Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-24
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Why Aunt Sally Didn't Marry.

Now, Aunt Sally, do please tell US why
you never married p? You know you said
once that when you were girl yon were
engaged to minister, and promised you
would tell US all about it sometime. Now,
Aunt, please do ?
We'll, if | ever did see such girlsin my
born days. It's tease, tease from morn.
ing till night, but what you must know
all about everything that you havn't any
business to know anything about. Such
ipquisitive, pcsteriferous critters as you
are! When | was young, girls was diff
ferent; they minded their business and
didn't go sailing around with whole
string of beaux, getting their head filled
with al kinds OF nonsense. l never dare
to ask my aunts, married or single, about
any of their affairs. Pretty mess I'd have
got in if had. When they offered to tell
me any thing of their own accord kept
my mouth shut and listened Everything
is different now a-days; young folks have
no respect for their olders-but as | see l
am net going 10 have any peace till do
tell you, why jist listen. and don't let me
hear word out of one of your mouths till
get through
Chats right, Aunt Sally; go right
ahead, do, and we'll keep perfectly STILL
We'll, you see, when was about seven
teen years old, was living in Utica, in
the Stat of New York though I say it
myself, l was quite a good looking girl.
then, and had several beaux. The one
that took my fancy most was young
minister, a very promising young man,
and remarkably pious and steady. He
thought good deal of me, and l kind of
took fancy to him, and things ran on till
We were engaged
'One evening he came to me. remem-
Der it as we'll as if it we're only yesterday.
When he came into the parlor, where l
was sitting alone, he came up to me and
but now, pshaw! girls, | don't like to tell
the rest
oh, Aunt Sally, for mcrcy's sake don't
stop tell us what he did, @
well, a. l sail, he came up to me,
put ms arms around me, and rather hug
ged me, while | got excited and somewhat
frustrated, and il was long time ago, and
| don't know but what might have Eugg-
ed him back little Th l felt-but
now just clear out, every one of you, l
shan't tell any more
Goodness, gracious, no Aunt, Sally.
Tell US how you felt. Didn't you fell
good, and what did he do next?'
Oh, such torments as you are | was
like any other girl. and pretty soon | pre-
tended to be mad about it, and pushed
him away. though | wasn't mad bit.
You must know that the house where /
lived was on one of the back streets of the
town There were glass doors in the
parlor which opened, right out on the
street, and no balcony or anything of the
kind 10 front of the house AS it was in
the summer season these doors were open
ed, and the shutters just drawn to. l
stepped back little from him, and when
he edged up close pushed harder than
| intended to; and don't you think, girls,
the poor fellow lost his balance and fell
through one of the doors into the street.
Yes, it's SO. AS he fell gave scream
duO CduSub uliu-put utCfsIe WOu
tell anything more. I'm going to leave
the ROOM
No. no. Aaut Sally! How did you
catch him ? Did it hurt him much 2
We'll, if must, must. He fell head
first, and as he was going l caught him
by the legs of his troT sers. | held on for
minute and tried to pull him back, but
his suspenders gave way, and the poor
young man fell clear out of his pantaloons
into whole parcel of ladies and genil.men
passing along the Streets
oh. Aunty, Aunty, Lordy. Lordy
He, he, he,
Ybere, that's right giggle ard squeal
as you want to-girls that can't
a little thing like that without
u the room, and he-he ing
don't know enough to
rains. A nice time