The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-08

among the women. Oh my leghOrn
cried one. My dear darling, winter vel
vet cries another--and they pitched in
they pulled me this way and that way
boxed my ears; and one bright-eyed lit
tie piece-Sal-h her name was-pu
her arms around my neck, and kissed MI
right on my lips. Human nature couldn'
stand that, and gave her as good a
she sent 1t was the first time | eve
got taste, and it was powerful good
] believe | could have kissed that gal from
Julius Caesar to the Fourth of July
Jack said she, we are sorry to disturb
you, but won't you see me home y
Yes, said l, i will l did do it, an(
had another smack at the gate, too. AT
ter that We kinder took turtle-doving
after each other, both of us signing likt
a barrel of new cider when we were away
from each other.
Twas at the close of glorious sum
mer day-the sun was setting behind
distant hog pen-the chickens were go
ing to roost-the bull-frogs were com
mencing their evening songs-the polly
wogs in their native mud-puddles, were
preparing themselves for the shades OF
highland Sal and myself sat upon an
antiquated backlog, listening to the mu'
sic of nature, as tree toads, roosters and
grunting pigs, and now and then the mel
low music of distant jackass was watt
ed to our ears by the gentle zephyrs that
sighed among the mullen stalks, and
came heavy laden with the delicious odor
of hen roosts and pig styes. The last
lingering rays of the setting sun, CLAN
cling from the brass buttons of a solitary
horseman, shone through knot hole in
the hog pen full in SAILS face, dyeing her
hair with an orange peel hue, and showing
off my threadbare coat to bad advan-
tage-one of my arms was around SAILS
waist my hand resting on the small of
her back-she was toying with my au-
burn curls of jet black hue-she was al
most gone and | was ditto. She looked
like grasshopper dying with the hic-
cups, and / felt like a mud turtle choked
with a Goldfish ball. Sal says /, in a
voice musical as the notes of dying
swan, evil you have me?" She turn
ed her eyes heavenward, had an attack
of the heaves and blind staggers, and
with sigh that drew her shoestrings to
her palate, said, 'Yes' She gave clear
out then and squatted in my lap--she
corkscrewed and curfumexed and roll
ed in it. l hugged her till l broke my
suspenders and her breath smelt of the
onions she had ate week before. Well,
to make long story short, she set the
day, and we practiced for four weeks eve
ry night how we would walk into the
room to be married, till we got so we
could walk as graceful as couple of
Muscovie ducks. The night, the compa-
ny, and the minister came, the signal was
given, and we marched in arm in arm
through the crowd into the hall. We
were just entering the parlor door, when
down l went kerslap on the oil cloth, pull
ling Sal after me. Some cursed fellow
had dropped banana skin on the floor
and it floored me. 1t split an awful hole
in my casimeres right under my dress
coat tall 1t was too late to back out,
SO clapping my hand over it we marched
in and were spliced; and taking seat !
watched the kissing operation. My
groomsman was tight, and he kissed her
until jumped up to take slice, when
oh horror! little six year old imp had
crawled behind me and pulling my shirt
through the hole in my pants, had pinned
it to the chair, and in jumping up | dis
played to the admiring gaze of the as
tonished multitude a trife more white
muslin than was pleasant. The women
giggled; the men roared and / got mad,
but was finally put to bed, and there all
my troubles ended.
QUEER HIDING PLACE. What Ne1t ?
"A correspondent writes that on the
night of the late affray between the col
lege students and firemen at New Haven,
Connecticut, fashionable party came
off at which several of the students were
present. One individual went armed with
ahatchet. One of the carriages return
ing home late from the party with two
ladies and student inside, was stopped
by party of men, who demanded to
know whether there were any students
inside. In an instant, the ladies, with re-
markable presence of mind, concealed
the student soith their hoops. The fire.
men looked in, saw no students, and per-
mitted the carriage to pass on. Vive la
crinoline !-Philadelphia Argus.
80. "A bill is now before the Legisla-
ture of Virginia to legalize duelling, and
it will probably pass. 1t proposes to re-
peal the law which renders person un-
qualified for office who fights duel
Hurrah for the chivalry of the Old Do
minion!