The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-27

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bed.
Now, says ]. let her ripl Dance
till your wind gives ont. And cuddling
down under tho quilts, Morpheus grab
bed me.
/ was dreaming Of soft shell crabs and
stowed tripe, and having IA good time,
when somebody Knocked at the door,
and woke me up. Rap again. laid
low. Rap, rap, rapf Then ! heard n
whispering. and knew that there was
a whole raft Of gals outside. Then Lib
sings out:
Jack, are you there T
yes, says /.
Then came IA roar Of laughter
Let us in, says she.
Il won't, Says |. Can't you let
fellow alone 7"
Are you abedT says she
Il am, says !.
Get out says she
Il won't, says !.
Then came another laugh
By thunder | began =, get ,il,pl
Get out, you ps.tticuatttl rcArecrows"
Can't you get l-an withont hauling
fellow out of l.,..i wont gn home
with you-i ~on't IA YOU may clear
out 7
And throwing l'oot at the door /
folt better. But presently Heard
still. small voice, very much like my
sister I.iLis, and IL said
Jack, you'll have to get M Tor all the
girls things are there
Oh, mercy what pickle
Think of me in bed, all covered with
muiIs, shawls, bonnets aud cloaks, and
twenty girls outside the door, waiting
to get in II had stopped TO think /
should have Tanicked on the spot. As
il was | rolled out among tho bonnet
ware aud rihbons in a hurry. Smash
went the millinery in every direction.
l had TO dress in the dark for there was
craok IN the door, and girls will peep.
and the way tumbled was death on
straw hats. The critical moment came.
/ opened tho door and found myself
right among the women.
oh, my leghorn 7 cried one.
My dear darling wiater velvet : cried
another, and they pitched in, they pulled
me this way aud that, hoxed my ears,
and one bright-eycd little IiecO-Sal he,
name WAS, put her arms around my
neck, and kissed me right on the lips
Human nature couldn'tstand that, and
gave her as good as she sent. IL wa
the first time ever got tho taste, an,
it Sas powerful good. believe Coul'
have kissed that gal from Julius Casa
TO the Fourth of July.
Jack, said she, We are sorry to dis
: turb YOU, but won't you see me home
Yes, l will, said /.
: did do it, and had another smack
! the gate.
; After that we kinder took tnrtl
9 doving after each other, both Of MS sigl
. ing like barrel of new cider when "
4 were away from eaoh other.
+ Twas y glorious summer day.
II Q sun was setting behind distar
Q hen-roost, the bull frogs were commen
/ ing their evening song, and pollywo:
!, in their native mud puddles, were pr
=; pairing themselves for the shades
" night, and Sal and myself sat upon a
q antiquated backlog listening TO Il
h music Of nrtl re, sNch as twe toad
&c &c roostels, and granting pigS, and now al
4. then the music Of q jackass was waite
81 to our ears by the gentle zephyrs th
O. sighed among the mullen stocks, aI
or heavil, laden with the delieious ole
of hen-roosts and pig-styes.
%, The last lingering rays Of the settil
j. sun glancing from the solitary hori
nr man, shone through knot-hole in
lis hog peh, full in Sails face, dyeing h
,st hair an orange peel hue, and showi
pg off my thread bare coat to a bad adval
age; one of my arms was around Sd
waist, my hand resting on the small
her back, abe was toying with I
auburn locks Of Jet black hue, she "
: almost gone, and l was almost dit
She looked like grasshopper dyi
1T with the hiccups, and Fefelt like mi
gal turtle cholxed with goldfish ball.
9; Sal. says !, in voice as musical
ay W the notes Of dying swan, will you HI
i. met
he She raised her eyes heavenward, a
III 'ct clasped me by the hand, had mn atts
he of the heaves and blind stsggers, a
ant with u sigh that drew her shoe stri'
on on to her palate, said yes.
~ She gave clean out then, and squat
ct in my lap. / hugged her till I bSt
,et. o my suspenders, and her breath snel
lly of onions she had eaten two weeks
oF fore,
Well, to make a long story short
set the day, and we practiced for f
= weeks every night how we would en-
the room to be married, till we co
walk as gracefully as couple of ii
,ot covy ducks. The night, the comps
and the minister came. the signal !