Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-25
The gepnbliall.
How. PEBBLES, Asked the Oh
tf8Tf1 no MAN. a. i-t4st (. III

clescendto give him a lift out Of his
bachelerdom, and she had said Eyes"
1t therefore became absolutely nee,
lessary to get the old mans permis-
sion, SO that, as PEBBLES said, ar
engagements might be made for hop
| ping the conjugal t,sigs
PEBBLES said he'd rather pop the
interrogatory- to all of old Meri,
weather's daughters, and his sisters,
and all his female cousins, and his
aunt Hannah in the country. and all
| of his. female relations, than To- ask
old Meriweather. But it had to. he
done, so he sntsdewn.a and studied up
a speech which he'wass to. disgorgc
to old Mr.. Meriweather the very first
chance he gctto shyiti at him. So
PeeAes dropped in on him one even
ing, when all the family had meander-
ed arounA 10 meeting, and found him
doing an example III. beer measure;
irving to calculate the exact number
Of Quarts his interior could hold
without. blowing the top OF his head
off. II ~,
How are ron, Pecbs'' said the old
man, las PEBBLES walked in as white
l'as piecc-ot chalk, and trembling as
if lie had swallowed a condensed
earthquake. PEBBLES was afraidNto
answer, because. he. wcsn'tt, sure
about that speech. He knew he had
to keep his grip on it while lie habit
there, or it. would slide away from
him quicker than au oiled eel thro'
an augur hole, So he b!urted right
out,
"Mr. Merimeather, sir: Perhaps. j.
may not be unknown to you, sir, that
during an extend ed period of some
five years, i have busily. engaged in
the prosecution ola commercial en-
terprise-" - af- *
us that so aud keepin' it secret all
the time, while i thought you was
'tendin' store? Well by George, you
are one of 'cm, now, Amt You? .
PEBBLES had to begin over again
to get the run of it. rr 4tr-
"Mr. Meriwcather,. sir: Perhaps
it max not be unknown to. you that
during the extended period of five
years, L have been engaged in the
prosecution cfa commercial. enter
prise, with thatletermination to pro-
cure sufficient maintenance"
"Sit down, Pceb. and help yourself
to some-boeN Don't stand there
hol6ing youI hat like blind beggar
with the paralysis. Inever seen You
behave yourself so, in all my born
days"
PEBBLES was knocked clear out
again, .snd Trad to wandar back and
take fresh start.
"Mr. Meriweather, sir: 1t may not
be unknown to you that during an
extended period oftivc years, have
been engaged in the prosecution of a
commercial enterprise, with the de
termination to- procure sufficient
maintenance"
ga which ance:" asked old Meri.
weather; but PEBBLES held on to his
last word as if it was his only chance
and went on:
I'm the hope that some day cod
enter wedlock, and bostow my earth
lv possessions on one whom could
call my oxn. haze been o lonely
man, sir, and have felt that it is not
good for man TO be alone; there
| fore"
s.Neither is il, PEBBLES; and I'm all
fired glad you dropped in. How's the
old MANI
"Mr. Meriweather, sir" said Pee
bles. in despairing confusion, raising
his voice to yell, lit may not be
unknown to you that during an ex-
tended period Of n lonely man, i
have been engaged to enter wedlock,
laud bestowed all my commercial en-
terprise on osa whom / could pro-
cure a determination to be good for
q sufficient possesions-no, mean--
that isAthat Mr.. Meriweather, sir: il
NAV not he unknown
.sAnd then again it may. Look
here, PEBBLES, you'd better lay down
and take something warm. You're
not we'll" err ffft
PEBBLES, sweating like a four year
old colt. went on again:
"Mr. Meriweather, sir: 1t may not
| be unknown to you to prosecute me
whom YOU can call commercial
maintenance, but-but-oh--dang il
Mr.. Meriweather, sir: it"
"Oh, PEBBLES, you talk as wildly
as jackass. i never saw a more
first class idiot in the whole course
of my life. What's the matter with
you, anyhow 80 81
"Mr. MeriweataeI, sir said Pee
fbles, in an agony of bewilderment
ait may not be unknown that yor
prosecuted o lonely man who is MOI
good for commercial period o.
wedlock for five years, but"
"See here, Mr.. PEBBLES, yours
drunk, and if you cant behave bette
YOU'D better leave; If yo1 don't
Ill chuck you out, or I'm Dutch
man."
"Mr. Meriweather, sir" said Pee
bles, frantic with despair, lit ma.
mot be unknown to you that m.
earthly possessions are engaged t.
enter wedlock with a sufficient.
lonely man for five years, who is no
good for commercial maintc
inance-"
"The very deuce he isn't Nov
A you just get up and get, old boss, o
I'll knock what little brains you'v
got ont Of you"
With that old Mcriweathcr TOO
PEBBLES by the shirt collar and tha
part Of his pants which wears OF
first ifhe sits down much, and she
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