The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-06-11

/ the mouse oil our munster. They
didn't have anydancin', cause that's
wicked, bnt they played harmless
games, in which the ladies and gem
tlemen kiss each other. That isn't
naughtyifit it is nice; though some
one has said ''kissin' leads to graver
deeds" In my case it led to mar
riage.
AS ! was saying, at the party-I
mean the young folks congregation
AL meeting-th there were heaps ofpret-
Ity girls, and only a few real nice
young men like me, 50 nearly all the
girls were crazy after me. If / do
say it myself, ! looked very sweet
My hair, which you know is a little
on the carmine color, was all creased
up with scented OK marrow, SO it
looked quite dark, and it was parted
in the middle, and my mustache was
colored with injun ink; but l won't
do that again, it rubs off so on the
girls.
i had on my new brown trousers
and my purple coat, and a new white
vest, and pink neck,tie. Oh, just
looked irresistabls l tell you,-just
like q city fellow-and they were
awful mad and jealous, and said they
guessed I'd been Studying the fash
ion-plate in some patent medicine
almanac. s1 a,t
Well, we played the apillows and
and keys" and 3@bull in the ring
That's a game where llihold on to a
rope and form circle, withaon per-
SON standinS h the centre Hsslaps
some girls hand and makes q dive
for her; she runs and he after her,
grabs and tears her, clothes, and kiss,
es her. Then she does the same
thing to the young man.
| think it's just as rough on dress
es, and there is just as much huggin'
as there is in dancin, but then it
isn't wicked like dancin'.
There was at that party one girl
who was just "peaches and cream"
She was about FIVE feet high, and had
Cinderella feet, the prettiest you ev-
er saw, and a waist you couldspan-
a lovely figure.
Her eyes were the color Of the blue
heavens, and they twinkled like
stars in the aforesaid heavens. Her
crowning glory, her hair, was long
enough to sit on, and was of a lovely
Lockport yellow. She just froze to
me, and | didn't try bit to thaw
from her..
Just at the time to go home, she
came to me and remarked: "Ipecac
if you want to see me home, I'll tell
any one that asks that pleasure that
I'm engaged, shall I?'
ooh, yes, do" l said.
She lived quite piece down the
road, aud | enjoyed the walk to her
house, but l was awful lonesome
coming back, because | had to pass a
graveyard, and don't like to pass
one at night, alone, l amt afraid,
but it always makes me. think of my
dead grandfather.
To return TO Adelaide:
BeforeI kissed her good night she
looked kind o sweetly on me, and
said she wouldn't keep company
with any other young man, if |
wouldn't go to see any other girl on
Sunday or Wednesday night.
So we agreed, and the next Sun
day took her to meeting, and when
we got back home into the parlor, l
sat in big rocking chair, but pretty
soon she said to me.
"lpy, dear, don't believe you are
very strong"
"Why?g,f asked.
"oh, nothing" she said, "onfy l
thought if you we're strong, you
would ask me to sit on your lap"
l told her / was an ambitious
young man, and I'd try to hold her,
so she came and sat down on me.
l felt awful red in the face. Then
she said she believed that | couldn't
get my arms around her. But | did,
and she put her arms tight around
me. 5.,
After awhile, she said$
"IpS haven't you ever thought
you'd like to get married2 1t must
be splendid" '-5id
4 told her II oreseed no ,,arson