The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-02
How Seth Hawkins Won His Wife,

| HOW StlH IluN hllS WOH HIS VIE,
Seth Hawkins was as fine specimen
of manhoodas can be seen-tall, broad
shouldered, well proportional, with eyes
of the deepest blue, light hair, and rud.
dy countenahce, which betokened fa.
miliality with ont door occupation. Suf
flee it to say he was farmer, and well.
to-do in this worlds goods, but afflicted
with disease called bashfumess.
He was deeply in love with pretty
sparkling, roguish-eyed lass whom We
will call Sally =.
Seth could talk politics, farming, and
upon all the usual topics of the day
when not in Sally's company; but when
he really became seated in her presence,
his courage left him, and he left all the
talking to be done by Sally, answering
only in monosyllables.
The latter guessed how matters stood
with him, and, in spirit of Hischief,
increased his embarrassment Ivy several
little remarks, which almost drove him
to destruction, and made him think his
case hopeless
He had courted Sally long time, but
had never found sufficient coumge to
know his fate.
One pleasant Sunday evening, he again
sailed forth, determined to know the
worst and to ask Sally to be his. He
found her sitting by u bright, blazing
fire, in the kitchen, and looking prettier
than ever, with her rosy cheeks and
laughing eyes. Her mother sat in an
old fashioned rocking chair, reading her
Bible, while candle, sitting on n stand
close by, served to light the apartment.
She seated him in chair near the fire,
and after making fewremarks, to which
he gave the usual monosylabical answers
he looked up, and caught Sally. eye,
and she Immediately turned her head
with smile.
He felt the blood rush to his head and
face, as he scanned his person over to
see if he could discover the object of
Sally's mirth, when, 10! on turning his
head half around he discovered some
white cloth behind him.
Now the question was-what could it
be?
He awaited another opportunity, and
when Sally was not looking, put his arm
behind him, and slipping his hand under
the edge Of his jacket, proceeded to push
it down into the back Of his pants.
He felt relief, and on looking up,
perceived that Sally was conyulsed with
suppressed laughter.
lie looked around again, and, to his
utter astonishmcnt, found that, instead
of the cloth disappearing, it seemed
larger than before.
Th, p,rspiration started in every pore,
aud with II quick, nervous push, he
made nnctacr effort to gefit out Of sight.
Another opportunity presented itself,
when he made Il finish of it, and with
the pcrspiration standing in drops all
over his forehead, he felt almost out Of
patience with Sally for building such n
hot fire.
At the moment Of its disappearance
Sally, who had been watching affairs on
the sly, burst into IL loud peal of laugh
ter, and rushed into the room adjoining,
giving the door u violent slam, which
caused the old lady to look up in aston
ishment, and Seth to seize his hat and
rush from the house, toward home, as
fast as his legs could carry him, and any
thing but a happy frame Of mind.
Sally soon made herappearance again,
and her mother demonstrated with her
upon her unchristian-iko conduct on Il
Sabbath evening.
Sally bore it with as much composure
us possible, but said nothing to her
mother of the cause Of her mirth.
Pretty soon the old lady made prepa-
rations for bed, and soon began to
search for her night-gown; but failing
to find it, came out Of tho bed room.
saying =
"Sully, where is my night-drcss? l
left it somewhere, and l can't tell, for
the life Of me where
"Why, Seth Hawkins wore it home."
she replied.
"What wore it homc!'
Amid tears and laughter, Sally OK
plrincd the events Of the evening to her
mJther
The next afternoon boy raped at
the door, and presented package for
Miss Sally, which she soon opened, and
found the unlucky night-dress, all nice
ly washed and iroued, with the following
words, written on a bit Of paper in pen
ell =
i am much obliged for the use Of it.
SETH. -
The next time they met, he found his
bashfulness had disappeared, and before
leaving Sally, he had gained her consent
to be his Own little wife.
Years have elapsed since that event
ful night, but he is never weary of tell
ing his children how he won their moth