 10 his infinite terror.
"Whs, hey you bin doin' to the gal 2"
screamed old Mrs. Clintoc, fastening the door
al the same time. and seizlng the longs.
% ain, bin don' nulhin'," says Ben 'cepi
helpn' her hum from meelin," whar she tuck
sick"
What als you, Sally, my darler 2" inquired
the old lady in sympathetic whine; "has this
feler been irifin' with your feelin's, my dear!"
mo. ain't teehed her :" shouted Ben.
"Oh! Benny, Benny murmured Sally "you