The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-12
A Race with n vyIslow.

Christmas, and started:
"Wildcr," said |, "wherc shall we cr
to?' She blnshcd, aud said she didm',
like to Say. l told her She must say.
"Wcll, Jehuel, if you insist upon Il
and arm 70 have my shoicr, I'd rathe,
60 to church,
"What for, widder p said 7.
"Oh, Jehncl, how can you ask me p
"Canse want to know -
"Wal. (l,lnshirg rcddcr than bees !,
it is such cold weather now, and The
nights are so awful cold, and-oh
Jehnel, ! can't stand it."
"Oh, pshaw, vi lacr, spi, it right ont
what do you mcan?''
The widlcr riled; she boiled right
over, like quart Of milk on the fire,
and hurst ont wi,hS
If yoa cannot understand me, you',e
hcartless brute, so vou are"
"IIold your horses ?" said l. "Wha,'s
all this about? I'm not \ brute, nor
never was end If nam called mo
that, Td boot him sire ,
And then I billed right over and I'M
bnttoncd my coat collar to keep ne
from bursting off my buttons, The
widdcr saw | was going to cxplndc, or
else collapse my winap,pe, and she
flung her arms around my neck, put her
',rs t. mine, anl cooled right down.
'.Trhucl dear" aaid she, il. an is nj
va,in' way and vp;cc rs sweet as a
hand organ, Jehnel honey, I wanted t.
30 to church TO get ,nar-Nn. can't
say it all you anish the word, J>hr,l
sweet.
s'What word, marm?''
ooh, you stupid! Jchnrl dear, mean
the word married, love"
Married! wialer,' said I, ",!il yen
mean thai p
"Indce,l, I did, Johno', love-
.Look here; marin, li,v name ism,
Jehuel J"vc, nor Jehucl Dear, no,
Jcl,uel Sweet, I'll have You to know !:
and won, yst married to robp,ly bn,
one, and yon are not the she -
Oh, pewter pennies, hut didn't she
rave She made ono dash at me:
lodged and she went butt up agains'
the upper end Of the omnibus. Crack
went her comb, and smash went thu,
bran new bonnet, that / didn't buy for
her, and down she went with her face
III the straw. But in moment she
rose again, and made one more .lasl, at
me. | droppcd->he over me and
bntted the door of the omnibus. The
strap broke, and out she went.
"D.ive on!' l yelled to the driver.
"Woman overheard - cried a pas
sing sailor.
Stop that white Coat-brcach Of
promise-rcward-Hcr0ld- publish =
shrieked the widder in tones Of mortal
agony.
"Drive on drive on ~ l shouted.
"Where TOP asked tie driver.
"To the deuce-to Harlem-to Ma
combs dam-anywhere, so that we es.
cape matrimony and the widder."
lie startcd--so did the widder, md
then We had it mp tho avenue, tho bus
having abont hundred yards the start
Foot by foot the widdcr gained. Thinks
l, Jehucl, yon are goner. l thought
it best to tighten ship. So first hove
overheard the straw.
Still she gained on me. Then over
board went the cushions. But still she
gained.
"More steam, driver, for mcrcy's
sake" l shrieked.
ave are going faster than the law
allows now,' he answered. "Thirteen
miles an hour"
Jehoshaphat! how the widdcr ran
she hove off her bonnet. aud came up
hand over hand. A thought struck me,
and so / off with my white coat, and
flung it right down in her path. She
sprang on it like she panther, and tore
it TO pieces Oh, bow they tlcwl
wcpt to see it GO; but life is swee.e,
than coat, and my tailor is making
me new one. Here we gained ful
two hundred yards, but on she came
again. Once more I coulL sec tho
green in her eyes. Merciful Moses how
l felt!
"Driver,' said /, "kill them horses, o.
get another mile out Of them.''
"Will you pay for 'em ?" he asked.