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7 ONATHAN'S C0URTsnFp
on
ALs or Love AND sTRAr.1,i,

d5s5s. st all1 In. :. = ~.
i've sq lSsd IS D5tatb "a But i doat
! going to the city BY the Aaroad next week
and when | come hack Ill Rke some snakes
-that'sslii
The above soliloquy maj serve to give
the reader some idea of he land in the
pleasant rustic village where the speaker rel
sided
Mr.. Jonathan Dobkins vas young farm
er..wsll to do in the werld, and looking out
for wife, and; had been paying his address
es to Miss Peabody One Mr, Cornelius
Gussdtt, who kept dri,goods shop in Ham,
over Street. Boston, suddenly made his ap-6
pearahce in the field, aud began the cutting
out game.
Dazzlcd with the prospect of becoming n
gentleman's wife, and pestered with the I'M
portunity Of her aspiring mamma, the VII
lage beauty began TO wayer, when her lover
determined on d last and bold stroke toI
foil his rival. lie went to the city and re
turned OF his business he said nothing, not
even to pimping old maiden aunt who
kept house fer him. lie went not near the
Peabody's, but Iaboring in his corn ield,
patiently awaiting the result of his maehi-
nations.
The next day Sir Gussett was seated with
the old folks aud their daughter, in the best
room of Peabody's mansion, chatting as
pleasantly as possible, when the door open
ed, and in rushed a very dirty Irish wo-
man.
Isit there We Sit, Mr. Cornelius Gussettl
Come out Of that'before fetch ye, ye spal.
peen Is that what 70 promised me before
the praste We hathen, ye aagera Running
away from me aud the ehilder,-your law
full aud welded wife, and runnin' afther the
Yankee gals, ye infdell
Woman, there must be some mistake
here, s;ammered Gussett, taken all aback
1 By this Charge
4 Diyil bit Of mistake, ye sarpint IN
wirra wirra, was it for the likes Of ye | sack.
ed little Dennis McCatty, who loved the very
/ he was too sc s wild the sslq POS - come
any further, sorWsN ye walt till rsdrag YET
;Go-go along; 60, I'll fellow you,
gasped Gussett. He thought it best to tenn
III give 70 ten minutes, said the vlra
90: 4 If We amt there, it's me cousin, Thad
az MacTudery. will be afther ye, ye thafe
And away went the uubidden guest.
Mr.. Gussett was then engaged in STAN
merine out denial of all knowledge OF To
v;raco when the parlor door opened, ana
little black eyed. batchetfaced woman, IN
aashy silk gown and cap Of many ribbon
nerchea On the top of her head, invaded th
sanctity of the psrlor
i 11a2t. II N
French accent
All! mon Dieu 1zare he is Traitre
monster Vat you run away from u
two. three years I ncyair zee you -nevai
and nv heart broke very bad entirely
WHO are you2' cried Gussett, his ey'
starting out Of bis head, and trembling fro
He asksme who / am Oh, you are
yery respectable old gentleman you he
q what be asksl Who am | peride,
your wife,
! Il never saw yon before, SO helpme Co
cried Gussett, epergetically
a Don't YOU swear + said old Mr.. e
body !; if you dc, I'll kick you into hts
. l won't have any profane swearing N !
house.
e .0h, bless you, bless you, respectable s
1 gentleman Tell him be must come y
: me tell him have spoken to the cons
Z bic. tell him Ser sobs interrupted her
e. terance
: ITS i pesky;bad business, said the D
con. cha6ng with unwonted ire duss'
YOU are rascal
! Take care, deacon Peabody, take ca
q sir, said the unfortunate shop keeper. !.
: Il remarked that you were rascal, q
81 sett You have gone and married
=. wives. and thatscre's Fat burglary. ell kr
g6vthipg about!the Revised Statootsl
Two wife lEshrieked the little Fro
"a woman
contrary 4 said lhe Deacon. Now you
on ont Of my house; 90 away 10 the station
= clear out 10 Bsstce. want nothan' 2
to do with you
Of Bot Deacon, hear me-
pes tTdon't waRa to hear you, you sarps
ne cried tue Deacsgn, stopping up his ears
TN his hands smirryin two wives and col
( courtin' thYdl G'long. clear out !
Even Mrs. I5sabody, who was incline'
nut Il word or the culpret, was sllen
Susan turued i5om him in despair lie
nto L n The railroadsdepas, holly pursued b.
clamorous Frekeh1wcman.
Yen That afternGon, as Miss Susan Peal
iItv was waking tesmards the village. she vi
law yertakcn by 5Iy Jonathan Dobkins DIRE
the IN bis best. n1.drising fast gong
before his Sunday 60 70 rpeetlag gig;
re- reighed up anS accested her
ork sIEelIo,. SuEe get 10 aud take ?
,e Of ride
Ibsr Don't keeri II I DO Jonathan re-
II say you. said Jonathan, grin
'os' that ere city fsller's turned out r
amt he1s
p'5' is dreadful II II IS true. replied
sNou had narrow escape, dldn
~ = pursued her o,d lover. But be warn
day, q IF any aeeyant no how What q
2 IN old folks tbipF Of il 2
They hains saiaa word since hs q
seen sForqst tte night carried you
from singing 5cbool asked Jonathan
.,oak denly branchitg of {.
3 10 .Eo, hsikt returned The lady BIZ
and smiling 4 The saue tline