Daily Republican., 1879-07-11
How Ipecsc Came to Marry.
by "Mlr ELCyU."

How Ipecsc Game to Marry.
by INIT ELCYU."
am married now; cot so last week
Did you ever get married I? It's awfnl
Jolly. Twas kind o'fraid at first to try
it, but Pm glad now, and wouldn'
be unmarried Cor a two hundred acre
farm. There's nothing like it. Dom,
suppose you ever thought I'd get mar.
ried. didn't either, cause Pm sc
innocent and bashful like when in the
society Of the ladies'. Nobody thought
I'd get married. I didn't look like q
marrying man. but looks are artfal
dodgers, "still waters run deep" I'm
terrible Quiet, am. Peehaps you'd
like to know how came 70 get married,
so III tell you.
One eEening | went to party at the
house Of our minister. They didn't have
any dancin' cause that's wicked, but
they played harmless games in which
the lslies AID gentlemen kiss each
other. Some one has said" ."kissin' leads
to grsver deeds" In my case it led
to marriage. As wss saying, at the
party-I mean the young folks COR
gregational meeting-there were heaps
Of pretty girls, and only few real nice
young men like me, SO nearly all ia .
girls we're just crazy after me.
If do say it myself l looked very
sweet. NV hair which you know is a
little on the carurine color, was all
creased up with scented OK marrow, SO
it looked quite dark, and it was parted
in the middle, ana my mustache was
covered with irgun ink; but wont do
that again, it ruSs off 80 on the gicls. |
had on my new brown trowsers and
purple coat AMI a new white vest, and
a pink necktie. Oh, | just looked ir-
resistable, | tell .you-just like city
f-llow-and they were awful mad and
jealous, and said they guessed I'd been
studying the fashion plate in seme pa
tent medicine almanac.
Well, VT played "pilloss and keys"
and "Copen hagen" That's game
where all hold on to rope and form a
circle, with one person standing iii the
center. He slaps some girls hand and
makes dive for her; she runs aud he
after her, grabs and tears her clothes
AM kisses her. Then she does the
same thing to the young man.
think it's just as rough on dresses,
and there is just as much huggin and
squeezin not to speak of the kissin, as
there is in dancin', but then it isn't
wicked IL Ike dancin'.
There was at that party one girl who
was just "peaehes and cream" She
was about five feet high, and had Gin
derella feet, and was as plump as a
partridge. Her eyes were the co1or of
the blue heavens, and they twlnkled
like the stars in the armament above.
Her crowning glory, her hair was
long enough to sit on, and was of
lovely Lockport yellow, she just frozs
to me, and | didn't try hit to thaw
her. Just befor, the time to 60 home
she came to Inc and remarked, "Ipecac,
if you want to see me home, Pll tell
any Ons that asks that pleasure that
i'm engaged, shall ?" ooh, yes, dol"
| said. She lived quite piece down
the road, and l enjoyed the walk to her
house, but was awful lonesome coRa-
ing back, because had to pass grave
yard, and | don't like to pass one al
night, alone.
| amt afraid, but it always makes
me think of my dead grandfather. To-
return to Adelaide. Before | kissed
her good might she looked kind Of sweet
on me, and said if wanted to keep
company with her she'd let me and
she woaldn't keep company with any
other young man, if | wouldn't go to
see any other girl on Sunday and We'd
nesday evenings. So we agreed, and
the next Sunday night l took her to
and when We got back home
we found the old folks had all retired,
and was enjoying delightful rest in
the lands of Morpheus" and We soon
found our way into the parlor, when
seated myself in the large rocking chair
just across the room from where she
was sitting. Pretty soon she said -
''Spy, dear, you look awful lonesome
over there. Don't you think you might
make an effort to- come over to this side
of the rOom."
1t wasn't long before found myself
On the sofa 10y her side and felt awful
happy; think prayed for the first
tine, that old but never turning game
,alled "Lookisg for the lost rib" after
awhile she said Spy havn't you ever
hought you'd like to get married. 1t
must be splendid. | told her | guess no
1elson would have me, when she said
he would, so We got engaged right off,
md in two weeks we got married, as
Adie, call her Adie for short, (though
Ter full name is Adelaide Amelia Aman- {
la Smith, said she didn't believe in s
ong engagements, as there was so {
many slips betwixt the tea cup and
he mouth.
Take my advice fellows and get mar
led. There's girl somewhere kind
Il hankerin after you. Hunt her up {
md join hands If you want good time. Z,
IN glad I'm married, SOS my wife. K