The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-18

anu IL WAS getting late ana mighty un-
comfortable. and / concluded to shin
up the door-post No sooner said than
done, and soon found myself snug in
bed
Now said /, 'let her rip Dance
until your wind gives out md cud-
ding down under the quilts, Morpheus
grabbed me.
] was dreaming of soft-shell crabs
and stewed tripe, and having "A good
time. when somebody knocked at the
door aud woke me up. Rap. rap, rap
! Then / heard whispering, and |
knew there was whole raft Of girls
outside. Then Lib sang out.
Jack. are you there?
Yes, said /.
Then came a roar of laughter.
Let us in, said she.
4 won't, said l. Can't you let a
fellow alone?'
! Are you abedY' said she.
Il am. said /.
Get out said she.
L won't said I.
Then came another laugh.
BY thunder | began to get riled:
Get out, you petticoated scarecroTs!'
cried l. Can't you get beau without
hauling u fellow out of bed a.? / won't
60 home with you-I won't, so you
may clear out
And throwing a boot at the door, |
felt better. But presently | heard a
still. small voice. very like Sister Lbs,
and it said:
Jack. you will have to get mp for
oil the girls things are there
Oh, mercy! what pickle! Think of
me: in bed, all covered with muffs
shawIs. bonnets. and twenty girls out
side waiting to get in. III had stop
ped to think should have pancsked on
the spot. As it was, rolled out
among the ribbons and bonnetware in
= hurry. Smash went the millinery in
every direction. l had to dress i'll the
dark. for there was crack in the
door. and the girls will peep, and the
way fumbled about was death to
straw hats. The moment came, |
opened the door, and found myself
right among the women.
oh, my leghorn.' cried one. My
dear, darling Winter velvet cried an
other. and they pitched in-they
pulled me this way and that. boxed
my ears, and one bright-eyed little
Sal, her name was-put her arm
round my neck and kissed me right on
my lips. Human nature could not
stand that. and gave her as good as
she sent. 1t was the first time ever
got the taste. and it was powerful good.
l believe could have kissed that gal
from Julius Caesar to the Fourth Of
July.
Jack said she. we are sorry to
disturb you, but won't you see me
homer"
Yes. / will said /.
After that we took kinder turtle
dove after each other, both of US sigh
ing like barrel of new cider when We
were away from each other.
Twas at the close of "a glorious Sum
mer day, the sun was setting behind a
distant henroost. the bullfrogs were
commencing their evening sorgs. and
pollywogs. in their native mud-puddles,
were preparing themselves for the
shades of night, and Sal and myself sat
upon an antiquated back log. listening
to the music OF nature, such as tree
toads. roosters and grunting pigs; and
now and then the music of iackass
WAS waited to our ears by the gentle
zephyrs that sighed among the mullen
stalks. aud heavy laden with the deli
cious odor of hen-roosts and pig-styres
The last rays of the setting sun. glanc-
ing from the buttons of a solitary horse
man. shone through u knot hole in q
hog pen full. in Sails face, dying her
hair an orange-peel hue. and showing
off my thresdbare coat TO best advan-
tage; one of my arms was around SAILS
waist. my hand resting on the small of
her back, she was toying with my
auburn locks of Jet black hue she was
almost gone, and l almost ditto. She
had the hiccups. and | felt like q mud.
turtle choked with fish, ball.
SAL says l. in q voice as musical as
the notes of dying swan. will you
have me?'
She raised her eyes heavenward
and clasped me by the hand, had an
attack of the heaves aud blind stag
gers, and with a sigh that drew her
shoe strings to her palate, said. Yes
She gave clear out then, and squatted
in my lap. hugged her till l broke
my suspenders. and her breath smelt of
onions she had eaten two weeks before
Well. TO make q long story short. she
set the day. and We practised for four
weeks. every night. how We should
enter the room to get married, till we
got so we could walk as gracefully a. a
pair of Muscovy ducks. The night
the company aud the minister came,
the sigral was gwen, and, arm in
arm. we went through the ball. We
were just entering the parlor door,
when down | went kersIap on the oil
cloth. pulling Sail after me: Some
cussed fellow bad dropped banana
skin on the floor. and it foored me-
1t split an awful hole in my cassImeres,
right under my dress-coat tan IL
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