Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-11

in bed Now" says /, "let her rip
Dance till your wind gives outp And
cuddiing under the quilts, Morpheus grab
bled me. was dreaming soft.shel crabs,
and stewed tIipe, and was having good
of it, when somebody knocked at tho
door. crap" again. laid low. "Rap,
| rap, rap" Then | heard whispering,
and knew there was a whole raft of girls
outside. RAP, rap, rap then Lib sings
out, "JaolS, are you there| g "Yes," saws
| /. Then came n roar of laughter. LET
us in," says She 81 won't" says /, cant
you let me alono?" "Are you abed ?"
says she. 81 am, says !. "Get up" saws
she. 81 won't" says |. Then another
laugh. BY thunder | began to get riled.
"Get out, you petcoated scarecrowl" !" /
cried ''can't you get beau without haul
ing q fellow out Of bed? | won't 90 home
witty you-I won't-so youmay clear out!'
And throwing boot at the door, | felt
bottor. But presently, oh mortal but
tons | heard q 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 therew Oh Lord what
pickle Think of me in bed, all covered
over with shalls, muhs, bonnets, and
cloalls, and twenty girls outside the door
waiting to get in If | had to think,
should have pancaked on the spot. As it
was, rolled out among the bonnet ware
and ribbons in hurry. ''Smash !" went
the millenry in every direction. had to
dress in the darl-for there was crack
in the door, and the girls will peep, and
the way | tunbed about was death to
straw hats. The moment came. | open
ed the door and found myself right, a.
mong the women. sob, my Leghorn,"
cried one, "My dear darling winter vel
vet" cried another and they pitched
They pulled me this way and that, boxed
my ears, and one bright-eyed little piece
Sal her name was--put her arms around
my neck, and kissed me right on my lips.
Human nature couldn't stand that. and |
gave her rs good as she sent. 1t was the
good. | believe ] could have kissed that
gal from julius Caser to the 4th of July.
Jack" said she, won't you see me
me home ?" "Yes," said |, | will" l did
do it, and had another smack at the gate,
too. After that we took kinder turtle
doving arter each other, both of us sigh
ing like barrel of cider, when we were
away from each other.
1t was at the close of glorious summer
day-the sun was sitting behing distant
hog pen-the chickens were going to
roost--the bull-hogs were commencing
their evening songs-the polly-wogs, in
their native mud-puddles, were preparing
for the shades of highland Sal and nv
self sat upon an antiquated backlog list
ening to the music of nature, such as tree
toads, ROSTERS and grunting pigs, and now
and then the mellow music Of q distant
jackass was waited to our ears by the gen
tie zephyrs that sighed among the mul.
len stocks and came heavy laden with the
delicious ordor ofhen roosts and pig styes.
The last lingering rays of the setting sun.
glancing from the brass buttons of a soE
tary hoseman, shone through knot-hole
in the hog pen full in SAILS face diving her
hair with an orange-peel hue, and showing
off my thread-bare coat to bad advantage
One Of my arms was around SAILS waist,
my hand resting on the small of her
back-she was toying with my auburn
looks of jet black hae--she was almost
gone and | was ditto. She looked like n
grasshopper dying with the hiccups, and
felt like a mud turtle choked with n
Goldfish ball, "SOl," says |, in avoice mu-
steal as the notes of a dying swan. 'will
you have men' She turned her eyes
hcavenward, clasped mo b.; the hand. had
an attack of the heaves and blind stagoers.
and with a sigh that drew her shoe strincs
to her palate, said: Eyes % She paye
clear out, and then squatted in my Ian
she corkscrewed and circumhexed and
rolled in. | Rugged until broke NV sis
penders, and her breath smelt of onions
which she had eaten the day before
Well, to make a long story short. she set
the day, and we practised for four weeks
every night, how we would walk into the
room, to be married, till we got so that
we could walk as graceful as a couple of
Muscovy ducks. Thenight, the COMPANY.
and the minister came, the signal was Civ.
en-, and arm and arm wemarched through
the crowded hall. We were Just entering
the parlor door, when, down | went. ker.
slap on the oil-cloth, pulling Sal after me.
Some oussed fellow dropped n banana
skin on The floor, and it hoored me- II
split an awful hole in my cassimeres right
under my coat tail. 1t was too lato 10
back out so clapping my hands over it,
we marched IL and were spliced, and tax
ing a seat ! watched the kissing bride op-
Grafton My groomsman was tight. and
he kissed her till jumped up to take a
slice, when, Oh horror! a little six wear
old imp had crawled up behind me. and
pulling my shirt through the hole in INV
pants, and had pinned it to the chair, and
in jumping up, displayed to the admir-.
ing gaze Of the astonished multitude a tri-
fie more white muslin than was allowable
and was finally put to bed, and there all
my troubles ended! Good night.
Bea-A captain, being at a ball, had been
accepted by beautiful partner, who, in
the most delicate manner possible limited
to him the pro1priety ofputting on pair
''never mind me, ma'am; shall wash NV
hands when I've done dancing"
HeApAt the close of the session of the
Legislature, Mr.. John Cresswell, of Blair
county, was elected Speaker, and would
DO Governor in the event of the death or