Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-03-05
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II you happen 70 please hin bat ohuriish
70 those be don't like 80 y
We'll, Jooes,' said I, suhat have vou bees
doing With Yourself this sum mer r
s'foa vsuld not guess 10 q year. fJone.
vss ecamsniossivs that day II have turn.
ed oat again, and have actually been hunt
tHg Ter wifs'
Good speak 10 Be 6rss srooususu .
you know you promised ne in our college
days'
| No< 70 fast ny friend = did not say I
vss going % b married and uslcss some
body does the esartiog fss ne, dous know
hat 1 shsli ever bs Beosdict Coofound
the women | thosgh, I had found On en-.
eeption this tine, bat they are eli alike. -
had tempted nsidsns 70 ussriuoay before.
bat oevsr avidow ell boz. Il may reiievs
you the story, IL you can hare the patience
| 20 listen 10 t.
I'm hear il With the greatest pleasure,
| lSo here IL yoncs's ConrfsAip--no. Msior
Jones, hoveverl ~,
You must know said Jones, II have al.
says BEEN food Of lsndinRs hand and 4
tongue 70 n.ieh-naking. shosgh never did
any good at ID -.,.r
One dsy friead said 10 me, eome 70 20
town With ne su going to ask 4 yoaur
lady TO marry ~e, aud | want yoar ussiul a..
slstaace, 80 my Intended has . sister Nh /,
plays PtoPristJ, asd must bs KEEP, of OF
course went
| 'Now, the girls we're both rieh it il veil.
known We eoart none but rich girls
IL vas hot summer afternoon when Ne
reached the best hotel in town, and the fr,t
man ne net wss POGO Mas POGO VA, ga, !.
he acknowledged shat he had>beea takine
sutlei ADD the hrst thing hs did vas 20 Ia.
vite us to his room 70 take brady aud ice.
water, which no southeruer ever refuses
'Whiie inbibiug, POGO had the ina auisitiys.
ness 10 ask us what We bad como 10 town
for.
4 vas always remarkable for my canaos.
30 suswered for my friend Americas. va
have come up TO eour, fifty thousand apiece.
D-n = calculated POGO Mas. i can
shou enc Of yoa three tsmes that anount
ssd its 9 widow, and would reasire - n.sh
eourting as q maid
(Nsr The euliitlss. explosives, anphasles.
aud almost all southern RSures sf speesh :
are osths; % IN noe sea them down. hut
let them be understood.l
Show her 10 me, and fm In Tor auythiax
that's out, Alter tskise eopious notes
on three hundred aud 6fty thousand. vs
separated mach satisfied With oarseiyss
TIE next morning, as sas driving vi,b
Dr. Double you, in bis buggy, said to him
DO you know widow Blame, pov in
townr
Yes he answered, With animation. and
she u pretty, youDg And rich T.
Deuce take IL, there aiat rich marriage
able uowaa in the Uuised States that you
d" not Sud QUIT How did you hear Of her .
Never mind I viii yOa intrOdues me 70
This very svosiug, a. o'clock, Il you
wish
'Csa eoarsss.' had q frisnd uAs vas
goiDg 20 address her, and I wsuted 10 sec
her, more to tease bin, than for any serious
insensions on ny part; though I did not
let the De. know IT,
AZ the sppoiatsd time ws fouod The III
dow in question shs was . ehAFul ladv.
smiled like an angel, sang like = syren.
dsasod like fairy, talked Ike the murmur
Of . running rili, and had faulslsss form
As Ne ssnt home, tho DR.. tapped me On
she sbonlder. 20 arouse ne from ny rsvsry,
snd SID
Il eau tell Jou s0methiss.'
What is 80 I asked.
'You are 10 love with Ehss woman I
might have fsapd it out In q Eew days hut
the remark pat ne thinking Of Il AZ the
EomeAt.
The Dsst morning ss was walking dowu
ths street, thought | yassed her, with
another lady, ssd stepped tsso q book s.oro
asiil they Shoald 50 by, thaGI I naiehs zee
She came into the store aud 4 eoavsrssA Silk
Der = few miaHses I lsft mere ehsrsasd shss
syos. Thsa sitsFooos called 70 zee her
sgAiu, sBd tust ~ ] sAs leaving she said
sOnstAiag about Passing ~ nsms 10 her
jouTosl Whsn I Feaebsd ny hotsl. rs.
membs4sa miae sss hard sams 70 spall !,
and l snelossd ~ printed card 70 hsr With
this psaeil Rots sadesssa--
'Mrs B-As sobedy likes 70 BE- piseall'
! ID. sselsss yoa ny card, that you nav
write my nams prOpsFly fos wko likes e
Be MssS-lsksn Doa't BE- friRhtsaed ksessss
I offer yoa ny name, hard e it's ~
Respectfully LJosrs
A prtty little witty nois vas returned.
IN Easses, WFit,sa u @ost bsaatiful haad
That sane sysaiag he Dr. asa ssIlsa
again Asa sha said somsthieg yAish I d.
tsF1fstsd late dselsFaliou, I tosk . plsia
risg fFom ny apger, ssd va about patsisR
u o. hers, shsn she Fsmovsd vsiasAls sol
isaSie and hsBdsd it y ne thds risss we're
\ eaohssssd.
10 eSoYsrsssion learned thss bss sssss
iaeit vaa nst eo@Viste, aBd rsgrptisd thas
Il yea set e. ] thoaght Il soi rigat 70
eouFt = soman 10 lees thae : ysss sf,sf her
kssbaa6s dsaih
Before ss isA that siaht, shs sst 5sun 70
ths pisao Sad saae thst sbsgp iag siF fson
Liada Oh, iss ~ gses asissa. Whas
she cane 70 bs verse
Ger hhh th~n Fostlg fliSklisn,
Or 5esiiay eFhtsE,
fhn gafH heaFss saalt -
she lookyd ,sa4ssiy - lss. aai ksli happy
Bssldss itai, shs ssag severed FrsasA sss
Iiailsa s0osa, pfonouseioe Ne sorfs gsry
esfrsstlf fog ~ Amsgiesa.
'Oss I shsIi sgsg Fsssmbsr; Il bsgsa
tbss-.e fsl.k'lse Fsssyt.a. ais esFtsa,' Eve
iy, srsesf1 So u tfipls tiae
'AhsF psgsFai ethsr visits. iexaa q Ralu
hsf eoaa3eses, 80 shs tald ne tba ed sts
- q bsf iHs syapssbissd silk hsr. a. I
pFemisfd - ieii hsf ~ stssy. srias saar
/ ?. y ~ ~ slogy Fssstasl % iis ne
nssi, sbs osae iats tbs psfisr sith = ssils
vas as ssfiass ns fsaafsi Sic ieok :
afsf e 80 ed 81 . zsls sn3 L dee =. -