Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-01-06
MtstELLaBEoUS.
SCARED u0r OF A WIFE.
A LAueHABLE STORY.

81 E narrative which am about to write,
was told me one bleak. cold night. in
country parlor Il was one of those nights
in mdwnter, when the wind swept over the
land making everything tingle VI ith It's frosty
breath that was seated before blazing fire.
| surrounded by jolly. half dozen boys aud an
old bachelor. A Peter Greeu-abopt forty and
| eight years old
1t was jn>t the night without to make those
! within enjoy good story, each of us had
/ TO tell his fIvorite story save Mr. Green and
| as he was Jolly story teller, were some
| what surprised to hear him say, II have no
story that would interest you," 80 we had to
| fod other entertainments for n whiie. when
one OF the bows told me to ask him how it
happeueh that he enevereotmarrird Sohe did
''Well gentlemen" he began, 1T don:
seem right for me 10 tell how that happened,
| but as it is ahont myself don't care much.
! You see when / was vnuug we had h. wall; as
high fve miles to church aud singing
schnn which was our chief enjoyment Bnt
! this don't have anything to do With my net
getting wife, bur Just wanted tn show YOU
that we had some trouble them days in GET
ting our snort
John Smith and ware Ike brothers, or
ike Mary and her little Lamb Where ora
went the other was sure 20 90. So we went
TO see two sisters ana'as we wera n the host
BOYS imaginable. the old gentleman took nm
! braee and wonl9n't allow Us 10 como near rho
house. 50 we would take the girls to the end
of tie lane aud there We would have to take
the final kiss
We sooq RatstirelI of that Sort of fun, and
told Jahu. On odr way 70 singing scl'oul me
night, that was eoihp 70 take Sadie home,
and that I was going into tho house. too
He said the old man would run me ir did
told him was going to risk it anyhow,
let come what would
He said he would risk it If would
So home we went with the girls. When
we got TO the eud of the lane told the girls
We proposed going all the way.
They looked At each other in n way didn't
like too we'll, hut said they (the old folks)
would be in bed, SO they didu't care if we
did
They we're little more surprised yet told
them we thought of going in a litue while,
but az all was Guiet when We got to the house
We had 10 trouble la ger,ing- iuro the kitchen.
Then and there we had our fir-t court and
| made up my mind TO ask Sadie to be my
wife the next time | cane
1t wss now past the turn Of the night ard
we hsd four miles To walk | told John 7e
had to be going So we stepped out on the
porch. but Just as we did 80. the sky was liz
mp by lightning and one tremendous thunder
peal rolled along tho mountain sides It's
echo had not died out in the far of Wales uu
til the rHiD began 10 pour from the gsrnered
fuIlness of the clouds We wAired tor il to
stop until we were all sleery. when the girls
said Se shonIi 90 20 bed in ,he li'tie room at
the head OF the stairs which led out Of the
kitchen, IS their father didn't get M early We
! bo laE RI IL !. l. 80
SO after bidding the girls sweet good night
and hugaing thcm li,tie-ani wi-hing
them pleasant dreams, aud promising 'iem "a
come back on next Saturday night, We started
for he'd.
We didn't have far to 90. a. the he'd stood
near the head of the stairs john vas soon
in bed hut as | was ALWAYS liitIe slow, and
full Of curiosity, vas looking around tie lit,
tie room
At last thought would ait down on &
chest which spread over ~ith a nice whit,
cloth. while drew "f my boots So down
sat. when, stars of The east, L went plum
ito big egg-custard pie
! thnught Jnhn would die laughing, for h,
said hsd shs7hcd th7, en-;ard all 10 thun
der. and the plate right IN tVn
Ynn see we had to be awful quiet 20 ths
the old man would-uot hear
NsN Nv" if1lN - EF' Il'O OPU. 20 IN
the light out and picked up my boots. think
ing 10 put them in a more Convenient place
when down my one leg went through pipe
boie. which had been covered by paper. uI
TO nv hip
Now one part Of me was up stairs while tn
longest part "f in the kitchen
As my les was very long it reached shel
which was occupied by dishes. pans. colTc
po'', etc and turning it over with tremeu
dou- crash
TIE girls had oot yet retired. and cou',
hear them laugh fl, to split their sides.
I felt swfn! ashamed, snd was lca-ed uotf
my heart vas in my throat, for expected tb
old msn every moment
| extracted nv leg from the cnnfnnpde,
bole jrst in time. for the Old LADY looked irt
tho kitchen from the room door, and aske,
what ali that NOISE was abou,T
The girls IN, her IF "a bsst they could
end went 20 bed while John vas strancIiu.
himself uvder the cover to keep from laugh
ing aloud
We soon went OF intn the land of dream
with the hope of waking csfiy. | wish
could tell You my dreams bur II would tax,
me too long Grs--;n1.1,1-1 -