Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-03-18

did you write to him? oh dear oh dear
'' That made me so provoked with her
didn't know what to say or do. I wen
down stairs. Everybody was on tptoc t.
know what was goin' on in the bedroom -
Finally. the door opened and Enos came out
His head was down, and his hat over his ewes
and he staggered like "A drunken man. Th
Deacon was behind him, lookin' whiter'n
ever saw him look in his life, and solemn Al
death. He kinder stddied Enos by the arm
and seemed to be tryin' to say somcthin' com
fortin to him, but his lips hardly moved. an,
| couldn't hear sound come ont of 'em
though the room was Jest then SO still you
could heard pin drop. lie took him to tho
door, and then | see t Enos was goin' way
agin thout a word with Byddy felt as i
twas my own case, for all the world. and
could hardly keep from shrickin' right out
but held in, and sprung arter him, deter
mined to have jest one word in his car if
died fort Jest then the door was opened.
Good Heavens says the Deacon, what
on 'arth -
" lie fell back as if he'd been struck 1t hit
me jest about the same time and c'cnl most
knocked me down. The next minute such a
cry as every body set up! and the minister
clappcd his fingers to his nose and screamed
out 'Shct the door = Fora taat could b
done, though in st lked the gentleman from
Boston lie was dressed, and powdered and
pomatomed i'll grand style, but that made
him look only the more ridiculous lie didn't.
Seem to know whether he stood on his head
or his heels. lie was a coughin' and hol-
din his nose, and stammcrin', and and
spittin'; while every body ran away from.
him as if he'd been the arch ficnd himself, Jest
,,,f
The door was shet. but that didn t make no
ditference-the fragrance was awful
1.-The gentleman from Boston has brought
a powerful perfume with him = says the
little minister struttin' around in his white
wool wig.
"'For Heavens sakc,' says the Deacon,
'how did it happen? Phew phcwl'
80 don't know--I can't tell what saws
the poor bridegroom, dodgin' around. us il
he was tryin' to got away from himself, and
putin every body to fight like so many
sheep with wolf among 'cm. AS was
comm along-1 got almost to the gate-whcn
| see, says he, "A alittlespotted kitten arunnin
on Jest bolore me, in the dark. 1t stopped
right in my path, and come up to it, and
Jest pat out my foot toward it-when-'
49, Lord massy = says the Deacon, don't
you know "A spotted kitten from a -?
Heavens and 'arth | would have had it
happen for Bless me, sir, You'll have to
step out doors a saint couldn't stand this
Phew
80 How AIN / have - says the poor
bridegroom.
80 Yes, you have = says the deacon: 'and
the sooner You change them clos O. your n
the better =
" Ny weddin' clos says the poor fellow,
and out he went, t. the great relief of every
body. But he'd scented up the house for
month to come. must say pited him,
though was glad enough for any accident
that only put off the weddn'. had took
advantage of the confusion to pull Enos
back, whisper my word in his ear and send
him up stairs to Lyddy, where he was, all
was so dead beat when he found it out, he
took his oath that she should be married
that night to the gentleman from Boston if
the knot had to be tied in the open air But
hall the guests had gone already, and the
rest was goin': and the little minister had
strutted off in his cooked hat. with his hand
to his nose, and his tall wife. with her trail
pinned up. a holdin' on to his arm and now
another difficulty appearcd-thc gentleman
from Boston couldn't be got back into the
house agin Tor any consideration. and twas
his own wish the weddin' should be put off
till some futur' occasion
"Wa'al, to cut long story short con-
tinued the old lady, ''thc gentleman from
Boston went back to Boston, and that was
the last we ever see of him. though never
knowed exac'ly how the affair was managed.
As for Lyddy, she and Enos was married the
same day me and your gran 'thcr Shade was.
SIX months arter that eventful night and |
guess they was happy enough but all that
is past and gone, and don't know as it
makes much difference now who was happy
and who wasn't for can't think of a sin
gle one out of the number that was mixed
up in the matters I've been tellin' about but
the grass grows over them now-Enos and
Lyddy, and the Deacon, and all on EN-
only I'm spared, to set here and laugh and
cry over the story, once more, for your
amusement
The old lady wiped hercycs, and put on her
glasses. ! thanked her cordially for the en-
tertainment of her story; and the girls de-
cared that she had never told it better
I've no doubt but The gentleman from
Boston will take it and print it," laughed
Susy.
''lf he does, hope he'll dress it up IN lit
tie better shape rejoincd the old lady land
leave out some of my bad grammer,
8 That would destroy its flavor" replied.
.'thc story should be given as you have rcla-
ted it, or not a t all.
The old lady thought the idea absurd The
girls laughed at it. appeal to the reader.
II his decision is against me, submit pro-
testing, however, that the fault lies in the
reporters inability to do justice to the orig
nal narrator S racy idioms and quaint dia-
lect.