Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-05-07

was so confused didn't know w. T vs.
about. beg your pardon for takh hold
of your arm" "Lor, maam," seq J, hi
liked IT," And then Hetty blushed,ynd
didn't sag nuthin'. And then seq J., 81 y,
wish you'd Just take hold OF my arm, ~
let me see you home" Well, do you belies
il there was Hetty and me walking home
that evening, arm in arm. When ! left her.
md got to our house, set down, and It. was
for oil the world like dream. set up all
night rubbing my eyes, and thinking and
then I'D guess il wasn't me but some other
Teller. Well. the folks in the house didn't
know what to make Of me; for l went on
| mighty cuIous. and not as used TO. ] was
| considerable 'stracted and couldn't eat nuth.
in, and broke atumbler, a meat dish, and
two cups all in one dav. AS this was being
rather expensive, the folks couldn'. stand It
any better nor me.
Next day, after our walk home, | went to
see IIetty thinkin' Id have glorious time
but when got to the house ] set like mum
my, and could't get up steam to say nuthin'
nice. You see there was nothing there like
a music.book to start us. Well see HettJ
off and on for n fortnight longer, and all the
town got tDlkin' how was sparkling Hetty
Burroughs, and thea made up my mind
that what wnsto be was to be, and so ! cal
culated on maxim the thing sartin as soon as
possible. seed that Iletty wasn't vexed at
my stoppin' in so often and when gal
nn't vexed at you in such circumstances, you
may be sure she's rather taken with Jou.-
That's my llosophy-you may want to use it
sometimes, Abe. So one evenin' as | was
sittin By Hetty, md had worked myself up
to the sticking pint, sez !. "Hetty, if feller
should ask you to marry him. what wud you
say ?" Then she laughed. and sez she, THAT
would depend on who asked me."-Then see
]. Suppose it was Ned Willis" Sez she, nd
tell Ned Wills, bnt not you" That kinder
staggered me. But ! was too cute TO loose
the opportunity. and so seq agen. "Snppose
it was mel" Ard then you ought to have
seen her pout up her lip. and sez she, 81
don't lake no snpposes." Well, now, you see
there was nothing for mo to do but touch the
gun of So bang it went SeZ ], "Lor,
Hetty, it's me. Won't you say yes ?" And
then there was such q hullababaloo in my
head, ! don't know exactly what TUX place,
but thought heere@ yes whisperin' some-
where out of the skrnlish.
Anyhow. after that, Hetty and me ives en-
gagged, and six months after we were married
The day we was married we went off in the
afternoon cars for Boston. When We got to
Bratteboro', Hetty asked me to get her a
glass OF lemonade. Well, while was in for
the lemonade of started the cars and when
got out with the lemonade in my hand.
there they they was, a hundred yards head
start. Lor didn't boiler "My wife My
wife, l yelled like lnjun, and run like a
lnjun too.-Awny went the cars, anc fol-
lord screamn' and blowin', and holding the
lemonade all the time. Then | threw away
the glass then let my cyercoat go; then
my hat blew of; and then fell down, blow
ed out by the side Of the track. The first
that reused me up was He,ty's voice : "Ze-
kel, o my Zeke are you dead ?" You see,
lietty, seem the cars was startin' and l
wasn't back with the lemonade, got out her
self on the other side. and let the cars go
without her, and so had been chasiu' the
cars, and Hptty had been a chasin me. But.
no matter, we're all happy agen, and re-
main yours, EZEKIEL BENTON.