Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-11-26


: three young ladies and their mothe
. were introduced. They were all, q
q the old gentlemen had said. fine girl
: but the younger. rosy-cheeked. blue
. eyed and lsugbing-faced, charmed th
!. young farmer especially. The Dime
over, they once more walked out for
, chat.
a We'll, how do you like my daugh
o tersT was the old gentleman's frs
!. question.
. They are all nice girls, very nice,
, said they young man thoughtfully.
, Aud which Of them do you lik'
, best?' was the next question.
The youngest, Katie, she is charm
ing, and if l am to be your son-in-law
} you must give me Kalisp
That will never do, to take tbt
youngest, and by all odds the prettiest.
said the old gentleman seriously.
Il must have her or none,' swas the
response, spoken decidedly.
How much money did you say you
wanted?
Five thousand dollars will put my
farm in excellent order, and make il
worth twenty thousand tomorrow.
must have FIVE thousand dollars
1'Il give that sum with either of the
elder girls said the old man. posi-
lively; but I will give but three thou
sand with Katie
Then 1 may as well go to my
home. Five thousand I must have
1 have set my mind upon it,
And I have Just as strongly de-
termiDed to do nothing but what have
said was the old gentleman's reply;
$50 suppose the matter is at an end.
However, we will be good friends, and
YOU must sometimes run over and see
me-
This ended the conference, and
they parted. The young man mount
ed his horse and rode down the lane
towards the rode, but just as he was
about opening the gate, STOPPING from
his saddle, the laughing.faced Katie
spraug through the shrubbery to save
him the trouble, and looking half
bashfully up into his face as she did
so, said:
Cant you accept my fathers
terms?'
Yes, by George, 1 will il you say
sol was the instantaneous response.
Then come over tomorrow morn
ing, before ten O'Clock, and tell him SO.
and the girl vanished like fairly
among the leaves.
The young man rode slowly home.
but he was on hand next morning ac-
cording to bidding, and married the
fair Katie in two months after.
As . specimen of the absurd, We
cannot do better than cite case, that
occurred within our own jurisdiction,
in q country village of Massachusetts,.
There was G certain Zacharish Pee.
bles. g stout, industrious, sober and
bashful farm hand, a resident Of that
locality. Zack. was celebrated, not
for what he did say, but what he did
not. his silence being q matter Of mar
vel through all that chattering neigh
borhood. Zach. with all his taciturni-
ty. was proof against the shafts oflove.
and one day was smitten with the
wholesome charms Of the only child Of
the widow Brown, a brigbt-eyed,
good looking girl, possessing the same
traits of silence as Zack. though not in
so eminent degree.
The first time that Zack. showed his
admiration for the fair Sally was by
seizing up large basket Of COW feed
she was about to carry into .he sta.
bles, and hurrying thither with 1t In
frightened way, much as though he
was taking it from a burning house.
After that Zach. seemed to be perpetu-
ally on the watch for opportunities to
save the fair Sally from her heavier
work. These delicate attentions could !
not fail to attract the attention of the
widow Brown, who, really respecting
the young man, invited him into the
house to spend the evening. and from
that time Zach. was a fxity. He
would sit in the chimney corner of the
old-fashioned house, scarcely ever
speaking, dividing his attention equal
ly between the fire and feasting his
eyes on Sally, For Two years this
quiet alteration went on, and the neigh
bors wondered why, as there was
nothing to prevent it, they did not
marry. 1t never has been known
whether the idea arose out of Zsch's
own brain, or whether it was hint
from friend, but at last he did find
courage to pop the question. 1t was
done in this way. The time was New
Year Eve, and the fair Sally had been
preparing a stout Jug of mulled cider
that she might have something to cheer
Zach's heart with when be came in.-I
Zach came, he drank, and took his ac-
customed seat in the chimney corner,
where he sat quietly as usual for q
few minutes, and then without any
previous symptoms, he rose up to his
full height, six feet two inches, put
ting his head up the chimney SO that
little Of him was seen above the waist,
and delivered the following oratien:
IF somebody loved somebody as
well as somebody loves somebody
somebody would marry somebody
Zach. remained with his head up the
chimney after this speech, silent as
death, for some minutes, until at
length be came forth from his place of
refIlrA at the earnest solicitation of the