Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-08-26
'kiVer up, Stranger, till the Gals
UndreSS.'

'EAASCE up SGEstH5CAs VIZ S-AS OsAa
UndreSs.'
There is a spot in the southwest par
of this state, known as the Fiery For
of Honey Rum" delicious locality, n
doubt, as the run of ;'honey," 4" is accom-
panied by a CORE spending fow o
milk" and mixture of milk ant
honey, or at any rate, honey and ''peach'
is the evidence of sublunary content
ment every place they have pFeaching
| Honey Rum is farthersel Iianizes
by the presence of an extremely hospi
table family, whose mansion, compris
ing one partment-neither more no.
less-is renowned for never being shu
against the traveller, and so our friend
found it during the chill morning air
at the expense of a rheumatism in his
shoulder--its numerous unaffected
cracks and spaces, clearly showing thai
dropping the latch was useless formal
ity. The venerable host and hostess, in
their own apartment, usually enjoy the
society of two sons, four daughters,
sundry dogs and "nisgers" and as many
dodgers as deem it prudent to risk the
somewhat equivocal allotment of sleep
ing partners. OS the night in question,
our friend, after hearty supper of ham
and eggs, and canvass of the Fiery
Forkers-the old lady having pointed
out his bed-felt very weary, and only
looked for an opportunity to "turn in, -
though the musquetoes were trumpet
ing all sorts of wrath, and no net ap-
pearcd to bar them. The dogs flung
themselves along the floor, or again rose
i =
'niggers" stuck their feet into the yet
warm ashes; the old man stripped un-
scrupulously, and sought his share of
the one collapsed looking pillow; the
the sons cavalierly followed his exam
pie, leaving the old woman, "gals" and
stranger" to settle any question of
delicacy that might arise.
The candidate yawned, looked at his
bed, went to the door, looked at the
daughters, finally, in downright reck-
lessness, seated himself upon the
"downy," and pulled off his coat. Well,
he pulled off his coat, and then he fold
ed his coat, and then he yawned, and
then he whistled, and then he called the
old lady's attention to the fact that it
would never do for him to sleep in his
muddy trousers; and then he undid his
vest, and then Inc II hisrfett ssgsz-l, and
then, suddenly an idea of her iodger's
possible embarrassment seemed to flash
on the old woman, she cried:
Gals, jest turn your backs round till
the stranger gets into bed
The backs, were turned, and the
stranger did get into bed in ':less
than no time" when the hostess again
spoke:
"Reckon, stranger, as you amt used
to Us, you'd better kivcr up till the gals
undrcss, hadn't you?''
By this time our friends sleepy fit
was over, and though he did '.kiver up
as desired, some how or other the old
countcrpanc was equally kind in hiding
his bushes and f;.voring his sly glances.
The nymphs soon slowed away, for
there were neither bustles to unhitch nor
corscts to unlace, when their mamma
evidently anxious not to smother her
guest, considerably relieved him. "You
can unkiver now, stranger; I'm mar
ried folks, and you ain t afraid Of me, l
reckon!
The stranger happened to be Omar
ried folks" himself; he unkivered and
turned his back with true connubial in
difference as far as the ancient lady
was concerned; but with regard to the
gals he declared that his half rails
ed curiosity inspired the most torment
ing dreams of IL ermaids that he ever cx-
perienced.-J IT. We'd.