Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1850-12-17

" iuiiucno PiONSSpiuto ~ SASNueioh'
than young people going to pluck
grapes, they sought the garden; the
gate was closed behind them. and
lin a few moments more they stood
under the arbour.
/ The grapes were hanging down
upon all sides in the greatest pros
fusion; and, twin hing their purple
masses together, seemingly cried
IsCome eat u.s.
Jerry was the ' cry picture Of ter
lror. Oh! how he wished he was
safe at hom But it was too late
to retreat he could only procras-
innate. But still. men had gone as
'Ifar as walking in . secluded garden
with lady, and then died old bach
elors. But then that internal doe
tor to-morrow-the die was cast,
i he would go on. The question was,
! how should he apr zach the sub
Alect so as not to destroy lite in the
! lady, when his Dreadful business
was announced He must prepare
her for 1t gradually--tbe grapes Of
fered an interchangeable impolite
fellow, not to offer her any during
the long time :hey had been IN the
arbour-they had just a second be-
fore reached it.
| Plucking off large bunch, he
handed them to her,I aid selected a
similar one for himself They were
devoured in silence E, Derry loo badly
frightened to speak k, and Mary won
dering what in the world was to
come next The grapes were con
sumed, an other PAIR Of punches Sc
lected- the sound Of their champ
ing jaws was all that broke the still
ness. Jer RVS eyes We're fixed on
his bunch, and Mary was watching
1.-THE motion S of an agile snail. The
cluster was in profess OF disappear
ance, whe n Jerry, summoning his
whole energies, commented his dec
lamation:--
/ f'Nliss Mary. | have something 10 impart'-
/ here he came 10 full stop, and looked up.
as il to draw inspiration from heaven but
rthe un hrageous foliage intercepted bis view,
and only the grapes met his eye-and their
juice requires TO be gone through with sew
eral processes. before much eShiiaration or
ecqlence can be drawn from it Pucking
quantity, he swallowed them. 10 relieve his
throat, which was becoming strangely dry
and hars h
Miss Mary poor girl, was sitting there,
very much confused, busily eating grapes;
neither she nor jerry KIN ew, whilst coDlinu-
ing 10 eat, the quantity That they had co n
suhled: their thoughts were elsewhere.
,'iIss Mary. aga upspoke Jerry, "yoli
must have seen long before ihis-but lals
your. bunch is ea,en-Aa e some more grapes
Miss Mary2 Ike ID EN- very much"--and
amidst much snubbli bg and champing, an
other package Of graphs was warehoused BY
The 1ovets.
Jerry's fix was bee omlng desperate; time
way flying Iapsdly, and lie kew one subject
wplld soon be exhaus ht, for he could eat
but few more grapes, OH how he wished
that fighting panther, fist fight, had been
made one Of the con} e.iIaiiies OF societ
and assumed 10 be dec brarory OF the soft pas
si3ni how quickly wofld his bride be wooedl /
bit those internal words! he could never ar
range them so as TO EXPRESS what be meant (
I. Miss Mary you mus know that saw DR.. I
'ffnsas, to day, he told nle-have some more
Miss Marry. they woh't hurt you. have
come expressly to ak you-have another
bu ngh lea Inc lnsisi. Ihave come, Miss Ma
RI, 70 propose another s mall bunch''- Ma,
~ I have come" he almost shieked. ITO ask
20 10 have+Dny q few more--Oh, Lord"
md be wiped The cold sweat off. Poor fel /
IovlIhs pluck wo uld not hold out
Mary, frightened at his vehemeqce, said
nothing. bu, ear on mechanically, anxious to
hear wha, it was that Jerry wished 10 dis
flok Sc. I'LL
Again he marshalled bis forces: the sun
vas declining in the west, and The morrow
wo uld perhaps, see The Swamp Doctor"
with his glib tongue breathing his VOWS
NJ iss Mary, III lpve- grapes-io. YOU
Nou have me--some grapes
harry memo grapes-yes, mel Oh! Lord!
i is all oyer! You will bless you--l must
lave kiss. You haven't consented yet--but {
lou music The barrier seemedto drop. the
pell was lifted off his tongue. and Jerry in
Erea am of native eIoquence. running the
iercer for being SO long pent Up, plead his !
Use; could il be unsuccessful Oh! mo-
sIaty had made up her mind long ago. :
Side by side, now, all their difIidence van +
She'd they sal under the blessed arbour, and
iscoursed of their past fears. aud bright
lopes for hefuture. Jerry held The head Of |
is mistress on his lea and noble breast, and. {
) in 2 sweeganH pure strain he pictured forth G
lie quiet dpntestic life they would lie I'D when o
larried. Mary gould scarcely believe that the
d. pudent fellow who now talked so giibly.
nd stole, in sPiie Of her rebukes. kisses I'M
ans bered, was Tie iimiJ nervous swain Of
,w minute before. a
Bit loi behold what sudden ltrans forma- v
oul Has Jerry struck some discordani note s.
Ibis sweet melody of the pture-A for Mary's a
stures are contracted, as if with pain. and E,