The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-03-25


thar in that room as he never had afore in
his born days. Blazes but was mad a
fust. But Mary begged me not TO raise nc
fuss about it, now il was all over, and she
would fix him tor his smarlness. hadn'
no sort of a ide how she was gwine 10 do it
but knowed she was enough for Cousin
Pete any time, so jest let her go ahead
Well, she took the bomnable fool off to one
side and VIII ispered 10 him like she was
gwine 10 let him into the secret. She told
him bout new play what she learned down
10 Macon when she was at the College, call
ed "Iniroduction to the King and Queen, u
what she said was CRATE deal funnye: than
"Brother Bob," and swaded him 10 help 10
git 'em all 10 play.
After she and him made it all up. Cousin
Pete put out three chairs close together in a
roe for throne, and Mary she put shee,
over 'em 10 make 'em look little grand
Bill Byers was 10 be King and Mary was 10
be Queen.
snow you must all come into to,her
room," ses Cousin Pete, "only them what
belongs to the court, and then you must be
introduced, one at time"
'1 aint ewine," ses Tom Stations, for
there's some trick 10 it,"
"No there aint," ses Cousin Pete, "I,ll
give you my word there aint no trick, only a
ltlle fun"
"Well," ses "rs had fun enough for one
Ei,e."
Mary looked at me and kind o. wnked
and ses she, ."you're one Of the court you
know, Major, bu, jest go out ill the cour, is
| am, sal hafnrs tho ihrapn --
Well we all went out, and bimeby Bill
By ers called out lords and ladys what be-
longed TO the court, and we all went IN and
tuck chairs on both sides Of the throne.
Cousin Pete was 10 bs the first one intro
duceI, and Samuewel Rogers was to be the
feer who introduced the company. Well,
bimeby the door opened, in come Cousin
Pe,e, bowin and scrapin, and twistin and
risslein and putin on more ares nor a
French dancin master-he beat Crochet all
10 smash. The King soi one side of the
throne and The Queen on iother, leaving
room in the middle for some one else. Sam
was so full of laugh at Cousin Pee's anlicks
that he couldn't hardly speak.
doctor Peter JONES'" ses he, inierduce
yon 10 their Maiesiys the King and Queen"
Cousin Pete sc:aped about a while and
then dtopl on one knee, rite afore 'em.
"Rise gallant knight" ses Bin Byers
rise we dub you knight of The royal bath"
Cousin Pete got up aud bowed and scraped
few more times, and went to sit down be-
tween 'em, but they ris up jest as he went
TO set down; and the first thing he knowed,
kerslcsh he went, rite into big tub of cold
water, with nothing but his head and heels
stckia out,
lie tried 10 kiss Mary as he was takir his
seat, and il you could jest seed hIm as he
went into that tub of water with his arm s
reached out TO her, and his mouth sot for a
kiss, do believe you'd laughed MORN you
ever did afore in your life. The fellers was
all so spicious that some trick was gwlne to
be played they all left the door open, and
when the the thing tuck place they all run
ia shou,iu and laughin like they would bust
/ their sides.
Pete go, out as quick as he could, and
never seed a feller so willed down in all my
life. He got as mad as hornit, and said il
was mean trick 10 serve emmy body SO, es-
pecially in cold weather. And he went rite
off home by himself 10 dress.
Mary made The nigsers take out the mid
die chair and put the tub of wafer thar when
we was in tolher room. Pete didn't spicion
the trick was gwine 10 turn out that way, he
thought the Queen was gwne 10 sentence
every ieller what didn't kiss her, as he sot
down to do something that would make fun
for the rest, and he was jest. gwine TO open
the game. felt perfectly satisfied after that
and don't think Cousin Pete will be quite
SO fond of funny tricks the next time.
But like to forgot to tell you, my weddn
is 10 take place-providln ther amt no more
earthquakes nor unaccounlable things to
prevention the 22d of this month, which
you know is a famous day what ought 10 be
celebrated by every genewine patriot in the
world. shall look for you to come, and I
hope you will be sure 10 be thar, for know
you couldn't grudse the ride jest 10 see Miss
Mary Jones what is 10 be. We's gwine 10
have considerable geherin, jest to please
lhe old folks, and old Miss Stations ses she's
gwine TO give us real Georgia weddin of
ihe old time fashion. No more from
Your friend ill de,h,
JOS. JONES.
S.-I wen, over tother mite 10 see 'em
all, and they was as bissy as bees in tar
barrel ..sowin and maxim up finery. Mary
was sowin somelhin mighty fine and white
with rufles and jigamarees all round it,
"What kind of a thing is that ?' sss l. The
gals looked at one an other and laughed like
they would die, and my poor little Mary
(bless her sou) kept salhern il up in heap
and blushin dredful "Tell him, Sis" ses
Miss Caroline, but Mary looked rite down
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