The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-06-24

eAN oiSN- gun Ahu aCCOHlphuAtu ny us
son.
Mitchellville was the objective point
Of the expedition, and it was about five
miles off The boys got Joe's arms from
him to protect his girl, and prevailed on
him to rush ahead, pay the toll gate fees,
proceed on to Mitchellville and have the
license ready, SO as to have no DELAY,
Accordingly, Joe went off at lope, paid
the toll for us, and gave strict orders not
to let Martha Jones father through: but
when the old man came to the gate he
just jumped his old sway-back over IL,
and on he came, his hounds In full cry.
The way he 'got up and got" along that
pike was scene not to be forgotten,
The fuss he made aroused everybody en-
route
Our crowd consisted of FIVE, besidea
Joe, and we arrived at Mitrheiivilie about
10 p. N. Joe was there, and rs soon as
had dismounted, he was at my side and
led me up to the door and ratified il so
that the startled Justice opened Il al
once, but, upon seeing, as he supposed,
n female, closed it to arrange his toilet
Meantime, the old man and his hounds
could be heard nearing rapidly. whis.
the corner Of the house to arrange my
dress, and he said, excitedly, " Be in
hurry, the old man will soon be here" :"
did make haste, for no sooner had got
around the corner than darted through
a gate, ran down the side Of fence,
crept through an opening into back
yard, and hid behind an ash-hopper.
When the Justice had got clothes on,
hsan u H.. A IN
but, of course, / wasn't there, and Joe
was running frantically round the house
looking for his girl, while the old man
and his dogs were coming nearer every
minute. The Justice came out and Joe
yelled for his Martha Jepe, but she csrie
not. Then the Justice calledout: "Dona
be alarmed madam, come in; you shant
be hurt, and essayed to assist Joe tc
find her.
BY this time the old man, his son and
the hounds had charged into town and
were almost at the door According th
previous infringement sham row at once
began between our boys and the pursu-
ers, and so well was the thing done that
the citizens (for every man, woman and
child in the village was up) pitched in TO
prevent what they thought would be o
sanguinary affray.
The burly Justice, seeing the turn af.
fairs seemed to be taking, and excited
beyond neastife, mounted the horse:
block and commanded the peace so vo-
ciferously as almost TO be heard in the
adjoining counties Of this State and
Kentucky. This restored quiet, our
boys protesting to be law-abiding citi-
Ia Il ala AZ,
though he insisted that he had the right
to be little out Of humor az the boys
for rohbing him Of his gal, and kept lin.
gering round and "cussin' little on
the outside.
After the row had been squelched, the
women of the village organized a
search for the lost maiden, with view
of shielding her from the wrath Of the
irate old man.
1t was not long before was discov-
cred by one of them, and she, with
another, made dash at me. scuttled
off as fast as / could, but hung my
boot in my lawn calico and made per-
feet "shuckin" Of il in my haste. 1t tore
nearly off at the waist and split In twoI
and by the time / got to the next fence /
nau trhll JWO yafuS long. uhu BTcht
trouble in climbing that fence Il can't
see how woman can climb fence, no
way); in fact, / half climbed and half
rolled over, burst the strings round my
waist, ran out Of all the balance of my
lower female harness, threw my bonnet
back on my head, raised the yell, and
almost ran over some more women who
were looking for me, and l heard one of
them say,I as / passed. Lordy, Kate,
what tOas that" ] didn't stop TO e4-
plain, but made good my escape.
Joe was not to be thus outdone. He
persevered, and in short time succeeded
in getting away with the right Martha
Jane, and the two were made one. But
Mrs. Joe would never speak TO me after
wards, for the reason, / suppose, that I
came so nigh beating her out of hus-
] band.
1 Il was the nearest ever came 10 being
married, and though Joe--doubtless in
stigated by his wife--gave me q terrible
thrashing some eighteen months after
the escapade, never recall il without q
| hearty laugh