The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-03-25
From "Mejor Jones' CourtsEip."
MAI. JOSEPH JONES' WEDDING.

. Just Us straignt as shln9ie, and the only
thing that troubles me is, I'm afraid it's al
, TO good 10 last. It's always been the way
with me ever sense can remember, when
} ever Pm the happyest sumthing seems tc
turn up jest 10 upset all my calculations, ant
now, though the day is set for the weddin
and the Stallionses is getting everything
feddy as fast as they can, wouldn't be
spIised much If some bominable thing wat
10 happen, some yearthquake or something
jest bust it all up again, though should hate
it monstrous.
Old Miss Siallons red that piece in the
Miscellany bout the mistake in parson Mil
lcr's flyers; and do believe she's as glad
about it as If she was sure she would live a
whole thousand years more herself She
ses she haint got no objections 10 the weddia
now, for me and Mary will have plenty Of
time 10 make forlin for our children and
raise 'em up as they ough, to be. She says
she always wondered how Mr. Miller could
cller the thing ont so straight 10 the very
day, without single mistake, but now he's
made sich terrible blunder of a whole
thousand years, she says she knows he ant
no smarter nor other people, il he was raised
at tho north.
It's really surprsin how mazn popular it
does make body to be engaged 10 be mar
ried 10 a beautiful young lady. Sense the
things leaked ou', every body's my ticker
friend, and can't meet nobody wherever
go, but what wants 10 gratulaIe mo on my
good fortin, cept cousin PETE and two or
three other fellers, who look sort o. like they
wanted 10 laugh and couldn't. Almost every
night Mary and me is invited TO a party
To,her night we went TO one 10 old Squire
Rogersss, where | got my dander up little
the " worst l've had it for some time. don't
believe you've ever heard Of jest such fool
trick as they played. on me. Their was a
good many thar, and as The Squire don't al
low dancin, they all played games and ticks.
and such foolishness. TO pass away the time,
which 10 my nolions bominaSle site worse
than dancin.
Cousin Pete was there splurglng about in
his biggest, and with his dandy cut trowsers
and big whiskers, and tried 10 take the shine
off of everybody else, jest as he always
dose. Well, bimeby he ses:
"Spose We play brother Bob-let's play
brother Bob"
eyes, let's play ha,," says all of 'em,
"wont you be brother Bob, MajorP'
"Who's brother Bob 2" ses I, for didn't
know nothing bout it, and that's the way l
cum 10 be so bominably tuck in.
81 tell you," ses he, "you and somebody
else must set down in the chairs and be
blindfolded, and the res. must all walk round
and round you, ard keep tapping you on the
head with somelhin, till you guess who
bobbed you"
"Bul how bob me 2" ses I.
"Why," ses he, "when any one taps you,
you must say, brother Pm bobbed and then
they'll ak who bobbed you and if you guess
the rite one, then they must take your place
and be bobbed till they guess who bobbed
'em. If you'll be tliadioided, l WILL" ses
he, 'iest for fun"
"Well," says |, "anylhing for fun" and
Cousin Pete sot out Two chairs into the mid
die of the room, aud we sol down, and they
tied Handkerchief round my eyes as tight as
the mischief, so couldn't see 10 guess no
MORN if had no eye at all.
hadn't set so no time for cawhalux some
one TUX me rite side o. The head with q
drafted big book. The fire flew out o. my
eyes in big live Goals, and | like 10 keeled
over out o. the chair. l fell my blood rsin'
like mll.tai, but they all laughed nightly
at the fun, AMI after while ses /, "Brother;
Pm bobbed p "Who bobbed you 2" ses
they. guessed the biggesl-fiSted feler in
the room, bu, it wasn't him. The next
mimi, spang went the book agin Cousin
Pele's head "Whew m ses he, "BrolLer
Pm bobbedw But Cousin PETE didn't guess
rite, ruther, and the fust thing know'd
wkang they tux me agin. was drediul
anxious to guess rite, but II was no use; |
missed il every time, and so did Cousin
Pete and the harder they hit The harder
they laughed. One time they hit me great
deal easier than the rest. "Brcther, Pm
D0DDeQ !' 6eS /. 'NnO DOUUeu you eeS
they. "Mss Mary Sheldon" ses I. "No,
never" ses she, and they all roared out
worse than ever.
Ibeguh 10 get monstrous tired of sich fun,
which seemed so much Ike the frogs in the
spellln' book-for it was delh 10 ms-and |
don't know what would have done if Mary
hadn't come up and onled the Handkerchief.
"Lel's play something else" ses she and
her face was red as fire, and she looked sort
O. mad ont of her eyes.
seed lher was something wrong IN a
minnit.
Well, they all went on p!ayin' "Pawns,"
and "pon honor" and 'here we go round
the goosebury bush," and 70, sister Feby,
how merry we be-" and sich nonsense, till
they knowed and when they was playin'
Mary told me how Cousin Pete bobbed me
himself.
Itwas the most audacious takein ever
heard of. Do you think he didn't set rite
down beside me and never blindtold himself,