South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-14

hot"Sif anu pretty. Nv IN sure YOU
didn't choose me for ny prettiness;
you took me because | was a tidy. hard.
working gal, to say nothing of the
three hundred dollars l had laid ND in
the saYin' bank
Mrs. Greenbush had touched her
husband in Il tender point when she re-
ferred TO the money she had brought
him ut her marriage, and he merely
said:
Wal, you were mighty sight hetter
than her, and deal smarter. But tell
me now do yon know it's Obadiah Pep
periii's daughter he's in love with.'
Nal, I'll tell you. The other dav !
was hunting for eggs among the bush,
es in the back lot lyon know our pla.
guey hens won't lay iwtle coop, though
I've told 'em often enough TO DO sol.
Wal, heard Ezekiel comm along singing
somethin' as seemed to please bin
mighty well. So says | TO myself, I'll
just hide behind the trees, and listen and
find out what he's singing about as tick =
les him so 'mazinJly, and what do YOU
think it was iiezekiah? why this:
my darling Sarah Pepperill,
love you more Shan eau tell
When we get married we will dwell
In a Tretty cottage, don't you tell "
Deary deary me! exclaimed the old
man. Its all over with our Ezekiel now,
Deborah. Ills minds fixed on Sarah,
sure. When chaps begin to sing that
way they're generally head over ears in
love-
Wal, Hezclliah. it's your duty as a
Christian man and deacon 10 put a
stop to it, Ii our Zekiers ruined by
that harem-scarem critter it wont be
my fault. Why il h. brings her here
what good will she be? she cau't work.
[ guess she'll hcv 10 sit in the front
room, and you'll have to bug her one of
them new.laugied music things-pianys.
believe they call 'em-and she'll play
ami sing and work dogs and cats in
wuSted, AMI leave me To do all the hard
work. iiezekiah, | say, it won't do
rs my opinion, said her husband,
laying down his pipe, you cant tell
exactly what gal IS by seeing her at
meetn'. She may he tossed ofTvery fine
there. but at hum she may be a real hard
working gal, and dress as plain as you do,
Deborah
Wal hev your own opinion. Uezc.
kiab and I'll hey mine. II our Ezekiel
rues the day when he sets his heart
on Sarah fepporill it won't be my
rauI:.'
Our Zekiers cot good. sound sense
replied a.. husband. You lust let
hIn clone. ana he'll pick out good
wife, depend ont. He's ALWAYS been a
hard working dutiful son, AMI don't
feel like interfering with him in his love
matters. My old father BLESSINGS on
his memory never interrered with me
when | came after you, Deborah. Did
he. now"
His wife did not deign him q roplv,
and the conversation ended, not TO be
resumed that evening. Doubtless the
old lady retired TO rest, TO mediate on
the degcneracy OF young people in
picking ont wives for themselves with
out consulting their parents. and getting
into a heap of trouble thereby.
a few evenings after this. az the
worthy old couple were seated in their
accustomed places in the kitchen. the
doo- was gently pushed open, and Ezc.
kiol entered. IL was quite evident he
wished 10 say something important to-
his parents. lie appeared much emhar
raised. and his face was almost az red
rs q ripe tomato lie stood on one foot
first, and then on the other. At las he
slammcrcd out:
Parp and marin. ] comc 10 tell Won
rs how I've bout made mp my mind to
get married to Sarah Pepgcrill, as nice
gal rs ever lived
Ezekiel Ezekiel cried his father. in q
voice Of affected severity and has H.
come 90 tbisY
Ezekiel, my som exclaimed his
mother, ! am afraid you're going to
bring ruin on our family by marrying
chat Gy-away gal Why. her ribbons
are rs long Us my arm. aud her hats
$50 bigger han that ere plat there. and
about the same shape and the feathers
thnts 100 DO are enough TO- turn ANY bodv's
head, I'm sltt3in sure and us % her
dress, why Us got moro HDu1ees ou it
than any bOru IIlysiu Che laad.
She is q born ladyr exclaimed Elo-
kicl, wasting warm in Che defence OF bis
beloved, aud quite forgetting hs bash.
luluyss
wal there, take your born lady. aud
way she do you much good, o'j the
mother quite angrly.
'NyaJu.' said thc oil man. If sc are
dc'eIm ned 90 have That Sarah PepperiU
WHY. hcv Her, that's alj say but Ir YOU
get yourself into mighty ecrope. don't
blame your parents
Iest-ad Mre. Grccnbu.h. solcmnIv
i wash my hands clean of uN CHS ere