The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-11
SCARED OUT OF A WIFE.

everything tingIe with its frnsiy breath \
that WAS seated before ablazilg FIRE. ]
surrounded by bali d..sas,- Jolly boy
and an old bachelor, Peter Greeris.
about forty eight years -old. % ,os t
II was Just the night wiihnut 20
make those within enjoy q good, story,
so each Of us had told his favorite one,
save Mr.. Green. aud as he was jolly
old fellow, we all looked for jolly
story. Ne were surprised then I"
hear him say, II have no story that
would interest you," 81 we had to find
other entertainment for while when
one of the buys t,ld os to ask him
how it happened that he never got
married. So | did. q
Well, gentlemen. he began, il don't
seem right fbr me To tell how it hap
pened, but as il 10 about myself /
don't, care lmuch:i You see, when l
was young we used 10 q, as high ss
five miles to church anu singing school
which was our chief enjoyment. But
this don't have anything Ia do with
my not getting II wife, hut 1 just want
ed to show that We hal trouble them
days getting our sport. ,-
John .Smith and | were brothers, or
like "Mary and her little hmb.''
Where 0ne went the other WAS sure to
go. So We went to see two sisters,,
aud as We were not the best boys imag-
,natile, the old gentleman t6ok um-
brage and wuuldnt I allow us to come
GEAR the house, 50 we would take the
girls to the end of the lane, and there
take the final kiss. lul. aam r,
We soon got tired of that sort of
fun, and | told John On our WY to
singing.school one night that / Sas 60
ing to take Sadie h"me, aud that l
wis going to the house, too. u III
He said the old man would run me
if did. '-, ..,5 .,.i.. i"a'. .
told himl was going to risk it; if
he w aid. 81 ','. '..'.'.' 'i'o o..
So home we went With the girls.
When We got Ia the end of the line
ttold the girls that We we're g,ing all
the way ~ .'Zl-f.5I'yab
+ They looked at each other in way
that | didu't like t'o we'll, ni-saId, as
the I'D tnlks would he III bed, they
didn't, care if We did. ~ .di'~ = =
They weiestill more surprised when
| told them that We were going in u
little while, but MS all was quiet when
We reached the house, we had no trouble
~ getting into the Kitchen -.
Then and there We had our first
court, and | mrde up my mind tn ask
sadie TO be my wife the next time l
came.
IL was nowpost the turn of the night
aud We had four miles Io walk, so |
told John we haa better De g"iiyg,, So
We stepped out-en the e1orcl,- but jost
as We did, SO the sky Was ii, up hy
lightning, and one tremendous thun-
der peal ruled along the mountain
top. Its echo had not died out in the
wales when the rsia. began to pour
from the gar,iered iulluess of the
clouds. We waited for it to stop un-
ill We were all sleepy. when the, girls
said we should go u bed in the little
! ruom at the head of the stairs which led
out Of the Kitchen, and MS their father
di,ln' get up early We could he home
before the old folks were sstir, So,
after bidding The, girls sweet good
night and promising to come back an
The next Saturday night, We started
| f,h bed. ,g. t,h .rs.4 1,H
We didn't have far to go. as the he'd
I was near thr head of the Stairs John
i Was il bed first, but as | MAS always
, little slow and full of curiosity, was
looking around The little room, Al
/ last L thought ]. would sit -dswn on u
chesl which Was covered with nice
While clnlh, while / pulled off my
houts. 70 down | sal, when, stars of
che east went plump into u big egg
custari pie! ' n
lstbonght Jphn Jwnuld die laughing,
for he said | had smashed that ap' Q all
tn thunder, and the plate right in two.
You see, We had 10 be awful quiet,
for fear the old man would hear US.
was new ready TO get intn bed, 50
pat out the light an picked up my
huuls, Intending To put them in a more
canvenient place, when down |, went
thrnugh a stoye-pipe hole, wlri,sh had
been covered YIth paper. up " my
hip. { ~'>' ."7' O. ''. o '-..-
One part of, me was up, stairs, and
part in tbs kitchen. t)tf( -
,Aslmy legcsAs lpHgs iti ireas'hed a
shelf mhieh was covered with dishes,
paI@, e''ffee-pois etc, and turning il
over, d6Nn it went with c. ash.
The girls hadn't retired yet, ahd I
beard them laughing III To spin their
sides. q" -
/ felt awful ashamed, and was scared
aDril my heart was 10 my threat. for
fear the uld man would find us.
extra ,teh my leg just in time, for
the old la1iy lo0ked into the kithen
frnin hpr h,.f.ln,lnn dnnt and ask ed