The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-02-23

ff4 WV yDetf SstSu UuSSce, strufn-
ing out of HE head, and shivering from head to
foot. .s.t,tsO ., ,asro isrii ,s.a bss4ras al
bsisH lie ask me who 1 nm. Oh, you var respeet-
able old gentlehomm.i her vat he ask Who
am, perfdsi ain i--I am your wifel' 6lt.,uai .
ais" i never aw you lfore--so help me, Bob ,
cried Gusset, energetieaIly. ii-~ s. af ~. " .
ss" Don't Yen swearlr said old Deacon Peabody,
sic you do l'I'kick you into fts II won't have
no profaneor vulgar language in my house.rstl
as" Oh bless you. bless you respeetable old man,
tell him he must comeiviz me---tell him." Sobs
interrupted her utterance.s ,s.7 jsdi,l .'...- /,
b. "Its -pesky bad business" said the Deacon,
chatting with unwonted fire. "sGusset, yot,re q
| raseal.'' -ts-,2 ,s.tz .as ,y is;4s Z, /
90 Take care, Deacon Penbody--1take care, !" said
the unfortunate shopkeeper. ..aa.fa .rss.3 t7s
/. ~, remarked you was a rascal Gusset-
/ You've gone and married two wives, and that
'eres fpt burshry, eff know anything bout the
Revised Statoots" 4,.s,r,as. ....-. .n.l>aa.-t
Tive wives y sbrieked the French woman.
81 "Half dozen, for aught know to the con-
trary," said the Deacon. Now, you clear out
of my house go away to the station, and clear
in to Boston. won't have nothing more to do
with You" rA .. .....9.....a .......'-. ~ ....
%" But, Deacon, hear me-" ....r..r l...s.s ..
. IL don't want tohenr ye, ye sarpint," cried the
| Deacon, stopping his ears with his hands
Mnrryin two wives, and comis' courtin'
third. Go long-clear out"
Even Mira Peabody, who wns inclined to put
| in word for the culprit was silenced. Susan
turned from him in horror. In despair he fled
to the railway station, hotly pursued by the
| clamorous and indignant French woman. ..
That aftarnoon, as Miss Susan Peabody was
walking towards the village, she was overtakeu
| by Mr.. Jonathan Doubkins, dressed in his best
and driving his iastgoiug horse before his Sun.
rday-gotomeeting-c g-chnise. He reined up and ac.
costed her, - rs .....
Hello. Suke get In and take ride p
Don't keer il do, Jonathan" replied the
young lady. accepting the proffered seat
VI say, you,' said Jonathan, grinning, :" that
I ere city fellows turned out a poorly pup amt
LeH" a... .. .s.
It's dreadful, if it's true" replied the young
lady.
",You had narrer escape, didn't yei" pursued
the old lover. " But he warn't never of no nc.
count. anyhow. What do the folks think about
itY
They hint said word since he cleared out. !"
/
ing school :" asked Jonathan, suddenly branch
ing off. r. .." .r = .-.E. ~. ...a-..
mo- hain't," replied the young lady, blush
ing and smiling al the same time ..-
Remember them apples gin your"
."Oh, yes" r... .
Iwell, they was good, wasn't they :" - -.
First rate, Jonathan" - .....
-" Got hull orchard of then" kind Of fruit
snke, said Jonathan, suggesiively..,
Susan was silent.
"G1angi" exclaimed Jonathan, putting the
braid the back Of the horse Have You any
idea where we are going SukeP"
I'm going TO the village"
''No, you aikt; you are goin' along with me-"
| "Where tot" ...
Providence; and you don't come back till
you're Mrs. Doubkins, no how you can fix it."
How you talk, Jonathan" ..,.
Darn the old folks" said Jonathan, putting
on the string again. eff was to leave you with
them much longer, they'd be traden you off on
to some city feller with half dozen wives al
ready
The next day, rs Me-. and Mrs Doubkins were
returning home in their chsise, Jonathan said
confdentially. h -..
May as well tell you now, Suke, for hain't
| got any secrets from you, that Gusset never seed
them women afore they came steppip' into your
house and blowed him up. had, though
Cost me ten dolars--thunderl 1 teached 'em
what to cay, and expect they done it well |!
Old Gusset may be a shopkeeper. but if be- es-
poets to go ahead Of Jonathan Boubkins; he
must get up plagucy sight earlier of mornings"
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