The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-03
Eov seth hawkins Won His wife

men Of mar hood as can be SEEN
ltalI, broad shouldered, well, prouar-
toned, with eyes of thedeepest blue
light hair and ruddy countenance
which betokened a familiarity with
outdoor occupation. Suffice il "a
say he was farmer, and weli-to-do
in this worlds goods, but afflicted
with a disease called bashfulness.
he was deeply in love with a
pretty, sparkling. roguish-eyed lass,
whom we will call Sally T.
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 ell the talking to be done
by Sally, answering only in in mon
osyllables.
The latter guessed how matters
stood with him, and, in a spirit OF
mischief, increased his embarrassment
by several little remarks, which al
most drove him to destruction, and
made him think his case hopeless.
He had eourted Sally q long time,
but had dnever found sufficient cour-
fage toknow his fate.
One pleasant Sunday evening, he
again sailed forth, determined to
know the worst, and ask Sally to be
his. He found her sitting by a
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,
roel1ing-ehair. reading her Bible,
while a candle, sitting on a stand
close by, served to light the apart
ment. ~
She seated him in chair near the
fire, and after making few remarks,
to which he gave the usual mono
syllabical answers, he looked, and
caught Sally's eve and she immedi-
atelY turned her head with a smile.
He felt his blood rush to his head
and face, as he scanned his person
over to seeif 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 waited another opportunity,
and when Sally was not looking, put
his arm behind him, and slipping
his hand under the edge of his jacE ct,
proceeded to pnsh it down into the
back Of his pants.
He felt a relief, and on looking
up precieved that Sally was convuls-
ed with suppressed laughter ~ -.
He looked around again, and, to
his utter establishment, found that,
instead of the cloth disappearing, it
seemed larger than before.
The prespiration started in every
pore and with a quick nervous push,
he made another effort to gey it out
Of sight. Another opportunity soon
presented itself, when he made a fin
ish Of it, and with the Precipitation
standing in drops all over his fore
head, he felt almost out of patience
with Sally for building such a hot
fire.
At the moment of its disappear
ance, Sally. who had been watching
affairs on the sly, burst into q loud
peal of laughter, and rushed into
the room adjoining, giving the door
a violent slam, which caused the old
lady to look up with utter astonish-
ment, and Seth to seize his hat and
rush from the house, toward home,
as fast as his legs could carry him,
and in anything but happy frame
of mind. G q
Sally soon made her appearance
again, and her mother demonstrated
with her upon her unchristianlike
conduct on Sabbath evening.
Sally bore it with as much com
posure as possible, but said nothing
to her mother of the cause of her
mirth. Il
Pretty soon tbe old lady made
preparations for bed, and soon be-
gan to search for her night-gown,
but failing to find it, came out of the
bed room saying:
"Sally, where is my night dress?
1 left it somewhere, and 1 can't tell,
for the life Of me, where"
"Why, Seth Ha,ckias acore it
home" she replied.
"What! wore home!"
Amid tears and laughter, Sally ex-
planned the events of the evening to
her mother.
The next afternoon a boy raped |
at the door, and presented a package
for Miss Sally, which she soon open
ed, and found the unlucky night
dress, all nicely washed and ironed, |
with the following words written on
a bit Of paper, in pencil:
Il am much obliged for the use of
it-Seth."
The next time they met, he found t
his bashfulness had disappeared and |
before leaving Sally, he had gained
her consent to be his little wife.
Years have elapsed since that
event bnt he is never weary of tel
ing his children how he won their
mother through the old lady's night