Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-02-04
ma, Ami sallls Ne,er 500


tNtNNo WY -" "NfNs 80 s"~'
fied. You know you said one
that when you were a girl you wer
engaged 10 a minister, aud prom
Y ised yoa would lell US about I
sometime. Now. Aunt, please do"
"well, II | ever did SEQ such girl
IN my horn days. lis toase, tease
from morning tiil night you mus
know everything you have no bnsl
noss 10 know anything abont Sacl
inqulsliives. pcstiierons critters a
( you Hrei when | was young, girll
were different thoy minded theil
bnbincss aud didn't go sailing
around with awhole string of beaax
getting their heads lilled with non
senee, mover dared 20 ask any ofmy
asnts, married or single, about any
Of their ailairs. Pretty moss Id
gcl in if l had. When They offered
10 toll mo anything OF their own
accord, kept very quiet and listen
ed. Everything IL different nova.
days; young f6iks have no respect
for thor elders. But | sec Tn not
going TO have any peace TILL tell
you; why, just listen, aud don't lot
me hear word out Of one of your
mouths till / get through"
"Thats right, Amt Sallicj 20
right ahead, DO, and wo will keep
perfectly still"
"Wcll, you SEQ, when / was abost
seventeen years old, hwas living in
Utica, in the State of New York.
Tnough 1 say it myself. was quite
good looking girl, and had sever
al bcaux. The ono that took my
fancy most, was young man, aud
remarkably pious and steady. lie
thought good deal of mo, and !
kind Of took fancy TO him, and
things raa en- until we wore cngag.
cd. Ono evening he camc to me, /
remember it as well rs ifit were on
yesterday. When he came into the
parlor where / was alone, he came
up to me, and-but now, ,pshaw
don't like to tell the rest, -
aOh, Aunt SalliS, for nieFcy'ssakc,
don't stop; tell us what he did"
"Wcll, as / said, whom he came.
up to mo, and put his arms around
me, aud rather hagged mo, got
excited and some fustcred !; it was
a long time ago, and Idon't know
bnt | might have huggcd him back
a little. Then ! folt--but just clear
out, now, every one ofyou; shan't
tell you any more
"Goodness, gracious, no Aunt
Sallic toll us how you felt. Didn't
yos feel good And what did he
do ncxt2"
"Ob, such torments as you arc! J.
was like any other girl, and pretty
soon j pretended to DO mad about
it, and pushed him away, though l
wasn't mad n bit. You must know
that tho house where l lived was on
one of the back streets of tho town.
There were glass doors in the par
lor, which opened right out over
the street, and dno balcony or any
thing Of tho kind in front Of tito
house. As it WAS in the summer
season, these two doors were opcn-
cd ana the shutters drawn to. |
stepped little from him, whom be
edged up SO close Ipushod him
back again ] pushed harder than
intended to, ard don't you think,
girls, the poor follow lost his bal-
snce and fell thro' ono Of the doors
into the street. Yes it's SO. AS
be fell gave a scream and caught
l declare won ttoil any
thing more"
aYep, yos, Aunt Sallie, how did
you catch him2 Did it hurt himsl
much2,
aWeH; fl mnst, / must. He fell
lead first, and as he was going,
him BY the legs ofhis tow
sers. held on for q minute, spd |
Tried to puli him back but his sus,
penders gave way, aisa the poor fol-
~, fojI ciaa,. ouf of HIS pantaloons /
um :, Z a., ! ',srtr s,t - ladies' and rontlo-
! ny = : = ~; ! alonr tha ,,reet
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- AZ = 'Is bs coming i mn Tho street Il the
time, and he said he neversaw any
thing to equal il in his lie. ] heard |