Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-18


Many peal Of merry laughter was ellci-
! ted By the awkward answers Joe made to the
! questions of the merry midens, TIL at length
one, mare mischieyons than the rest, pro-
! posed that as - Mr.. Simmons couldn't 4tay
i the evening, he mast kiss the ladies all
around, before taking leave" IL was the
/ first time he had ever been in the actual
Ipreaence of his adored, and, almost phFen-
led with his feelings, with desperation
lIhaE neither himself or his fair banfsrer ever
dreamed Of his possessing, he seized May
] Wilson, and was kissing her most Justify,
and with great relish, when that young lady,
4 though neither scared or hurt, Dealt the Of
fender - Joe a back handed blow OF no
ordinary severity, in the left eye, with her
/ right hand in which was a cambria handker-
chief, which she was employed III henmlng
! v hen the unfortunate Joe made the attack.
/ i he needle was IN the handkerchief. joe
clapped his hand TO his eye, hesilated mo-
ment, aud then slowly walked away without
looking back. The girls thought nothing
further Of the incident.
About two weeks after this. Mary and her
friend were strolling along through the vii
luge, when who should she pass but Joe
Simmons. He was seated ON IA wagon,
driven by, and belonging TO a ncighbor, and
appeared TO have partially recovered from
very severe illness. OLD fashioned country
Kindness prevailed in the village of Belle
view, and the two madens did not hesitate
to stop the teamster by gesture, walked
cordially up 10 the wagon and enquire about
Their health Joe made no reply: but this
was not astonishing, as he was proverblal
for his shcepishness. But what astonished
the young ladies', and Mary in particular,
was that Joe wore a green patch over his
left eye. This circumstance brought 10
mind the last time she had seen him, and
the incident attending his abrupt depart
ure.
'sDid destroy his eye 20 was the ques-
ton she Immediately asked herself and seiz-
ing the arm OF the stalwart Joe, she almost
dragged hun from the wagon-she lifted the
green putch-the eye was apparently closed
aud sighlless Did do that ~ she ex-
claimed with more vehcmence than had
been exhibited IN BeIleyiew within the
memory, &c.-aud being fully convinced
that she had put OUT the eye OF poor Joe,
her noble, generous, aud inpulslve nature,
hghly excited at the discovery Of the deed
,ne had done, and flying TO the other ex-
irene in order 10 make restoration, she add
ed Notwithstanding Joe had found tongue
enough to tell her she had not put his eye
om--she did not believe him,) VIII you
marry me !-yes, will you take me for a
wife, canuot do too much to atone for the
injury ! have done you p'--and us she was
not OF the iainting sort, she immediately
commenced giving orders To her female
friend, to the effect that the whole party
we're 10 proceed across the line into Penn
sylvaniu, aud she aud Joe would be married.
kemon>trancc was OF no ayall-the spoiled
beauty would have her way, and mingled
words OF coincidence with Joe for the loss OF
his eye, with excavations ON herself for be-
ing the cause Of his sullerngs, the four per-
sons instantanter departed for the State line,
but a few miles distant and before down,
the Belle OF Belloyiew, the adored of thou
sands, the sought of all, the helress Of broad
fields aud fine mansions, and owning Z" the
cattle on Il hundred hils,' was wife of joe
Simmons, The biggest fool IN the village"
Aud 10 All THE RAPID action IN the drama of
has lite, Joe could not, II he had wished, of
Ter the slightest objection,
in regard 70 Joe's blindness, that was 6 all
in my eye" lie carried the whole plot
through under the instruction of his mother,
even 60 the denouemeni; and when, few
days after the marriage, lie succeeded in
proving 10 her that his eye was not blind,
aud told her, with fear and trembling, that
he and his mother had deceived her, he
was greatly surprised, G was not,) 10 find
simple aud atiectIonaIe chuck under the
chm, from the dmplcd hand of his little
wife, was all the punishment she awarded
hlm
MoRAL--o A fool for luck"