Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-02-27
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HARD OF nEARtNG465 LOVE, STORY.

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Ayoung j Jonathan once couTtedthe daugh-
ter of an old man that lived down East, who
/ professed to be deficient in hearing-but,
-tofsooth, was more capacii6ns Than limited IN
hearing, as the sequel will tendito show.
1t was stormy ght in the ides.ofMarch
/ if | mistake not, when ,lishtning.pet light
ming, and loud peal of thunder. answered
tlfuIder, that Jonathan sat BY the old mans
tirelsids,a discussing with the old lady This in.
tepded ihothor+inslaw,) the expediency of
asking the old man s permission .t6s marry
Sally. Jonathan fesolyed to pop, it, to the
old man on the next day but, !" says he,
"as Think of the task, my heart Shrinks
and my resolution weSkens-he's s6idang'd
hard to hear a body = ,','e5lc. y
In the meantime, the old man, who was
|. hypoeritiOal, so fur as hearing was concerned,
teigned total indifference to. the conversation
between his wife and Jonathan, but contrary
to the anticipations of both he distinctly heard
| every 'werd that passed, and by the dawn of
another day, the old man was to be found in
his barn lot feeding his pigs. 4. Jonathan also
t arose early from bed in the morning, and spied
the old man feeding his pigs, and resolved to
ask him for Sally. ..,,,.5.......
Scarcely a minute had elapsed after Joua-
than hld made his last resolution, ere he bid
the old man good morning. Now j OnAthan's
heart beat-uow he scratched his head, and
gave birth to pepsiyc yawn. Jonathan de-
clared that he'd as soon take thirty>nine
"striFcsH as to ask the old man: sFBut,"
says he, aloud to himself, 'thete goesLfaint
heart never won fair girl 2 and addressed
the old man thus: --. d, .,.t.J,
say, old man, I want to marry your
daughter" :" ~ :
Old Nancy whnnt.to o.Bcirro5rr!7 o5r!7',ffT my hal
ter 1 would lend it to you Jonathan, but
my son has taken it off to the mill.Yt sr
Jonathan put his mouth close to the old
man ear, aud speaking in dealeniing voice
said, EsrEr : iiarHs 'nT !iH
,' l hare got forty-fve pounds of money y
The old man stepped bnck as if greatly
alarmed, and exclaimed in a voice Of surprise,
You have got five hundred pounds of
honey! What in the mischief can 1ado wah
so much honey? Why its more than all this
.neighborhood has use for"
Jonathan, who was not yet the victim of
despair: put his mouth to the old mans ear,
and balled out, gr- ,.,-n5T
have got gold" a...sl - .-g5,.ra j,
To this the old man replied, /" So have Il
Jonathan, and its the worst cold ever had
in my life" 3, q. ..,a.. :. ~. - , faE
Sosnying, the old man sneezcd wastiup.
BY this time the old woman came out and
having observed his unfortunate luck, she
put her mouth to the old mans car, and
screamed like wounded Zeno,
e Daddy!' I say, daddy, you dod't un-
derstand him. He wants to marry our
Ola Mani told him our ealfhalter was
: Old Lndy-"why, daddy, you / can't un-
dcrstand he's got gold, he's rich pa 81
Old Man He's got cold and tho itch,
eh? What's the rascal doing here, NTH tho
itch, ch Pr
So saying, the old man aimed a blow az
Jonathan's head with his walking staff; hap
PLY for Jonathan he lodged L. Nor did
the rage ofour herosstop-at thisj bat With an
angry count.nance, he made after Jonathan,
who took, 10 his heels.T nor aidgJ JpSsthan's
luck stop here. He had not Gonee i9ut Sfthe
barnyard, not far from the old NJ aps lib run
him close race, ere Jonathan stubbcd his
toe, and fell to The ground, and before the
old man could take up hc stumbled over him.
Jonathan. sPrang to his heels, and With a
speed Of John Gilpiu, he cleared, himself.
And poor Sally! She died nun. Never
had husband. .......L.