The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-02-24
WHY Aunt sally Never Married

Now Aunt Sally, do please tell u
yhv you never married. You know 70
said once that when you were gii
you were engaged to minister, an,
promised you would tell US all abou
it, sometime. Now Aunt, please do.
"Well, il / ever did see such girl
in all my born days. It's tease, teas
from morning till night, but what 20,
must know all abou. everything tba
You haven't any business to know any
thing about. Such inquisitivc. pcsri
ferrous critters a. you are When
was young, girls was different; the,
minded their business and didn't Z,
sailing around with n whole string o
beaux, getting their heads filed will
all kinds of nonsense. never darcC
TO ask my nunts, married or single
aLcu, any of their affairs. Pretty
mess Id have got in If had Wh,,
they offered to tell me anything q
their own accord. kept my mou,l
shut and listened. Everything j.
different now-p days; young folk,
have no respect &c their elders. But
as ] see am not going to have any
peace till do tell you, why jist list.
en-, and don't let me hear word out
of one Of your mouths ill | gel
through"
That's right Aunt Sally, 90 right
ahead, do and we will keep perfectly
till
Well. you scc, when was about
seventeen years old was living il
Utica, in the State Of New York
Though say it myself | was quite Il
good-lookiug girl then, and had sew
cral bcaux. The one that took my
fancy most was young minister, q
very promising young man and re-
markable pious and steady. lie
houch a great deal of me, and | kind
of took a fancy to him and things ran
90 till we were engaged
"One evening he came to mel
remember it as well rs if it were only
yesterday. When he came into the
parlor, where | was sitting alone, be
came mp to me nnd-but now, pshaw!
girls, | don't like to tell the rcst.'
oh. Amt Sally. for mercy sake
don't stop; tell us what he did "
"Wel', ss said, he came up to me
and put his arms around me. and ratb-
cr hugged me, while | got excited
and some frustrated, and it was long
time ago, and don't know but what
might have huggcd him back a little.
Then | felt-but now Just clear out
every one Of you, l shan't tell you
any more '
Goodness. gracious, no, Aunt
Sally. Tell us how you felt. Didn't
you feel good, and what did he do
uexty'
"Oh. such torments as you are !
was like any other gill, and pretty
soon | pretended to be mad about it,
and pushed him away, though l
wasn't mad a bit. You must know
that the house where | lived was enc
of the back streets Of the town. There
were glass doors in the parlor, which
opened right over the street., aud no
balcony or anything Of the kind in
trout OF the house, As it was iu the
summer season these doors were open
and TIE shutters just drawn to. |
stepped back a lit'lo from him, aud
when no edged up close l pushed him
away again. l phushed harder than
| intended to, and don't you think the
poor fellow lost his balance and fell
through one of the doors into the
Yes, it's so. As he foil |
gave n scream apd caught him-but !
declare | won't tell anything more. I'm
going to leave the room"
No, no, Aunt Sally How did
you catch him? Did 1t hurt him
much 7"
"Well, il must l must. IIo fell
head first, aud us he was going !
caught him by the leg Of his rrowscrs
| held on for a minute and tried to
pull him back, but his suspenders
gave way, and the poor young man
fell clear out Of his panialoons into a
whole parole Of ladies and gentlemen
passing along tho street"
"Oh, Aun,y, Auu,y, Lordy. Lordy !
ilc, no. II
There, that's right; giagle aud
squeal as much as you want to. Girls
that cant hear about q li,tlo thing
like that without tearing around the
room, and he.he.iug in such away don't