Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-08-16
HOW HAWKINS WON HIS WIFE.

shOmdered, well-proportioned, with eye;
of the deepest blue, light hair, and ruddy
countenance, which betokened familiar.
ity with outdoor occupation. Suffice il
to say he was farmer, and well to dc
in Ibis worlds goods, but afflicted with
a disease called bashfulness. sai-01ai
so lie was deeply in love with pretty
sparkling, roguish-eyed lass, whom we
viii call Sally t. .. ,et t...
Seth could talk politics, farming, and
all the usual topics of the day. when not
in ;Sally's company but when he be-
came seated in her presence, his courage
left him, and he left all the talking to be
done by Sally, answering only in mono
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The latter guessed how matters stood
with him, and, in Il spirit of mischief, in
creased his embarrassment by several
/ little remarks, which almost drove him
to distraction, and made him think his
case hopeless
He had courted Sally long time, but
had never found sufficient courage to
know his fate. .f
One pleasant Sunday evening he
again sailed forth determined to know
the worst and to ask Sally to be his
He fonnd her sitting bya bright blazing
fire in the kitchen, and looking prettier
than ever, with her rosy checks and
laughing eyes. Her mother sat in an
old fashioned rocking chair, reading her
Bible, while candle, sitting on stand
close by, served to light the apartment.
She seated him in a chair near TIE
fire, and after making Il few remarks, to
which he gave the usual monosyllabical
answers, turned her head with a 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 mirih, when 10 on turning his
head half way 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 around behind him, and slipping his
hand under the edge of his jacket, pro-
ceeded to push it down into the back of
his pants.
He felt Il relicf, and on looking up,
perceived that Sally was convulsed with
suppressed laughter.
He looked around again. and to his ut
ter astonishment found that, instead of the
cloth disappearing, it seemed to be
larger than before.
The perspiratiou started in every pore
and with a quick nervous push he made
another effort TO get it out of sight
Another opportunity soon presented
inself when he made finish of it. and
with the perspiratiou standing in drops
all ever his forehe ad, he felt almost out
of patience with sally for building such
hot fire.
At the moment of its disappearance,
Sally, who mad been watching affairs on
the sly, burst into loud peal of laugh
ter. and rushed into the room adjoining,
giving the door violent slam, which
caused the old lady to look up with
atonishment, 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 Il happy frame of mind.
Sally soon made her appearance again,
and her mother demonstrated with her
upon her unclristian-lile conduct on
Sabbath evening
Sally bore it with as much composure
as possible, but said nothing to her
mother of the cause of her mirth.
Pretty soon the old lady made prepa-
ration for bed, and soon began to search
for her night-gown; but failing to findit,
came oat of the bed room, saying:
"Sally where is my night dress ? l
left it some where, and l can't tell, for
the life of me, wherr" -.f .-s
"Why SETH Ha,ei,ins acore Il home"
she replied.
"What wore it home - 80
q Amid tears and laughter, Sally ex-
planned the events of the evening TO her
mother. @ 4 aai59s o
The next afternoon a boy raped at
the door, and pre- sented a package for
Miss Sally which she soon opened, and
found the unlucky night, dress, all nicely
washed and ironed, with the following
words, written on bit of paper, in pen
Gil: .H1a.i-d 4 Hs-
Il am much obliged for the use of it.
-SETH." ysst aa. -ass..- a.la
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 eventful
night, but he is never weary of telling
his children how he. won their mother
through the old lady's night dress.
There has recently been perfected a
new respirator for fremen, in which the