Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-12-17
Bill Gull's Courtship.

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Chalk, and all these young Gul's that you
see running round here, came from my
lump of Chalk-by gull.
Bill Gull always swore by gull. 1t was
his only oath. She was lump of Chalk as
large one way as she was the other b.
Gull was always backward, bashful youth
and some surprise was expressed that he
ever goJ married At all.
BY gull said he, my grandmother,
ghos. did the b.
osl--job b- how's that?'
I'll tell you all about ii. You see I was
about as greon As spring gosIing and
Thought PoeJe was too. By gull she wasn't
though but she knew was. We had II
sneaking notion Of each other for abon, t,y,
years, but ii would not have come 10 any,
thing if it handnt been for the ghost wac
TOO bashinl in the way of making love-.
couldn't say as much as boo 10 goose
And Phebe was just as bashtu-that is, |
thought SO, but she wasn't though, not BY
long shot. One night, about half an hour
after as had gone TO bed, as lay thinking
oil Phebe-iOr had been sitting up with
her till rather late hour, as usual, without
bringing anything to pass-the door Of my
room opened slowly and softly and in walk
ed ghOstly spectre. The moon was shin
ing full in at my window, and l could not
be mistaken. 1t was all in white-I rose
up in my bed; while my teeth chartered, and
the perspiration ran off me in streams. Ii
came almost TO my bedside, and pointing
long, bony finger at me, that went through
me like red hot iron. tried to speak
but twas no go. At last husky voice
said
Bill Gull, | ain the ghost of your grand
mother. You must marry Phcbe Chalk
right away. You have fooled your time
long enough. Pop the question before to-
morrow night, for will appear again-do
it Bill Gun!'
The old lady disappeared SO quick that
| couldn't tell where she went to. didn't
sleep wink that night. The sensations
that kept crawling over me were awful.
thought felt my hair turn gray-my teeth
falling out, my legs and arms dropping of
and all kind Of queer feelings. 1t was the
longest night that ever experienced.
Morning came at last. l met Phebe in the
dinning room, while she was preparing for
breakfast. She had been our housekeeper
every since my grandmother ded-three
years. My mother died the year before,
Bill, what's the matter with you?' said
hebe.
4 feel pale said I.
You look pale,' said she.
Such night said l.
What was the matter, Bill.
My grondlnother's ghost
You don't say So
Yes, and she said that
What Bill?'
That must marry YOU
What else, BIly'
That must pop the question to-day, or
she would come again TO night
+ Bill, take my advice pop the question,
and let the old lady rest in peace
i do said |.
We'll, Bill, I'll have you lust to keen the
old lady quiet, provided, Blll,-rhat Won
went ask me to-to-to->leep with YOU
i promised-lor my grandmolher's sake.
After breakfast, Pnrbe spoke to the old
gentleman about it. He said it was all right,
90 ahead. WI vr went ahead Al leo>,
phebe did In ,br,,. ,yc.,x p,ohe C,.li.
became Mrs Gull,
She go.irl Won comple,ely,
Yes. ronnd rhp, out and I'll tell ,ou
how. On The night of oar morrioce. sb.
wen, of to her own room and I went ,o
mine, it was according TO agreement, I'm,