Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-08-21
SCARED OUT OF A WIFE.

Tho narrative which am about to relate
was told mo one black, cold night in d
country parlor 1t was one of those nights
in midwiuter, when the wind swept over
the land, making everything tinglo with
It's frosty breath, that | was seated before
blazing fire, surrounded by jolly half
dozen boys aud an old bachcor-Petcr
Green, about forty aud eight years old,
1t was just tho night without, to mako
those within enjoy a good story, 80 that
oach of US had to tell his favorite story,
save MIR. Green; and as he was jolly story
teller, we were somewhat surprised to hear
him say: 81 have no story that would n-
terest YOU" so we had to find other enter
tainmonts for while, when one of the boys
told me to ask him how it happened that
ho never got married. SO | did.
"Wcll gentlemen" he began, sit don't
seem right for mo to tell you how that hap.
pcned, but as it is about,mysclf don't caro-
much. You SEQ when l was young wo had
to walk as high as five miles to church aud
singing school, which was our chief en-
ployment But this don't have anything to
do with my not getting wife, but Just
bic in them dnys in getting our sport.
John Smith aud | were liko Mary and
her little lamb Where ono went the
other was shure to go. Wo went to sec two
sisters, and as we were not the bert boys
imaginable, the old gentleman took umbrago
and would not allow us to como noar the
house; so VIC would take the girls to the end
Of the lane, and there wo would have to
take tho final kiss.
We soon got tired of that sort of fun,
aud | told John on our way to singing
school ono night, that was going into the
house, too.
He said the old pan would run me il did.
told him | was going to risk it anyhow,
let como what would.
Ke said he would risk it if would.
So homo we went with the girls. When
we got to the end of the lane, told tho
girls we proposed going all the way.
They looked at each other in way
didn't like too WE'LL but said they (thc old
foIks) would be in bod, so they didn't care
if We did.
They wero little moro surprised, vet,
whom / told them We thought of going in
little while, but as all was quiet we had
no trouble in getting into tho kitchen.
Then and there We had our first court,
and made up my mind to ask Sallio to be
my wife the next time L came.
1t was now past tho turn in the night,
and as I had four miles to walk, told
John wo had better bo going So wo
stepped out on the porch, but just as we
did 80, the sky was lit up by lightning, aud
one tremendous thunder peal rolled along
the mountain side. It's echoo lad not died
out 10 the far of Wales until the rain began
to pour from the garnerod fullness of the
clouds. Wo waited for it to stop until We
were all asleep, when the girls said We
should 90 to bed in tho little room at the
head of tho stairs which led out Of the
kitchon; as their father didn't get up early
VIC could be home before tho old folks wero
astir. After bidding tho girls sweet
good highland hugging them little
and wishing thom pleasant dreams, and
promising them to come back OH tho next
Saturday night, we started for bed
Wo didn't have far to 60, as the bed
stood near the head of the stairs.
John was soon in bod, but as was
always little slow, and full of curiosity, I
Was looking around the little room.
At last ! thought would sit down on a
chest which was spread over with a nice
white cloth, while drew off my boots. So
down sat, whom tho stars of tho East, |
went plump into big custard pie.