Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-06-16
Chapter VI.
CONCLUSION,

soon alter this, liaman and Carrie were
married. And the minister, in congratu-
lating them, said
" | congratulate you both upon your
choice Of partners | am glad to SEQ you
married mt last May your lives be long
and happy
And how well was the minister's wish
fulfilled, for both of them lived long life
of ,ignal usefulness and nearly perfect mar.
ried bliss, and at last, both went down to
the grave in peace.
Having done with Laman and his beau
tiful bride, we will bcstow a few words
npon the other members Of our story.
Mark Carleton lived with Laman till
death took him 'home" to his God, and he
lavi,hcd many blessings upon them, and
gave TO them his whole fortune, which en-
abicd them to live in ease and comfort.
Jacob was several times married, soon
ran through with thirtyfo thousand dol
lars, and died at an carly age, n miserable
outca,t from society.
And Azariah-it waa from him that we
heard the story we have written above, and
below we give his own adventure, in his
own words
" And ncow," said he, ~ comes to the
tndn part-that me.
" Wall, yeou sec, about n year artcr
| Laman and Carrie war married, kinder
cxpcrin>hcd hankcrin artcr Sal Jones,
that was Lamans hired maid. Wall,
yeou see, she felt a good bit the same way.
| could soc it by tho kinder coaxin' of her
eyes, every time she looked at me. ia
got to lovin Sal like all sixty, and one
cvcnin as we were scttin in the kitchen,
conver>in on matters and things in gem
errl, Sal handed me a secret paper with
the follcrn verse on it
"Wh YOUR present it does beat the nation,
Ny heart always get. in a great palpa,ion"
" Jimmy splintcr', how my heart did
choke mo. 1t cum right straight up in my
throat"
" Sal" said |, g how would you Ike tt
take an cvenin walk with mo T.
:" Ne" says she, wall, don't care"
Accordingly offered her my arm. We
walked along till We cum clear out of town
and was goin up Hill Just back of it
along the sides Of the road was some bush
cs. At last sumpihing popped into my hcac
to say, Sal, said |, was you calcu!a
thu on gittin' married y
Ne, Mr.. Flick, why law me, how 20,
do talk {"
WALL says I, Il mean Jest what say
. and ] thort that if You was agon' to &c
married, I d be in fur the furst pick TO
k you, Say, Miss Sally, will you hav
me ?
o Me have you, why AZ, ycou kno'
your likin' Betsy Brown, or else woul
IS have you, but so | can't
.Jist at this moment good sized shoa
n cum squeaklng out from behind the bush
/, es. Sally give one OF the darndest yell
as ever hecred, and she fell right fat i
! me arms.
g why Sally, its only pig, said l.
ooh, is it ? says she.
yes says l, that's what it is
r. 'Wall, Mr., it waront long afore Sail
got over her fright
ID And meow, Sally says l, will 20
re have me! kin assure you that don
~ like Betsy Brown, its only ycou what
* like
lr WALL says she, 'Mr, Flick, bein' :
IN yeou saved my life jist meow, for do b'
IN lieve a been skeert to death if it hadel
'k a been fur you, so l gucsss l will hay
IN yeou.'
IN Wall, twascn. long artcr that till "
IN were married.
he And meow we've got two of the han'
l soonest boys ycou ever laid eyes on
We There now, Mr., of my story you hay
en- THE END.