The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-05-09
Counting out West.

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A good Western story is better than any
other order ofstory as yet invented, and
the following, with the expressive title Of
Of "Courtin's Hot" which we ind in the
Western correspondence If the Syracuse
STANDARD" is one ofthe best:
A party ofus were duck hunting the
other day on the Missouri bottoms. Night
overlook US almost befare we were aware
Of It, and we were obliged to seek lodging
OF the first dwelling vo could 6nd. 1t
was small one story structure Of three
rooms, aud occupied BY family Of six
father, mother, daughter aud three sons
The sons were all unmarried. and from the
calls that we're made alterward wc judge
the daughter was unmarried also. We
hadn't been ia the house more than I've
minutes when some kind Of vehicle drove
up and two young men ushered into the
parlor. Straightway the mother and
daughter held 4 consultation which closed
with an invitation to the sitiin' room for
supper. I. was evident tue young callers
had been to tea, as they staid 10 the par.
lor with .'sweet sixteen" Scarcely bad
NO taken our seats at the table when a
howl from the dogs out. doors announced.
another conner He seemed to avoid the
front door. and knocked at that where our
party va, just settling to supper. The
mother rose to answer the summons. when
We were surprised BY the daughter open.
ing tho parlor door and rushing forward
With "Don't git up, mother. its one Of my
fellows. Comc 10 jim; how do you do?'
And Jim entered 10 response to the CHEEKY
saluta,ion. He made himself as comfort
able as possible till We had finished our
supper. when another whispered CONVERSE
ton proved that the "parlor is as full as
il ort to be-" which was whispered by Miss
in response to some mothcrly suggestion.
The old gentleman solved the question by
inviting US into the kitchen to somke. It
was evident that Jim didn't smoke, for he
remained In tho sitting room. We should
have enjoyed a quiet cigar had not the old
lady opened the back door mud shouted at
the top Of her voice: "Come round here
to the back door,"
1t was another young man, and We fan
cied he looked as il he, had come rather
late. Two young men within the parlor.
one in the sitting room, aud ono in the
kitchen. What should be done? Tho
counting business was getting hot. There
was another talk between mother and
daughter. TWAS evident their devices had
been exhausted. The old gentleman was
called into the corner. lie settled the
question with whisper.
"Ill be id il I'll move again till
the sitting rooms full"
Into the sitting room went number four,
and We smoked. II was fully ten minutes
before the next disturbers came, and they
entered tho kitchen with the air Of old &C.
qunintances. We-looked anxiously at our
host, who taking his pipe from bis mouth,
q single sentence relieved US.
"Them's the widovers. Stick"
And We stuck and smoked on. For
tho next half hour the gill must have been
kept busy. The widowers certainly had a
third other time. TWAS 8 o'clock, and we
wished to 60 to bed. and the only bed we
had discovered was o the parlor. The
old man OWNED our wishes and said:
I'm sorry. gentlemen, but this is one
ofthe regularcourtiug nights Them two
lellers in the psrlor never leave before,
midnight, and the widowers allus stay all
night. And that amt the worst Of it.
Dan'll be here at ten o'clock | and the
boysslus sleep in the haystack Friday
nights. Yer welcome to that"
The parlOr, sitting room and kitchen
full, we retreated to the haystack. In re-
Spouse to question, the .old gentleman
said that
Friday nigh.sits purity bad, but Sunday
nights it's wuss. Last Sunday night there
was ten OMEN aud the girl is gcttin' more
and more psrtikiler. The more she gets
the more she wants ("
On the haystack, with q stiff breeze
blowing away the mosquitoes, we heard
Dan drive up. One Of the last remarks Of
the old man before he fell asleep was.
eyes, gentlemen, courtin's bot in Nsbras.
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And m boI;avod him