Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-06-08
A Bashful Mans Dilemma.
RUSHING INTO ROoMFUL OF BRIDES
MAIDS BFREFT OF his BREECIIES.

MAIDS BEREFr OF his BREEcHEs.
Nashville Banner
Senator Sebastian. of Arkansas,
was a native of Hickman County,
Penn essee. ca one occasion Il
member of Congress was lamentiiig
his bashtulness and awlSvardness. /
why said the Senator from
Rackensack, you don't know what !
bashtulness is. Let me tell vou a
story, and when | am through |
will stand the bob if yea do net
agree that you ne yer knew ANYTHING
about bashfulness and its banetul
effects.
| was the most bashfnl boy west
of the Allie ghanies. | wouldn't look
at a girl, much less speak to one
but for al that, | fell desperately in
love with. a sweet beautiful rel gh-I
bor girl. It was desirable match
on both sides, and the old folks saw
the drift and fixed it up. thought
| should die just thinking Of it. |
was a gawky, awkward country
lout. about nineteen yeals old. She
| was an intelligent, refined and fair.
ly. we'll educated girl III country
and at time when girls had 81
perior advantages, and were, there
tore, superior in culture to beys- |
fixed the day as far off. as / could
have it pnt off [ lay awake in a
cold perspiration at the time drew
near and shivered with. agony us |
thought OF the terrible ordeal.
The dreadful day came, | went
through the programme somehow. in
a dazed Confused, mechanical sort of
way. The guests one by one de
parted and my hair began to stand
on end. Beyond the awful curtain
of Isis lay the terrible unknown.
My blood grew cold and boiled by
turns. | was i'll a fever .ard then
an ague, pale and flushed by turns.
| felt like fleeing to tbs woods,
spending the night in the BAN,
leaving for the west never to re :
turn. | loved her harder than a
mule could kick but that dreadful
ordeal could nct, dared not stand
it.
Finally TIC last guest was gone,
the bride retired the family gone
20 bed, and | was lett alone horror
of horrors, alone with the old man.
John said he, you can take
that candle; you. viii iindt your
room just over this. Good night,
John, and may the Lord have
mercy on your soul, and with a
mischievous twinkle OF his fine grey
eye the old man left tie rooin.
| mentally said Amen to his
/ Heaven help you, and when |
heard him close a distant door, stag
gered. to my feet ana seized a tarth-
ing dip with a nervous grasp.
| stood for several minutes con
templating my terrible fate, and
the inevitable aud speedy doom
about TO overwhelm me. | knew
II could be avoided. and yet hest
ta'ed to racct ny fate like a man
, / stood. SO long that three love let
!, ters had grown on the wick Of the
: tallow dip and winding shec'
was decorating the side of the
brass candlestick.
A happy thought struck me.
hastily climbed the stair, marked
the position CT. the landing and til,
door of the bridal chamber.
> : would have died before | woul,
have disroDed in that holy chamber
where awaited ne a trembling am
beautiful girl-a blushing maiden
: clothed upon with her Own beau
! ty and modesty and her snowy rob
: de qauit. | would make the usua
E preparations without, blow ont th
q light, open the door, and friendl
: night would shield my shrinkin
e modcsty and basntulness, and grate
e'E fuI darkness at least mitigate III
Is. borrow Of the situation, 1t was sool
'e done. Preparations for retirin
20 we're few and simple in their char
n acter in Hickman, altogether con
/ sistlng of disrob;ng, and, owing t
= scarcity Of cloth, in those days ma
Was SOlsiCN itEIt llAci tllC 1AAai'
as state when. prepared to. WOO. swet
~ sleep. Tie dreadful hour had como
tn ] was ready. ] blew out the ligh
$ grasped the door knob with
in deathly grip and nervous clutch
r one moment and it would be owe
r One moment and it wasn't ov
ed by a d-n sight. ! leaped with
all and there, arour.d a glowing bic!
f DRY fire, with candles bright
as burning on the mantle and burca
I'm was the blusl,ing bride, surround
IRE By the six lovely bridesmaids.
on y
NY Cut-woru,s can be cheated out
cd destroying the cabbage and otl
nd plants. by surrounding each pla
on with an oak, hickory, Or some otf
nv strong leaf set deep enough to pr
nil vent blowing away. Another rem
,s dy, sai6 to be effectual, is to put sa
dust about the roots and satur: