Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-11-14
GeIclte0 AlisteIlnmp.
How Peter Green was Scared Out of
Getting Wife.

The narrative which | am about to
write was told me one bleak, cold night,
in a country parlor. 1t was one of those
nights in n,idwinter, when the wind
swept over the land, making everything
tingle with its frosty breath, that | was
seated before blazing fire, surrounded
by Jolly, half-dozen boys and an old
bachclor-Peter Green about forty and
eight years old.
1t was just the night without to make
those within enjoy good story, SO each
of us had told his favorite story. save
Mr.. Green, and as he was a jolly old
fellow, we all looked for jolly story. =
We were somewhat surprised to hear him
say, 81 have no story that would interest
you, so we bad to find other entertain
ment for while, when one of the boys
told me to ask him how it happened that
he never got married. So did /.
"Well, gentlemen" be began, cit
don't seem right for me to tell how that
happened, but as it about myself, don't
care much You see when was young
we had to walk as high as five miles to
church and singing school, which was
our chief enjoyment. But this don't
have anything to do with my not getting
a wife, but just wanted to show you
that we had some trouble them days in
getting our sport
John Smith aud were like brothers,
or like "Mary and her lamb" Where
one vent the other was sure to go. SO
we went to see two sisters, and as we
were not the best boys imaginable, the
old gentleman took umbrage and would
not allow us to come near the house. so
we would take the girls to the end of the
lane. and there we would have to take
the final kiss.
We soon got tired Of that sort of fun,
and | told John on our way to singing
school one night, that / was going to
take Sadie home, and that was going
into the house too.
He said the old man would run me if
did.
! told him was going to risk it any
how. let come what would.
He said he would risk it if / would
So home we went with the girls.
When we got to the end of the lane !
told the girls we proposed going all the
way.
They looked at each other in way |
didn't like too WE'LL but said they (the
old folks) would be in bed, SO they did
not care if we did.
They we're little more surprised yet
when | told them we thought of going in
little while. but as all was quiet when
we got to the house, we had no trouble
in getting into the kitchen
Then and there we had our first court,
and | made up my mind to ask Sadie to
be my wife the next time came.
1t was now past the turn Of the night,
and as We bad four miles to walk, | told
John we would have to be going. So we
stepped out on the porch, but just as we
did SO, the sky was lit up by lightning
and one tremendous peal of thunder roll
ed along the mountain sides Its echo
had not died out in the far-of wales until
the rain began to pour from the garner
ed fullness Of the clouds We waited for
it to stop until we we're all sleepy, when
the girls said we should go to bed in the
little room at the head the stairs which
led out of the kitchen, as their father did
not get up early we could be home be-
fore the old folks were astir. So after
bidding the girls sweet good night and
wishing them pleasant dreams, and pro
missing them to come back on next Sat
urday night, we started for bed.
We didn't have far to go, as the BED
stood near the head of the stairs. John
was soon in bed, but as / always was 8
| little slow, and full of curiosity, / wa'
looking around the little room.
AT last l thought / would sit down Oh