Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-09-03
COurtShiD.

Courtship.
There few married men who could not if they
would relate some interesting incident connected with
their cOurng experience and there are few unmarried
folks of either who do not take naturally to Just that
style OF narrative Every body expects to be married
at one time or another and consequently every body is
ANXIOUS to know how every body else has crossed the
matrimonial Rubicon, managed the ticklish business
"J w. M. explains to how he came TO be married.
1t may be funny, hut I've done it I've got rib
and baby. Shadows departed-oyster stews, brandy
cocktails cigar boxes boot Jacks abscondng shirt but
tons, whist and domnoeS. Shadows present-hoop
shirts hand boxes ribbons, CATERS, longstockings m
venlle dresses tin rumpets little willow chair, cradles
blbs pap, sugar eas, paregoric hive syrup, castor OIL
GodtreyS cordial soothing syrup, rhubarb senna salts
squills and doctors bills Shadows future-more nine
pound babies more hive syrup, &C.. &c.I'll just tell
you how got caught
was always the darndest most tea -custarl bashfl
fellow you did see; it was kinder in my line to be
taken with the shakes every time l saw pretty gall
approaching and I'd the street any time rather
than face twasnt because didn't like the critters
for was behind fence looking through knot hole
could not look at one long enough Well, my sister Lib
gave party one night and | staid away from home
because was too bashfu to face the music. I hung
round the house whstling Old Dan Tucker, dancing
to keep my feet warm, watching the heads bobbng up
and down behind the window curtains and wishing the
laundering party would break up so I could get to my
room. | smoked up bunch of cigars, and as it
getting late and mi ghty uncomfortable concluded to
climb upon the door post. No said than done,
soon found myself snug in bed. Now, says to my
self let her ripdance till your wind gives out and
Guiding under the quilts, Morpheus grabbed me. was
dreaming OF soft sheled crabs and stewed tripe, and
having good time, when somebody raped at my door
and walked me up Rap again laid low Rap
rap, rap Then heard Whispering and knew there
whole raft o! girls outside. Rap rap rap then
Lib sings out
Jack, are you in there?"
Yes" says l. and then came roar of laughter.
Let us in," says she,
II won't, says |, " cant you let fellow alone?
Are you abed?"
q am"
"Get up"
Il WON'T
Then came another laugh By thunder, l began to
get rlled. 'Get out, you petticoated scarecrows,
cried " can't you get beau without hauling fellow
out of bed? / won't go home with you aron't-so
you may clear out; and sending boot at the door,
tct better but presently OH mortal buttons. heard
still small voice, very much like sister Lbs and it said
Jack, you IL have to get up, for all the girls things
are in there
Oh what pickle! Think Of me- all covered over
with shawls mus bonnets and coaks and twenty girls
outside wanting to get in If had stopped to think
should have packed the spot it was, rolled out
among the bonnet wire and ribbons in & hurry Smash
went the millinery in all directions. had to dress in
the dark-for there crack in the dOoI and girls
will peep-and the way jumped about death on
straw hats The critical moment came After running
my hands all my clothes to see that every thing
all right and tight, opened the door and found myself
| right among the women
! "Oh, my leghorn ~ cries one.
! "My dear winter velvet " cries another, and they
pitched n-they pulled this way and that boxed my
ears, and one brght-eyed little piece-Sal --, her
was, put her around my neck, and kissed
right my lips. Human nature couldn't stand that
and gave her good as she sent. It the first
time ever got taste, and it powerful good.
believe could have kissed that girl from Julius Caesar
to fourth of July.
"Jack, says she, " are sorry to disturb you, but
won't you me home ??
Yes, WILL" and did do it, and another smack al
the gate too. After that took kind of turtle dove
ing after each other, both of signing like barrel Of
new cider when were away from each other.
Twas at the close of glorious summer day-the SUI
fast setting behind distant hogpen-the chickens
were going to roost-the bullfrogs were commencing
their evening songs-the polywogs in their native pud
dies preparing themselves for the shades of the
highland Sal and myself sat upon antiquated black
log listening to the music of nature, such treetoads
rooster and grunting pigs, and and then the mellow
music of distant ackass waited to by the
gentle zephyrs that sighed along the mullen stocks and
came heavily laden with the delicious odor of hen roosts
and pig sites. The last gtterng rays of the setting
gancing of the brass buttons of solitary horseman
shone knot-hole in the hogpen full in Sails face dying
her hair with an orange peel hue, and showing off my
thread bare coat to bad advantageous of my arms
around Sails waist my hand resting the small o.
her back-she toying with my auburn locks of je
black hue-she almost gone and / ditto-sht
looked like grasshopper dying with the hccups.
felt like mud turtle choked with Goldfish ball Sal,
says l. in voice musical the notes of dying swan
will you have me" She turned her eyes heavenward
clasped by the hand had attack of the blind stag
gers and with sigh that drew her shoe strings to be-
f palate, said
"Yesr
She gave clear out then and squatted in my lap-sh
cork-screwed and curtlumixed and rolled in it. hug
ged till broke my suspenders and her breath smet
onions she ate the week before. Well, to make long
story short she set the day and practced every nigh
for lour weeks how would walk into the room to b.
married till we got could walk as graceful
couple of muscovie ducks. The night the company ant
the minister came the signal given, and arm in arm
we marched through the crowded hall. We jus
entering the paror door, when down went kerslap OF
the oil CLOTH pulling Sal after Some cursed fellow
had dropped banana skin the floor and it 1Oored me
1t split awful hole in my cashmere right under my
dresscoat tail, 1t was too late to back out clappn
my hand over it, we marched in and were spliced. Ia
king seat watched the kissing the bride operation
My groomsman tight, and he kissed her till Jump
ed up to take slice, when oh horror little sx-year
old imp had crawed behind me, and pulling my shir
through the whole in my pants, had pinned 1t to th
chair, and in Jumping up discovered to the admirin
gaze Of the astonshed multitude trfe more white
a lin than was pleasant. The women gggled, the me
roared, and got mad, but finally put to bed, an
there all my troubles ended
e Where Douglas be Looked n 1860.
TO us it is apparent that there is nothing wanting
effect complete concentration of the democratic part
and of that outside influence which Justly belongs to tf
old line whig and conservative strength, than promI
to two questions the part of Judge Douglas