Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-12-11

YOU may clear out!' And throwing
boot a, the door felt better. But, pres
emily, oh mortal buttons heard still.
small voice, very much like sister Lids,
and it said, "Jack, you'll have TO get up,
for all The gi!ls' things are IN there y Oh
Lord. what pickle Think of me in
bed. all covered with shawls, mnffs, bon
nets and cloaks. and twenty girls outside
The door waiting TO get in If | had
stopped TO think should have melted on
The spot. As it was, rolled out among
the bonnet. wire and ribbons in hurry.
Smash went the millinery in every d.
rectlon. had TO dress in the dark-for
there was crack in the door and grls
,rM peep-and The way fumbled about
was death on straw hats. The critical
moment came. opened the door and
found myself righ, among the women.
"Oh, my i.eghorn y cried one. "My
dear, darling, winter velvet y cried an
other, and they pitched in-,hey pulled
me this way and that, boxed my ears; and
one little piece, Sal her name was. put her
arms around my neck, and kissed me
right on my lips. Human nature couldn't
stand that, and gave her as good as she
sent. 1t was The first time ever go, a
taste, and it was powerful good. | be.
lleve could have kissed tia, gal from
Julius Cesar TO the 4lh of July. "Jack,
SAID she, we are sorry to disturb vow, but
won't you see me home % YES said
IL will" did do it, and had anoih-
er smack at the gate, too. After that, we
took kinder lurile-doving after each 9th
er. both OF US signing like barrel Of new
cider, when We were away from each
other. 1t was al The close Of a glorious
summer day-lhe sun was setting behind
a distant hog -pen--lhe chickens were 60
ing to roosl--the bull-Irogs were com
mencing their evening songs-lhe polly
wogs. in their native mnd.puddIes, were
repairing themselves for the shades OF
nighl-and Sal and myself sat upon an
an,iquated backlog, listening TO ihe mu.
sic Of nature. such as lree loads, roostlrs
and grunting pigs, and now and then The
mellow music Of distant Jackass, was
waited 10 our ears by the gentle zephyrS
that sighed among tie mullin stalks, and
came heavy laden with the delicious odour
of hay fields and honey.suckIes. The
lssl lingering rays OF the setting sun,glan
cling upon The brass buttons Of solitary
horseman, shone through a kno,-hOle in
the hog.pen. full in SAILS face, dyeing her
hair with an orange peel hue, and show
| ing of my ihreadbare coat to bad advan-
tage-one of my arm around SAILS waist,
my hand resting upon her back-she was
towing with my auburn locks of JET black
hue-she was almost gone, and | was dit.
to. She looked like grasshopper dying
with the hiccUps, and felt like mud
turtle choked with Goldfish ball. "Sal,"
SAYS !, in a voice as musical as the notes
Of lhe dying swan, "wiIl you have me e
She TUNED her eyes heavenwsrd, clasped
me by the hand, had al attack OF The
heaves and blind staggers. land with sigh
lha, drew her shoeslrlngs TO her palate.
said "Yes ~ She gave clear out, then,
and sqatled in my lap-she corkscrewed,
blushed and circumpleXed. hugged her
unlil broke my suspenders, and her
breath smelt Of onions which she had a,en
the week before Well, to make a long
story short, she set The day and we prac-
tced for four weeks every night how Se
would walk into the room TO be married.
I'll we got so we could walk as graceful
as couple Of Muscovie ducks. The
night, the company, and The minister
cnme; the signal was given, and arm in
arm We marched through the crowed hall.
We were just e",eIing he psrlor door,
when down Invent kerslsp on the oil
cloth, pulling Sal after me. Some Gus
sed fellow dropped banana skin on the
anor. and tloored me. 1t split an awful
hole in my casslmers. right in certain
place. II was TOO late TO back out. so
clspping my hand over it, we marched in
and were spliced. and taking a seat
watched the kissing the bride operation.
Mr.. groomsman was tight. and he kissed
her Ill jumped up to take slice. when,
oh horror lille six year old imp had
era led behind me, and pulling my shirI
through ,he hole in my pants had pinned
il to The chair, and in Jumping up, dis.
played TO the admiing gaze Of the ac-
compished multitude rrfe more white
muslin than desired.
A WILD REoIoN.-Mr. w. S. Modl-
seti. of the town of I.uray, Page County,
Va, was aroused from his bed. lew
mornings ago,by the squealing Of hog in
pen near the house. When he went TO
the door he expected to see an ambi-
'ious negro taking forcible possession OF
his "pOrker," but i'm lieu thereof the