Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-07-21

cold Dan Tucker" dancing to keep my
feet warm, watching the heads bobbingup
and down behind the window curtains, and
wishing the laundering party would break
up SO ] could get to my room. / smoked
.t up bunch Of cigars, and it was getting
.nl late and mighty uncomfortable, conclud-
t.i. ed to shin up the door post. No sooner
r.t said than DONE and soon found myself
.n snug in bed.
u3 rs "Now," says l, 'let her rip! Dance till
your wind gives out" And cuddling
aaslaa down under the quilts, Morpheus grabbed
han me.
sgE' o. I was dreaming of soft-shell crabs and
ri stewed tripe, and having good time when
'I somebody knocked at the door and woke me
up. "Rap" again. laid low. 'Rap, rap,
..- rapp Then heard whispering, and knew
.ra there was whole raft of gals outside. Then
lfls-i Lib sings out: .IrH
" .Jack, are you thereP" .a
''Yes," saSsL
Then came a roar of laughter.
48i "Let us in, said she.
+" $50 'Twont saidL "Can't you let fellow
alone?"
'Are you abed2" says she.
cd. ''I am, says l. - ilil'4-'-'-e .aH
Get out, )" says she.
81 won't, says L ..i -.t
Then came another laugh e..
BY thunderl I began toget riled.
''Get out you petticoated scarecrows5"
81 cried L Cant you get a beau without
. hauling fellow out of bed? won't 60
IN "a, home with you'll won't 30 you may clear
s-sy- outp ST
gro And throwing boot ut the door, l felt
better. But presently heard still, small
voice, very much like sister Lib's, and it
said:
'Jack, you'll have to get up for all the
az girls things are there.
Oh, mercyl what pickle! Think of me,
in bed all covered with muffs, shawls, bon
nets and cloaks, and twenty girls outside
the door waiting to get inl If had stop.
ped to thinkI should hayep pancaleed ON the
spot. AS it was / rolled out among the
bonnetware and ribbons in hurry. Smash
went the millinery in every direction !
h1 " had to dress in the dark--for there was q
crack in the door, and the girls will peep
and the way fumbled about was death on
h, straw hats. The critical moment came. |
opened the door and found myself right
.r among the women. .t u'
"Oh, my leghornr' cried one "My dear,
- darling winter velvetp cried another, and
they pitched in-they pulled me this way
81 and that, boxed my ears and one bright.
eyed little piece-Sal her name was-put
.. her arms round my neck, and kissed me
right on my lips Human nature could not
stand that, and gave her as good as she
sent. 1t was the first time / ever got the
taste, and it was powerful good believe
could have kissed that gal from julius
Caesar to the Fourth ofJuly.
"Jack, said She 1--WE are sorry to dis
- turb you, but won't you see me homer"
Eyes, / will, said l.
did do it, andhad another smack at the
gate.
After that we took kinder turtle dove
after each other both of us signing like a
barrel ofuew cider when we were away
from each other.
Twas at the close of a glorious summer
day, the sun was setting behind distant
hen-roost, the bullfrogs we're commencing
their evening songs, and pollywogs, in their
native ud-puddles, were preparing them
selves for the shades Of night, and Sal and
1s myself sat upon an anhquated backlog,
listening to the music of nature, such as
tree-toads, roosters and grunting pigs; and
now aud then the music of iacIass was
waited TO our ears by the gentle zephyrs
that sighted among the mullen stalks, and
heavily laden with the delicious odors OF
~ hen-roosts and pig.styes. The last lingering
rays OF the setting sun, glancng from the
buttons Of o solitary horseman, shone
through knot-hole in hog-pen, full in
SAILS face, dyeing her hair an orange peel
hue, and showing off my threadbare coat
to bad advantage. one Of my arms was
around Sails waist, my hand resting on the
r y small oi her back; she was toying with my
auburn locks Of jet black hue; she was al
most gone, and / was almost ditto. She
looked like q grasshopper dying with the
m hiccups and felt like mud-turtle choked
with a Goldfish ball.
-Glo T''Sal," says /, in voice as musical az
the notes Of dying swan, will you have
meY' @
She raised her eyes heayenward, and
ciasped me by the hand, had an attack Of
the heayes and blind staggers, and with o
pa sigh that drew her shoestringsto her palate,
said; .'Yes" 'a ~
~ She gave clear out then, and squatted in
n may lap. Ihuggod her till Ibrokemy sus.
spendcrs, and her breath snelt Of onions
she bad eaten two weeks before.
Well, 10 make a long story short, she set
the day, and we practiced for four weeks
every night how we would enter the room
TO bo married, till we got so we could walk
as gracefully asa couple Of Muscovy ducks
1ildThe night, the company and the minister
- came, the signal was given and arm and
arm we went through the hall We Aas
just entering the parlor door, when down
went kersap on the oiloloth. pulling Sal
after me- Some cussod iellop had dropped
M banana skin onthe Aoorand IL hoored me.
ir IL split an awful hole In my cassimeros,
right under my dress cont tail. II was too
% l9te To back out; so clasping my hand over
1t we marched in and were spliCed, and
taking seat watched the lxissing-the-
bride operation, My groomsman slight,
and he kissed her till l jumped mp to take
q slice, when, oh, horrorl little six-year
imp had crawled behind me and pulled my
shirt through the hole in my pants, and
pinned II TO the chair, 30 that when Jump.
cd upI displayed 10 the astonished multi
tpde trifie more white muslin than was
pleasant. The women piqpled, the mer
roared, and / got mad, but was finally pui
70 bed, and there my troubles ended. Good
night. gae '5is .g6uTNsr
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--Weaver, who was recently sentenced Ii
be ehanged for murder by the military com.
y mission IN Texas, and upon whose case At
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