Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-03-17
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WHtt's tor The Olive HFauch
lily FRIEND JOSHUA:
AND how III CANE 20 MARRY.
On
TlIC gAsHsTUL Man.
~ ~. C. HALTlNE.
IN n. c HALTiNE.

Dill YOU ever see bashfui man reader
If you have YOU have .oeu one 81 tie r.o-t
awkward uIC.!uly Cr,aturp, among tie a4.
man tIIgls. No~ there may 10 somuthir..
very attractive aud Interesting ~ the shIi,G
iuc tim.du: o: = 5.lsLluE girl. though
confess that have ny doubts ia regard 70
IL, bu, q tasl.u! u-au, y 10 ever pi'its him :
lhuulh de-p,.yd by oue Eek, add laughed
~ by tie other, always dong Sh-s LU mover
Ought 20 have done. aud saying what he
never intended to say, lac i. ous Of tAo
most riiisble otJects III existence.
To be sure, IN these days OF brass and as
surnnce, when every body thinks himself as
good as his Lc.g ga Dor, aud great dea. be,-
ter, they pre very rare But sI,.! they are
TO tc met viii OCCASIONALLY, though they arc
quickly DISAPPEARING, and probably IN a
few years there Va. to uO trace Of ialm
lefs
Ny friend, Joshua Wheat, was one of this
unfortunate cinss Of people. say was, 10.
he has wonderfully improved of late years
But will uot anticipate.
AO oue could have seen Joshua enter
room where there vas compauy, especially
!adic- without being aware Of this peculiar
iIy oi bis lie gelcTally either bluuIcreI
along looking red and foolish, or shot Lur.
ri0diy 10, with n white, scared face, hiding
himself as soon ~ possible fr0In ob.eTyatiuu
behind door. or III corner II taerc vas
a chair or s;col anywhere III he room, which
vas very apt to be the oase, be gyucfal.y
uisuag,i 90 stumble over u, which was not
% all calculated % increase his SELF posse,
sion, or add TO the grace Of biz entrance II
a pretty sih spoke TO him hc siamuersd
sUd tarItd all sgrts of eo.ors, looking o.
frightened aud ashamed as Il he had been
Convicted of sheep stealing
Poor Joshua tere certainly never was
4 man who had a higher opinion Of { bet.
ter part Of creation, or was more cavsblo If
arrftt.atibE jte blessings 4 mstfimony. vet
be bad reached tho ago Of tseuty. eight
without being one step arsr toward fsa.
hl'ug them than be W. eight yonrs before
lie bad five brothers bat taougl nose of
tLom Lad laif e iis good look, or sense.
they possessed what be did not, plenty Of
assurance aud tact of showiE. al they
did know AID we're all married su1 sapp.ly
settled IN itic, ~h.lc,he rtmaiuei iyr!0ru,
discous1lato bachelor.
lt was not ffom tie want n ncaas 20
support a w.ls, Dr be hsI plenty q ih.-
world goods, well stocked farm At.rr.
rev house besides some money iu Gle bank
IL certainly was ust flr tie waat n rirls
fgr there w.re scar,s 0f urm iu ihr town
glsrJ be lived e all sort. std s.g.s. l.rsk
cytl Ia. eyed nud eyes of co color 30 a.l
VI J saua Nhest remained uuuaffiel
merely tsc-usc Lt Bal u0i the MORAL r1u
frve ~ look aus one ~ iAr.- r.r.s 10 t..
f,c al ssyf' ] i.sc y.I val y.l 4a.fy
a..
TiUs words arc v.fj .imrl1 aal % O.
uuiiit.stsi y.ry easily fIo.rn yot t.E.
ru04a many usl..e.anga fu. 0'm 30 DO
Thought CO sas ls tt.m sip a.4.l L-..
rode i,fg OIL. lfaat .i tts asfr.i suI I.t.
tess LATHE wlfruu, thr shr3o1 ~ % tar
50 ls-f4Il tae gifls of Josluas arI8strt.
aues we're married to lfaysr. II H.i L.if.f
ucu All tut oas. Mary b1ttara. thr
prtft.ast ors amUue shea ail aa4 ls good
arI sensible a. sbe va If.'fy Nafy bad
plenty O. sufof- bot sls trratI c.II
sbru.8sr % t1tm al i-isg frm'y ft'sfria
% b. her ova wiri tlat n sls mar.-l %
3D. she would baro nobody lat Ja,aaa
Wheat
Jaslus tai taken great sbirs i1 Narg
tverslf-s fL.y a.fe o.i.Ifra. uecI a.. b.
20 school trgsitrr in i.6 ltts rel H.r.i
tausa CO. the ll.I tfaviaE Der 60 srI if.r
t.h1.i .u f.e-aIut.f oa hs hit'e s.tI tul
trtg.rr is5 stt..sas ttI a3Gi.l..r a'
trrresy ratsEt
Wteutes7 grew older ls stil exhibited
. Do. preference fr h-r tsaogb .n as,usuba,
d.Gtrsut uallff. EyEfy sabbath. .nsi
uesuug ws- over be soaii p5si bimss'fbJ
I the church door o. sse1ri her bone sni is
I ,hs evening arraysl obs Sundays best
J be migbi have bssa sssa sTikIrg beef