Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-08-15

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S'n'S cum an - Nhed whar
tsar WIZ about ffIIkes, and | felt
nifty bad, an nifty ,kacred, but tride
MY level best to keep stiff upper
LIP. Well, we tux our places, Sal n
hangln on too my arm an me a-look
IN at the fore Then the pa,son ses,
= he:
. 'Du YOU take this CONAN he mite a
led young LADY, 'as you hold by the
Sand too be you're lawful wife too
felp her and too keep her, too luv her
IN too nus her, tell deth duz gu part:'
III doc my best ses |, standin'
-fust on wun leg an then on tother
fnr all the world like turkey on a
hot rock.
Then he looked at Sal, an ses he:
'pu you take this man like he
didn't know my naim) AS you hold by
the hand, TO be yore lawful husband,
ioo nus him an to help him an too
,onner an obey him, tell deth duz you
part
Yes, sir, ses Sal.
Then, ses he, i pronounce you
. both man an wife; salute yer bride.
cliached Sal, an give
her as hearty huss as ever you hear,
then the fellers all cum atoun' an
kissed Sal like blrzss; YOU could see
tha, it dunn EN- good, frum the way
they pitched in.
thought Sal orter stopped it, but
size never sei word; as iur me,
kissed right an left, All cum nifty
ueer kl:sin' niger gal as wuz a
fetchin' in sum water, when erybody
begins a giggIin. and begins too feel
NIFTY mean.
Artcr while the kissin an foo,in'
wus all over. aud We all pitched into
the goodies, an' ef ever saw sweet
ness ilv it was then. Il tell | liked
too propped, an evrytody else dun
the same.
Abaut ten o'clock they all left, an
sum OF The BOYS ses. Peter won't you
20 home with u-s' an all sech things,
devil uv NE tell | sea ccly mood what
too 10 or " whar ,on 90. Arter they all
left, an thar sor hv myselftill IA mig
ger gal Gums To the door, an ses:
Mr.. P,tcr, Miss SAILS awaltin' fur
ye,
'Whar is she?' ses l.
She's IN her room, ses she.
We'll, tell her to cum down. SIS l.,
I'm reddy too 60 any whar she wants.
But ses she. she's in bed
Oh, yes, ses |, 4 forgot, but, ses |,
its erly yet. amt it,
She seed | was skeered, an begin a
sniggerin', till | picked up my hat an
follered her, tell she cum to dore
an ses, That's wore room
My heart Jumped up to my throte
as | Knocked at the dore. but nobody
answered. | knocked again, AN then
a gertin' desprit, | opened it, an jee-
whillikins, the cold chills run over
me tell felt like somebody was a
pulin' a cedar bush up an down my
back. Thar was Sal fast asleep Cor
pretendin' like, as | found OUT an the
candle a shlnin' as lite as dav.
stood sum time lookin' nifty fool
ish, AN then puts my hat on cheer !;
next draws my cote off; ii wuz mighty
hard to git otf-then, | shed my jacket
an the balance of my harness, tell /
cum to my boots, an eff ever saw Il
pair NV tite boots, them was the wuns.
| pulled, | tugged an ierked, but they
wouldn't nigh cum off, an happenin'
to look roun', thought seed Sal a
peepin' at me outer wun eye, SO
bloze the light out, gifts my boots off,
an then; but it amt nobody's
business, so | shan't tell any more.
Well, I've tried marryin' sum time,
an must say that after feller gets
used to it, it amt bad thing; in fact
| filosofse rs follows:
Margin is, good thing, it is a
CRATE thing, as Aunt Jane ses, a CRATE
institution chow she noes | can't tell,
fur she never had a chance to try iD.
It's good for everybody. Are you old
marry. it'll make you young (for
you'll die tryin' to pear so). Are you
young, it'll make you old. In fact, it
is sooted to evry and ennybody. It's
ten rale fence that sosiety has built
up to keep folks inside the bounds Nv
good behavior, an though Nv had my
ups and downs in it, an no all about
it, still | say-hooray for marry.
"Can dogs find their way home from
long distance?' asks an exchange.
It's acc riding to the dog. If it's one
you want to get rid of, he can find his