The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-01

zeIe and His Polly.
.Jest ye fellers fail right back an
let a body out, or there Il be music, =
he replied to the army Of hackdriverz
at the depot, dragging his bride through
the crowd, to the infinite danger of her
slender arm. s.Tm a man that reads
the papers, and 1 know all about ye and
yer low-lived tricks on strangers. Ye
may skin some people, but We don't rob
me without rumpps,' and leading his
timid partner to the other side Of the
street, he told her to freeze to the hitch
ing-post while he went to look after the
baggage. He soon struck bargain
with hand-expressmhn, and after
helping him with the trunk into the
cart, and trying the key in the lock to
make sure he had the right one, he told
the sable propeller to keep him in sight,
and giving him to understand that if he
undertook to 4 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, fright
ened almost out of her senses by a
crowd of boys and express-drivers
gathered around her, engaged in a vo-
ciferous competitive test as to who
should have the honor of conducting
her to her destination. Her gallant
groom recovered the basket from a
couple of fellows who were trying to
make it 90 two directions at the same
time, and choking boy till he gave up
the sachel. he showed his hat over till
it rested on the right ear, took the bas-
ket in one hand, the sachel in the
other. and telling Polly to wipe her
eyes and come along, or everybody at
the tavern would think she wasn't hap
py, they set off up Plum street. By
this time the darkey had got half way up
the hill, and fully believing they were
about to loose the trunk, which con-
tanned all the store-clothes of both par
ties, they set off on a dead run with a
dozen small boys and three dogs, chas-
ing in the rear-the boys filling the air
with remarks suited to the occasion,
punctuated by the barks of the ours.
"Hold on, thar! We long-legged,
black-skinned roustaboutr' yelled the
enraged bridegroom, bounding thirty
feet ahead of his companion. Drop
that ere trunk, or I'll break every soli-
tary bone in yer old Injun-rubber car
kiss, ye liyer-colored son O darkness!'
The darkey, hearing hub-bub in the
rear, looked round, saw the commotion
and stopped the wagon until the breath
less 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, and
asked the porter, and pretty much ev-
erybody else, if the landlord was about,
and then, seeing a benign old gentle
man with silvery hair and beard, pac-
ing the tiling with head down and
hands under his coat-tails-
s.There he is now.'' said Zeke, and
to him they at once made their way,
and set down their traps at his toes.
II say, Mister Grand what's the
show for few DAYS board and lodein'
with YEP 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 s.Mister Grand" pointing to the
desk.
"Well, I'm real right-down glad to
see ye," said Zekc to the clerk. GLOW S
things been movin' along with ye-and
l say-what dye thinkp-we want to
tie up with ye for a spell, if yer prices
is reasonable. Polly an me has just
been gittin' spliced. an seem as ehe's
never knocked around the world any to
speak of, l jest thought we'd KIM down
to see the fountain, an the bridge, an
have a peep at the animals IN the gar.
den with the jaw-breakin' name, an
see how prices stood on housekeepln
traps. There amt much style about
us, an so you needn't go to any extra
trouble on our account. We can eat
jest whatever ye set before yer reg lar
boarders-so it's fresh an the yitties
amt too high-seasoned. we both take
milk an sugar in our coffee, an II It's
jest as handy we'd like have it three
times day. wed like to have room
with carpet, handy to the pump-for
may not be around all the time, and
Polly's so shy she'd mos, likely glt as
dry as herrin' afore she'd venture
out to git herself drink, II she
couldn't see the well from the winder.
We're not particular what time we have
our meals, an wouldn't want ye 10
make no change in hours on our ac-
count. Our time amt pressin', an we
can easy fix our programme to suit the
rules OF the house. We'd IKE 10 eat at
the iust table, II u won ! in!eriere VIII VIII
| reg lar arrangements an YOU enonu
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