Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-02-09
An Incident before Marriage.
THEREBY HANGS A TAIL"

An Incident before Marriage.
THEREBY HANGS A TAIL
+ BY SOLITAIRE.
Walkers celebrated Exchange, in Lou
isville, is the favorite resort Of the citizens
of that burg-and its gentlemanly proprie-
tor enjoys popularit there which would
almost elect him Governor Of the State, ii
he would bat consent to run for the Office
Strangers OF course 70 to Walkers and he
takes them in, but sometimes puts them out
"a case of the latter kind was related to
US the other day, which deserves to be
chronicled.
A young gentleman arrived in Louis
vile about two weeks since, on a matrimo-
nial visit, and of course, he donned his best
suit to visit his doxy. He made his call,
arranged bis preliminaries, passed de.
ligbtlul afternoon and evening, slipped a
honeyed kiss from the lips of his fair ina
morata at parting, and started down to his
lodgings at the Gait House. The wedding
was set for the next day, and the young
dog tripped along so buoyed up by anticipa.
tion, that you would have guessed, to have
seen him, that he, Mercury like, had wings
10 his heels. On his way down,he observed
that the light was still burning in "W ak.
er's,' and large placard al the door oi
'fresh oysters in the shall," was too tempt.
ing an invitation ut that interesting period
to be stoically passed by, so he thought he
would just step in and take dozen by way
of invi gorating his dreams. He entered, a
dozen was called for, served, tasted, and
washed down with the proprietor's choice
Madeira. The general good feeling of the
young stranger was measurably heighten-
ed! He turned to leave, and as he was
the last customer, the bar keeper followed
him to the door to lock it after him! At
that moment jolly crowd came rounnd
the corner, singing:
sPicayunc Buffers come to town?
The bar-keeper, knowing the crowd was
making for WIS, and it being already af-
ter midnight, he desired to shut them out,
so he politely hurried the young stranger
through the door, slammed it to, locked it,
lamp up stairs. Presently there was tre-
mendous rapping at the front door, but the
bar-keeper, satisfied it was the noisy CON-
pany he had barred out, rolled himself up
in the quilts, and turned over to take his
swinks.''
Jim, will you open the door, you id
fool?' shouted one of the crowd with q
stentorian voice.
81 amt no such fool,''' grumbled Jim, as
he pulled the covering tighter around him.
s'Will you open this d-o.o-r?" was yell
ed again.
"[ won't-that's Aat,'' growled Jim to
himself in answer, and off he dropped into
the land of dreams. He slept as it might
be supposed a soldier would list tening to
the storming of Chapultepec.
An amusing scene was transpiring all
this time on the outside. The young
stranger in passing through the portal,
brushed up one Of the tails of his new coat,
and the bar-keeper, in shutting one half fthe
door, securely fastened the coat tail in the
opening. SupposiDg, of course, that he
would observe it, and instantly relieve him,
he stood still quietly, for moment, and
the noisy crowd surrounded him.
'Stand aside, stranger, and let us in, :"
said the foremost of the party.
81 would like to do so' gentlemen" was
the reply, sif could; but upon my word,
just at the present am unable to comply.
"Well we'll help you,' said another, land
seizing him by the arm, slung him minus
the coat tail, out upon the pavement.
Here was fine opening for small fight
but one of the party perceiving the diff
Guilty at glance, inter(ered with thou
sand apologies for his impetuous friend,sta-
ting that the torn garment should be paid
for, &C., and offered to lend him his old
coat until tbs morning. This destruction
of the wedding garment was very unfortu-
nate, and the yonng stranger lost his tenn
per at the idea of his being so awkwardly
fastened 10 the door by the bar-keeper. but
what was his further horror to find that q
package of money amounting to $500, in
tended to bear the expenses of himself and
bride to her future home, was in the coat
tail pocket, and like it, fast in the door
He did not exactly know whether 1t was
prudent to let the present crowd into the
knowledge of the fact that such an amount
was in his pocket, but to get the door open,
de told them that his marriage certificate
! was in the wedged up coat tail On this