The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-07-16

al nome eCdNSe / was TOO EiSlIil 10 lace Ine
$50 music hung around the house whistling
az "Old Dan Tucker" dancing keep my
feet warm watching the heads bobbing up
and down behind the window curtains, and
wishing the laundering party would break
up so ] could get to my room. l smoked
mp a bunch of cigars and it getting
E.e. late and mighty uncomfortable conclud-
ess ed to shin up the door post. No sooner
said than done. and soon found myself
snug III bed.
kE# .Now, says |, slet her rp Dance till
your wind gives out" a And cuddling
,4srt down under the quilts Morpheus grabbed
me- H..
sa was dreaming of soft-s shell crabs and
sewed trpe, and having good time, when
somebody Knocked at the door and woke me
up. slap" again laid low. Rap, rap,
rap!' Then heard whispering, and knew
there was a whole raft of gals outside Then
az LIB sings out L. ...z
"Jack, are you there?' -
- d eyes" SAY ISL .-....
Then came roar of laughter
s,EEats "Iet Us IN, said she. s
sam 81 won't said 1. Cant you let fellow
WI a.. alone?"
.'Are you abed?" says she
6I am says T. '.'-s'-
-F #tf5s s(iet OUT says she. .-s-
Il won't says j.
3d. Then came another laugh
= by thunder! began to get riled.
''tiet out, you petticoated scarecrows?"
cried Cant you get beau without
hauling fellow out of bed? | won't go
home with you'll won't, you may clear
I.. "a. ID. outr 10y.
H better But presently heard STILL small
voice, very much like sister Lbs, and it
sa1d:~
ETfs 'Jacl you'll have to get up, for all the
p girls Things there. -
.... ....Fn Oh, mercyl what a picklei Think OF me-
in bed, all covered with mufs shaws bon
nets and cIoaks, and twenty girls outside
-as- the door, waiting to get in! If L had stop
ped to think should have pancaked ON the
spot. As it was rolled out among the
bonnetware and ribbons in hurry Smash
went the millinery in every direction.
had to dress in the dark-for there was q
-.- 10 crack in the door, and the girls will peep
-r .--. and the way fumbled about death ON
a... straw hats. The critical moment I
90. s.. opened the door and found myself right
among the women. -.
"OL, my leghornT cried one. s.My dear
ra darling winter yelvotr' cried another, and
they pitched in-they pulled me this way
and that boxed my ears and one bright
eyed little piece-Sal, her name was-put
E her round my neck and kissed me
right my lips. Human nature could not
stand that, and L gave her as good as she
IS a. sent 1t was the first time l ever got the
taste, and it was powerful good believe
could have kissed that gal from julius
Caesar TO the Fourth of July
Jack" said she, s'we are sorry to dis
turb you, but won't you me homer"
.... eyes, viii" said l.
I did do it. and had another smack at the
gate.
After that we took a kinder turtle dove
after each other, both of us signing like
barrel ofnew cider when were away
from each other
Twas at the close of n glorious summer
IL -E E. day, the sun setting behind distant
henroost, the bullfrogs were commencing
Intervening songs, and pollywogs, in their
native mud-puddles, preparing them
.. selves for the shades Of night, ard Sal and
myself sat upon antquated backlog
listening to the music of nature, such as
tree-toads, boosters aud grunting pigs; and
.... and then the music of jackass was
waited to by the gentle zephyrs
that sighted among the mullen stalks, and
heavily laden with the delicious odors of
4 hen-roosts and pig -styes. The last lingering
rays OF the setting sun, CHANGING from the
si.l.... buttons Of d solitary horseman shone
through a knot-hoie in a hog-pen full in
aEErF = SAILS face, dyeing her hair orange peel
hue, and showing off my tlreadbare coat
to bad advantage. of my arms was
around SAILS waist, my hand resting on the
small OF her back; she toying with nv
r-.-.. auburn locks of jet black hue; she was al
-. most gone, and was almost ditto She
looked like grasshopperSlying with the
hiccups and felt like mud-turte choked
SIS with Goldfish bali. st
rrw "a Sal" says /, in q voice as musical as
lt.A 81 - the notes OF a dying swan, Twill you have
...-... me!' 49,. =
.'' She raised her eyes heavenward and
clasped me by the hand had an attack of
the heaves and blind staggers and with a
sigh that drew her shoestrings to her palate
~ said; Eyes"
She gave clear out then and squatted in
may lap. Rugged her till l broke my sus-
spenders, and her breath smet of onions
.. she had eaten two weeks before.
. Well, TO make a long story short she set
.- .. the day, aud we practiced for four weeks
-.. every night how would enter the room
to be married till we got so we could walk
-..f.. as gracefully as n couple of Muscovy ducks
The night the company and the minister
came the signal was given and arm and
went through the hall We aas
Just entering the paror door, when down
ra- went kerSlap on the oiicloth pulling Sal
r7r after me. Some cussed ellop had dropped
r- s a banana skin on the foorard il fioored me
.-at 5- 1t split awful hole IN my cassimeres
H~ right under my dress coat tail. 1t was too
aa ag a late to back out; SO clasping my hand over
.5.a eelr t. We marched in and spliced and
taking a seat, watched the kissing the
bride oparation, My groomsman was tight
= and he kissed her till jumped up to take
a siicc, when, OH horror a little six wear
~ .-ge-s imp had crawled behind me and pulled nv
4@< IA SHIRT through tho hole in my pants and
.a e. f pinned it to the chair, that when Jump
ed upI displayed TO the astonshed multi
.l tude trihe more white muslin than was
pleasant. The giggled the men
roared and got mad, but was finally put
to bed, and there my troubles ended Good
night.