Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-08-02
GALLIPOLIS, OHIO, AUGUST 2, 1866.

and punching Slivers' head at this
but l kept my temper and waited 70
my revenge. Coming home, / oh
served that Slivers was worked NJ
pretty near to the proper pitch o
desperation, and / kept perfectly 81
lent. Presently he hurst out sud
denly with
''Aliss Carrie / want to talk witt
you upon q serious matter"
''Mr. Slivers," said /, "you frighter
me-"
''The fact is,'' said he, "that ]
long ago learned to regard you with
more than common. esteem, and am
now-that is-that--ah-h-h." Sill
vers here became so embarrassed
that he couldn't go on.
swell, what of it, Mr.. Slivers?'
calmly said.
He boiled over at this point, and
said desperately, why, Carrie,
love You and l want you to be my
wife"
"Look here, Mr.. Slivers," said /,
''don't behave so foolishly. every
body's looking at us. Amt you
ashamed to Jest upon so serious .
subject?"
"Jestl" said he, 'iest about it!
BY the heavens am in earnest. IL
you refuse me YOU will blight my
happiness, drive me 10 despair. and
take away the only hope that makes
life endurabler' ID
"Pshaw, SIivers," said I, lit won't
do anything of the kind. You got
along well enough without me be-
fore this, and l guess you can still"
DO you refuse me?" he said, "are
all the bright hopes l have cherished,
to be thus iispenedf All, it can not
be-" .-0 ... v-.
Il am afraid it can" l replied, Il
wouldn't have you under any circum-
stances"
Sliyers here uttered something
very profanc, and then grinding his
teeth until we reached home, when
he said, "Farewell-I have rival
Parsons-I'll be revenged yet aud
drove off at 4 furious rate
Carrie brought my bodily shape
around TO see me that evening. and
as soon as We were alone, she said,
"Joe, am afraid you don't behave
as well as you ought to. Do YOU
know I've been asked ever so many
times to-day to take something 10
drink, by strange young men, who
expressed intense surprise at my re-
fusal; and look here, joe" said she,
handing me two unsettled bills of
very long standing 81 believe you
are in debt
well Carrie" 7 said, a little
ashamed, 81 own up to it, but if
you'll promise TO have me, I'll pay
off all my debts, stop taking some
thing and cut all the fellows who
asked YOU"
:: ''Oh, joe 'she said, show can you?
Don you know tlsatt lady ought
not to propose 70 the gentleman u
"Never mind" | said. twill you
take me on those terms?"
"Well, joe" said she, II guess /
will have to, or may be you wont let
me go back into my own body"
What passed then it is not neces-
sary to state. We behaved rs lovers
always do, ] suppose, on such occa-
sions, and then changed souls again
with Carrie, in just the same manner
as | had at first. | then told her
what her mother said, and also what
passed between me and Slivers. She
laughed at the first, but seemed to be
somewhat alarmed at the liberty |
had taken in the latter case. How
ever, we made it up, as lovers always
do, and when bid her goodnight, |
never felt happier in my life. met
Slivers next morning, but he was as
cool as an icicle. Il would have
logged him for uefaming me, but |
feared he would blame Carrie for a
breach of confidence, 80 let him 90
in peace.
What need of a sequel? Ofeourse
we were married, and of course we
lived happily together, never having
occasion to change souls again, for
you may rest assured that in loving
each other, we found them both so
much in unison already, that il be-
came entirely unnecessary.