The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-11-25
soc mgYWEEp'S COURTSHfP.

About halt-paSt seven O'Clock on Sunday
night, human leg, enveoped in blue clothes
might have been seen entering Cephas Barbary's
kitchen window. The leg was followed by the
entire body of a Yankee attired in his Sunday
go to-meetirg clothes 1t was in short, Joe
Mayweed, who thus burglariously won his way
iu.o the old deacon's kitchen.
! "Wonder how much the old deacon made by
ordering me not to darken his door again. So
/ hloquzed the young gentleman. ''Promised
him l wouldn't but did not say anything a
bout windows.-Windows are as good as doors,
! if there amt no nails to tare trowsers onto.
I Womb sally will come down. The critter
promised 4a. I am afraid to move about here;
might breaE my shins over something or an
other, and awake the old man Cold enough
10 freeze polish bear. Q here comes Sally"
The beauteous maid descended with a smile,
p tallow candle, and box Of lucifer matches
After receiving a raptu:ous greeting, she
made a rousing FIRE in the cooking stove, and
the happy young couple sat down to enjoy the
sweet interchange Of hopes and vows.
But the course Of true love ran not bit
smoother in Barbarys kitchen than elsewhere,
ard Joe was just making up lis mind to treat
himself to a Kiss, when he was startle by the
voice cf the deacon, her father, shouting from
the door Of his chambor-
sail what are you getting up in the u;I.
die Of the night for?
'.IeIl him ii is morning." whispered Joe May
weed
4 can't tell him a 60, said Sally.
III make It truth, then, said joe. And
running to the huge old fashioned clock that
stood in She corner, he put the hand at i've.
Look At tho clock and tell me what time il
Is, cried she old gentleman.
II IS FIVE by the CLOCK, said Sally, ard cor
ro1orating her words the clock struck five.
The lovers sat down again and resumed their
conversation. Suddenly the stairs began 10
c:eak.
Good graqiaus, (. is Gthar'
'Ihe deacon, by tIpndar!' exclaimed Joe.
Hide me, Sadly
'&here can h!,go you p exclaimed the dis
traated Eigl
%, I kaow, sail lie; 4 viii squeeze into
the -lock-casc.
fs'.7 'visi.o5,i q I'd be concealed hirnselfin
tie case aEi closed TIE door.
The deacon was dressed, AMI seating hlm-
sell 5y tha stove, pa.lcd oet his pipe, lighted
it, and began deliberately to smoke.
Five O'Clock, aa2 said he. Well | shall
have 10 smoke three OF four pipes, and then |
viii 60 and feed the critters
'ft&aH Joa better 60 ana Leu the critters
first Z. suggested sally
NO, smoSe clears my head and wakes me
up l.pl.3a tae deacon, 7,bo seemed not whit
disposed 10 henry M the enjoyment Of hls pipa
Bur---Ts whtz, ding, dIag ding, went th1
clock.
'Iorlcu;ea tightening cried the deacon,
starting PIP and dropping his pipe On the stove,
'whafn earth Is that
IT IL onlT the clock striking tive,' replied
sally, tFomuiJusiy-
Power o; craatloo'' cried thS deacon, 'StrI-
KIN five u has struck more than hundred
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sOh. don't, cried his daughter. seizing one
Of his coat tails. while his wife caught the other.
Don't cried both women together.
Let 90 my raiment,' shouted the deacon. 4
am not afraid of the powers of darkness
con si.ynsa ont Of his coat and While fron, the
gndder aasssf,on of resistance thew fsll beaviIy
TO the f,,.r. he pitched forward and seized the