The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-02-19
Going Home With Sally.
LITTLE SKETCH OF OTHER n.ys

One bright moonlight winters NIGH
IN the days of s'lang syne," when scloo
houses, cheap school masters and beacl
rods were the only instrumentalitie;
used for teaching the "youns idea how
to shoot" we Glanced to attend "snnl
ling-schooF' in certain rural district
the geological relation of which is moi
now necessary to mention. "rwas here
hoWever,tWhere our eyes first fell on :
FAIRY torm,' that immediately set our
susceptible heart in "a blaze. She was
sixteen or thereabout, with bright ewes
req checks and cherry lips, while the
auburn ringlets clustered in a wealth of
proit'slon around her beautiful head +:
ana her person, to our ravished imar;-
latioh, was more perfect in form and
outline than the most fau,tless statue
ever chiseled by the sculptor's art. As
we gazed, our feelings, which never he
fore asltired girlwarl 1--WE were scarcely
eiShiaeD were fully aroused, and we
determined to go home with her that
might or perish in the attempt. As
soon, therefore, as school was dismiss
ed, and our "lady-loyen suitably bon
neted and cloaked, we approached to Of
Ter our services as concentrated. an,
we then learned an important lesson.
VIZ: the difference between resolving
ana DONG. AS we nGared her to put
our resolution into execution, we seem
ed to be stricken with Il. sudden blind
ness; then red, green and yellow lights
Iiashed across our vision, and appeared
ana disappeared like witches in Il pllau-
tasmasorIa. Our knees smote together
ne beisAazzar's. and our heart till1Inp-
cd with apparently as much force as .if|
IL were driving tenpenny nails into our
'i"s: we. III the meantime, having
reached Sa'ly's side, managed to mum /
PIE over something which is perhaps
known 10 Che recording angel. but sure
y Is hot to Us. at tne same time nOkinu |
'eS ouS elbow us neariy at right angles |
', 'th our breast as our physical contor-
.lon could possibly permit.
. Inc first feeling over, what was orr
delight to find the object of our love
;singIng 70 our arm with all the tenaci-
y drowning man is said to clutch =
straw. Talk Of Elysium, or sliding
Town creased rainbows, or feeding on
1utes, what are such "pheeliuos'' in
with those mi hty ones that
welled our bosom high unto bursting
III our WaIstcoat buttons? Our happi-
less was simply ecstatic, and everv|
,oung lady or gentleman who has felt
ne mighty throbbings of newlv-pled- 8
ed love, will completely understand :
nat common word. ;.e !.
Wei, we walked on pleasantly toward
aiiy's home, conversing very costly {
nd sweetly as we passed along. until $
o courageous did we become that we |
ctnally proposed ''to 90 and sit u
while,'' to which our dulcinea very e
raclously assented. Alas for us! how il
bon we were to be reminded that s.the Fl
curse OF true love never did run II,
VII g
Sally had brother of some ten sum- {
lefs, who accompanied us along the +
'ay, and who was in wonderful hich
olrlts at the idea of his sisters havino q
beau; and he could circulate around y
5; every now and then, giggling in the l. l.
elght of his glee aud examining us as W
sally and ourself were the world re- "
owned Slamese twins, and he was tax II
e ms 1lrst look. Bill, by the way. was u
stupbed, chuckle-headed bow. whose Il
ah,iiments would have made the for SO
lhe-ot an ordinary dealer in mop RAGS lG
Az length we arrived at the bars. and al
hlie we were letting them down, Bill n
lot past us and tore for the house, as e e
pursued by thousand bulls of Ba- d
IAN. lie flung open the door with n :.
ing and shouted at the top of his ~
Mother, mother! Jim Clark is COM o.
g home with Sail" 0 O'''' W
us hep screamed the old woman W
Wall, | declare! [ didn't think the lii
phead knew enough'' a.
Reader, we did not 80 in. m
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