The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-03-05


The tender Sally stood by, all the while,
manifesting the kindest concern; and when
he was finally extracted, she took bis asn and
walked with him to church.
| But this unlucky adventure was too much
for Sam; he sneaked out of the rnesting du-
ring the first prayer, pulled off his boots,
and rode home in his stockings.
From that time Sam Bates disappeared
from society. Literally and metaphorcally
he shut up shop, and hung up his fiddle
lie did not take to liquor, like fool, but
took TO his axe, and cleared don't know
how many acres of rugged heavy timbered
land, thereby increasing the value of his
tractito the amt OF several hundred dollars.
Sally indirectly sent him divers civil mes
sages, intimating that she took no account
of that little accident at the meeting house,
and ut length ventnred on direct present
of pair of grey yarn stockings, knit with
her own hands.
But while every effort to win him back to
the world was unsuccessful, the yarn stock
ings were great comfort in his self imposed
exile.
Sam wore ,he,n continually, not on his
feet, as some matter Of fact body might
suppose, but in his bosom; and often, du
ring the intervals Of his work in the lonely
clearing, would he draw them out and pom
der on them till big tear gathered in his
eve.
Oh. Sally Jones, if only had the spunk
to have courted ye Saturday night instead
Of waiting till Sunday morning, things
might have been different.
And then he would pick up his axe and
| whack into the next tree with the energy Of
despair.
At length the whole country Was electri-
fed by the announcement that Farmer Jones
had concluded to sell out and 90 West. On
the day appointed for the sale, there could
not have been less than one hundred horses
together in the barn-yard.
Sam Bates was there, looking as uneasy
as a pig IN strange cornfeld.
Sally might have been little thinner than
usual Just enough to heightt rather than to
diminish her charms.
1t was generally known tia. che was avc!se
to moving West. Ia fact she took no pains
to conceal her sentiments on III" subject,
, and hcr pretty eyes were evidently red with
recent weeping.
But harder thaa all. it was when her own
| white COW was pu; Up: her pet, that when a
calf, she saved from the butcher; it was too
mach, and the tears trckled afresh down
Saliy's blooming cheeks.
Ten dollars, ten dollars for the cow.
Fifty doliars p shouted Bates.
'Why, SammE,' whispered = prudent
| neighDor, 'she aIn't worth twenty at the out
side.
IN gin City for her. replied Sam, dog
ged.y.
Now, when Sally heard Of this piece Of
gallnntrv. she needs thank the purchaser
for the compliment, and oon,nended Sukey
to his especial kindness. Then she extend
I'd her plump hand, which Sam seized with
such devourng grip that the little maid
could scarcely suppress scream. She did
suppress 1t however, that she might hear if
l." had anything further to say; but she was
Disappointed. iic turned away dumb.
owing, as i, were great hunks OF grief
as Zig rs dump!ings.
When everything was sod ofT. and dinner
WAS over, the company disposed itself about
the yard in groups, Iecli,ing on the grass,
or seated on benches and dsmantled furnl-
ture.
The conversation naturally turned on the
events of the day and the prospects of the
Jones family, and II was unanimously voted
pity so fine u girl us Sally Jones should be
permitted to leave the country egaius: her
will.
.Hain't none Of you speaking whelps the
spirit to stop herr asked white headad
miller, addressing group Of young bach.
c!ors lying near.
Tho outs snics:crca, turned over, wh:s-
pereI to each other, but no one showed any
disposition to try the experiment.
The sun was declining in the west. Some
Of those who lived at distance We're already
gore to harness up iher horses. To-mor-
row the belle Of taSapon Valley would be
on her way 20 Missouri.
just then Sally rushed from the house.
with face all excitement. a step al, deter
mination. Arrived IN the middle Of the
ward, she mounted the reversed apple-bu:teE
kettle.
4 DON'T war. 20 20 wes.-I don't don's
want to leave Old Nirginla---nnd | wont
leave, if there's Il man among We that has
Spunk enough % ask nc to stay!'
BIT whsir IS Southern cbivulr1 ? With
cred heaa"t,i the snaers Of cold h'ooded
maiignityE choAel by tbe Inaxms of dollar
ing ling prudence? d!s:anced N the eireu-
lar race course Of progress? bankrupt
through the tricks Of counterfeiting politi-
clans?
De!uded querist, no. Like strong and
generous lion it sleeps--slceps SO soundly
that even apes may grimace and chatter iu
suits in its face and pull hairs from its tail
with impunty; hut give it a hard poke,
and YOU will hear Il roar that will make the
coward ,remhle and the brave prudent.
tarkrn to the sequel of Sally Jones.
Scarcely had she finished her patriotic
address, when there WIS general rush.
The less active were tranpled over like puff
ed goat skins at bacchanalian festival.
Miss Sally, axes yon.'
Miss Sally, spoke first.
Il bespeak her for my son Rill, squeak
ed an octo.enarian, struggling forward to
seize hor arm.
70 hide her confusion, Sally covered her
face with her spron, when she felt n strong
nrm thrown around her, and heard a stena-
torjan voice shout: 'By Gnn!y, she's minen
Sam cleared a swath as !f he had been in
grain field, bore his unresis,ing prize in.
to tha house, and slammed the door on the
chcHr,og crowd.
The wedding came OF that night, and on
the following morning Sam rode home driv-
ing his white COW before, and carrying his
wife behind him.
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CAS- TRAVEL LIKE PIsEN
The electric telegraph is bound to -cmain
n mystery to the million, ar, the lud,crous
conceptions of its rsc3u. eperandi, which
some Of the most iguorsht psopIs have fern
ed, are rs mirth rIovokin: MS any out Of
Rabeiais OF Smollett. The last illustration
Of this that has fallen npaer our eyes, 10 the
following story from the F;.tsbarg gh Jour.
nal:
Not long s;ucc, IN I'D .ndv entered O'Eeii.