The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-03-19


her. Then the gotmarried. Wig. Macum-
Der was all broke up over II, and he grew
more solemn than ever.
"Poor Jim died few months afterward.
He left his widow $500, some secondhand
stoves, and other store goods Maybe YOU
won't believe it, boys, but year after that
Wig. was engaged to Samantha again. Then
Frank Lawson came TO town, and went to
tending bar at the tavern. lie had a black
moustache aud the biggest watch chain
ever saw. Samantha met Frank at pic
mic, and hope to get shot if she didn't
break Off with Wig. again, aud she and
Frank were engaged. Wig. was all bound
up in that girl. aud you can imagine how
ho felt.
"Well, sir, while Frank and Samantha
were spooning, who should come 10 town
but young fellow named Will Virgins.
He was from Poughkeepsie, and went to
clerking in O store in town. You may
think I'm stretching it, but III treat If he
didn't capture Samantha. After she had
given Wig tue slip for Frank Lawson, Wig.
wouldn't speak to Frank, he Felt so cut up.
When Frank got tho grand bounce. re-
member seeing Wig. meet him in the street.
He went up to Frank in his solemn way,
and without word shook hands with him
and passed on. That was comcal sight,
and no mistake.
at wasn't long before it was nosed about
that Samantha and Virgins were to be mar
red. Frank Lawson went away, but Wig.
stuck to it. Well, Samantha didn't marry
Will Virgins. He got full of beer one nf.
t"rnoon, and the boys put him to bed. He
slept until nearly daylight next morning.
He looked at his watch. It was half-past 5.
He thought it was half past in the after
noon Of the day he went to bed. He was tn
eat supper at Samantha's house at o'clock
he same afternoon. lie dressed himself
and hurried down to the house. lie thought
It was funny there weren't any lights in the
house, but he knocked and banged at the
door. Pretty soon a window was raised ur
stairs.
"'Who's that down there, and what are
We bangin' that door fur7'
at was Samantha's mothers voice.
"'Why, Two come To supper said Will,
'Aint you we'll Mrs. Morris p
"Mrs Morris came down stairs. She
opened the front door. Mr.. Virgins found
that Mrs. Morriswos quite well. The match
was broken of, and if you ever wanted to
see man get up and hop, all you had 10
do was to ask Will Virgins to take supper
with you.
"Now, see here, boys. don't want you
to be suspicious of what Pm going to tell
you, for it's the ironclad truth, and if you
ever go down in Ulster County they'll tell
you the same. Wig. Macumber and Ss-
mantha Morris made up, and the old en-
gagement was renewed. Wig. was as GER
tain of her this time as he was of his dinner.
oI 1I Rm ' once Dse IL whc, and he went IN Ic
tavern one night and set 'em up for the
boys. Wig. had an uncle named Parker
Job Parker-one of the jolliest old bachelors
that ever lived. He wasn't much older than
Wig. Macumber. He lived up the Rondout
Creek, and had about 900 slowed away.
lie had written Wig. letter after each one
of Wigs little set backs with Samantha,
kind o. making fun OF him. That rather
riled Wig, and he thought he would get
even with his uncle by inviting him down
to see him married. Uncle Job didn't have
much to do just then, and he came down
couple of weeks before the wedding
day to kind o. get acquainted with his new
relations he said. Boys, it's solemn fact,
and hard one To believe, but ifWlg's uncle
Job didn't cut HIM out with Samantha
hope to holler. Cut him out dead, and,
more than that, married her.
Disappointed Wig, was all tore 10 strings.
Talk about this young fellow up the river
whose girl ran away with another man
Why, he'd think soothing balm was run.
ming all over his heart if he should meet
Wig. Macumber.
al was confidential with Wig. in those
days, and one day went TO him and told
him to cheer up.
"Uncle Job'll peg out one o. these days
said, 'and then why can't you tackle sa'
mantha again p
"Wig, sighed and shook his head. Then
he said, as solemn as an owl:
"'No. It can't be done. Under any
other circumstances might wait. But
never could bring myself to marry my
aunt
al hadn't Thought of that. His bride thai
was to be, had become his aunt samanthu
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