Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-10-11
Grlette0 AlisteIlonp.
An Old Maids Story.

Now, Aunt Sally, do please tell us why
you never got married. You know you said
once that when you were a girl you were en-
gagged TO n minister, and promised you would
/ tell us all about it sometime. Now, aunt,
| please do !"
Well, il | ever did see such girls in my
| born days. It's tease tease, from morning
ill night. You must know all about every
thing Such inquistiye, pesliferous critters
az you are! When ! was young, girls
were very different-thoy minded their bush
ness, and did mt go sailing around with II
string Of heaux, getting their heads filed with
all sorts Of nonsense. ! never dared ask my
nunts, married or single, about any Of their
affairs. Pretty mesa I'd have got in if had
When they offered TO tell meanytbing, of their
own accord, kept my mouth shut and lis
tened. Everything is different now-a-days
Young folks have respect for their elders.
| But rs see m not going 10 have any peace
till do tell you, why just lislen and don't
let me hear a word out Of your mouths ill !
get through"
That's right, Aunt Sally. Go right ahead
DO, and we will keep perfectly still"
| We'll, you see, girls, when | was about
seventeen years of age, | was living in Utica
| in the State of New York Though ! say it
myself, was quite good-looking girl, then
and had several heaux. The one that took
my fancy most was young minister, a very
| promising young man, and remarkably pious
and steady. He thought good deal Of me,
and kind Of took a fancy 10 him, and things
ran on ill We were engaged. Ono evening he
came to mel remember it MS well as if ii
were only yesterday. When he came in the
paror where was, alone, he came up to me,
and--bnt now pshaw girls, don't like TO
tell the rest"
ooh Aunt for mercy's sake, dom stop
Tell us what he did
| :" Well, az | said, he came up TO me and put
| bis arms around me, and rather Rugged me,
| when got excited and some frustrated. 1t
was long time ago, and | don't know but
what might have hinged him back little
Then ielt-but just now clear out, every one
Of you shan't tell you any more"
Goodness gracious No Aunt Sally
| Do tell us how yon felt. Didn't you feel good
| Aud what did he do next2p
| " Oh such torments as you are ! was
like any other girl, aud pretty soon pretended
10 he mad about it and pushed him away
| though WASH mad bit. You must know
| that The house where lived was on one of the
backs streets Of the towr There were glass
| doors in the paror, which opened right over
the street. These donrs were open aud the
| shutters drawn to. | stepped back little
from him and when he edged up close I
pushed higi back again. pushed him hard
ed than intended to and don't you think
! girls the poor fellow los, his balance and fell
/ through one of the doors into the street. Yes !
! il 8 So AS he fell gave scream and caught
him--but declare won't tell any thing more I
| J. m going to leave the room"
! No no Aunt Sally. How did you
catch him Did it hurt him mnch ~
well, if / must, must lie fell head first,
and as he was going | caught him by the legs
of bis trowsers. bed on for few min
utes, and tried 10 pull him back; but his sus-
| penders gave way, and the poor young man
| fell clear out Of his pants into whole parcel
Of young ladies and gentlemen passing along
| the street,"
"Oh Aunty, Aunty LordyW
There, that's right! squail and eggIe as
! much AS you want to. Girls that can hear
II little thing like that without tearing around
| The room, aud he he ing in such way, don
know enough 10 come home when il rains A
nice time the man y no marries one Of you will
have, won't he2 Catch me telling you any
thing againl"
"But, Aunt Sally, what became Of him?
Did you ever see him again? ?"
No; the moment he touched the ground
he got up and left that place in a terrible hur-
ry. tell you ii was sight TO be remember
ed How that man did run Father happened
TO be coming up the street at he time aud he
said he never saw anything the equal Of it 10
his whole Iife. heard others say he did the
fastest running ever known 10 that part Of the
country, and that he never stopped or looked
behind him until he was two miles out Of
town. lie sent me note a few days after
wards, saying that the engagement must be
broken, as he could never look me in the face
again after what bad happened. He asked
Horace Greeley's advice, and the Philosopher
told him, - Go West young man Go West p
So he went to Illinois, ard, believe, is now
preaching there. But he never married He
vas very modest, and suppose he was so bad
~ frightened that time be never dared to trust
himself near woman again. That. girls. Is
the reason ! never married felt very bad
about il for long time--for he was n real
good man, and We often thought 20 myself
that we should have been very happy if his
snspenders hadn't given way"