Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-10-08
I'll Misttllautous.
HaW his Hat Troubled Him.
BY HAZEL GREEN, ESQ.

When I was young lad, just beginning
10 think about the girls" said Charley,
was nonstreus pious, and went to meeting
every Sunday bat have since come 30 the
roucIusion that it was not so much for the
rOncern felt for the good of nay soal,' as it
lwaS for the sake of gazing about the room,
aud thinking to myself which girl was the
prettest and which one would rather marry
"A Well, one day I singled out girl who, [
Thought, eclpsed all creation for beauty in
fact, vas soon head-eVer-heels in love with
her But few moments suniced for me to
form resolution to see her home, pop the
question and if possible, to strike bargain
Immediately. was all in a tremble. The
sermon seemed week long, and very uninter-
testing Many, no doubt, were praying for
their neighbors and their neighbors' children,
lut with me it was different-I was praying
for the meeting to break up.
AT length the meeting did break, and
9broke with it--for my hat but to my surprise
Rnd notification, could not find it until af-
ter the object of my affections had gotten SO
tar the start of me, that it would have requir-
FED quite an effort to have overtaken her Be-
sides there was another consideration--my
hat had been under foot, and was so badly
folIed that | was rather ashamed to be seen
Fth it on Taking all these things into con-
Fderation | resolved to wait for the next op-
POrtunity
From that time was a changed chap.
Gould think of nothing but the girl | had seen
p meeting, except it was that of persuading
the governor to buy me a new suit of Sun
pay clothes. The old lady sided with me in
fhs last particular, and between US both we
succeeded in carrying our point. | was rig
ped out in style-cloth coat, satin vest, cassi-
hefe pants, and to crown all, beaver that
POST FIVE dollars This will fix things, thought
could but see her now, might set her
Tqown as mine.
" In few evenings there was a prayer
meeting at Union Meeting house, and |, with
gy new fxings, wended my way thither not,
however until my mother had given me much
good advice concerning the management of my
Ie% rgglng-more particularly my hat, as /
tlad out short time before got my old one
crushed up at meeting
. had not been in the meeting house long,
felore she whom | most anxiously expected
:" anu IoHl tHcHCe uuCl IHc services
Fere concluded, was in sea of trouble, lest
fplhe fellow should cut me out, or something
q the kind.
AS soon as the congregation was dismiss
e. yoked her, and off we started. When
re reached her home the sun was just setting,
pun 50, to be mannerly, her old dad asked me
stay all night had no objections, and
ti'ef supper was over, told Betty (for that
N '1e girls name) that I'd like to chat with
sl '., little more. She had no objections, but
aq We must go to the kitchen, as the old
Nks didn't like to be disturbed by light in
fpe big room when they were to bed To
r. lAls consented, Of course, and so we were
&Oon on the very best Of terms shOuld have
'a .sen extremely happy but for one cause.-the
lamp OF plenty, in the form Of grease, was
,unuantly oo impressed upon everything in the
U9n, excepting the chairs upon which we
and consequently was much troubled
Oo@ BY new hat What should | do with
~ did not want to have grease upon it
y mat would never do Finally I resolved
weep IT on my head, Judging that to be the
gs,es' place, Being thus relieved of my great
embarrassment, went about the work of
'Snrang in real earnest.
n. A!'er many fine things had been said, and
Ir,o ,atIrlage contract had been partially entered
! proposed kiss. You may he sure she