Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-07-11
How He Came to be Married.


absconding shirt buttons. whist aud dominoes-
Shadows present-hoop skirts, band boxes, rib.
bons CATERS, long stocking juvenile dresses
tin trumpets, little willow chats, cradles, bibs
pap, sugar teats, paregorie, hive syrups, castor
oil, Godfrey's cordial soothing syrup rhubarb,
senua, salts, squillS. and doctors bills. Shadows
future-more nine-pouud babies, more hive syrup,
etc, etc.
| I'll Just tell you how got caught | was al
ways the hardest. most tea custard. bashful fellow
you ever did see il was kinder in my line to
be taken with the shake every time saw pref.
ty gal approaching me- and ia cross the street
any time rather than face one 'twant because
didn't like the critters for ii was behind fence
looking through knot hole couldn't look a one
long enough. Well, my sister Lib gave party
one night and | stayed away from home because
was too bashfu to face the music hung
around the house whistling " Old Dan Tucker,
dancing TO keep my feet warm, watching the
heads bobbing up and down behind the window
curtains, wishing the laundering party would
break up so | could get to my room.
| smoked up a bunch of cigars, and 1t was get
ting late and mighty uncomfortable, concluded
to shin up the door post No sooner said than
done, aud l soon found myself snug in bed
"Now," says "let her rip. Dance till your
wind gives Quit" And cudding under the quilts
Morpheus grabbed me. was dreaming of soft
she'll crabs and stewed tripe, aud was having
good time, when somebody knocked at the door
aud woke me up " Rap again. | laid low
" Rap, rap, rapl" Then heard q whisper, and
knew there was raft of girls outside. Rap
rap y Then Lib sings out, Jack, are you in
there?" Yes" saysI. Then came roar of
laughter. "Let us in,' said she. al won't"
says "can't you let fellow aloneW Are
you abed?" says she :" am says |. sect
up" says she. al won't" says |. Then came
another laugh BY thunder | began to get
riled. "Get out, you petticoated scare crows !"
- A. ls,,..
fellow out OF bed ? won't so home with you
i won't-so you may clear out!" And. throw
ing boot at the door, felt better.
But presently oh! mortal buttons heard
still, small voice, very much like sister Lbs
and it said "Jack, you'll have to get up, all
the girls things are in there - oh Lord, what
pickle Think of me in bed, all covered with
shawls, mulls, bonnets and cloaks, and twenty
girls outside the door waiting to get in. II had
stopped to think should nave tainted on the spot.
As it was, rolled out among the bonnets, wire
and ribbons in hurry. Smash went the mil
nery in every direction, | had to dress in the
dark-for there was crack in the door, and the
girls will peak-and the way | fumbled about
was death on straw hats
The critical moment came. opened the door,
aud found myself right among the women. Oh,
my leghorn ~ cried one, "My dear darling
winter velvetW cried another, and they pitched
in--ihev pulled me this way snd that, boxed my
ears, and one bright eyed little piece-Sal --
her name was-put her arms arms around my
neck and kissed me right on my lips, Human
nature couldn't stand that and gave her as good
rs she sent. 1t was the first time ever got u
taste and II was powerful good. believe could
have kissed that gal from julius Caesar to Fourth
of July, "Jack," said she, we are sorry to
disturb you. but won't you see me home ?"--
eyes" said |, 81 will" did do It, and also
had another smack at the gate, too. After
that we took a kinder turtle dove after each other
both of us signing like barrel Of new cider when
we were away from each other.
Twas at the close of glorious summer day
the sun was sitting behind a distant hogpen-the
chickens were going to roost-the bullfrogs were
commencing their evening songs-the poywogs,
in their native mud puddles were preparing
themselves for the shade OF night and Sal and
myself sat upon the anliquated back log listening
to the music Of nature such as trce'loads ROSTERS
and gruntlng pigs, and now and then the mellow
music of some distant jackass was waited 10 our
ears by the gentle zephyrs that sigh among the
mullen stalks and came heavy laden with the
delicious odor Of henroOsts and pig etycs, The
last lingering rays Of the setting sun, glancng
from the brass buttons of u solitary horsemau
shOne through a knOt-hole IN the hogpen full in
in Sal'd face dying her hair with an orange-pcc
hue, and showing off my threadbare coat to
bad adVantage--one of my arms was around
SAILS waist, my hand resting on the small Of her
back she was toying with my auburn locks OF
jet black hue-she was almost gone, and was
ditto She looked like grasshopper dying with
the hiccups, and felt like mudturtls choked
with Goldfish ball.
"Sal," says t. in a voice musical as the notes
of dying swan, will you haze me?' She
turned her eyes heavcnward, casped me by the
hand, had an attack Of the hcaycs and blind
slaggers, aud with sigh that drew her shoe
strings to her palate, said " Yes"
Well, to make the long story short, she set the
day, and we practced for four weeks every night
how we would walk iuto the room to he married,
till We got SO as we could walk as graceful as
pair Of Muscovie ducks. The night, the company,
aud the minister came, the signal was given, aud
arm in arm ne marched through the clouded hall
We were just entering the parlOr door, when
down | went kerslap on the oil-coth pulling Sal
ait9g baadg q su s2pad III eH5td H5td i i"E nBoqea #
split an awful hole in my cassiIners
1t was too late to back out, so we marched in
and were splced, and taking seat watch
ed the kissing Of the bride operation. My
grOomsman was tight, aud he kissed her VII |
jumped up to take slice, when, Oh horror!
displayed to the admirng gaze OF the astonished
multitude a triae more white muslin than was
pleasant The women giggled the men roared,
and got mad, but was put to bed, and there all
my troubles ended. Good night.
JupGe D1NqERFlEIp.-Th Democratic Central
! Committee of this county, has recommended
Judge Dangerleld for Judge OF the Ninth JUDI
cial District 1t is necessary for Judge, as
much as an officer in the army, to aid the GOV,
ernment aud we say to the people OF Shasta and
Trinity counties that Dangerleld is not the rlghl
man to OCCUPY such position Yreka Journal.
TnE fashionable dance OF Paris is now the
| " .lIarchs Cocasse" 1t is danced backwards, each
gentleman holding the lady before him by clasp
| ng her around the waist. When well practiced
it is said to be highly entertaining and the
Empress is said to have peculiar talent for its
execution.
AN elegantly dressed young lady recently en-
tered railway carriage in Paris, where there
were three or four gentlemen one of whom was
( lighting a cigar. Observing her the Frenchman
asked If smoking would ncommode her 7 She
replied, q" do not know slr no gentleman ever
smoked in my presence"