The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-12-06
How COuntryman Proposed to
Enjoy His Wedding Trip.
Cincinnati breakfast Table

| Cincinnati Breakfast Table.
Jest ye fellers fall right back an let
body out, or thereIl be music, he re-
piled to the army Of hackdrivers at the
depot, dragging his bride through the
crowd, to the infinite danger of her
slender arm. I'm q man that reads
the papers, and 1 know all about ye and
yer low-lived tricks on strangers. Ye
may skin come people, but We don't
rob me without rumpus,' and lead
ing his timid partner to the other side
Of the street, he told her to freeze to
the bitching post while he went to
look after the baggage. He soon
struck bargain with a hand express
man, and after helping him with the
trunk into the cart, and trying the key
in the lock to be sure he had the right
one, he told the sable propeller to keep
him in sight,and giving him to under
stand that if he undertook to 'scoot up
ary back alley with that 'ere box he'd
never live to see specie resumption,
he went back to his Polly and found
her in tears. frightened almost out Of
her senses by a crowd of boys and ex-
press drivers gathered around her, en-
gagged in a vociferous competitive test
as to who should have the honor of
conducting her to her destination.
Her gallant groom recovered the bas-
ket from couple of fellows who were
trying to make it go in two directions
at the same time, and choking a boy
till he gave up the satchel, he showed
his hat over till it rested on the right
ear, took the basket in one hand, the
satchel in the other, and telling Polly
to wipe her eyes and come along. or
everybody at the tavern would think
she wasn't happy, they set off up Pine
street. BY this time the darkey had
got half way up the hill, and fully be-
lieving they were about to lose the
trunk, which contained all the store
clothes of both parties, they set off ON
dead run with dozen small boys
and three dogs chasing in the rear
the boys filing the air with remarks
suited to the occasion, punctuated by
the barks of the ours.
Hold on thar ye long-legged, black
skinned roustabout !'yelled the enrag-
ed bridegroom, bounding thirty feet
ahead of his companion. Drop that
'ere trunk, or I'll break every solitary
ho,o ;,, NOR old ln;nn r,,bba, oo,L;s.
ye liver-colored son of darkness!'
The darkey, hearing hubbub in the
rear, looked round, saw the commo-
ton, and stopped the wagon until the
breathless couple came up, the bride
gasping and crying, and wishing she
was home.
BY some special providence they at
length brought up at the Grand Hotel,
made their way into the exchange, ask
ed the porter and pretty much every
body else if the landlord was about,
and then seeing a benign old gentle
man with silvery hair and beard, pac-
ing the thing with head down and
hands under his coat-talls-
There he is now,' said Zeke, and 10
him they at once made their way, and
set down their traps at his toes.
Il say, MisterGrand, hats the show
for few days. board and lodgin' with
We? We have no team to look arter
Jest our two selves-kim In on the
keers.'
There's the man you want to see,
said Mr.. Grand, pointing to the desk.
We'll, I'm real downright glad to