The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-08-06
CHARLEY'S MISFORTUNE.
Or how his Hat Troubled Him
By HAZEL GREEN, ESQ.


"When [ was a young lad, just beginning to
think about the girls y said Charley, "l was mon
Strous pious, and went to meeting every Sunday;
but | have since come to the conclusion that it
was not as much for the concern [ felt for the
good of my soul,' as it was for gazing about the
room and thinking to myself which girl was the
prettiest, and which one would rather marry.
"Wcll, one day singled out girl who tho't
eclipsed all creation for beauty; in fact | was
soon hea dover heels in love with her. But a
few minutes sufficed for me to form resolution
to see her home, pop the question, and, if possi-
BILE, to strike a bargain immediately. | was all
in tremble. The sermon seemed week long
and very uninterestiny Many, no doubt, were
praying for their neghbors children, but with
inc it was quite different-I was praying for the
meeting to break.
At length the meeting did break, and broke
with it-or my hat; but to my surprise and
modification, | could not find it until after the
object Of my affection had gotten so far the start
of me, that it would have required quite an ef
fort to have ovcrtakcn her. Besides, there was
another oonsideration-my hat had been un
der foot, and was so badly soiel, that was ra-
ther ashamed to be seen with it on. Taking all
these things into consideration, l resolved to
wait for the next opportunity.
From that time | was changed chap, / cod
think of nothing but the girl had seen at meet
Ing, except it was that of pursualing the "gov-
ernor," to buy me new suit of Sunday clothes.
The old lady sided with me in this last particu-
lar; anil between us both, we succeeded in car
rying our points. was rugged out in style
cloth coat, satin vest, cashmere pants, and to
crown all, a beaver that cost five dollars.
"Ths will fix things thought I; 'could
but see her now, | might set her down as
mine"
In a few evenings there was prayer meeting at
Union meeting house. and with my new fix
ings, wended my way thither not, however un
til my mother had given me much good advice
concerning the management of my new rigging
more particularly the head, as | had but a
short time before, got my old one crushed up at
meeting.
had not been in the meeting house long, be-
fore her whom most anxiously expected, came
in, and from thence until the services were con-
cluded, was in sea of trouble, lest some fell
low should cut me out, or something of the
kind.
AS soon as the congregation was dismissed. |
'yoked her, and off we started. When we
~aanhad har hop,a tha cuu ,vae it.t cott;rn onJ
30, to be mannerly, her old dad asked me to
stay all night. / had no objections, and after
supper, told Betty, (or that was her name, J
that I'd like to chat with her a little more. She
hid no objections, but said we must go to the
kitchen as the old folks didn't like to be dstur-
bed by lightin the big room, when they were
to bed TO all this consented, of course and
80 we were soon on the best of terms. / should
have been extremely happy,'but for one cause
the stamp Of plenty, in the form of greese
was abundantly impressed upon everything in,
the room, excepting the chairs upon which we
sat, and consequently was much troubled about
my newhat What should do with it? did
not want to have grease upon it--no, that wo'd
never dol Finally, resolved to keep it on my
head, judging that to be the safest place. Be-
ing thus relieved of my greatest embarrassment,
/ went about the work of courting in real good
earnest. @
After flany things had been said, and mar
riage contract had been partially entered into,
proposed kiss. You may be sure she refused,
but insisted--a scuffie ensued, which lasted
until she was completely exhausted. Being un
able to hold out longer, she turned up her pret-
ty lips and said "If you must kiss me, here, but
don't you ever undertake such thing again
you brute"
1sop ped over to perform the operation when
aliot sudden, felt an unusual lightncss about