The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-06-25
A Parsons Disappointing ent.

Saturday, June Is, was delightful day.
A gentle breeze ruffied the luxuriant foliage
of the trees that throw their welcome shade
so bountifully over the road leading to
SmithGcld, and the sky, little clouded,
made it just such a day as an au- Gust
young man would select, to take hand
some and accomplished little brunette" out
riding. No better route could have been
selected for pleasure drive, by two roman
tic lovers, for all along the road
Are the roses and crimson flowers
That crown the virgin brow Of June; !"
while from the lofty bough
They hear the golden robins song"
and for change, they can admire
The =" "chip-rnonk," chirpiny his mellow tune"
Together they start, and as the horse jogs
slowly along, they engage in pleasant chat.
An occasional funny" story, told by the
handsome choperon, provokes merry, ring
ing laugh from the fair companion by his
side, which is caught up by the feathered
songsters and warbled in their sweetest notes,
as if they, too, knew the
Happy heart, light and free"
that was passing. To the passer-by, they
looked ike bridal party on their way to
the Parsons, where the knot is to be tied
only to be broken by an Indiana divorce or
broomstick. He has donned his best. A
fine ''cady' decks his head, covered with
curley locks. Black kids - cover his deli
cate hand, and a spotless linen duster gives
his digni6ed form decide ''coor' appear
ance She was attired in her neatest robes,
face all suffused with blushes-or apparently
so to unacquainted, for rosey tint always
graces her handsome face-how could the
passer-by think otherwise, than that they
were, or soon would be, happy couple rid
ing down matrimoniars turbulent stream
together She was simply
a dream Of poetry that may not be
Written or told ~
Now it happens, Parson, an acquaintance
of the gentleman, resides beside the road
along which they were so pleasantly journey
ing When some distance from his residence
they saw him seated upon the porch with
his family grouped around him, and for
aught [ know, preparing his sermon for the
coming sabbath. The couple saw that he
was clothed in linen white as snow," and
proposed making a CALL No sooner had the
proposition been made, than they noticed the
Reverend gentleman and family disperse and
enter the house. Driving up to the gate he
alighted from his carriage and assisted his
fair consort to the grassy carpet beneath.
Upon entering the house, they were ushered
into the best parlor by the Parson, all smiles
and. .courtesies. But what change. A suit
of fine black has taken the place of the white
linen. They enjoyed social chat for few
moments, when the couple arose to take then
departure. Then his smiles disappeared and
in sharp, but rather pleasant manner, in
quired, 'can do anything for you to-day?'
The young man replied, mo, being out on a
pleasure drive, | thought | would stop for a
moment and see how you were getting along. "
Seeing that he had been disappointed in his
expectations of " w or an g x, " he bade
the couple good-day, vowing that the next
time gaudily attired couple called, he would
know the errand they were on before he chang
ed his garments No doubt the young man
would have been happy to have had the call
result as the Parson expected, for who
would mt? But then, you can't always
almost sometimes tell, whether she "would
or she would ut" The ride was pleasant