Democratic banner., 1847-08-30
AMERICAN COURTSHlP.

going ahead. If you only saw one of oul
young fellows setting off to pick up a wife,
it would wake you up amazingly. There
you would see him, perhaps, in a harvest
afternoon, with his smart wagon and best
team. He arrives at the fathers door;
leaps out-starts right in. Miss is sitting
in one corner, sewing a neaki.. iather in
It'other, putting a new handle to his axe.
"Good morning, BOTH" says the young
man.
"Good morning, Fred" say both in re-
turn.
81 say, SQUIRE" says Fred, "the old lady
is in the kitchen, with a something in her
head she wants to be a-telling you of: you
had better start"
Still cutting away at the handle, the old
squire gets up, and ~leisurely bows himself
out of the room.
"Now for it," says Fred. al say, Miss!
it's all up with me-"
cup with you?" says Miss; shows that?''
'Why,' says Fred, 'there amt no fun il,
~natur' in a fellow living by his self in a
house as big as a shakers meeting, and
nothing in it barrin plenty of furniture in
the rooms; the kitchen chock full Of hams
and ingin nets; the cellar over the lip with
cider; and nothing else in the universe but
the live stock out of DOORS
well, what else what would YOU have?'
says Miss; 'ain't that enough, yen goney?'
Enough" says Fred; mo! there amt a
wife in the lot
cay! that's queer says Miss, with a blush.
mo, it amt says Fred; 70 crittur must
begin sometime to be married. I've Just
ta'en a thought that way since the house is
fixed. But |. have often thought O. you,
Miss! Oh! there now, my dear, don't look
lustered,' says Fred, in a soothing tone, 81
hain't got honey words; but I've a heart,
you may depend, as warm as a cooking
stove"
'Tuts! you're a bold fellow, says Miss.
'Well,' says Fred, 'tuts amt no. You
won't say that ugly word?'
'Won'tIn says Miss.
well, them says Fred, will you say
no. when I ask you right OFF,"
TO be sure will,' says she, sand keep
my word, too, you gomerell.'
'Then,' says Fred; with a solemn voice,
.'Mary, my swcstlove, will you refuse me2'
'No,' says she, according to promise.
'There you are!!' says Fred, tr~iumphartly.
Taken the bait! So I'll step along, and tell
father"
All was settled right off, and Fred got a
pretty wife the next week to finish the lot.
-[North Britisher Advertiser.
Il Distinguished Erie.-The N. York
Tribune says that the bark Marcellus,
which arrived at that port from Palermo on
the let inst, brought as passengers John
T~ysosowski, his wife and three Children
This gentleman took a prominent part in
the last unfortunate Polish revolution, and
indeed was the Supreme Dictator when it
was brought to a close. He resided in
Cracow, where he was an advocate Of some
distinction, having completed his legal
studies at Vienna. When his hopes of free
ing his country failed, he fed to Dresden,
the capital of Saxony. He was demanded
BY the Austrian Government, but was not
surrendered till after long negotiations,
and when given up it was stipulated that
he'should not be kept a prisoner. He was
accordingly banished to the United States,
and in consideration of the written agree.
ment not to return, the Government of Aus
tria undertook to pay his passage over and
supply him with a certain sum Of money on
his arrival. He proceeded to Washington
to receive this from the Austrian ambassa-
dor.-Picayune.
WATERY POTATOES.