Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-29
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dows present-hoop-skirts, bandboxes,
ribbons, CATERS, Ion gstockings, juvenile
dresses, tin trumpets, little willow chairs,
cradles, bibs, pap, sugar-teats, paregor-
ic, hive syrup, castor oil, Godfrey's Cor
dial, soothing syrup, rhubarb, SIENNA,
salts, squils and doctor bills. Sha-
dows future-more nine-pound babies,
more hive syrup, etc, etc., Pll just tell
you how got caught. | was always
the darndest, most tea custard bashfuI
fellow you ever did see; it was kinder
in my line to be taken with the shakes
every time | saw a pretty gal approach
ing me, and I'd cross the street any
time rather than face one; 'twa<n't be-
cause | din't like the critters. for if
was behind a fence, looking through
knot hole, couldn't look at one long
enough. Well, my sister Lib gave Il
party one night, and | stayed away from
home because was too bashful to face
the music. hung around the house
whistling 'Oll Dan Tucker" dancing to
keep my feet warm, watching the heads
bobbing up and down behind the win
dow curtains, and wishing the thunder
ing party would break up so | could
get to my room. | smoked up bunch
of cigars, and as it was getting late and
mighty uncomfortable, | concluded to
shin up to the door post No sooner
said than done, and | soon put myself
snug in bed. "Now," says /, 'let her
rip! Dance till your wind gives outm
And Guiding under the quilts, Nor
pheus grabbed me. was dreaming of
saft-shell crabs and stewed tripe, and
was having good time, when somcbo-
dy knocked at the door and woke me
up. Crap again. laid low. Rap!
rap! rapl p Then | heard whispering,
and | knew there was a whole raft Of
girls outside. rap rapi' Then Lib
sings out, Jack, are you in there?' Yes
says |. Then came a roar of laughter
Let US in,' says she, 1 won't, says |.
cant you let fellow alone? "Are you
bed!" says she. i am, says |. Get
up! says she. 4 WON'T says |. Then
came another laugh. BY thunderl | be-
gan to get riled. Get out you peticoat-
ed scarccrowsr | cried, cant you get a
beau without hauling fellow out Of
bed? won't go home with you-Iwon't
SO YOU may clear out! And throwing
boot at ths door, | felt better. But
presently, Oh! mortal buttons! | heard
still, small voice, very much like sister
Lbs, and it said, Jack, you'll have to
get up. for all the girls things are in
therc! Oh, Lord what pickle! Think
Of me in bed, all covered with shawls,
muif3, bonnet5 and cloaks, and twenty
girls outside the door, waiting to get in!
If had stopped to think, sh)lld have
pancakcd on the spot. As it was, |
rolled out among the bonnet-wre and
ribbons in Il hurry. Smash went the
millinery in every direction. had to
dress in the dArk-for there was a crack
in the door, and the girls will peep
and the way fumbled about was death
on straw hats. The critical moment
came. opened the dooE and found my
self right among the women. 'Oh, my
Leghorn! cries one. MY dear, darling
winter velvct cries another, and they
pitched in-they pulled me this way
and that, boxedmy ears; and one bright
eyed little piece-Sal----her name
was--put her arms right around my
neck and kissedmeright on my lips. Hu-
man nature couldn't stand that, and |
gave her as good as she sent. 1t was the
first time ever got a taste, and it was
powerful good. believe could have
kissed that gal from Julius Cesar to
the Fourth Of July. Jack, said she,
we are sorry to disturb you, bat wont
You see me home}' Yes, said |, i will.
| did do it; and had another smack ut
th9 gate, too. After that we took kind
er turtlc-doving after each other, both
of rs signing like barrel Of new cider,
when we were away from each other.
Twas at the close Of glorious summer
day-the sun was setting behind dis
tant hen roost-tho bulI-frogs werec com
meacing their evening song-the polly
wogs, in their natives mud-puddles,
were preparing them5slvesfor the shades
Of night-and Sal and myself sat upon
an antiquated backlog listening to the
music of Nature, such as tree toads,
roosters, and granting pigs, and now
and then the mellow music of distant
iackass was waited to our ears, by the
gentle zephyrs thIt sighed among the
mullen.stalks, AMI came heavy laden
with the delicious odor ofhen-roosts and
PIG styes. The last lingering rays Of
the setting sun, gllncing from the brass
buttons of a solitary horseman, sh
through a llnot-hole in the hog-pen, full
in Sails face, dying her hair on orange
peel hue, and showing off my thread
bare coat to bad advantageous OF my
arms was around SAILS waist, my hand
resting on the small of her back-she
was toying with my auburn locks OF Jet
black hue-she was almost gone and
was ditto. She looked like grasshoP-
per dying with the hiccups, and ielt