The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-01-22

destination. told him William Dean s aud asked
him the distance. "Some mles-directly in my
way, however" and the blue eyes smiled, though
the lips kept proud and still as ever
IS me miles - was a wonderful long distance
it seemed to me, but said nothing a big market
wagon, driven by handso me man with blue eyes,
did mt go half so hard as 1 had always thought
1t was near sunset when we drove up to Uncle
Bills door, and after the first rapturous greetings
between myself. my FIVE cousins, and Uncle Bill
quiries concerning my ooNPAaNoS DU vor or.
"A nice young chap" Unole Bill said "honest
and smart. with powerful heap o. learRin' that
he's got to college--homs a vacation now-come
to help his father hay it."
Rich young fsller, studying to be a Doctor"
said Aunt Ruth. smoothing out her apron strings,
" a gal would do well TO have him !"
Very handsome, good young man."
said cousins Mstilds aud Jennie, in breath and
t. fret rate, clever fellow" said Charles and Will
but little baby Mattie's testimony was worth the
whole:
"He dood-briDgs Matte thugar pums, and div
her big doll"
"Yes, but his name you haven't told me his
name yet"
Ssmuel-SAm Brown, most Of US call him."
said cousin Will. whistling, Pop goes the wes-
sell"
Oh horrors-Sam. dear Sam l"-Beloved Sam
uel-dreadfull But could not it be Frenchiied,
and called Sammiea No, that only made it
worse 1t was too bad-sueh a pair Of blue eyes
had no business to answer to the name Of Sam l.
But it couldn't be helped aud. what was more
dreadful than all, was positively in love-yes I, /,
HELENA Somers in love with man by the name
of-Sam Brown;
/ became quite LIoSNE at Littleton. As soon
as it noisel about that real live woman, that
e writ for the papers" was among them the people
were the oUI to zee the extraordinary won
der(N Crowds Of ragged 1rchins followed me at
distance, when / went out to walk and if
CHANGED to raise my eyes to any body S window in
passing, was to see black. blue, and gray
orbs, peering curiously out from under the green
paper shades( Green was favorile color with the
people Of Littleton.
To give them better opportunity Eas after
wards learned) of observing my unfortunate self
Aunt Ruth gave tea-party re ular old FASH
oned aff.ir--the ladies coming in the afternoon,
and the gentlemen in the evening tYou cant tell
how much ! wanted to know if s ,m Brown was
invited. but dare not ask. for fear Aunt Ruth would
mistrast that the blue eyes had attracted me"
Ear'y in the afternoon the company began t, ar
rive Old, middle aged, young married, mar
riageable P,ssxE. and those waiting for offer
Rim ;letts bandaaux fowery heads smooth heads,
and heads savOring strongly of pork oil"
I. Innocent soul y never dreaming of the FuRoRr
had Sreated in the usually quiet town of Little.
ton, stole into the parIor as pesceably as knew
how to, and sat down in corner with my cRocH t,
expecting to have quiet afternoon Of it, all to
myself Experience proved my calculations
of the most correct however, for had scarcely
seated myself, when my aunt commenced leading
up people and introducing them to me, one by
Full twenty there in all--all talking together
telling me how delighted they were at meeting
me, of whom they had heard much, etc, etc.
On the whole. l was forcibly reminded Of my
school days when long class of US, with " Por-
ters Rhetorical Reader" in hand, strained our
lungs, each to outvie the other, in resdlr all
together in concert" CHARGE, CHESTER, CnARGE
On STANLEY, oSl"
One old lady. who reioiced in the euphonious
eognomen of Ksrziah Slopbot om aud whose
very elaborate taste was displayed in her yellow
calico dress and pewter bowed spectacles, on be
iliS Iicaeubcu IL uIe" iOm dChFaClOus pocket
second pair of spectaces, and after adjusting
then with great care, she surveyed some time
without speaking.
Law you look Jest like other gals. for any
thing | see. though you was blue. folks sed SO;
but law yeu can't bleve nothing you hear now
days For my part doat see a. you're bluer
than my Sally Ann there Wall, 'spose you
could write Newspaper as big as the 'LIttleton
Luminary' in day, couldnt your Printing and
all? Why didn't ye bring yer printing things
with ye you might ha' got a sight to do if you
only had. I've got the Life of John Rogs's' in
primmer, but it's gettin SIZED and ragged. and
I'd "a got yer to made a new one, Then our Bible,
that my great randfather gin has lost asighL of
the leaves, and.Id a had you put them in, too,
you know" Here the amiAble lady took breath
and pinch of snuff.
l nodded assent to everything she said, for
saw it would be useless to put in a disclaimer. In
fact, could not get word in edge wise"
1t would be Herculesn task to attempt to give
any idea Of the extraordinary requests made Of
me by that circle of ladies. One had a husband
who was sick and wanted me TO write his spitaph
"io be ready" she said. e" in case he died" An
other wanted a recipe to cure the measles a third
had lost grandmother in a railway disaster, and
required an slegy ofhve hundred verses, for which
il would take upon myself the expense of pub
fishing aud forward to her address niu eteen copies
fer the nineteen afflicted grand childred, she
would agree to pay me the sum Of two shillings
and sixpence pale fa"ed, jauudiced young
lady took me aside and begged me to compose for
her four "love verses" to be addressed to young
man whose name was Limon, ind whose name she
I 4 ,rol oh L. Il. =. n
were but tthe Of the fAvors" asked Of me, and
to all return most polite but peremptOry re-
fusal Harry had exaeted prOmi from me,
when parting with me at the depot, that would
not touch pen pencil or paper during my soiourn