The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

keeplng SUNDAY 10 what she would
ito keep them quiet they would
boiince up now and then, and 80
Through The motions insspite of Che
Third Commandments
For my part i sat looking very
much likeasfool. The more I tried
tosay sornethingthe more my tongue
stucksfast put my right leg over
Iltlic lefeand said 'Heml',
Then I changed and putgmy left
leg over the right 1t was no use;
the silence kept coming opsthicker
and thicker. The drops Of sweat
|aAespp stassI u
my eye npon my hat hanging on a
peg onthe road to,theidoer, and then
| eyed thedoor. 1850
AT this moment the old Captain
all at once sung out, "Johnny Bee
dlew
1t sounded like a clap Of thunder,
and started right on end.
"Johnny Beedle, you'll never han
die sich drumstick as yerfather did
if you live to age Of Methusaler.
He would toss up his drumstick and
while it was whirlin' in the rtake
off a run, and the ketch it as it came
down without losing strokein tune.
What dye think of that, ha2 But
scull yer chair close along round side
av'em, SO yer can hear. Now, what
have You come a'ter?"
81 a'ter? 0 jest takin' walk"
pheasant walkin' guess
81 mean jest ter see how ye aldo"
"Hol that's another lie-you've
come courtin'. JohnnyBeedle, you're
alter our Sal! Say now, dye want
to marry or only to court?"
This'was what j called a choker.-
Poor Sally made one jump and land
ed in the middle of the Kitchen, and
and then she sulked in the dark cor
nertill the old man, after laughing
himself into a whooping cough, was
put to bed. Then came apples and
cider; the ice being broke, plenty
chat with Nanny Jones about the.
parson aud the sarmon. 1 agreed
with her TO a nicely upon all the
points Of doctrine; but had forgot
the text and all the heads Of the dis,
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Then she teased natqrmen tedsme
to tell who Iaccounted che sing
er in the gallery that day. But,
.mum-there was no getting that opt
of me, "Praise to the fuce isoften dis.
grace says |, throwing sly squint.
at Sally,
AT last Mrs. Jones lighted t'other
candle; and, after charging Sally to
look well to the fire, she led The way
to bed; and the Squire gathered up
his shoes:and stockings and followed.
Sally aud were lef5'sitting a good
yard apart, honest measure. For fear
of getting tongue-tied again, / set
right in with steadystream oftalk.
! told her all the particulars about
the weather that was past, and also
made some pretty cute guesses at
what twas likely to be in the fu-
ture. AT first, ] gave a hitch up
with my chair at every full stop
Then, growing sapcy, I I.repeated it
at every comma and Jsemi=colon; and
at last it was hitch, hitch, and /
planted myself fast by the side Of
her.
"Iswow, Sally, tou look so plaguey
handsome to-day, that / wanted to
eat you up" ~
"Pshaw, git along, you," said she.
My hand crept along, somehow, up
on its fingers and begun to scrape ac.
quaintencc with hers. She sent il
home again, with a desperate jerk.
, "Try it again"-no better luck.
"Why, Miss Jones, you're gc:t'n
upstropulous; a little old maidish, ]
guess"
Hands offs fairplay, Mr.. Beedle."
1t isa good sign to find q girl sui
ky. ! knew where the shoe pinch
ed. 1t was that ar Patty Bean busi-
ness. So / went to work to persuade
her that | had never had any notion
after Patty, and to prove it | fell to
running her down at a great rate.
Sally could notihelp Ginning in with
me, and rather guess Miss Patty
suffered a few. | now not only got
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