Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-14
From this time Sam Bates disappeared from

From this time Sam Bates disappeared from
society. Literally and metaphoricalIy ne
shut up shop and hung up his fiddle He did
not take to liquor like fool, but took TO hix
axe, and cleared I don't know how many
acres OF rugged, heavy timbered land, there.
by increasing the value of bis tract 70 the
amount OF several hundred dollars
/ oauy indirectly sent him divers civil mes
sages intimating that she took no account Of
the little accident at the meeting house, and
ana at length ventured on a direct present of
par oi gray yarn stockings, knit with her
But while every effort to win him hack IN
.ne world was unsuccessful, the yarn stock
ings were great comfort to him in his self-
| imposed exile.
Sam wore them continually, not ON hi. feet
as some matter-of-fact BOBBY might suppose
but in his bosom and often, during tba IN
tervals of his work in the lovely ele.,;nn
would he then draw them out and ponder on
them until big tear gathered in his eye
| "Oh Sally Jones, Sally James, had ONLY
had the spunk to have courted ye Saturday
night, instead Of Sunday morning, things
might have been different"
And then he would pick up his axe, and
whack 1t into the next tree with the energy Of
| despair.
AT length the whole country was electrified
by the announcement that farmer Jones had
| concluded to sell out and 20 west" On the
day appointed for the sale. there could not
have been less than a hundred horses teth-
cred in barn-yard. Sam Bates was there,
| field.
| Sally might have been little thinner than
usual just enough to heighten rather than
| diminish his charms. Ii was generally known
hat she was averse to moving west In fact,
| she took no pains to conceal her sentiments
on the subject; her pretty eyes were evil
/ Iantl rod
| nournfully round on each familiar object;
the old homestead with its ehunked and
daubed walls; the cherry trees under which
che had play ed in childhood; the flowers she
had planted; and then to see the dear old
furniture auctioned of--the churn, the apple
butter pot, the venerable quilting frame, the
occasion of so many social gatherings
But harder than all il was when her own
white COW was put up; her pet that, when q
| 4 calf she had saved from the butcher; twas
too much and the tears tricked afresh down
Sally's blooming cheeks.
Ten dollars ten dollars for the cow"
Fifty dollars" shouted Bates
Why, sammy" whispered a prudent
nsighbor, ''she hain't worth twenty, at the
outside"
"Ill gin fifty for her." replied Sam, dog
gedly.
Now, when Sally heard of thi. piece of gal
lantry, she must needs thank the purchaser
for the compliment, and commend Sukcy TO
his especial kindness. Then she extended her
plump hand, which Sam seized with such a
devouring grip that the little maiden could
scarcely suppress a scream. She did suppress
II, however; that she might hear whether he
had anything further 10 say; but she disap-
pointed. He turned away dumb, swallowing.
as II were, hunks of grief as big as dumplings
When everything was sold of and dinner was
over, the company disposed itself about the
I'd in ipip H.
ed on benches and dismantle furniture. The
conversation naturally turned on the events of
the day and the prospect Of the Jones family,
and it was unanimously voted a cussed pity
that so 6ne girl as Sally should be permitted
to leave the country against her will
. Hain't none of you snesking whelps the
sperit to her ?" asked the white headed miller,
addressing group of young bachelors lying
near.
The louts snickered, turned over whispered
to each other, but no one showed any dispO-
sitlon to try the experiment.
The sun was declining in the west Some Of
those who lived at a distance were already
gone TO harness up their horses Tomorrow
the belle of Capaon valley would be on her
way to Missouri.
Just then Sally rushed from the house, with
a face all excitement, q step all determination.
Arrived in the middle Of the yard, she noun
ted the reversed apple-buttsr kettle.
L uOu want 10 So Wett-l DON want TO
leave Old Virginia-and L won't leave, il
there's man among ye that has spunk enough
to ask me TO stay"
But where is southern chivalry? whithered
beneath the sneers Of cold blooded miIignity1
ehoked by the maIims of dollar-jinglins and
prudence, distanced on the circular race
osurse of progress! bankrupt through the
tricks of counterfsiting politicians
Deluded querist, no! Like a strong and
generous lion, it sleeps sleeps so sounily that
even apes may grimace and chatter insults in
its face. and pull hairs from its tail with i'm
punity but give it good hard poke, and
you will hear a roar that will make the cow
ard tremble and the brave prudent.
Hearkeh to the sequel of Sally Jones
Scarsely had she finished her patriotic ai-
dress when there was general rush. Tho
less active we're trampled over like puffed
goat skins at q bashsnslisn festival.
Miss Sally, L axes you"
Miss Sally, 1 spoke first"
Il bespeak her for my son Bill, - squeaked
an ootogenarian, struggling forward TO seize
her arm.
To hide her confusion, Sally covered her
face with her apron, when she felt strong
arm thrown around her, and heard a stento-
rian voice shout:
She's mine, by gauley."
Sam Bates cleared q swath rs if he hal been
In grain field, bore his unresis,i = prise int
the house and slammed the door OF the cheer
ing crowd. ...I ...
The wedding came of that night, ami on
the following morning Sam rode home, driving
his white COW before and carrying his vIgo
behind him.
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