Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-09-24
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Isaac was as tall, long g-faced, awkward
appearing parsonage as one will general
ly find in a thousand of the graceless sons
of humanity. | would by no means in
sinuate, however, that Isaac was graceless.
in the common acceptation of that word,
but that he merely was lacking in those lit
tie graces, personal, which some young la
dies deem so essential IN a lover-that he
was positively ungraceful, if you like.
Yet Isaac possessed some qualifications,
and properties. which secured to him not
wilhstanding all his oddities, the gracious
consideration of one young lady, at least.
He was renowned, the whole town
through, for his sly, droll humor, and one
OF his Jokes would set the entire company
into an uproar of laughter, while his own
long face would be as destitute of smile
as-as-Deacon Laughless's after the third
Sunday sermon.
1t has been limited that Isaac was odd
and so, indeed, he was, to that extent that
whatever he said, or did, must be said and
done in a manner as different from other
people, as he was unlike others.
But he had been courting Lucy, ever
since last winter; she had made up all her
table linen, bed quilts, &C.. and he was
just finishing Off the new house, for which
he commenced hauling the logs to mill
just after his first visit TO Lucy. 1t was
now the middle of October, and it was gen
orally understood that upon Thanksgiyings
! day night, there was to be wedding par
/ ty, and 'house warming, all at one time,
in the new house. Indeed Lucy had him
ted as much to her friends, manv of whom
had received the promise of an invitation TO
/ the wedding.
Isaac seemed TO be laying aside his cd
dities, and It was supposed he would get
married and settle down just like any body
and every body else.
The old lady-his mother-however
became tired of doing all the work for the
oiners and other work hands and so it
was thought best that Lucy should come
one of the family, and was to reap the
! benefit.
So it happened, one day, that Lucy was
sent to call Isaac and the rest to dinner, and
as she entered what was TO be the new
kitchen, for the purpose, and had done her
/ errand. Isaac seemed 10 be struck with one
Of the oddest of his odd ideas.
! Come here, Lucy said he. beckoning
her forward, while his eyes gave peculiar
twinkle, and his shoulders were drawn up
! into a sort of a comlcal shrug.
Lucy waded through shavings, knee
! deep, till she reached the work bench, on
/ the other side of which stood Isaac, also
/ knee-deep in shavings. Squire c., who
was Justice of the Peace. as well as join
er,' was standing erect upon the middle
of the work bench.
! Now Lucy said Isaac, I'm goin' to
get married, if you will and right here,
! too, just as we are-you on one side the
bench, Oh t'Uther, and Tic Squire just
where he is
! What do you mean, Isaac? asked Lucy,
with reproving tone, but half-smlle, at
/ the same time turning to go.
i mean that am in earnest, aud itsno0
or neUer, Lucy never change my word
/ come Squire, do your duty
You must join right hands, them re-
turned the Squire, throwing away his to-
bacco quid, and dropping his hammer on
! the bench.
Give me your hand, Lucy said the in
tended bridegroom, reaching out his own
right hand, while the left grasped the CHS
! el, with which he had been at work.
Lucy saw that it was indeed then or new
er 2nd so, Notwithstanding her blue cot
! ton lrock, check linen apron, and her prom
ise to her friends, she placed her hand IN
that of Isaac, and, in half dozen words.
was informed by Esq. g., that she and
Isaac were man and wife,
Everybody wondered, of course ; and
everybody laughed and said it was just
like Isaac, but they were all well pleased
enough when the invitations came for the
wedding party and house warming which
took place in the new house, justsi weeks
after the wedding.
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