The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-05-25
SCARED OUT OF A WIFE.
A LaugIlabIe Story.

The narrative which | am about
TO write was told me one black, cold
night, in country parlor II was one
of those nights in midwinter, when
the wind swept over the land, max
ing everything tingle with its frosty
breath, that l was seated before q
blazing fire, surrounded by a jolly
half dozen boys and an old bachelor.
A, Peter Green-about forty and
eight years old.
1t was just the night without to
make those within enjoy good story,
30 each of us had to tell his favorite
story, save Mr.. Green, and as he was
a jolly story teller, we were some
what surprised to hear him say, 81
have no story that would interest
you," so we had to find other inter
tainments for awhile, when one of
the boys told me to ask him how it
happened that he never got married.
So he did,
"Well, gentlemen" he began, "it
don't seem right for me to tell how
that happened but as it is about my
self, / don't care much. You see then
we had to walk as high five miles
to church and singing school, which
was our choice enjoyment. But this
don't have anything to do with my
not getting wife, but just wanted
to show you that we had some troub-
lie them days in getting our sport.
"John Smith and Iwere like broth
ers, or like Mary and her little lamb.
Where one went the other was sure
to go. So we went to see two sisters,
and as we were not the best of boys
imaginable, the old gentleman took
umbrage and wouldn't allow us to
come near the house, so we would
take the girls to the end of the lane
and there we would have to take the
final kiss.
ave soon got tired of that sort of
fun, and l told John, on our way to
singing school one night, that l was
going to take Sadie home, and that
l was going into the house, too.
"He said the old man would run
me if | did.
81 told him | was going to risk it
anyhow, and let come what would.
Gle said he would risk it if l
would"
$50 home we went with the girls
When we got to the end of the lane
told the girls that we proposed go
ing all the way.
"They looked at each other in a
way | dindt like too well but said
that the old folks would be in bed, so
they did not care if we did.
"They were a little more surprised
yet when l told them we thought of
going in a little while, but as all was
quiet when we got to the house we
had no trouble in getting into the
kitchen.
"Then and there we had our first
court and l made up my mind to ask
Sadie to be my wife the next time l
camel
at was now the turn of the night
and we had four miles to walk, and
told John we had better be going.
So we stepped out on the porch, but
just as we did so the sky was litup by
lightning, and one tremendous thun-
der peal rolled along the mountain
sides. Its echo had not died out in
the far off wales until the rain began
to pour from the garncred fullness of
the clouds. We waited for it to stop
until we were all 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; as their
father didn't get up early we could
be home before the old folks were
astir. So after bidding the girls a
sweet good night and hugging them
little-and wishing them pleasant
dreams, and promising them to come
back on the next Sunday night, we
started to bed.
ave didn't have far to go, as the
bed stood near the head of the stairs.
John was soon in bed, as | was al
ways little slow, and full of curios-
ity, l was looking around the little
room.