The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-07-23
Con Ting a Farmers Daughter. or,
How Mr.. William Barley took q
Ham too Much.

Confting q Farmers Daughter. or
How Mr.. William Barley took q
Horn too Much.
Mr.. William Barley was brought
up in some Yankee city-Boston
for all | knowhflbut what Of that
There are great number Of Yam
KEGS, all Of whom, as a matter OIL
course, provided they are Of the gen
uine stock, had their early training
in Yankeedom. Mr.. William Ba'.
ley came West few years ago; but
even in that there is nothing remark
able, for many came West before
him, and doubtless many will follow
after. It's good thing that some
people do take notion to come
West, for were they all disposed to
remain in one place, they might
make the earth slightly lopsided
and thus bring ab ut arrangement
OF our present regular order OF things.
Mr.. William Barley fell in love with
farmers daughter, soon after his
appearance among us; but suppose
he did? Don't Young men often fall
in love with farmers daughters!-
and more than that, don't young
men often marry theml Mr.. Will
liam Barley was man, 'free born
and Of mature age" and therefore it
is presumed that his rights to fall in
love with, and even marry, farm
er's daughter, extended as far as the
rights OF any other person that is,
provided she loved him well enough,
and he loved her well enough; aud
provided the old gentleman whom
she called dad" was willing; and
lastly, provided "iuarm" did not feel
disposed to kick up muss about it.
But perhaps | am branching out a
little too far. We have it that Mr..
William Barley fell in love with a
farmers daughter; now, the question
is, did he marry hers or rather, as
we wonld say "out West" did Mr..
William Barley and the farmers
daughter get married? No, they did
rot. .Whya Did he not entertain
for her a feeling sufficiently tender
to warrant him in making her his
wife, He did. Then, as novelist
wouli say, did she not indicate to
him that his love was returncd!-
She did. Was her "dad" 80 cruel
hearted as to refuse his sanction to
their unionl Nothing of the kind
Did her "marm" manage to put a
check to the progress of afairs2 .}y
no means, ON the other hand, she
would not have had them stop for a
smart chunk of a fortune. Then why
did they not marry2 All, there's
the rub.
One unlucky evening, Mr.. Will
liam Barley, though a strict teeto'
taller, chanced to indulge in horn
too much, which finally brought
the unfortunate Termination, But !
will Let .lIimltsn liis own .stosy AS'n
"Soon after | hauled up out here
in Illinois-not exactly here, but in
another part OF the State-I got ac-
ouainted with Captain Smiths dar-
ter Sally, and l must say she was
the harnsomest gal l ever met with.
/ swow, she was a rale peeler--
bright black eyes; pretty little mouth
alters curled up with smile; soft
brown hair all twisted in with posies
from her own little hower-garden,
and such like. You couldn't guess
how soon l took q shine arter her
and the best Of the joke was, she gol
in the same fix arter me Jest abou,
as soon. .,.....
"Well, Sally and me, we talked
the matter over together, and the
frat thing we kuow'd, we'd conclu
ded to get hitched inter the same
harness, so we could pull together
as long as we lived. recollect jes
how I brought the matter up. Sally
and me. we we're q setting on thu
Captains back porch, and ] was {
breaking up a corn-stalk and a flip
ping the pieces at her, and che wa
q sending smiles back at me, tina
made me- feel like / was dangling .
the lower end Of a rainbow, mp =
my chin in roses. At last | coult
stand il no longer, and SEE L;