Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-11-29

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jest let me ongirta the saddle, and #2 L get
you loose in no time"
In sh2r5 the saddle was uubuckied and
/ San dismounted with has feet sill AS .
the stirrups looking Ike criminal in foot
hobbies With some labor he pulled of his
boots, squeezed them out Of the stirrups and
pulled them on again The te5s,ter Sally
stood BY. all the while lnauiiesting the KIND
est concern and when hawas finally e&tri-
Gated. she tool. lis arm ind walked #ith biln
into the church.
But this unlucky adventure WIS too much
fer San he aneakea cut of meeting during
the Is.st afaver9 eallaaoH hishso5z ard e5de
] home N lis stockings. From that time Sam
Bates disappeared from society. Literally
and metaphorically he shut up shop, AMI
hung up his fiddle. lie did net take 30 il
quor ike fool, but to his axe, aad cleared
dent know how many acres Of rugged,
heavy timberel land, thereby increasing the
value Of hiss tract t. the amount of sexea
hundred dollars.
Sally Immediately sent him divers c9d
messages, mtimating that size cock no ae-
count Of that little accident al the meeting
house, and as length yenmgod on q direct
present Of a pair Of gray yarn stockings,
knit with har o8n hands. Isn't while every
effort to Hia him baei to The world 49, III
successful, she yarn stocking Wole great
comfort 10 lin II lbs se.f-inffosed ezilc =
Sam wore & en- continually. not on LIS feet,
as some matter Of feet body might suppose.
but IN bis bosom, and often, during the n
tetyals Of is Bo.ls il his lonely clearing. he
would draw them out and ponder on them
until a g tear gathered u bis eye Oh,
sally Jones' Sally Jones' fl had aalv lad
spuuB enough to haYo courtad You Saturday
night, instead of waiting uatii Sunday lnern-
ing, tainea might haze bee'l aiierent. and
then would pick Up lis axe. end 4hael, it
into the next tree Eitt. lie energy Of DESPAIR.
At ler.tt ttc whole country was eleetri-
led by the announcement that Farmer Jones
had eonclaaed to sell ont and 90 West. On
the day appointed fer the sale thsrc could
not have been less than a hundred horses
,otacred IN tie barn yard San Bates wa
there looking as uneasy as pig IN strange
eofn-feid sally might have been thinner
taan usual, .i4st enough to ieietten, rather
tban diminish her charms. 1t was general
y At9AH ttttt e3t5 N"a 9F1AaS ~ i4'f1++z
Be-t.. IN fact she tooa 70 pains b con
eeal her sentiments Oh the subject. Her
pretty eyes Eere evidently rod from recent
weeping. Sic locked mouautgli3 around at
each familiar Object. The I'D homestead,
with It's clpuked and daGhed walls; tie
cherry frees nuder which she hod rlagel n
childhood tie flowers whieh she had plant
ed; aud ihcn to SEP lie dear Old furniture
.auetioned oH--the ehefn, the aPie-butter
pet, the venerable quilting frame, do oeca-
son q % many social gatherings. Sat har-
der than all Il was wien her white cow was
pat NJ. her pei, that When calf ste had
saved from the bpteher-it vas TOO nt'ch,
and The tears triekled down Sailys bloom
ing checks.
Ten dollars, ten dollars offered for The
COW y cried the auetioneer.
''tifty dollars = shouted sam Bates.
Why, sammy whispered a prudent
neighbor "she ain worth twenty dollars at
the outside.
Now, when Sally hear. this pleea nj ga.-
lantry, she must needs tank the purchaser
to his especial kindness. Then size extend
ed her plump hand, which sam sel2ed with
such degonriHg grip that the llstie maidea
could scarcely suppress q scream. She did
suppress it. however. tfaC she AlsH hear
Vhether he had anything further To say, hut
she vas disappointed He turned away
dumb, swallowing. 8 ii were. great hauss
Of grief. After everything vas sod oil.
and dinner was over, the company disposed
itself abn;,t the yard in ornlps. reeininy On