The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-02-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE MIDNIGHT MARRI.IGE


u ~ar a bsaUtliul evening" 10 iL' mrtty uontl
al MAJ The sun had just hid his broad face b.
hind Old Jeremiah llopplrc0Iefs barn. and ihr
snund. "f ihe ia, wetr hnsi,~i Al ~ss still
Sus'SHah ii"pplccopI-r, Who had i--n oai milk
my an'lrr ihe Nii,-sPr,ad uapl,. hHd jn,i pot
down tie bats nHd Mas ~ the ari 81 ~'Hing
through. Ahsn William baslus bliiktu- ,la-isd
down the Lane "n caniriing gfa,
William ilaslHs hnikins NHs . t.auy m,u
Shu lad Ttstssi hut % short unc ~ in nr. j,.
siah liliiAin- in 'ls Villnac ~ pabnrt sud ~.
sngsgsd "a working a. the shes. inak my lusin.s-
bliikins bad met Susannah Hoypl,'orIa.f q
ieS evenings ptrsioas al little PARTY ~ ui,e 81
- ncghbors hous-s, aud the cohsc,lu.n,r 50
BiAins tell IN love insiantrr
bilikins called tInt evening tu give Sussnnnli
Hn iuttiaiiou 10 attend picnic Ia 10 held the
iollo~ing Neek in "a neighboring grove
Susauuah. oi course. felt sonnet hat nusi-r,.l
hen lhe noble form VI the Young sh0rinskef
dashed down the lane he uncle cauiefinr
gfsS Su.aunah. abo. like all other iidv giris had
tucked az her dtess whilst performing the milk
ing operation. hastily pulled out the pin-
aud allowed the dress 10 fall, ~ order, ~e
suppose uol ouly 10 appear To better advantage
beiOfe the noble shoemaker. but also 20 hide her
iert for SGSznnah. although = very pretty girl
had awfal big feet
Ahef the usual greetings had passed, the gal
lani shoemaker said, IN b.. teudrfysi tons
There TO be picnie Al old Bsn smith.
&c grove neEi Tsesday evening aud came over
this deli ishifui evening" 10 N you y might have
the indispensable pleasure Of a. sroFokng you
Susanuah diin aliogetlicr kHo~ what 4 sooSci-
u,g meaut aud slle todd hiu " be wanted for 20
take her 20 the picEic be OFT To say 20. Ia 90
many words. aud not get 10 saving uurrasuna-
bly big ihings ihai common folks couldn iuni,f.
stand
The gallant .hocmak.f replied tha, that 49,.
- -. a a.. a..
able PLEASURE of taxing hei 20 the picaic
Sasanuah said, Of CouFsely she would 60 aud
then she invited hiikins 90 cuns INTO the hous'.
aud -siuAi down spell. bat flifkins gussscd h.
Sogldn and after saving good evening
90 each other the happy couple parted aud the
noble iUFul oi The .h0snnkeF aas carried rapidly
aNas ~ the caniering gray
When ~usanaah came 10 ~i'h her milk pals
hrf maternal anossirr. whu-c nAnie was Angeli-
"a IIoppiesopIsr said TO her daughter,
SaEs ~ho Was that noble looking man wh0
fode aosa 20 tou a few minulss ago on ~ Blif.
AIMS graz
That says sasaBuAh. 70 nephew Of Old
Nf Blhkius He came Ia the village f-w day .
ago. aud - IeCif 10 remain some time lie came
over 10 80 q ~ouldn 20 TO a Picnic. aud !
told hini - how ! guessed would
Wei sure says the old Wotnaa d" that Is
all right like the looks Of the young ieller ai
distance lie appeArs to have a noils beAFih
but inicnd 20 inquire into his character before |
ALLOW you y 90 galivaun ruund much With
him
Oh mar. says Susannah. he. iip top
ireF 4 know be ls aud love hiu aud 30
saying. Susannah took Up beS milk ails aud
continued her say 10 the spring -honse.
With happy feeling IN her baau Susannah
strained her milk, ied the pig and peSfsrmed
the various other little things farmers dangh-
ter j. expected 20 do ~heu there arr 40 BOYS
about the hou.e aud then she cam into the house
changed her drrss and sat down.
Then cid HopplecopJes appeared
Jeremiah HoFplecOpper Sas a iypnaicsl old
man. He allowed his daughter 10 have but little
COMPANY. aud he bad ol,en said IN her hcaring
" that this couriis was all darnsd nonsensc
Thea SAYS old HOPplea0ppeF, Suse, your mar
says a. how you are gola' 10 . picnic With a
yoang fellsT HeHt Tuesday. 10 that 20 -
" u Is answered the uIaiden.
Z. Daughter says the old man, you have
done wrong. You ought 10 have consulted me
bsfore you agreed to 90 irAinin round With
Young teller you know nothin' at all about. -
How .omsvrF Ill le, you 60 this time, but shall
take ineasaTes 10 Ascertain what Kind Of teller
be Is teiore you 90 gAilisatin With him again.
Then sAys susannah, 40 n he's q buster.
aud love him 90 much.
" silence e. ihsndefcd the old MAI Tis
ridiculous 10 talk Of loving n man you have only
sen sp~ards of few times Silence - again
shouted the iyrannieai pa, a. Susannah opened
her mouth 10 speak " Talk not 10 me of love
bat 70 on with yoar kniiiin A"
Thus adlnTed the pretty sssannah held her
tongue whilst the Old man pulled oh his boots
aud travelled on 10 bed
The long looked.for Tuesday came, aud the
lads aud la-~ies of the neighborhoOd assembled In
old SBiihers grove JOSIAH Blifklns gray was
driven by William BlAsius Blifkins, and by the
side Of wm Bas,us Iilifkins sat the preiey Srsan-
nah her fRce wFeAihed Ia smiles of the very sweet
es, kiad Bli1ias fel, good that day Susan
nah ditto.
Rifhins led the hlashlng sasannah on 10 the
platform and the dance commenced The way
the happy two tramped the boards ON that ocea-
sion was astonishing 10 the lads and lassies who
stood of under the oaks aud NAPLES aud looked
an
when the dance was ended Bllfkns led the al.
most exhausted Snsannah out into the grove,
and seated themselves on a log Then said the
gallant shoemaker
" Angelic SusanAah, | love you q heap.
have loved you ever since met you will you
h. NV wife oil the days Of my life -
Yes, I will e. sighed the maiden, aud she
rested hsF tired head on The young shoemaker :
shlFt-bosom.
Bliikins kissed the darling SuAnnAh half q
dozen times. then after muttefing something
about being the harptest cubhier IN creation, hi
got ny, strode towards the platform, and again
rushed into the mary windIngs Of the merry
dance
The plrnle came 10 an end, asali plcnirs even
tualy Do aud the lads aud lasses returned 90 thelI
homes, FEELING well satisfied with The days enjoy
meut.
when susauaah aud Bllfkins returned, Mrs
IIopplecopper- old woman that she was
bad The supper smoking on the table, aud Blif
/ kins was invited 10 pafiake. nllfkips came ID
and paFtook With guilo. The slaplAcks vanlshei
besoFe Iilifkins like the early dew before th'
morning sun.
susAnnah could SEQ that the old folks were pol
| faVoFAbly Impressed With nlihins but they bTi
| died their tongues until he had taken bic depart
/ uFe. Then the storm conmcnccd.
| Daughter" said old lIopplerOppcr, " ikl
not the man. Remember hs eOwes not her
agaln.'
!" Daaghter," says ths old woman, ~ like no
the man. lies awful on alapjacks aud molasses
lndeed he's worse than famine"
4" Add then, says the tyrannlcal ~, hsi
got an awful noe. nsveF eoald abide noe
VI that shape. lie comes not here again.
4" Yes, and he's shoemaker," says the olt
woman. ~ ean't induFe shoemaker. Daugh
lef, - 10 j that be receives no encouragemen
from yOa." . E...
a shoemaker" thundersd ihs old mAn =
"A hase-born eobbler knew Il not. Daugh
tef, " be comes here again f'll smash bis skul
with hickory slick---lo he Last r.
Susannah, Who had patiently linlsnsd 10 al
lhane threai1, nov calnlly mld
/" Hili HIilkina haa aNaf ne 10 ba hlnIau, 90