Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-11
For the Delaware Republican.
AUNT BETSY,S BEAUs.

Ihik ol oea'ls, why you girls now-a-days do
nave nall that we used to when 1 were va,
age. On Aunt Betsy please tell US about yor
psaus, cried the three laughing mischieyo,
1ieces OF Miss Betsy I.angclon. No, no, / shan
Io II, your heads arc already turned and IL
enouiu tel you how We used TO do am afrai
you would do nothing for a week but talk r
wen promise Aunt, not to speak Of il in YOU
nearing for month. I'm afraid to trust you
~ give you my solemn promise, said Carrie
the eldest, and l, and said Lizzie and Jennie
wen, suppose had as well tell you or n
get no peace.
Yes, please do tell us. III must, must, bu
1s. eet your work all of you, for cant talk tc
Now begin AuDtie were all ready. 70 beuIn
WIN, hrs' tell us how many you had.
Icy me see, there was Jake Lucas, he was nv
nIs.' out soon let him go for Bill Laws, Jake
was dreadful homely, and Bill was the hand.
soonest fellow i'll all The country round. All the
gliis were Jealous Of me but didn't care, for
thought he was splendid.
Oh Aunlle you often lecture us shout trying
" usi5Se "a etae essasari iunv, nv,A-------------
Neyermnd now Aunte we'll hear the lecture
after awhile, go on, why did not you marry
Bill.
The way of it was that one of the girls that
thought great deal Of him told his slster that
said he had almost proposed to me, but that
mother came in just then with light and he
soon left. (Dear Inc, did you court IN the
dark }
Now Carrie told you how it would be, don't
mind her Auntie, please go on, was it true that
you told her SO.
II es, you see knew she was jealous, 80
thought would teaze her some. OF course she
added great deal to what 1 said. only said
That mother interrupted something OF impoy-
lance that he was about to say, and added that
Thought from his actions that IL was pro-
posal.
And as she knew that his sister was opposed
TO his keeping my company she told her and
when Bill get to hear II he quit coming and
soon alter went to see this girl, and at last
married her. never forgaye her or his sister
either, for had really liked Bill, but dear, d. ar
that was long ago and they are all dead how
But somehow can remember things that hap
pened then so much better than oven the things
had happened yesterday.
Was he the last beau YOU ever had Auntie.
Dear nie,uo. After he quit was almost heart
broke but wds too proud to show it. Every.
body said that | WAS beautiful. | don't know
about II now, though was very vain then.
Well, a' said, was heart-broken. People
said that l was prettier than ever, but was not
the same trusting loving girl that was before,
but firted with all ths young men in the neigh
Dorhood, there were dozen or more that want
ed me but always managed to keep them
from proposing, that Is all except one. Intend
ed to have had him as he was rich.
Why Auntie y Well you see Lizzie had
been disappointed In love and being very ambi-
tious, thought If could get rich man
could surprise all the other girls In the neigh
borhood with my silk dresses, splendid house
and elegant horse, but luckily did not accept
him.
,nt
miser and that ever IL | could get him | would
be better of without hun,
Please Aunlie tell us how he proposed 10 you.
There now girls | see you are up to some
mischief, so do think that had better.
Oh yes do tell US, what did he say, how did
he act Auntie.
Well then be quiet II you wish TO hear it,
though really ought not to tell you.
Harry Gray was his name. What old miser
Grav, that starved his wife, and now wont give
his daughter enough 10 keep her from the aims
house.
"les, he is the same man..
Well he kept coming and coming. did not
| care anything for him but as he kept fine rair
of grays and pretty lite carriage, Of course
wouldn't tell him to stop coming especially as
he always brought his horse and carriage and
| took me out riding. tell you girls we did used
| to dash by Mr.. Laws house. l often saw Bill
| was always evening when We went,) we did
not waste any time in those days.
Did Nill ever speak TO you, as you went past
Only once, then l tossed my head back and
looked the other way.
Folks did say they thought Bill always liked
me better than Letitia REYNOLDS, the gill hi
married, but would not speak to him often he
went to soc her after leaving me off. It may bt
that Bill would have gone with me again II
| would have spoken to him, Sister Lizzie said
that he told her that Bessie was terribly proud
Sand what did she say to that
She told him that was, and when he asked
her II would ever forgive him, she told him ht
mad best sec fol- himself but that she doubted it
Did he ever try to make up with you Auntie
lie never got any further than to speak L
Inc as told you, that time, that Harry and
went past.
But you haven't told us yet Auutio how
Hairy cams 10 propose to you.
Dear me, so haye'nt,l forgot all about Hsrr,
when you asked about Bill
How long did he come Auntie before he pro
posed?
Nearly a year; he would have asked me lon
before but managed to put him of, sha
never forget how adroitly managed. Once b
took my hand in his and said, "my dear" Bes
sic have long waited for this very-but jus
then my pet cat that was lying In my lap ben
reused suddenly from comfortable nap, by
severe pinch from my disengaged hand spran
up and splitting and slowling angrily caugh
his hand and giving 1t sharp bite interrupts
the pretty speech, TO his great annoyance an
my amusement. After that lie was very careful
to keep at a distance when pussy wss In th
room. z
toh Auntis, Auniis how could yos be y
crael,)