Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-30

ill your wind gives out" And cuddling
down under the quilts, Morpheus grab
bed me.
/ was dreaming of soft shell crabs
and stewed tripe, and having a good
time, when somebody knocked at the
door and woke me up. " Rap" again.
laid low. "Rap, rap, rap" Then |
heard whispering, and | knew there was
whole raft of gals outside. Then Lib
sings out:
slack, are you there?"
"Yes," says L.
Then came a roar of laughter.
''Let us ill.," said she.
81 won't said l." Can't you let n fel.
low alone?'
"Are you abed ?" says she.
II am" SAYS L.
"Get out" says she.
al WON'T" says 1.
Then came another laugh.
BY thunder! began to get riled.
"Get ont, you petticoated scarecrows?"
cried |. Cant you get beau without
hauling fellow ont of bed? l won't go
home with you'll won't. SO you may
clear out! J"
And throwing boot at the door, l felt
better. But presently. ! heard a still,
small voice, very much like sister Lbs,
and it said:
sack, you'll have to get up, for all the
girls things are there"
Oh, mercy, what pickle! Think OF
me, liz bed, all covered with NUTS,
shawls, bonnets and coaks, and twenty
girls outside the door, waiting to get in
If had stopped TO think l should have
pancakcd on the spot AS it were | roll.
ed out among the bonnetware and rib
bons in hurry. Smash went the mil
Iinery in every direction. l had to dress
in the dark for there was crack ia the
door, and the girls will peep-and the
way fumbled about was death OH straw
bats. The critical moment came.
opened the door and found myself right
among the women.
"Oh, my leghorn" cried one. any
dear, darling winter velvet!'' cried anoth.
CT, and they pitched in-they pulled me
this way and that, boxed my ears. and
one hright-eyed little piece-Sal, hel
name was--put her arms around 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 il
was powerful good. I believe l could
have kissed tina; gal from Julius Caesar
TO the Fourth Of July.
Jack" said she, eve are sorry to
disturb you, but won't you see me
home?"
"Yes, WILL" said I.
l did do it, and had another smack a,
the gate.
After that we took kinder turtle dove
after each other, both of US signing like a
barrel Of new cider wien we were away
from each other.
twas at the close of glorious sum.
mer day, the sun was setting behind a
distant hen roost, the bullfrogs were com.
mencing their evening songs, and polly
wogs, in their native mud puddles were
preparing themselves for the shades OF
night, and Sal and myself sat upon an
antiquated back log, listening to the mu.
sic of nature, such as tree toads, roosters
and grunting pigs; aud now and then
the music of jackass was waited to our
ears by the gentle zepbyrs that sighed
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, CHANGING from
the buttons of solitary horseman, shone
through knot hole in hog pen, full 10
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 small of her back; she was toy.
ing with my auburn locks of Jet black
hue; she was almost gone, and was al.
mos. ditto. She looked like q grass.
hopper dying with the hiccups, and l
felt like mud-turtle choked with a cod.
fish ball.
Oais Ga IL III d 'OlCc ~ iHusiCdt nc
the notes of dying swan, twill you
have me?"
She raised her eyes heavenward, and
clasped me by the hand. had an attack OF
the heaves and blind staggers, aud with
a sigh that drew her shoestrings to her
palate, said; Eyes"
She gave clear out then, and squat
ted in my lap. l Rugged her ill broke
my suspenders, aud her breath smell:
of onions she had eaten two weeks be.
fore.
Well, to make long story short, she
set tho day, and we practiced for four
weeks every night how we would enter
the room to be married, till we got SO
we could walk as gracefully as couple
of Muscovy ducks. The night, the CON-
pahy and the minister came, the signal
was given, and arm and arm we went
through the hall. We was just entering
the parlor door, when down went kerr
slap on the oilcloth, pulling Sal after me.
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