The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-05-31


shape as possible, rendy for him to ask
! vas willing 10 make him happy" al
he would come out With some such que,
D ton ass
1t "Mss Sally aint YOU gwine TO Tborr
bill TO preachn mex Sunday 7" or, mis-
Sally ,hink you was the cieyerist Girl a
The quitin last 'Vensdy. Are you gwin
TO The mex one over at Mrs. CnspIn's 7
Now did NJ hate Peter Sninls for he ba,
good connexions, was good fellow at hear
= and SO far ms property was concerned, wa
9 good chance" but his ways many o
. them. could n, fancy; and his persona
: appearance aud education did NJ begin IL
please ne, so | tell you was pc.kiIy ves
) ed, when he kept coming without telling
his erfand, because he. like o black smith.
apron, kept the sparks from me, ~hllc be
stuck preIly nearly es close around me, as
the efoIesnld kind oil apron does 10 the
wearer.
But 'oms~ha. unexpectedly go, rid Of
Peter; and Deb at the shno tine, got
shut Of Pcleg.
One night they were both al our house ;
Peter had completely barricaded me IN one
corner Of the room, and Peleg acted scuii
nel over Deb in another corner. verify
bell We they both came that night TO ascer.
tam their laies, for Peter would say: Miss
Sally !" IN the most solemn manner concei.
ssbie, and then trembling, flush with some
oil the most silly aud simple ihIngs-as sii.
ly and simple a fellow could utter.
Ala late bed time ,hey Withdrew, and
Deb aud myself, after beating on the DJlci
mer = While, retired. You know women
will talk great dsaI after going TO bed, so
We kept up bber,ns for some time but
that you may better understand me, put
our conversation IN the form OF dialogue.
s. is myself aud ID. Cousin Deb
s. "Woli ~ha, DO ycu think Of our boaus
Deb! Don't you think Peter i, a great DO, !
ID. Z" What do you think Of Peleg ain,
la q chsrmirg fellos !"
s. They are both fools. They've been
coming here for core than year. and keep.
ing Of better bcaus, and wont g,,c any one
. chance 10 send them adfi(t.'
D. " Hush did a., you hear something
move und-r The bed :"
s. "Oa twas nothing Lu, tina, cat Peter
is al~ays trying TO pu, in my zap he'd do
o heap better nursing 0 cat than he would
! 1ife." b.
u. "Therc didn't you hear movingn
gslnl VIVA, Il some one is under there"
S. al, Is nothing but russ. Dou't YOU
believe those fellows came here 10 "ask
'or Us 10 night
d. "Yes never saw Peleg 10 such ire.
,idation in my lfe. wish he had have
,sked. III be bound he d not tease me again
'oon, Il he had"
s. 81 with the same. assure YOU Pc
or would not have showed his ireckled
,impied face at preaehin-qul,in OF feb
~ where | would be, soon"
ID Cant sc get rid OF them some way"
S. 81 don, know. don, like 10 insul,
he simple fools 10, | believe 'Iwould he
, good plan not to sho~ ourselves. the mex,
lcz'n times they CALL
ID Agreed, veil Try that any way"
s. AYES, we'll see It they have eunp.
ion enough 10 take hint OF that kind, tu'
l,sl | thought heard noise under the
bed again; III get up and drive tba, lEoub.
esouc cat out.
So 60, up and got broom-a woman's
v eat pom fJreyer-and lifted the curtain. md
With tho broom uprslsed. stopped to iad
puss and give her lick or two for her
pains twas so dark under there, she could
n, be seen.
"Scat, sea, saws land commenced
knocking away, right aud left. at random.
|, seemed TO me was knocking sgans,
something no, usually in that place, so
peied away for while with more vehe-
mence, ihinkiug i, might be strange dog
or something of the kind. "Oh my eye
On my eye Ny eye IS on, Oh law ne
On my eye;" proceeded from under the
bed, 10 dolorous accents Of human pain;
and which sounded very much like Pc
LEGS voice.
hopped into bed and drew the cover O.
yer head and ears, IN less time than take
to relate il, end such scamPcrlng, as was
heard IN that room, YOU never dreamed OF
chairs we're overlhfovn, the wash stand
flung down, some ono fe'l 10 the passage
aud seemed 10 roll TO the out door, and tin,
tin. ,ip, ciatier, CHATTER, chatter, was heard
the footsteps of the re,reaiers: Slam, bang,
wen, the outside gate, and that night was
the las, We ever saw. or heatd--ii'eruHy
heard, of Peter Suiila and Peles Sctog
gins.
Those two young men had eoi Under our
bed, to hear il We should say any thing OF
them sufficiently flauerng, TO induce them
TO breach marriage the next time they came
They shortly afterwards left for the West
married YOU are aware, MIR. Harrison
and Deb, Mr.. Jones.
Give my love to Mr.. William, don, show
this 10 ony one. and consider me your
!, Atiect,enate Aunt
SARAH HARRISON.
. naxsanuer On ono oil the western