Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-04
Why Aunt Sally Mover Married.

d" Now. Aunt Sally, do please tell MS why
YOU never married You know YOU said
once that when YOU were a girl YOU were en-
gagged to a minister, and promised that YOU
would tell us all about it some time. Now.
Aunt please do
Well. If ever did see such girls in all
my born days It's tease from morning till
night, but what you must know all about
everything that you haven't any business TO
know anything about.
" Such inquisitivc, pestiferous critters as
you are When was young, girls was diff
erent; they minded their own business and
didn tgo sailing witha whole stringof
beaux, gettin' their heads filled with all kind
o. nonsense. never dared ask any of me-
aunts, married or single, about any of their
affairs Pretty mess I'd have got in if
had When they offered to tell me any
thing of their own accord kept my mouth
shut and listened Everything is different
nowadays; young folks have no respect for
theiI elders. But as | see | am not goin to
have any peace tin do tell you, why lust
listen. and don't let me hear word out o.
one o yer mouths till get through"
That's right, Aunt Sally-go right
ahead, do, and Wen keep perfectly still"
Wen, you see, children, when | was
about seventeen years old | was living In
Utica, in the state of New York Though
! say it myself, ! was quite good-looking
girl then. and had several beaux. The one
that took my fancy most was a yonng min
ister-a very promising young man, and rec
markably pious and steady lie thought
good deal % me- and ! kind o. took fancy
TO him, and things ran ON till we were en-
gagged.
cone evening he came to mel remem-
her it as well as if it We're yesterday When
he came into the parlor, where ! was sitting
alone, he came mp TO me and--but now,
pshaw girls, | don't like 10 tell the rest"
"Oh Aunt sally, for mercv's sake don't
stop Tel us what he did"
We'll, as | said. he came up to me and
put his arms around me, and rather Rugged
me. while got excited and some illustrated /:
but it was a long time ago and don't know
hut what | might have Rugged him back o
little-just a little. Then | felt--but now
just clear out, every one of you. shan't ted
you any more
Goodness gracious. no, Aunt Sally.
Tell us how You felt
"Oh, such torments as You are was
like any other girl and pretty soon ! pre-
tended to be mad about it aud pushed him
away. though | wasn't mad a bit You
must know that the house where lived was
on one of the back streets of the town There
were glass doors to the parlor, which opened
| right over the street, and no balcony or any
! thing of the kind in front of the house. As
| it was in the summer season, these doors
We're opened and the shutters Just drawn to.
| ! stepped back a little from him, and when
| he edged mp close | pushed him away again.
| | pushed harder than | intended to, and
don't you think, girls, the poor fellow lost his
balance and fell through one of the doors
into the street Yes its fact As he fell
| gave scream and caught him-but de-
clare | won't tell anything more I'm GO
ing TO leave the room"
No, no, Aunt sally How did You catch
! him? Did it hurt him much 2"
"Well, if | must must. lie fell head
| first and as he was going caught him by
the leg of his trowsers. | held on for a min
ute and tried 10 pull him back. but his sus-
penders gave away, and the poor young man
fell clear out Of his pantaloons into parcel
of ladies and gentleman passing along the
street
"Oh, Aunty, Aunty Lorly, Lordy lie,
he hel"
There, flats right; giggle and squeal as
much rs you want to. Girls that cant hear
about little thing like that without tearing
| round the room and he-he-ing in such a
way don't know enuff TO cum in when it
rains. 4 nice time the man that marries
one o. ye will have, won't he? Catch me a
tellin' yer anything agin %
But, Aunt sally, what became of him ?
| Did You never see him again 2"
No, the moment he teched the ground
he got up and left that place in terrible
| hurry | tell YER children If was a sioht ia