Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-18
TEN.AS COURTSHIP.

anu basket. tie SlglS heavily aud looks out
the west window at Grape myrtle tree; she
sighs lightly and gaz2s out the east window
at the turolp patch. At last he remarks:
This is mighty good>w Gather to pick cot
ton.
'''Ts that, if we only had any to pick "
The rocking contipues
W hats your dogs name ?"
"Coony.
Another sigh broken stilIoesJ
hat is he good fur
What is who good fu7 2" said he, ab-
stracedy.
Your dog, Coouy.
Fur ketch!n' possums.
Silence Of half an hour.
He looks like deer dog. -
Who looks like deer dog p
"Coony. :"
- He is--but he's kinder bellowsed an get.
tin old an slow now. An he amt 90 count
90 a cold trail "
In the quiet ten minutes that ensued she
took two stitches IN her quilt; it was gorgeous
affair, that quilt was, made by the pattern
called Rose Of Sharon She is very parti-
cuar about the nomenclature of her qLi Is,
and frequently walks fifteen miles to get
Your ma raisin' many chickiDgs?"
Forty odd "
Then more rocking, and, somehow, after
awhile. the big rocking chair and the little
rocking chair were jammed side by side.
How many has your ma got?'
How mary whatY
"Chickens."
Nigh on to hundred"
By this time the chairs are so close together
that rocking is impossible.
The minks has eat all ours"
Then long silence reigus At last he OBJ
serves:
Maxim quilts"
Yes she replies. Frightening up. I've
just finished Roarin Eagul of Brazee'
Sitting Suo,' and Nasion's Pride. Have
you ever saw the Yellow Rose of the Parary?''
NO"
More silence; then he says:
" DO you love cabbage ?"
. do that"
Presently his hand is accidentally placed on
hers. She does not know t-at least does DOT
seem to be aware oft. Then after half hour
spent 10 slghs coughing and clearing of thro ats,
be suddenly says
Sc great amind to bite you"
hat you great mind to bite ME fur?"
kase you W mt have me.
kase you aln't axed me-"
Well now, ak you
Then, DOW, has you
Then CooDy dreams be hears a sound of
kissing.
The next day the young man goes to Tiger
vile after marriage license. Wednesday the
following week. No cards.
HOW THEEDITOR READS HIS PAPER.
The sensations of au editor on first glancing
over his paper and detecting errors 10 it arc
somewhat different from those experienced by
hereader on makiog like discoveries The latter
IS either amused at the bluoder or incensed at
the carelessoess which caused it, and 10 both
cases arrives at the conclusion that the trouble
Is avoldabe, and that the editor is to blame
Tor not avoiding it.
tie never saw an editor take his first glance
over copy of the edition. Perhaps the edition
Is worked Oft when this opportunity is offered
the weary mao. He has either trusted the
proofs to some one else, or read them himself
but the feeling of dread is just as great in the
latter as 10 the former case. The proof reader
may not consult the copy, and so perpetuate
the bunders of the compositor and perhaps
the compositor may Neglect to undo the wrong
ne has doLe, although his attention is plainly
called to it on the proof When about to make
this preparatory survey, the editor does not
take cigar 10 his mouth and elevate his heels
to the desk as is the popular tradition. Dying
men don do that way, you know, and we have
come to the conclusion that an editor examining
his paper feels very much like man who is
about to pass into eternity.
he reads along carefully and slowly, like a
man feeling his way across piece of doubtful
Ice. Suddenly his face becomes distorted with
ao awful pain. He doesn' cry out; he doesn I
raD; the Anguish withio is so broad and deep, and
intense, that he'does not trust it to words. He
just simply reaches up and takes handful of
his own hair, aud tugs at it until the tears com
10 his eyes. Theu he picks up the paper which
he has takco the precaution to kick across the
room on discovering the error, and resumes the
torturlog search; for after all it is but search
ior errors and agony and not an agreeable and
Instructive perusal.
:, Suddenly he groans not an expectaut groan
IKE from one who hopes for help to reach him
through 1t, but the groan of one who is beyond
The reach Of nope, who feels that the warm
sunshine, the kind glance of friendship, the
beautiful flowers and the song of the birds are
gone forever from him. 1t is smothered
gtoaD, accompanied by kick out of the leg.
a. II the party had 10 that moment taken 40
e.eroal leave of all things earthly. There is
s!l'' another search with aching eyes and throb-
oog ora'o, aud then the paper is smashed
aSoWn 90 the h,or, aud the inhurated man
tr.9unds up from his chair, and dances round
nke mad mao. He doesu't call upon heaven
aod earth to wltness what he is going to do,
sod to blight himf he should not do it. He
uoesn dash toto the composing room and
h Torch the men with his wrath. Even this
Hsht relief is denied him. The paper is work
su on, and the scrutiny that would cheertuly
S..aek needle 10 hay-stack, would fall para
YEA YEA before search for the author of the
n.ss. no, wrong: He doesn't say anything at all
IUs ;Us single ineligible word escapes bis asben
s' ,bs as as he holds his hair, aud prauces about 10
is sG do uaogy solitude Of his room. Aud wheo he
" v.rs' uSne' he sits down and groans, and after.
tha ha,us puts on his hat aod rusbes forth into
h;mssIee street, 5ushes anywhere to get away from
Done,,'an Dss,' and q, everything Belonging to himself