The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-08-07

ana ne SAID, II am; my age IS falling from
me like garment, and move towards the
star as a child. And o, my Father! now
thaDk thee that ii has SO often opened TO re-
cciye those dear ones who await mel"
Aud lhe star was shin ing, and il shines
upon his grave - Household Words.
A KISSING HOLIDAY.
The English correspondent of the Ne,o
York Commercial Advertiser gives the follow
Ing description Of one Of the Easter holidays
winch he passed al a small town in the heart
OF SalfJrdshire:
On descending to the Iittto parlor of the
nn, on Monday morning, perceived that
all the houshold were in their rayest attire,
and that no one entertained any serious no-
ions OF wolk or business ! had dispatched
any solitary breakfast Of ham aud eggs, and
'iher country daInties, and was looking out
with mixed feelings Of delight and envy, upon
he prospect beIore me, when the door Of my
room was suddenly flung open, and six rosy
checked, ringleued young women entered,
titleHng very much and looking very foolish
al each other, and then at me- fa l
ain not yain--buttO give the devil his
due, am rathera handsome feow-my
mother told me so thousand times; so, upon
,IIe whole, was rathergntlied by this piece
of admring attention. But to be left alone in
lille room, with hall dozen girls, requires
some nerve; and began 10 feel rather squam-
lsh. am rather bashful besides livery BASH
lui, and, therefore, had mortal repugnance
10 being thus exhibited gratis, and SO, to put
an eEd 10 the scene, said, in as CARELESS
tone as could commando what is the mat
ter, Mary?" swell, sir" she answered,
81 see you don't understand our ways; but
you must sit in this chair it you please p'--
And she Indicated chair which | had not
perceived, the back slaves of which were en-.
twinod with lauraI, ivy, and flowers.
Anxious TO concliate them, complied
with desperate fortitude Scarcely had tn
ken my seat, when they lifted me up in the
chair, as high, as they could, three or four
times, laughing most oltfageously at my looks
Of Dewlldered bonor. gave myselfup for
lost; an unfortunate young man, who had
slfayed into rustic wilderness, far from his
h9Te and his friends, entrapped, ensnared
and torcibIy carried away by six violently
pretty girls But if was horrer-struck at
this proceeding, judge what was my consterna
ton when the leader of the assaian,s, that
very Mary who brought my breakfast half an
hour before, and Ieeled upon me, as only
charming, wicked waiting woman can Ieer,ad.
advanced, seized me round the neck, and
impressed upon my half parted lips a fero,
cious kiss! This was the climax. defied
destiny from that instant, and resolved 10
meet my fate like martyr la, sir said
Mary, Il declare you are quite alarmed: |
must have another just TO bring you TO your
senses And she had another, and il did
bring me TO my senses. How soon one gets
used to kissing! All my terror had vanish.
ed at the salute of The third damscI, and I
replied to the clip servicen Of the six with in
terest, got so fond of the sport that even
wanted TO repeat the performance, ana would
not have cared to employ the day in such
pasme.
snow sir, said Mary, you must know that
this is our 'herying day';' to.pay the young
girls 'heaves' the young men. whoever they
can catch, gentle or simple; and to morrow
the young men 'heaves' we, fthey can cacib
US; and them as don't get kiss, man or
woman, pays torieit.' wns also informed
that it was customary 10 give some traing
gratuily to the ladies', sas keepsake !, a prac.
tco TO which conformed, giving them a
tribe ofmoney, which they did not Keep long,
aud they left me we'll pleased with the sues
cess of their exploit while was no less so.
rode, in the mail coach, to within two
miles of my friends house, and walked the
remaining d stances My road laid through
narrow lanes, and across fields, until came
upon smalAVillage. Hitherto | had not
met a soul; but was walking merrily on,
whsllag or singing, in love with all the
world, not emitting the mosG important item
IN the aggregate myself. But as | entered
the Smuggling Vilage,I could perceive gowns,
and many y-colored caps, flirting backward and
forward, and bad an intuitive consciousness
of WON en- resolved on sheaviug' achieves
menls; lying in ambush behind impetyions
hedges, which Il He'd me wishsirange ifepid-
alton. proceeded, however, calling up
"a look ofmagnilicent siand.off.or III bites
you expression; thinking, ia the innocence
OF my head, 10 check too familiar advances
by an assumed hatear. sRE
| was misersbly deceived, for strong built
young lady, in state Of most barbarous
health, came forward TO meet me with an
arilu carelessness of manner evidently wislls
ny TO persuade mo that was unnoticed,
and that she was only going TO The spring
for . pail ofwaIer; but when she arrived with
in graphing distance she flung her pail awnyr
claspod-me rudely around life waist, and be-
fore | could say alas! she lifted me with yio.s
cnce. She offered no apology Tor assau!iing
me on the queens highway. but laughed in
my face eimmoderaiey, and called out sSnkey,
l've got himr oh dear! scarcely bad she spo-
ken before SuSey, and Bet and Polly, and a
dozen others, sprang into being from invsi-
Bile places, and was su'rounded by laugh
ing; shouting group Of unfeeling, robust fe>
males.
expostulated and eBirealed ID vain; |
was paled about; lifted up aud kissed with
nut mercy; I'LL, mahhga desperate rally,
burst from their embraces and fed along Tho
lane, at The top ofmy speed, followed by de-
!, lrisive cheers from my baned persecutors ,afid
\ shouts Or laughter from lheir husbands, teih-
Iers and brothers, who had LETT lhe Red Lion
to see the sport
! DRIvINo Hrs OWN CARRfAaE. - The Mis-.
Il sonri pupers speak Of an emigfantwho pack.
. ed up bis traps Ia @Lealbaffows and sel oil
Tor California. AT tho asl advices, lie DO,
deslriap had passed every company preced'
ding him on lis Journey, except glle mule pack
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