The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-11-09
Scared Out Of a wife.

write was told to me one bleak cold
night, in q country parlor. 1t was
zone Jof these cold nights in midwine
ter, when the wind swept over the
land, making everything tingle with
i's frosty breath, that l was seated
before blazing fire, surrounded by
a jolly halt dozen boys and an old
bachelor, a Peter Green, about forty
aud eight years old. 90. .u
1t was just the night without to
make make those within enjpy Il good story,
80 each Of US had to tell his favorite
STORY, save Mr.. Green, and as he was
ajolly story teller, we were some>
what surprised to hear him say, II
have no story tEat would interest
youb" 80 we had to find other enter
tainments for. awhile, when one Of
the boys told me to ask him how it
happened that he never got married.
So | did.
swell, gentlemen" he began, sit
does not seem right tor me TO tell
how that happened, but as it is about
myself, don't care much. You see
when l was yOuiig we had to walk
as far as five miles to church and
singing school, which was our cnief
enjoyment. But this don't have any
thing to do with my not getting
wife, but l just wanted to show YOU
that We had some trouble them days
in getting our sport
John Smith and l we're like broth
ers, or like MARY and her lamb.'-
Whsre one went the other was sure
20 20. So we went to see Two sisters,
and as we were not the best boys im
imaginable, the old gentlemrn took
nlnbrage and wonld n allow US to
cume near he house, so we would
take the girls to tho end OF the lane,
and th~re we would have to take
the final kiss
,,.'sWt' SOON got tired of this sort of
iun, and | told John, on our way to
singinSs pEAn7 Que night, that was
going t" thEeoSadio hone, AM that
WAS goirg into the house too. liz
eaid the old man would ruin me if l
did. ..[.'-<
| told HIM l was going to risk it
anyhow, let come what would. He
said h.. would risk it ii would.
So hothe We went with the girls.
When we got to the end of the lane
told the girls We proposed going al
the way.
. They looked at each other in a
way l didn't like too we'll, but said
they Che old foIks) would be in bed,
40 they dldn't care if we did. Thev
were little m"re surprised when /
told them we thought of going in a
little while, but all was quiet when
we got to the house, as we had no
trouble i'll getting into the Kitchen
Then and there We had our first
court, and | made MP my mind to
al Sudietu be my wife the next time
( came d"
II was now past the turn of the
night, and as We had four miles to
walk, told John we had better bo
going. So We stepped out on the
porch, but just then the sky was lit
mp by lightning. and one tremendous
ihunder peal rolled along the mour-
tain sides. Its echo had not died
away in the far OH wales until the
rain began to pour from the garnered
tullness OF the clouds. We waited
for itto stop until We were all sleepy
when the girls said we could 60 to
. bed in the little room at the head Of
the stairs which led out ofthe kitchen.
as their ia her did did not get up
early we could be at home before
the old folks were astir. So after
bidding the girls sweet good night,
and hugging them little, and wish
ing them pleasant dreams, and prom
se;,,o. kko,D> % n,.,,o - a. n