The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-12-29
How / came to be Married.
BY BUBY.

1t may be funny, but I've done it.
I've got rib and boy. Shadows de-
parted-oyster stews, brandy cock
tails, cigar boxes, bootjacks, abscond
ing shirt buttons, whist and dominoes.
Shadows present-hoop skirts, band
boxes, ribbons, CATERS, long stockings,
Juvenile dresses, tin trumpets, little will
low chairs, cradles, bibs, sugar teats,
paregoric, hive syrup, castor oil, God
frey's cordial, soothing syrup, rhubarb,
SIENNA, salts, squills and doctors pills.
Shadows future-more nine pound ba-
bies, more hive syrup, etc., etc. I'll
just tell you how l got caught.
was almost the darndest, tea Gus
tard bashful fellow you ever did see it
was kinder my way to be taken with
the shakes every time | saw pretty
girl approaching me, I'd sooner cross
the street than face one, 'twasn't be-
cause l didn't like the creters, if | was
behind the fence looking through a
knot hole, couldn't look long enough.
Well, my sister Lib gave party one
night, and [ stayed away from home
because / was too bashful to face the
music. l hung round the house whist
ling cold Dan Tucker" dancing to
keep my feet warm, watching the heads
bobbing up and down behind the win
dow curtains, and wished the thunder
ing party would break up SO that l
could get to my room. l smoked up
a bunch Of cigars, and it was getting
late and mighty uncomfortable, con
cluded to shin up the door post. Nc
sooner said than done, and l soon put
myself in bed. "Now" says l 'let heI
rip! Dance till your wind gives out. u
And cuddling under the quilt, Morpheus
grappled me. / was dreaming Of soft
shelled crabs, and stewcd tripe, and
was having good time, when some
body knocked at the door and woke me
up. Rap, rap. l laid low. Rap, rap
rap! Then Lib sang out, Jack, you
in there?" eyes," says 1. Then came
a roar of laughter. ''Let US in" says
she. 81 won't" says I, ''can't you le
feller alone?' 'Are you in bed" says
she. ''I am" says 1. Then came
another laugh. BY thunder! l begar
to be riled. "Get out petticoat scare
crows !" 1 cried "can't you get i:
beau without hauling a feller out o
bed? I won't SO out" And throwing
a boot at the door, felt better. Blu
presently, oh |! mortal buttons! hear(
a still, small voice; very much like sis
ter Lbs and said, slack, you'll have
to get up, for all the girls things are il
there" Oh, Lord, what pickle
Think of me in bed all covered witt
shawls, muffs, bonnets, and cloaks, AM
twenty girls outside waiting to get in
If l had stopped to think would hav
pancaked on the spot. As it was,
1 rolled out among the wire and ribbon
in hurry. Smash went the milliner
in every direction. l had to dress i
J the dark-for there was crack in th
door, and girls will peep-and the wa
l fumbled about was death to the stra,
hats. The critical moment came.
opened the door and found myse
among the women. "Oh, my leghorn,
cried one. "My dear darling wints
: velvet!" cried another, and they pitche
in-they pulled me this way and tbs
boxed my ears; and one bright-eye
little piece-Sal-, her name wa
put her arms around nay neck, an
kissed me right on the lips. Ny nate
couldn't stand that, so l gave her 9
good as she sent. 1t was the first tim
| ever got taste, and it was powerfl