The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-06-29
SCARED OUT or 4 WIFE.

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Tho narrative which / am about to
write, was told to mo one black, cold
night In q country parlor. It was
ono Of those nights In midwinter,
when the wind swept over tho land,
making everything tingle with Its
frosty breath, that l was seated be-
fore a blazing FIRE surrounded by a
Jolly half dozen boys and an old BACH
elor--I'eter Green, about forty and
eight years old.
It was just the night without to
make those within enjoy good story,
20 each OF us had to tell his hvorlle
story, save MIR Green, aud as he was
4 Jolly old fellow, we oil looked for u
lolly story. We were somewhat sur.
prissd to hear him cay, ~ have no
story that would interest YOU" 90 wo
had to find other entertainment for a
time. when one Of the boys told me
to aSk him how II happened he new
or got married. 30 ] did.
"Well, gentlemen" no begun, at
don't look right for me to tell how
that happened, but rs It is about my
self / don't care much. You sec
whom / was young we had 10 walk rs
high as flve miles to church and slug
ing school, which was our chief on
Ioyment But this didn't have any
thing TO do with my getting wife,
but / Just wanted to show you that
we had some trouble those days In
getting our sport.
ttJohn Smith and / were like BROTH
era, orlIke "Mary aud her lIttlelamb, "
where one went the other was sure
to 20. So we went to see two sisteva,
and as we were not the best 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.
ssWe soon got tired Of that kind OF
fun, and / told John, on our way to
singing school one night, that / was
going to take Sadie home, aud that
/ was going into the house, too.
''l1e said the cid man would run
me II 1 did"
~ told him was going TO risk Il
anyhow, let come what would.
HHe said he would risk II II
would.
$50 home we went with the girls,
"When we got to the end Of the
road we told the girls we proposed
going all the way.
"They locked at each other In q
way / didn't like too we'll, but they
aald the old folks would be In bed, SC
they didn't care II we did.
"They were q little more surprised
still when / tsld them we thought oi
going In a while, but as all was quiet
we had no trouble In getting into the
kitchen.
"Then and there we had our firsi
court, and / mado up my mind to
ask Sadie 10 bO my wife the next
time / came.
at was now past theturn Of night,
and we had four miles to walk. !
told John we had to be going. So
we stepped out on the porch, but as
we did so, the sky was lit up by light
ming and one tremendous thunder peal
rolled along the mountain sides. Its
echoes had not died out In the far Cd
wales until the rain began to drop
nom the garneTed fullness Of the
clouds. We waited for II to stop
until we were all sleepy, when the
girls said VIC should 60 TO bed 10 the
little room at the head Of the kitchen
as their father didn't get up early,
we could bs home before the old folks
wsro astlr. so after bidding tho
girls sweet goodnight, and huggine
them allttle, and wishing them pleas
ant dreams and promising them IA
come back next Saturday night, We
started for bed.
We didn't have far to 90, as the
bed stood near the head Of the stairs.
/ John was soon In bed, but as ] was
always q little slow and full OF curlos-
lty, ! was looking around the little
room.
At last I thought | would sit down
on chest which sat spread over with
q nice, white cloth, while i drew Of
my boots. So down / sat, when stars
OF the East, | went plump into big
egg custard pie.
/ thought John would die q langh-
Ing, for he said / had smashed the
custard all to thunder, and the plate
right In two.
You see We had to be awful quiet,
90 that the old man would not hear
us.
/ was now ready to get Into bed,
20 / put the light out, and picked up
my boots, thinking to put them In .
moro convenient place, when dSwD
one Of my legs went through pipe
hole, which had been covered with
paper, up to my hip.
Now one part Of me was up stairs,
while the other part was In the
kitchen.
AS my log was very long, II reach
ed a shelf which WAS occupied with
dlshes, coffee pots, etc, and tnrnlng
1t over, down It went with q tremOh-