The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12
Scared Cut e ! Wife.
LkuaHhBLn STORY.


The narrative which / am about to
write was told me one bleak, cold
night, in q counfRy parl0rs Twas
one OF those nights in midwinter,
when the wind swept over the land,
making everything tingle with It's
frozfy hrrmfh. that was seated be-
foft BLAZING IRE, s1rrounded By q
Jolly half dozen boys and an old bach
elor-Petcr Green-about forty and
db9 Tie night without 10
make those within enjoy good story,
go each of us had to tell his favorite
story, save Mr.. Green, and he was a
jolly st0ry-teller, we were somewhat
surprised to hear him say: sfI have no
story that would interest you y so we
had to find other entertainments for
. while, when one Of the boys told
me ask him how 1t happened that
he never got married. 50 he did.
"HeIB gentlem en- be began, 1T
don seem right for me to tell how
that happened, but as it is about my
self don't care much. You see
when was young we had to walk as
high a. fiFe miles to church and sing
IND COL, which was eur chief en-.
Il
thing to do with my not getting q
wife, but I just wanted to show you
that ne had some trouble them DAYS
in getting our sport.
aJohn Smith and were like BROTH
ers, or like Mary and her little Iamb'
-Where one went fle other was sure
70 90. So we went to see two sisters,
and, as we were not the best boys i'm
aginable, the old gentleman took UNI
bragg and would not allow us to come
near the house, so we would take the
girla to the end OF the lane, and there
we would have to take the final kiss.
sWe soon got tired Of that sort of
fun and told john, on onr way TO
singing school one night, that / was
going TO take Sadie home, and that /
waslg0ing into the house, too.
"He said the cid man would run
meif 4 did. iaA
II told him L was going to risk it
anyhow, let come what would.
he said She would risk it if
would
$50 home we went with the girls.
When we got to the end of the lane,
told the girls we proposed going all
the way.
@Theyl looked at each other in 8 way
didn't like too WELL. but said they
(the old foIks) would be in bed, so
they didn't care il we did.
'tThey were q little more surprised
yet when told them We thought of
going in . little while; but "a all was
quiet WhensWe got to the house, we
had no trouble in getting into the
kitchen. ah
seThen and there we had our first
court, and made up nay mind to ask
Sadie to be my wife the next time 1
cams
siIt was now past the turn of the
night, and as We has four miles to
walk, I told John we had to be going.
So We stepped out on the porch and
awe did 30 the SKY was 1t up BY
lightning, and one tremendous thund-
or peal rolled along Ihe mountain side.
Ita echo had not died Out ia the faF-off
wales until the rain began 70 pour
from the garnered fulfness of the
clouds. We waited for it to stop un-
I'll We were al sleepy, when the girls
said we should go to bed in the little
room at the head of the stairs, which
led out Of the. kitchen, and as their
father didn't get up early we could be
heEao before the old folks were astir.
So, after bidding the girls a sweet
good night-and hugging them a lit
tle, and wishing them pleasant dreams,
aud promising them to come back on
next Saturday Might've started for
bed,
sWe didn't have far to 60, as the
bed stood near the head of the stairs.
John was soon in bed, but an [ was
always little slow. aud full of curl
osity, was looking around the little
room. ..f83sa $3.50
~At last thought would sit down
on . chest which was spread over
s1ltha nice white cloth, while I drew
of my boots. So down / sat, when,
stars of the eastl l went plump into
big egg-custard piel
q thought John would die laugh
ing, for he said I had smashed thai
custard all to thunder and the plate
right in two. esAa
ssYou see we had to be awful Quiel
90 that the old man would noe hear.
Il was now ready to get ihto bed
go put the light out and picked uE
my boots, thinking to put them in {
more convenient place, when dowE
my one leg went through a pipe hole
which had been covered by paper, ul
to my hip. W So
Now, one part of me was up stairs
wtile the longest part Of me was il
the kitchen,
"As my leg was very long it reach
ed q shelf which was occupied b,
dishes, pans, coffee pots, ETC., an6
turned it over with a tremendou
crash.
ssThe girls had not yet retired, ant
could hear them IBugh fit to spill
their sides.
II felt awful ashamed, and was scar
ed until my heart was in my throat
for expected the old man every mo
ment.
Il extracted my leg from the con
founded hole just in time, for the oil
lady looked into the kitchen from tn
room door, and asked what all tha
noise was about.
The girls put her off IS best the.
could, and | went to bed, while .Johi
was sfrangling himself under the GOV
er to keep from laughing aloud.
1--WE soon went off into the land o
dreams with the hope Of waking early
I wish could tell you my dreams
but Il would fake me too long. On
moment would fancy myself by th
side Of Sadie, slipping nectar from he
heaven=bedeWed lips. and the next
would be flying from the old maj
while he would be hourishing hi
cane above my head.