The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-21
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There are few married men who could not II
thcv would. relate some interesting incident con-
nected with their counting experience, aud tier"
are few unmarried folks of either sex who do not
take naturally to just that style Of narrative. Eve
~ body expects to he married at one time or an
other, and consequently every body is anxious to
know how every body else has crossed the marl-
monal Rubicon, managed the ticklish business.
81 ". VI" explains to us how he came to be
married. ..@
at may be funny, but I've done it; I've got
rib and baby Shadows departcd-oyster stews,
brandy cocktails, cigar boxes, boot jacks abscond-
inc shirt buttons, whist and dominocs Shadows
present-hoop skirts, band boxes, ribbons, 2llterS,
iongstockines, juvenile dresses tin trumpets, lit
tie willow chairs, cradles, bibs, pap, sugar tei'tS,
parcgorc, hive syrup castor oil, 'odircys cordial
soothing syrup, rhubarb, senna, salts, squlis ana
doctors bills Shadows futuTe-m"rc nine pound
babies, more hive syrup, &c, &c.-lll just tell
you how | got caught.
II was always tic darndcst most tca-cu>ari.
Lashfu fellow yon ever did see; it kinder III
nv line to be taken with the shakes every time
saw pretty gal approaching me, and I'd cross the
street any time rather than face one; 'twasnt be
cause didn't like the critters, for was | behind
fence locking through knot hole [ could not look
at one long enough. Well my sister Lib gave Il
Il
n, ,ro g. Lbfi,I to f,ca Tho music 7 huno
.S.n1 tho Lorsn ,rbistln,, odd Dan Thicker
d,nc;nc 10 krcn nv feet warm. watching the heads
bobbino up ana down behind the window cultains
and wishihT Tho thundcyi,.s party would freak up
SO could get to my room. smoked up a bunch
of cigars and as it was getting late and mighty UNI
comfortable, / concluded to climb upon the door
post No sooner said than done, | soon found my
Elf spno in he'd Now. SAYS to myself, let her
r;n--5,9cn iii vour wind gives OUT and Guiding
,,Idor Tho oniits NIornbens grabbed me. ] was
draaminc, of soft sbelled crabs and stewed tripe,
o,,d ,ros bo,;Do = oood timo when somebody ran
col Of nv door and walked ,,c mn. Ran again.
/ laid low Ran, ran. rap. Then l heard whiS-
ncr;rm and knew there was i whole raft of Girls
nrtsiia .Ran ran. ran then Lib sinrs out:
.IoL oro Won IN there -
nyns saws I and then came = roar of laughter.
al OF rs in saws she '-
at zop,t 4" sovS cant Won LET n poor fellow
olonn %,
mAro ron ahaa ~ .-
81 am,
sect nm res. ..-.
al r,on't
III oo,,,o ,n,tbor I,cb Pr +lunIcr he
= - III g. ,T7t ,.o,, ',ott;co.ted scare
60 lr;ed. ..c,n,t Won oct 4 bean without
ba,,i;n,, > raIIoTy ONT # he'd won't 90 home
With To,, ,,o,,'i-so vou may clear out; and
sn,a;,,s boot ot tho door frlt better lnt nrc-
,ntI,9oI, ,,,ortI Lnttons' bnard a still small
- 49,, ,,,,ob Ikn- s;c+cr ;h's and il said.
.Jack, vou'n have to get up, fer all the girls
things are in there"
on. what a pickle, Think of me- all covered
over with sba,gls muffs boupcts and cloaks, and
twenty Girls outside wanting to get in. If I had
stonped TO think, should have tainted ON the
spot.,as it WAS, rolled out among the bonnet wr,
and ribbons in hurry. Smash went the millinc
~ in All directions / had to dress in the dark
FIR there was "a crack in the door can, girls vii
necp-and the way L jumped about was death on
straw hats. The critical moment came Aftcr
runpino nv hands all over nv clothes to see tina
cTery t5in9 WAS riobt and tigLt I orened the doo
and fnupa myself ri,bt anon, the Women.
ooh, nv ieohon - cried one.