The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-01-22
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Boy or GIRL


"The proposed amendment to tho
income tax offers premium for ba.
bies, and thisis o branch Of produc-
tion needing encouragement" said
Mr.. Charles Sedley one evening To
his beautiful Amanda, as they SAL.
discoursing onsuch tbings as natural
ly arise between youth and maiden
who are deeply il love with each
other.
4ndesd--and what do yon infer Z
from that" demanded the fair girl,
blusing fadiantly. u
"Why this that the sooner we
realize number Of premiums, tho
better for our own happiness and
profit" 4H 10 e fce
81 should dearly love to havesa
pretty boy baby" mnrmureds Aman-ss
da5 ''thc dear little fellow, love Nhia
in advance, akeady.n
/" Bad! | hate boys" saiG Charles,
with curl of his handsome lip .if N
you have no serious objection, my
dear we will Begin our conjogal OK
perience with.a nice little glrl@
"But | do object" said Amanda,
with some show Of spirit will bavo
boy or nothing" eg 4
/" Vote for a girl and insist on bav-
ing one" 6sa
".And I am equally resolved to
have boy"
"You are unreasonab!e.n
and you are as obstinate as pigs
remarked Amanda, pushing her Iover
from her and pouting PRETTY.
My love, cried the youugfnan ani
grily, IF youare' thus determined TO
set up your win ID opposition 10 mine,
just on the threshhold of matrimonial
union, what can Iexpecti in the futureg
Let US settle this difficulty, and
thus save ourselves from much un-ss
happiness, heroafter Doyou eonsentss
to q girl ri .sts ., ,s .~est
| mo "a boy forsme, il anythingf
Then, farewell, forever Z T
So saying Charlie snatched up his.
hat and loft the house, and Amanda
cried as if her heart would break.
From Chat moment the match
seemed permanently broken of Peo.
pie wondered, shrugged their shonl-
ders, and said il was very strange
and inexplicable-tho lovers must
have quafrcled
Bet the gossips were wide of tho
truth and little suspected that therow
bad been caused scldly bya diSagree-
mont relative 10 the sex Of Offspring
yet unborn. 9s
Weeks elapsed and still the lovers
kept aloOf from each other. Amanda
pined and lost flesh Charlie grew
moping and melancholy. One day. ho
could stand it no longer, and 50 hos
sent his seFVantto the young lady,
with fragrant bouquet and tho fol.
lowing note.
Miss NEvIL.--These flowers may
serve TO remind you of mo. IHeywill
wither, but must our affection do soy
Say it shall be girl and all viii 30
well, Yours in suspense, CHARLIE.
'Mr. Sedley-Boy or nothing.
Yours firmly, Amanda
Mr.. Charles Sedley tore this note :
into fragments and got drunk out Of
spite. But this didn't help the mat
ter, much, and so, every other day, no
sent servant to Amanda, entreating
her 10 change her resolution and con-
sent to q girl. But she invariably
sent back verbal messages to the effect
that boy alone could satisfy her
and SO the breach between the lovers
remained, practically as wide as
ever.
At last sudden idea struck the
girl, and taking her pen, she wrote.
'DEAg CHARLEs-What fools We
arc, when by having a pair of twins
-abOy and girl-we DO ih can be sat
is6ed. Come to me at once and We
viii mako it allup.
Yours impatiently,
AMANDA.s
Charles hastened on tho wings Of
love to throw himself at her feet, and
the generous Amanda fulfilled her
promise, for within year Of their
marriage they were blessed with
bouncing boy and humping girl.