The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-03-04

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he'd make one of his boys give him all
fired cowhidn.
But Mr.. D0olittle didn't care for that
neither He could see Miss Betty when
she come shoppin in the stores in the
town, and ther was more'n one way to
git letter to her. What did he care for
old Darling : His daughter was he'd and
hart in love with him too, if she was
posed by her parents. And as for the
property he was certain to git that when
once he married the gall.
One Saturday, when ther wasuo school,
Mr.. Doolittle went to old squire Rogers,
and told him he must be reddy to marry
a couple that night, atexactly ten o'clock.
Mum, says he, "you mustn't say a
word to nobody, squire, the license is all
ready, and the party wants to be very
private
Squire Rogers was enc of the most ac-
commodatin' old fellers in the world Oh
such occasions. Mrs. Rogers was a mon
strous cranky, cross old lady, and moth
ing done the squire 50 much good as to
marry other people; it didn't make no
odds what they was. Besides Mr.. Doc
little was a injured man and great
scholar, in his opinion, and belongs to lis
church.
Mr. Doolittle had arranged the whole
! business III first rate order Miss Bette
was to meet him at the end of her faith
er's lane disguised in a riding dress bor-
r0Wed for the occasion, when he was to
take her in close one horse bar0uche
and "fy with her On wings Of love- as
he said he would to the squireS office,
Whar they Was TO be united in bands of
Wedlock before any body in the village
know'd anything about it, He had made
arrangements at the hotel for room,
aIhixh u seed dAasss',lp tanself for the
TauSpici0us occasion, and he had writ a
letter to a friend of his down in Augusty
to he thar the next week, to take charge
If his school, as be thought it mought
b. necessary for him TO keep ont Of the
way of Old Darling for few weeks. till
the old feller could have time TO come
too
All day Mr.. Dooittle was bustlin'
about as if he wasn't certain which end
he stood On, while the sunshine Of hart
bcamed from his taller colcred face in a
way to let every body know that some
thing extraordinary was gwine to happen
just after dark he mought be seen
driven out by himself in barouche to-
wards old Daring's, everybody spected
something, all hands was on the lockout.
1t was plain to see squire Rogers impor-
tance was swelled up considerably with
something, but nobody could get word
out of him.
Mr. Doolittle didn't spare the lash af- !
ter he got out Of sight Of town, and with |
strainin eyes and palpitatin' hart, soon
reached the place appointed to meet the
object If his consumin' affections.
Was she thar! No Yes 1t is Yes,
thar she is.-thc dear creature. The skirt
of her nankeen ridm' dress, what sets
clost to her angelic form futterin in the
breeze. She stands timidly crouchin' in
the corner Of the fence holding her vale
over her lovely face, tremblin' in every
.iint, for fear she mought be discovered |
and tore away from the arms of her de-
voted Ebpnezer!
Dearest angel r says he in low
voice.
"Oh, Ebenezcr !" and she kind o. fell
in his arms.
Compose yourself, my love-
"Oh, if father should--"
Don't fear, dearest creature. Ny
arm shall protect you agin this world"
And then he was just gwige to pull
away her vale to kiss her
"Oh!" says she, didn't | hear some
body comm p
"Eh |" says he, lookin round. "Lct's
get in my dear"
And with that he helped her into the
and contentcd himself with inn
printin' burnin' kiss that almost singed
the kid glove on her dear little hand, as
she closed the door. Then iumpin' ON
the front seat he drove as fast as he could
10 town, encouraging her, all the way,
and swearing to her how he would love
ler and make her happy, and telling her
now father and mother would forgive her
md think jest as much of her as ever.
Poor gal she was SO terribly agita-
ed that she couldn't do nothin but sob
md cry, which made Mr.. Dooittle love
ler the more and he swore the harder ;
When they got to the squire's office,
md the boys that was on watch seed him
help her out the barouche, everybody {
1nowed her at once in spite of her dis
yuise, and such another excitement was
never seed in Pineville Some of the ]
iellers was half out of their senses, and !
t was necessary to hurry the ceremony