Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-17
MAROG T1Wsag 8
/ a Race with the WIDOW.


Oh, merciful Jehosophat and big onions,
what q time I've had with the widder. Wa
chartered an omnibus for two, on Christmas,
and started. Widder, saidI, where shall
we so to? She blushed and said she didn't
likosto say. / told her she must .E sr.;
"Wcll Jehuel, if youi insist upon it, and
am to have my choice had rather GO
to church, .-'', = 2 - =,
What v, for, @idl9ySS2n iidLLlls9aycS2 Ton ' ask me ~
"oh, ,i y Jsh~Raaan1t Want to to Know IS said i'd /
(blushng reddcr than becf)-
it is such cold weather now, and The nights
are so awful cold, and d oh, Jehuel
can't stand itp' s,s :, ..,....izal ss,.t.l
"Oh, pshaw, widder spit it out 3 and
what do you mean 7" 7Hr
The widder riled. She Billed right over
ikea quart of milk on the fire., aud burst
out with a.,..3.,. l,..e., 4,,.', -,.',, i.
s" If you can't understand me, you're a
hcnrtless brute, so you aresP q 3. Z 1 - fjer
(" Hold your horses" said I. "What's
all this about2 Imnot abrute, nor never
was; and if "a man called me that, I'dboot
him, sure" Aa ~
And then | billed ;rightove and unbut.
toned my coat collar to keep me from burst.
ing off my buttons. The widder saw L was
going to explode, or else collapse my wind
pipe, and she flung her arms round my
neck, put her lips to mine, and then. cooled
right down. tSaSfA FxSsa lstls
Jehuel, dear 2, said she, 4 in an inainiia
Vatin' way, aud a Voice as sweet as hand,
organ, Jchucl, honey, | wanted to go to
church to get mar-rno, i can t say iteall,
you finish the word, Jehuel, sweet .esi
'-" What word, marm?" " ~ Ga
"0h, you stupid Jchucl, dear. I mean
the word married, love p ~
- I" Married, widder~ said I, ]" did you
mean that p a., III
Indeed5lI lIdid, Jehuel, love 20
HLook, here, marm, my name is not Je-
huel' Love nor Jehuel, Dear, nor Jehuel
Sweet, I'd have you to know. And
won't get married to but one, and you arc
not that she y q z y sssst' EsIM
Oh, pewter pennies, but didn't she rayel
She made Que dash at.nae; dodgod, and
shc'wont butt up against the upper end of
theomnibus. Crack went Iier comb and
smash went that bran new bonnet that I
didn't buy. for her and down She went with
her face in the, straw but. In o !, moment
she rose again, and made. .onelnere dash at
meq,Is dropped, she, wept0oyer me, aud
tlutted the door ofthe omnibus b. .The,strap
broke and out she won't, her Saiter boots
higher than her head as she struck the
pavement. ~ -
"Driye on r. i yelled to the driver. drive +. \
tfWoman oYerboard r cried passing
sailor y. AZH4E =
"Stop that White Coat breach fpfom-
iser-reward Herald s7p,blisitP shrisked
the widdPr, in tones of mortal agony while
toarqof bIoodstreamed from her beautiful
ppg-pose, : - .sat - g.gr1nPf atstqt4
T'Drive on drive onp Eshoutad .sE
"Where to asked Biesdriver. '-'
"Tothe dewitt to Harlem Macomb's
Dam--anywlere so that We, smay .escspe
.natrimony and the widderslY1 s8sf kas ~.
IIestaftedI $50 dsa the 'Sidder-and then
we had it up tlieiaycpue,. the bass having
the start of heffabouEa hundred yards
Foot by foot the twidders gained. Phinksl
|, Jehqel yot are asgopera 4 & Thought it,
best toRghten the ship 81 SoS ffstyI 1lIoye
.oyeFboardthe straw y. y 4 esss 4a k5
= Still She gained onsn1e. Ffhenovefbeafd
went the cushions. g5i6st9FsIses &aihed
More steam, drive, for mercy q sake &
i yelled. s, n Z. q ~ sstFs1ss - -.
1--WE are going nov no faster r4 than the Law law !,
allows" he answered. eTbirtoen nnilesaf
h0ar" as s4saE 3
Jeloseplias bsg the wilder did run