Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-05-27

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! calm show siorn. III nothing W. h.sI>
bQi cficke! under he hearth. keepf1.
ione 9th >sappy yeil6V birch i6re1lick'
Salts. ssi Ip nfim, os if she U1s pinned Il
he char back her hands crossed gen
.se''1 upon bet lsp. and her eyes looking
straight inlo the Gre. Nanny jonei
lrjt3 70 sIr1iehlen hsreif loo, and l1id
fsf bud. scfoss n hsy lap Bit iksy
jour hours sincs they bad done any work.
and they we're out Of al patience with
keeping Sunday. Do.whst she. would 10
keep them quiet. they would bounce up,
now and then. and 60 through The mo.
tons in spite OF the fourth commandment.
For my part, | sal looking very much like
a fool. The more tried 10 say something
the more my tongue stuck fast. Ipui
my right leg over the left and said hem Z
Then 1 changed. ard put the left over
the right. II was no use lhe silence
kept coming oE thicker and thicker
The drops Of sweat began 10 crawl all
over me. got my eye upon my bat.
hanging on peg. on the roac 10 the
door; end then Ieyed the door. Al this
moment. the old Captain al IL once sung
Out. Johnny Beedls' II sounded Ike 4
lrisp oflhunder. and | started right up an
end.
'Johnay Bsedle, you'll never handle
SIGH drums,ick as your father cid, II
yer live to The age 81 Meihusalef. He
would toss up hia drrmstick. and while
il was whirlin' 10 the air, take of gill
er rum. aud :hen ketch il as il come down.
without losin' stroke IN the tune. Whal
dye think Of that, has But SOUL your
chair round. close along side er me, so
yer can hear. Now. what have you
come a'teri Ia'ier' 0, jes,takin' walk.
Pleasant walkin' guess. ! mean jest
10 see how you I'll do. Ho--thats
another lie. You've come q courtin',
Johnny Beedle; you're alter our Sal
Say, now. dye want 10 marry. or only 10
courta'
This was what call choaker. Poor
Sally made but one Jump and landed 10
the middle Of The kitchen. and then she
skulked In The dark corner, till the old
man. after laughing himself into .
wbooring cough. was quito bed.
Then came apples and cider; and The
ice being broke, plenty ofchat with mann
my Jones about The minister ahd the
'ssrmon.' / agreed with her 10 nicely
upon ell Ne points - doclsiae; but bad
forgot the text and all the heads Of The
discourse, but six. Then she leased and
tormen'ed me 10 tell who i accounted The
best singer in the gallery. that day. But
mum-ihefe was no getting that out oil
me. Praise 10 the lace is often dis.
tgrace, says |, throwing sly squirt a
Sally. NJ
Atlas,. Mrs. Jones lighted l'o,her can.
Idle; and. alter charging Sslly 10 look well
to the fire, she led the way 10 bed, and
The Squire gathered up bis shoes and
stockings and followed.
Sally and were left sitting q good yard
Iapart. honest measure. For fear OF get.
ting tongue tied sgaint setright 10 with
asieady stream Of talk. Told her eli The
particulars about The weather that was
past. and some also pretty cute guesses Il
what il was ike 10 30 IN future. AT first
4 gave hitch up with my chair i. every
foil stop. Then growing saucy, / repeat
ed il at every comma and semicolon and
q last, i was hitch. hitch, hitch, and
planted myself fast BY the side Of
her.
4 swow. Sally. you looked so plaguey
handsome to-day that wanted TO cal you
up 'Pshsw, git along you. says She
My hand had crept along. somehow. upon
its fingers, and began 70 scrape scquainl-
aace with hers. She sent il home again,
with desperate Jerk. Try il again mo
better luck. Why, Miss Jones, you're
getiin' obsiropulous. little madish. ]
guess. Hands of is fair play. Mr.. Bee
de-
| Il i good sign TO find girl snlky. -
knew where the shoe pinched. II was
that ar Patty Bean business. So went
to work 70 persuade her that never bad
any notion after Patty. aud 10 prove il
fan 10 running her down q, q great rate.
Sally could not help Ginning in with me,
and rather guess Miss Patty suffered !
hand u;lbosi oDpo.;,ion but msnaped "a
Slip an arm round her waist. But There
was no satisfying me 40 I must % "a
poking out my lips sfiera buss. / guess
| / rusd il. she fetched me slap Is the
face that made me see stars, and my ears
rung like BRAS kstils for quarter d an
hour. | was forced 10 laugh 81 he Joke,
though out the wrong side ofmy mouth
which gave my face something ihs |Iook