The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-07-27

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Therc Vas q Anc old General cacs
vho, Aaviag sp>s, ~ess Of hG Nc
il he 6sh Of Msru, kssv vssy vi
tic about ,As sssp Of Cspia. VI
was one Of thcss sosgh asd hoses
spirits oftea net With IL his ssiiasl
proft~sios isssesat = - iafhat ct
slsoss everything ssss high isssssi
~ aad isdonitsbss hssv~y. III
vas nearly Any ysan old, aad hi'
loils were over, whoa master Daa
nsds hia ssquAisssi With = widow
wadmsn, ia vAsss eyes ~ bsgas 10
detsc, soasaAisg that nsds hin feel
uneasy
Here was the rcsul, Of leisure.
A, length, however. the blan,
honesty Of ~ disposition ro-s W.
psrmoss smosg his aAscsiax plaas,
aud his coarsc vrs chosen. Al
school he had oece studied "Oshsl.
hos Defsass, " 70 rscits 81 an syhibi.
tion, bus nsds . fsil~ve he rseoi.
lsctsd that tAssc IVES something il
this dsfssss To recite wry @ssh liks
wha, he waited to say. lie 10, The
book ium<llstsly, foaad the pas.
ssgc, ctappsd 10 bis hat with = IL.
tsrmissd air, ssd posed 81 10 The
Widow wsdnss's, With Shakespeare
under his arm,
Madame, said Gsasrsl Uncle
Toby, opening tAs book =. IN nssA.
Cd place, With the ssls~ atty II .
special plssdisg 1t the bar" Mad.
amc -
Rude An I in NY speech,
And little pleased with the se< phrase IL
peace;
For aimee these arms Of miws had seven
years. pit.
TIN nGw some nine moons waited, they
have used
Their dearest action in the tsnts.l Aeld
And litiie of this sr~st world css !
speak,
More than pertains 10 fsa,s Of broil aud
battle
And ther<torc--'
Here the General closed the book
wiped his forehssd, looked UP II the
ceiling, aud said with = spasmoslic
gasp. | want to get married
The widow laughed for ten min-
utes by the watch before sha could
utter = syllable, and then she said
with precious tears Of humor rolling
down her good insured cheeks, And
who II II you want to marry, Gan.
ersl 7"
T" You" s.id Uncle Toby, flourish.
ing his sword arm IL tho cir, and a..
suminr n military attitude Of def
sncc, ~ " he expected an assault
from the widow imssdis,elf.
Win yoa Kill me IL | marry yos r
said the widow, with . merry tviails
IN her eye.
No, madsms," replied Ussls
Toby, In = aoss serious and dsprs.
eating tone, a. II to assure her that
such ~ idea hsd never entered hia
head.
Well, thss, | gsAss III Msuy
you, said tho widow.
Thaak you, ~ ian, ssiA Usels
Toby, ba. sas thiag | an bossd to
tell you-l wear = Wig"
The widow started, rsmained ii
ieat . m0mcnt and thss vent into =
longer, louder SD sssrrisr laugh
than she hsd indaigsd il bsfore, II
the end Of which sbe drew her seat
nearer the General, gvsvely laid her
hand on his head, gently lined his
wig % .ssd nlacsd y o.. Tie tabs.
known fear in hot battle, bat he nov
fclt decided iaciisa&ioa u run sssy
The widow iasx he'd ukaIa, - thesgh
she would never stop, ssa The Gee
ersl wss about 70 pet bic hat spes
his dsnuded head asa bolt, whss tAs
f.cetioas lady placed her hand spes
his arm aud detained hio. bhs
then raised her hasa " hsv owa hss1
with = rapid wss@svss, vtth hss
Anger~ pxllsd Of her wAsls hssd 81
Ans glossy hair, and plscisg y spss
the table by the side Of the 0sess.
ais, rswsi ned ssassA With ls1issoss
gravity il ftont Of hsr ssespssa low
Or, quite bald!
A. may h. expected, usels Teey
nov laughed sloss With ~ wtdo~,
and hey soos essw - nssry svss
ths aaair thaa shs naiA sssvsst pssp-
I'd through The key -Aols Il tAs ssias.
aud saw the old oospls daasing jig
and bobbiss their bald Paass Il ssch
other like : pair Of CAiasss nssds.
rims. No the two vssy sAostiy lsia
their hssds together spos the Pill
lows Of matrinoay.
The Democrats " Psnasylvaais
sre nskiss . sqssts stasa.sp Aght
10 carry that Btats 10 The TALL slsc-
tons They believe they viii DO II,
and mean 10 do il. ssd there are
signs among The Radicals shst they
believe 70 too.
.Oses let ths lids ssrs seaisss lib
party, sad sAsrs will ~ . staapsds
snd q following sseh ~ the poksesl
world ssver ~. rhossasds 'spes
thosssa1s Who Ars nov hsA HE
t.l. 4. A. L..k IL ~ ..n.sfsn-