The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-04
She Albaag 2egjster.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER i, 1863.
How smith asked the Old Man.

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daughter if she would give him a lift out
of bachelordon, and she had said ~ Yes. :"
1t therefore became absolutely neces-
sary to get the old gentleman's permis-
sion, so, as Smith said, the arrangements
might be made to hop the coniugal twig.
Smith said he'd rather por the inter
rogatory to all of old Thompson's daugh-
ters, and his sisters, and his lady cousins,
and his aunt Hannah in the country, and
the whole of his female relations, than
ask old Thompson. But it had to be
done, and SO he sat down and studied out
a speech which he was to disgorge at old
Thompson the very first time he got
shy at him. So Smith dropped in on
one Sunday evening, when all the family
had n,eandered around to meeting, and
found him doing sum in beer-measure.
s'How are you, Smith ?'' said old
Thompson, as the former walked in, white
as piece of chalk and trembling as if
he had swallowed a condensed earthquake.
Smith was afraid to answer, cause he
want sure about that speech. He knew
he had TO keep his grip on it while he
had it there, or it would slip from him
quicker than an oiled eel through an
augur- hole. So he blurted out
ttMr. Thompson, Sir: Perhaps it may
not be unknown to you, that during an
extended period of FIVE years have been
busily engaged in the prosecution of
commercial enterprise
as that so, and keepin' it secret all
this time, while thought you were tend
In store Well, by George, you're one
of 'em, amt you p
Smith had begun to think it all over
again, to get the run of it.
9.Mr. Thompson, Sir. Perhaps it may
not be unknown to you, that during the
extended period of FIVE years have been
busily engaged in the prosecution of
commercial enterprise, with the detcrmi-
nation to secure euficient maiuten-
ance"-
s'Sit down, Smith. and help yourself
to beer. Don't stand there, holding your
hat, like a blind beggar with paralysis.
j never have seen you behave yourself so
queer in all my born days"
Smith had been knocked out again,
and SO he had to wander back again and
take fresh start.
"Mr. Thompson, Sir: It may not be
unknown to you, that during an extended
period of five years have been engaged
in the prosecution of commercial enter
prise, with the determination to secure
sufficient maintenance"-
ga whatenance 2" asked old Thomp-
son but Smith held on to the last word
as if it was his only chance, and went on
SIN the hope that some day I might
enter wedlock and bestow my earthly
possessions upon one whom I could call
my own. have been q lonely man, sir,
and have felt that it is not good for man
to be alone therefore I would"
''Neither is it, Smith I'm glad you
dropped in. How's the old man z"
"Mr. Thompson, Sir" said Smith, in
despairing confusion, raising his voice to
yell, sit may not be unknown to you,
that during an extened period of lonely
man, have been engaged to enter we'd
lock, and bestowed all my enterprise on
one whom I could determine to be good
for certain possessions mo, I mean-that
is-that-Mr. Thompson, Sir: It may
not be unknown"
"And then, again, it may. Look here,
Smith you'd better lay down and take
something warm you amt we'll. J"
Smith, sweating like four year old
colt, went in again:
aMr. Thompson, Sir: It may not be
lonely to you to prosecute me whom you
a friend, for commercial maintenance,
but-but-eh-dang it-Mr. Thompson,
Sir: TT
"Oh, Smith, you talk ike . fool.
have never seen more frst-class IDIOT In
the course of my whole life What's tho
matter with you, anyhow Z"
Mr.. Thompson, Sir" said Smith, In
an agony of bewilderment, it may not be
known that you prosecuted lonely man J