Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-03-27
Scared out of a Wife.

relate was told me one bleak, cold night,
in country parlor. 1t was one of
those nights in mid-winter when the
wind swept over the land, making ev-
erything tingle with its frosty breath,
that was seated before blazing fire,
surrounded by jolly half-dozen boys,
and IN old bachelor--Peter Green
forty-eight years old. t".
It was just the night without to make
those within enjoy story, so each of
us had to tell his favorite, save Mr..
Green, and as he was a jolly story
teller, we were surprised to hear him
say " have no story that will interest
you," so wo had to find other enter
tainment for awhile, when ono of the
boys told me to ask him how it hap
pened that he never got married. So 1
did. e... .th - t...a .I i. 5.
Well, gentlemen, ho began, II don't
seem right to tell you how that hap
pened, but as it is about myself l don't
care much. You see, when I was q
young man we had to walk as far as five
miles to church and singing school.
But this don't have anything to do
with my not getting n wife, but just
wanted you to know that we had trou-
BILE in those days in getting our sport.
John Smith and were like brothers,
or like " Mary and her little lamb. :"
where one went the other was sure to
60. We went to see two sisters, and as
we were not the best boys imaginable,
the old gentleman took um6rage, and
wouldn't allow us to come near the
house, so We would take the girls to the
end of the laneyand there we would have
to take the final kiss. r.'- I'd.
We soon got tired OF that sort of fun,
and told John, on our way to singing
school one night, that was going into
the house, too. .'.
He said the old man would run me
out il did. 'a'~ la'. %.
J told him was going to risk it any
how, let come what would.
So home we went with the girls.
When we got to the end of the lane I
told the girls we proposed going all the
way. ar lkasa n +. ...l....
They looked at each other in a way
didn't like too we'll. but said the old
folks would be in bed, 80 they didn't
care if we did. sr. ,s....-
They were little more surprised yet,
when We told them we thought Of go
ing in o little while, but as all was quiet
wo had no trouble in getting into the
kitchen. $50 -. t..e''.... -
Then and there we had our first court,
and made up my mind to ask Sallie to
be my wife the next time I came.
It was now past the turn of the night,
and as we had four, miles to walk,
told John we had better be going. So
we stepped out on the porch, but Just
as we did so the sky was lit by light
ming, and one tremendous peal Of thun-
der rolled along the mountain sides.
It's echoes had not died out in the far
of Wales, before the rain began to pour
from the garnered fullness Of the clouds.
We waited for, it to stop until we were
all asleep, when the girls said we should
go to bed in the little room at the head
OF the stairs, which led out Of the kitch-
en-, and, as their father got up late, we
could so home before the old folks
were astir. SO, after bidding the girls
| q sweet goodnight, and hugging them,
and wishing them sweet dreams, and
promising them to come back on next
Sunday night we started. si'mo Il
y We didn't have, to 60 far, az the bed
room htood near the head Of the stairs.
John was soon IN bed, but full Of Gu
riosity, | was looking around the little
room. ~ -" e a'@sft st9tf IL stadi
At last I thought I would sit downon
a chest, which was covered with q nice
white cloth, while I drew Of my boots.
So down = sat, when, Oh stars ,of the
easts l went plump into hig custarti
/ pie. n02osH 9df Ga3 94a.9 ssssaEf
laI Thought John would die laughing,
! lfor he said ! had amaahed that eustard
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