Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-10-02
HOW ! CANE TO GET MARRIED. !.

Il may be funny. but I've done IL
I've got Sib and baby. Shadows De.
parted--eys,eT stevs. brandy cock
taiis. cigar boxes. boot jacks. abecon-
ding shirt buttons. whist and dominoes.
Shadows preseni--hooped skirts. hand.
boxes. ribbons. CATERS, long stockings.
Juvenile dresses. tin trumpets. willow
chairs. cradles, bibs. pap. sugar teais.
paragoric, hive syrup. castor oil. God
freyb cordial. soothing syrup. rhubarb,
SIENNA. salts. squils and doctors biIls
Shadows future-mors nine pound
babies. more hive syrup. etc.
"I1l just tell you how I got caught---
I was always the darndeG. most tea
eustsrd. bashful fellow you ever did see;
il was kinder in my line to be taken
with the shakes every time I saw =
pretty girl approaehing me. and I'd
cross the street any time rather than
face one. 'twasn't becsuse didn't ike
the critters, for if ] was behind fence
looking through knot hole. / couldn't
look ct one long enough. oia
We'll. nv sister Lib gave q party one
night. and ] stayed sway from home
because / was too bashful to face the
music. hung around whistling" Old
Dan Tucker" dancing to keep nv feet
warm: watching the heads bobbing up
and down behind the window curtain.
and wishing the thnndering party would
break mp 80 ] could get to my room. |
smoked up bunch OF cigars. and as it
wss getting late and mighty uncomfor-
table. ! concluded to shin up the door
post. No sooner said than done. /
found myself snug in he'd. "Now,"
says I, "let her ripl Dance till your
wind gives ouil''--and scudding under
the quilts Morpheus grabbed me. /
was dreaming Of my soft shell crabs
and stewed tripe. and was having a
good time, when somebody knocked at
the door and woke me up. Rap"
again. l laid low. RAP. rap. rapl''
Then / heard whispering. and knew
there was a whole raft Of girls outside.
RAP. rap"
Then Lib sings out, "Jack, are you
in tbere?"
"Yes," says I.
Then came 3 roar Of laughter.
"Let US in" says she.
81 won't" says I. "can't you let a
fellow alone?''
"Are you abed?" says she.
81 am" said /.
"Get up." says she.
"I won't." says l.
Then came another laugh. By thun.
derl / began to get riled.
"Get out. you petiicoat scarecrowsP'
cried, "can't you get beau without
hauling fellow out o'bed? ! won't go
home with you-l won't so you may
clear outl" and throwing a boot at the
door, felt better.
But presenlly-oh mortal buttons
| heard still small voice very much
like sister Lbs which said:
"Jack. you will have 10 get up for all
the girls things are in there"
Oh. Lordl what picklel Think Of me
in bed, all covered with shawls. muffs,
bonnets and cloaks, and twenty girls
outside waiting to get inl If l had
stopped to think. ! should have tainted
on the spot. As il was / rolled ouI
among the bonnets, wire and rihbon'
in hurry. Smash went the millinery
in every direction. ! had to dress in
the dark-for there WAS crack in the
door. and the girls will peep-and the
way tumbled about WAS death on straw
hats. / opened the door, and found
myself right among the women.
"0h. my leghol nj" cried one.
i "My dear. darling, water velvetf
cried another.
And they pitched in-they pulled m'
this way and that. boxed nv ears. ant
one bright.eyed little piece--Sal--
her name wss--put her arm around my
neck. and kissed me right on my lips
Human nature couldn't stand that. anc
J ] gave her what she sent. Il WAS tn,
first time eyer got taste. and il wal
powerful good. ] believe / could hav.
kissed that gal from Julius Caesar to tn,
Fourth Of Jnly.
i Jack" said she. Eve are sorry q
disturb you. "but won't you see mt
home?''
Eyes" said !. ."I will" did do it
and had another smack at the gate. too
After that We took kinder-tuitle, dov
ing after each other. both Of MS sighins
like barrel Of new cider. when w
we're away from each other. y
/ "Twas at the close Of glorious sum
mer day-the sun was setting behind :
distant hog pen--the chickens wers
going to roost, the bull frogs had com
menctd their evening songs--the polly.
uogs in their native mud puddles. were
preparing themselves for the shades o.
The highland Sal and myself sat upor
an aniiquaied backlog listening 10 the
music OF nature, such as tree toads
roosters. and grunting pigs-nou and
then the mellow music Of the distant
donkeys, was waited to my ear by the
lgentls sephyrs, that sighed among
the mulien stalks. and came hesvy laden
with The delicious oder of the her
roosts and pig:styes. The last linger.
ling rays Of the setting spns glsncing
from the brass buttons Of q solitary
horseman. shone througha knot hole in
'ltbe hog pen, full in Sal's face, dying