The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-12-26

sight, and awonderfNl bad case at that
For a wonder got through the lrolic with
out begin conspicuous or cutting up any
extras, as lam in the habit of doing when
! 70 into public. I'd set my pegs to go
home with the widow after the ball, but just
as was fixing my mouth to ask her, up
steps q big, long, eatherfaced doctor named
Mabry, and walked her of before my eyes
That ried me some, but kept my tongue
still, in%ardly swearing to break his bones
the very first opportunity that presented
itself. saw there was no use in saying
anything, so ] went home and went TO he'd,
and all the rest Of the nightT was dreaming
about rainbows, angels, butterflies, fddles
widows and doctors, mixed up worse than
q Dutchman's dinher.
well, Squire to make short story Of it,
made up my mind to have the widow, or
XII myself or somebody else"
So made it convenient to be on hand
where she was on all occasions. Icouldh't
eat nor sleep cor work, and il the thing had
held on, wouldn't have had sense enoHgh
left to skin rabbit. But was determined
it shouldn't last long, FOR I'd been fooled so
often by wotren that | thought would not
give her time to think Of anything but me.
She appeared to take to me right sharply
and the doctor seemed to mix in with me.
but didn't consider him no more than
brush fence, for was so far gone thought
she could see nobody on earth but me.
Well, Squire, things went on so for about a
month, and on Sunday screwed up my
: spunk and put the question to her. She
sorter laughed and sorter looked one-sided,
and finally told me she couldn't give me an
answer just then, but IT Id call at her house
.. next Thursday evening, she'd give me a
6nal answer. Thinks |, you're mine just
as sure as theresa fiddler below. When
ever a woman takes time to study she'll say
yes. Squire, don't the poets say somo-
! thing about the calculations of rats and
/. men goiug crooked ?"
). mice aud men, Burns says" answered
"Well, mice and rats is all one, and so is
: men and fools sometimes, as have found
: out in my travels. was so sure she would
have me that went of and spent all my
' money for Gne clothes, thinking would
# have them ready for the wedding-and
]. did Confound that widow, say Con
d found oil widows; Thursdsy evening cam,
at last. although it was long time abou
IT IL, and over | went, dressed into fits an(
" feeling as big as Josh Raymor did when h,
was elected Coroner. | got there abou
D; dark and found right smart crowd col
lected, which was not on the bills, but fel
)" as big and good as the rest Of EN-. So
re marched in like blind mule into a potat
7 patch and took seat by the fire. didn'
is see anything Of the widow but kept look
he ing for her to come in and send for me, an
Z. passed away the time cussin the crowd /
myself, thinking they had no business there
~ and would not get to talk to my woma
tn a bit. Presently the door opened and i
re walked Polly and the dadburned doctc
OF and whole team of boys and girls fixed u
s- savagely, | tell you. looked around for
a. fiddler, thinking they we're about to have
en- ball, but wondered what they all kept 6
he still for, and was about proposing rec
gu when up gets a little prea her, and befoi
you could swallow live oysters, he ha
Polly and the doctor married faster than
on Mexican greaser could tie bulls horn
'er was so completely dummuxed that i 8
'ot there with my mouth opened like was G
nt ing to swallow the whole crowd, and II
NJ, eyes looking like billiard balls until the Ger
Ter mony was over, when jumped up and b.
ow lowed
he II forbid the concern from being cons
cry tuted !"
8 "You are little too late, my frenC
in says the preacher, and they commenc
ars laughing like they had seen something We
the funny.
try an be darned swizzled il don't be 40
IS Q enough for somebody yet" said !, "fo
snt was mad Squire, and no mistake in
ing ticket do believe could have eat
get that doctor quicker than a hungry q
ere could swallow squirrel skin, i'll could hG
and had fair chance at him. It was too b
u after had fixed upto marry myself, for
aud to walk right out under my eyes and ma
she that great baboon." 75 isNi 3e
sill 1T was bad, that is fact" said /.
hot .sBadp cried he. II was meaner Il
ion, eating fried coon. / first thought I'd
and straight home, but then concluded t
big wouldn't spite pobody, sol concluded
up stay and see il cbuIdu't get satisfact
ID out of somebody. You know Imthe d
ing, to get myself or somebody elssinto scr
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