American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-03-01

norairo SEQ you, ncyaire. aud my heart
broke yer bad entirely
who are your cried Gusset, his
eyes starting out of his head, aud shiver.
ing from head To foot.
he asks who am. o, lailies.l O..
you yer respectable old gentilhomme |
hear vat he ask Who am. pcrade I
ahl I'm your wife L
81 never eco you 'forc---s' help me
bobl' cried Gesset. energe,ically.
| Don't you swearl" said Deacon
Peabody. "Ef you do, III kick you
into fits by golly! 1 won, have no pro.
fame language III my house,"
80, Bless you bless you! respoc,a.
bic man. Tell him he must come viz
me. Toll him | have spoke TO ze con.
stable. Tell him" sobs interrupted
her utterance.
Ats pesky bad business 7" said
the deacon, chatting with unwonted ire.
"Gusset you're rascal"
take care, Deacon Peabody. take
care - said the unfortunate shopkeep.
er.
al remarked you was rascal, Gusset.
You've Como aud married two wives
aud that ere's fiat burglary. eff know
anything 'beout the Revised Staloots."
1.-Two wives!" shrieked the French
woman.
"Half dozen. for aught know to tho
contrary" said tho deacon. "Nuw
you clear out of my house, go way to
the station and clear out into Boston,
: l won't hev nothing more to do with
I YOU" .
, "But Deacon, hear me-"
81 don't want to hear we, ye sarpint!"
cried the Deacon stopping his ears
with his hands. Margin, two wives
and coming courtin' third. Go long!
Cloar out"
Even Mrs Peabody, who was inclined
to put in word for the culprit. was 81.
fenced; Susan turned from him in horror
= and in utter despair no fed to the raj
way station, holly pursued by the clam
orous aud indignant French woman.
: The same afternoon. as Miss Susar
Peabody was walking toward the village
she was overtaken by Mr.. Jonathan
9 Doubikins. dressed in his best, and dri
% wing his fast going horse before hi.
= Sunday go-to-meoting chaise. He rein
II ed up and accosted her.
o "Hallo, Suke ! Get in and take Q
y ride Z"
= Don't keer if do, Jonathan, grin
ming chat GRE city lellur's turned out
= pooty pup, amt he p
+ "Il's dreadful. if it's true," replied
u tho young lady.
q you had narrer escape, didn't ye2'
u pursued the old lover. But no warn,
never ofno account. any how. VIVA,
u do the old folks think about it Z"
=. They hain't said word since he
y cleared out"
n Forget that night rode you home
- from singing school 7" asked Jonathan
}! suddenly branching off.
"No, | haint," replied the young la.
o dy blushing aud smiling at the same
q time.
C "Remember Thorn apples gin you n
80 yes"
q "Well they was good-wasn'. they I!
d "First ratio Jonathan"
n "Got hull orchard of them kind OF
l. fruit, Suke," said Jonathan suggestive.
If ly.
q Susan was silent.
[. "GoloDg" exclaimed Jonathan, put
n ting the braid on the black horso.-
y Have you any idoa where we're going
1 Suke y
,. Pm going to the village
g No, you amt; you're goin' long or
= me-"
!. Where TOT
!. providence. And you don't come
n back till you're Mrs. DOubikins, no how
you can fix it,"
# How you talk Jonathan!'
o. Darn the old folks! cried Jonathan
o putting on the string again. 'Et was
r 10 leave you with them much longer,
n they'd be tradin' you off to some city
8 fel'cr with half a dozen wives already
"The next day, as Mr.. and Mrs. Doub.
b ikins were returning home in their
@ chaise, Jonathan said, confdentialIy:
T., May as we'll tell you now, Suke, for
n | haint any secret from you, tina, Gus.
y set nevcr seen them women afore the
day they camo stompin' into your house
; and bowed him up. ] had though
i Cost me ten dollars, by thunder |
| teachod 'em what to say, and | expect
o they done it well. Old Gussot may
be sharp shopkecror, but if he ex-
o poets to get ahoad Of Jonathan Doubi.
/. kins he must get up q pleaguy sight
9 airlier O mornings J.
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