Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-09-24
A GOOD JOKE.

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Pha'' Ne consider 10 verth rslatinr-
ne eneumssanes happened some tisss seo.
%. oss vi. le'e nothing b. its age. It vsS
'e'o as oy one vho knew, aud Who .aid n
uas all true
AsertsiS yessg nss 10 search Of q vie.
oe' on eourting sxpediiion, a.
eslomary With young men, came lsts
oHSaadsy eveuieg. and 10 order 70 Keen
ssssss from his young sequaintsres.. a.
,ernined 10 b st bsne 90 Al ond.y moraie,
efSa' and early, 90 that his ahssses vould
Dol % noticed, But his sfhapced re,idsa
se.erA miles ffoa the tow /. which ke
sojourned ssd %, TO ovsrcons the ai,ta.es.
seq1ifed ehs nss of hosss Houp,sA ar
Ais hosss, drsassd 10 his Ans Win. synneF
psst', aad ethel 6xins il properties. he Az.
nses at the rssidssee Of hi, ipano,s,s
shere be Is kiudly received, and his horse
properly taken care Of. BY being tarssd :nto
tne pAstors for the night The evening" v~.-
we aisht passed away, bot hov to the younE
nso' 10 neeodys basinssaL Three esloeE
10 the morning arrived. Our hero vas.
svsfs--nsy Be bad been 20 all sieh.-,bus
matters nee three e'elock 10 The time for
eam 20 depArt % thss hs might arrive A
seme believe his comrades we're siirrios =
Ne' Wishing TO disturb the family of AZ,
nay love, who vsrs thss wrapt In the arms
OF horPheus, bs sailed foFth tsths pastYre
70 estsA his horne bus here vas difkeultv
tAe grass was tso high aud loaded vi,h
oeV. TO venture IN there With hin white
pantaioons would rather take ihe starch oos
OF tasn, snd lead 10 detection. L, voalS
hot 90 70 put 90 his white unmsniiou able.
90 be qeiskly na4s bis resolve. II vas
nrse o'clock IN the nornisg. and nebody
snrnng, 90 be carefully disr7bcs hiasslf Of
nn .Auaele whi,es" aud places then In
pAiety on tes fence, while be give chase vith
Sessrssnsd Pedals tAsoagh vet grass afGsr
ios nsse bat the stssd vss foaa Of sloyer,
sne bad no notion Of leaving II Bat eur
seIo vas nst to Be thuartsd, although he
Degsn 70 reali1s the truth Of the cid sasss
.So1' .As eosrss oftEae love, dEs., aad 6ssily
'he horne uas eaptuFed.
Aetafning % ths fsEee where he had ssfs-
ly Suspended bis lily white unm. ptionabls.
%! Mi,a6ik Dias vhss horyihIs s;sA,
nef bis eyes The aeld into which IA,
horse had been taraed vas aot ouly = ,koras
PASTURE bus calf pasture too, and tAs
nasghty. Saisss, ssssssted by tSs WIae aa1
on ths .fsoee, had kstaksa themselves n R.
and, Caf lice, had almoss saI 1Isn sp-ea.
y lsv vsIf shswsd fsssnsuts sf shis oass
valaasls article of HE vasdsobs nee rs-
nsinsa--esly . fsv skseas-juss suiasieas
70 indicate vhAi tAsy snee had Assn. WAaA
: pickle this vas for, = nioe yoang naa %
be ia eii' Joe III
IL wAs nov dAyIight, sad tAs induss.isss
faEnsrs wsse up sad aAsut, and oar Acre far
tro1 hsns, EitA ne saxsEiaS fss kis 'tsaxal.
Ing sPPaspins IL vopld Do. do 70 10 boek
70 the heess of his lady love, a. They were
How I'll up, anA hoW could be gee 10 vItAont
exkibklag AtnSslf - bic fair sus, whIsA
might ruin his match. No, no; that usulAn's
DO. GsiLhsE oORld be 90 10 tsua in tAaa
plight There, vas oely Oss ToSonrss Len
bim, and that vas 10 secret hinselG in shs
bushes till the next night, and then get hone
Under cover Of the dArkBess. This be 70
solved 10 dc, ABd AeoordiBgiy hid himself IN
der thieket growth Of bashss
Sally bid, be remained under the proAao-
too Of tie bushes for some time aud n usav
Be inAgiRsd that his feelings towards tAS
calf kisd we're nos of the most friendly
ohAssoter bat ere long bis sselusiOa vas
destined 70 be iotTg1ea apOn. The famly
Of bis fair oes, seeing bis horse s, II FonAin-
inc IN ths posture, ebquiTsd Of the lAdy uhas
Sho bad done vith her lover She vas noa.
piusssd She only knew he bad lait Sboas
three o'clock IN ths nosaiaK ThinRs aidaa
look right; IL be bad gone, sby ala Be leave
bis horse SasRioiOBs sers AwAkehsd -
By snd bys, tbs boys who bad besn oas 20
feed tAs calves rssurnea Sish ths renaAats
Of ths identical uAits garments shiSh sSsss-
cd the lover limbs of iheiF lsts visitor -
TheJ we're maSgied aud toFA 10 shssds -
AR inquest sas nnsdiatsly hsld sfer thsm.
Some AWful fate bed Sefsllsn sbs unf,stu-
nate yoaHg usa TIE ssighbors we're $3.50
su@@oos4 ~ search foF has ssryss. ahA Aha
pOsAe uith al speed sss sEi With dogs sad
arms 10 the search Pie pasture vas tbSr.
oaghly scored, aud tbsh thS aaJAesat thlsk.
sts ubsn ho our hero vas drive hsou. bic
Aif by tbs kssa sssat of ths dogs, all saEs,
slivs. ssd sell, bu1 alSas he hnen. AZ "a.
plshsliea thea spsusd al tbs sIpspss of ear
hero bat be vas sucesssfal 10 ihs sad. ss.t
married the lady sna is zoe liyiuE eoa Eoss-
ably IN ooo Of ths aoudshiag lit.ls touns In
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