Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-12-30

LOVE III Tfln HAtiIuuODk.

IL nv ylahe days should rather Hness
1 vas Ii fef dal soma myself them fiHas,
sid I'll pld naan Nheaf na Will lglfaduva a
MI Waddle, III falhsf IS bll IlaYy Middle
livery haag laKaapt she Ythdef,l kNaas old
uAyy aid be ptnslAut feF yarn spinning
lids khe eYehlng II militia training day, and
Ill1Ia are gaealY namheF Wha, afleF lha
company a dismissed fFea duty, are ienng'
ing around, ana all now gather about "a
payy % hear tlld yarn ha he's cnameneed
andAe only walls % beurged d there arc
plenty - DO fhisa the company arc not Kept
long ID suspense 4 hatwih ye hayn, leys. Z
demanded the old man, one of NY hunting
or counting spFees 4
oh, . counting spree, hY all means an
swered half dozen voices.
Vol, When was . boy. you know dad
moved from Nirginuy q kaintucky "a
been born and fptehup on the frontiers. aud
Kentucky was perfect Paradise for me 70
hunt bars and Injins in--but l forgot, you
want counting yarn,
Well, although was always cutting up
some deyelry among the boys, yet some how,
was always a little shy and skeery amongst
the gals liked the critters prodgious,
but about tho only way | could manage to
show it, was By casting Sleeps eyes at EN-,
We had meetings as well as ffolies some
times While the preacher was preaching
tender heateduess, brotherly kindness, and
brotherly love, warn't thinkiR Of nothini
sl.o used to set where j could look the
gals IN the face, and then gsze IL some pref
IL one till she'd blush as red as pepper pod
Then felt So queer about the gizzard, aad
wished an aiTthqulko would come aud throw
me right III her lap was in love but /
could not tell who loved most Thar was
Peggy IIasohhammer, mighty fine gal,
even in her t0wlintn fIotk--her eheekSwere
as full as a Ghira pigs aud as rcd rs a tur.
keLgobblers and then thar was Sally Per-
kMs/with her pretty striped homemade cot
ton/ffoek, besiaes her hair and eyes as black
as ink mid then there was ditnpled chin
L.oite Smith who always toatod her shoes
aud stockings till she got III SHIT Of tie
moetin' Wei Of these three, | could ut tell
for my life which liked best. Sometimes
one and sometimes another, but always the
last one | Hooked 1T. But when Squire
Crumptoa come 70 onr diggiua, Ills two gals
took Che sltao OIL the Iest on 'efn, specially
bis Oldest orb, Seisey shaut attempt 10
describe her, Lpt When ! tsll joa sic Val 0
calico freek Wild yaller spots ia II as big as
yourNhhnd, blAss ear bols besides balH q
dozen strans Of beads as large as the end Of
your little finger, you. may think she was
oharmer did my how, as lawyer Lggias
says Of all tho lnagnuln bonumest Aud SO
all che tellers said too Whom fast seed
her it was at Deacon Shook j meeting i
fastened mycyes hers till hors met mine.
She louked study at me, then smiied n Charm,
III smile, AMI blnsAol and looked down
IordY thar was Il tlutterin' then equal TO n
saw4nill between my two JACKET pockets |
felt | was CONNER From thathour | was
too big for lHy brooches, and' on Sundays |
b1rried dad brooches bed been married in
before the Revolutionary war aud come off,
bt tho knees biitas he vas tall and wafii't
they come bel0H mine three or fur Inches
Agh the nekE meotiu' was prepared TO eat
q big stiff >Aislsf Sal for tha purpose, starch.
Oh and lFgn4d NY heW due shirt "a stl1' and
slick as.a eheat OF new lin Tbia shirt had
tie finest Kid IF hlK linen in the bosom
and collar tpt the invisible part Of II was
eaaFse tow With hem that would cable
steamboat Now whiIu Sal was smapttin'
the rinklps pear tic Hs.l BEN with an iron
just hot from the fire, down stairs tambled
one Of tAe efaraal brats knocking tie breath
out lit. It7was Saturday night and she
was the only Que up, and runs 70 il oseourso,
but before II comes too, tho iron Lad made
ITS marx, that il, burnt two holoaia tire bind
part Of my linen Next mornn' put il on
as it was, then dads true blues. then the
first pair Of regular built pair Of shoes Ia
ever hal | was seventeen just that Sunday.
mornin and in my Sunday riggiu felt my.
self ilan, and was resolved if Betsy Cramp-
ton was ut lneetin' to show it Well size
was there and axed her company and got
IL; by her side, | felt as light as nothing
! scarcely touched the ground walked on
Bat shant tell you the fue Thugs thought
aud said TO her en- the way, and mote after
we got homc (oh yes, do, said . number Of
yoiccs) No you'll haYcenough without thak
you're TO skim the cream Of tie story yeti
She kept me up late, Say two clock,
and in spite Of the novelty dt being tie fust
time) | gotIslcepy Now TIE Squire had just
cano to ;tsssc parts aud put up d one story,
orc roomed long cabin, aud tie Eagl9 taui
IL except sbmc Of tho yonsg oacs slept Be.
low, wasIa li.tle bashful about ggino 70
Bed thar, but was TIRES miles from homo,
aud it was irainin' like blue blaz.s | lad to
do ii, and lid without exposing the blanks
10 my linen resolved to BE- up af9ge any
body else III tie mornin', % the same ac-
count aud soaie others That was tho last
know'l till wakened By the hounds tha.f a
dozen Of which slept under the bed.) just
a. i was gwias to spring out, in pops the old
'oDlan witt plate OF vcnison Itwas2eg
days you know, and she cooked III shaaty
/ POISONED, slept till she went out again,
thea looked for my trowscrs-- thar taey wur
ii the jaws Of the pups at the foot Of the
bed made d mighty louage oger the foot.
board. To Fetake them, but on, horrors my
Z head down aud my heels up. What Is the
matter thihks |, but il flashed across me In
mint that the hole in my linen was ever
the pesteand tall post too. ] kicked and
aounaered and Houneed all tono purpose I
couldn't Get down ! strained to break the
hem. but II was all no 90. Jistuow all the
hounds commenced yeltin' So furiously tic
Old 'omana and both gals run IN 70 see what
vas up, and when they seed il was me. they
run out aain', one begins to holler for the
Squire. willie fo.hers through the cracks
baitled With tishia' poles the cuzsed houads
that Enr pnlliu me.
Oh, / thought Of lAbsolem and every body
else that ever Ill hang, bns be diln't hang
With The wrong end MP. that vas = consola-
ton hadn't I'd oussed ny fate like fBos.