Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-11
For the Journal.
THE WRONG ROONT--A FACT
OF COURSE.
BY W.

1nE w nUNU hVUM""A rhOAte
OF COURSE.
During the war of the Revolution, and at
the time Of the encampment of the British |
aray under CORVALLIS on Pumpton Plains,
in New Jersey, there belonged to the 9Th
regiment of Light Dragons, jovial light
hearted fellow, whom for convenience sake,
we shall call Ned Rawson, and who boasted
the rank of Captain. We will not occupy
time in describing his personal appearance,
but, at the same time, wishing that the read
er should have a tolerable notion Of it, we
will say for correct comparison, that he looked
exactly like bimself
Now. by the by, Pumpton Plains were set
tied principally by Germans, and there was
no wonder, that in SO quiet place as that
excluded region, the "pomp and circumstance
of war" should strike the honest-hearted peas
antry with awe, nor is at all strange that
swords and uniforms were the admiration of
the buxom lasses of Pumpton Plains, who,
to do them Justice, were by no means OF that
style of beauty to be sighted, especially if the
beholder delighted in round, red cheeks lips
not precisely of the rose bud order, but rath-
er more like the blood beet eyes, which,
when taken in connexon with the general
contour of the face, had that deep, heavenly
expression, which would be presented by a
couple of yellow onions floating in pan of
melted lard and foot and ancle, oh ! ye
Gods, let me not speak of them, lest transport
lay hold upon me and then this formidable
array of personal charms, veiled by the most
1. f,l
In consequence of these things, were the
marriage of a goodly number of the rich far
mers daughters to poor soldiers with fine
uniforms; thing which rather tickled the
vanity of the mothers, and no doubt pleased
the daughters But notwithstanding this
marrying and giving in marriage" there still
remained one beauty over whose head the
matrimonial moose could not be cast, owing,
it must be conceded, to the obstnacy of her
misanthropic parent, who would listen to no
proposal for the marriage of his daughter,
but guarded her as faithfully as did ever the
monster Cerubus the cavernous entrance 10
Plutp's internal regions. He even went SO
far as to serve summary process of shoe
leather ejectment upon young captain, who
had the inselence to propose union with
insensibe to the attraction of laced caps ane
military whiskers, thing not at all strange
But not so with her choleric parent ; he in
stantly flew into rage. declaring that officers
''vare Won tam federation and trouble" and
completed his lecture by venting his spleen
on the large house-dog. "BJou," and kicking
the cat most numerically. whenever she
came in his reach. The fact Of Mary being
, so strictly guarded. only made her an object
ofintcrest to the officers, since she appeared
like something which might not be posses
sed-a kind of forbidden fruit-and this very
circumstance invested the innocent Mary with
tenfold charms.
No sooner had the success and treatmen
of the captain became known. than be wa.
made the laughing stock ofhs "mess," and
the beautiful Mary was left to languish in OBJ
scurty, until the dasbing Ned Rawson de
clared his determination TO make love to her
His friends thought this a dangerous under
taking, and so declared 20 Ned. But hi
daredevil disposition loved the undertaking
the better from its difficulties and dangers
and he philosophical, that if the old MAJ
should kill HIM. he could never die NOR,
glorious death. AS was customary among
/ the rich farmers, who were very strict in tn,
: performance oftheir religious duties Mar,
, with the rest Of the family, was obliged ever,
Sabbath, whether willing or not TO attenr
. church, which act of devotion she the NOR
readily performed, as it afforded her an op
:, portunity Of seeing number of the officers
Ned studied much and long before he coult
contrive to gain an interview with the delight
Il full Mary. At length he hit upon happ
o expedient the old church afforded or Nigh
: afford. the desired opportunity of conversin
: with the object Of his passion Thther b
, accordingly repaired on the following Sab
!, bath. Mary was there. After the servic
If was over, Ned obtained her permission to es
:. cort her home, and during the walk the mar
n ner of their meeting was arranged, much
b the satisfaction cf Ned, though rather agains
n the scruples of the bashful Mary. 1t wa
q concluded that inasmuch as they could nc
d meet with the consent of the parent the
would meet without his knowledge, and
the following manner. After all the rest ha
retired to rest, Mary was to leave her ligf
, burning at her window land Ned was SUI
he should know it from among a thousand 0
account of its lustre J which window, and til
room to which it belonged (though Of tb
last am not quite certain) were situated o
the trst floor Of the old family mansion.
II precisely ten O'Clock, three friendly raps upc
the window were to warn Mary Of the pre-
D. ence of her faithful cavalier. They met thi
night after this fashion,
"And all went merry as a marriage bell.'