Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-26

And please de- not touch the 'cycle'-'tis As
| yet without daw,
And do not want quarrel with my future
If this Mr. BakerJunior follows up his glsnces,
though,
With his fingers. I will thrash him till he
thinks his cake is dough-"
Then be left US both suspectin' that he'd rsth-
er got the start,
And the acres of the csddies seemed increas-
in'ly apart;
impatient jerk,
We shook our heads in concert, an went back
unto our work:
An 1 couldn't help rehectin', "He is steady
like, an cool, p. '-.-.
An that wheel n may be folly, but it didn't
1 was on my stoop s-restin. on hazy autumn
day,
Rather drowsv from a dinner that had just
been slowed away,
And regrettin', when old Bakers an my
homestead fined in one,
That he wasn't to furnish daughter, an
wasn't to furnish son.
Sos to have my name continued, stead Of
lettin' 1t go down,
When Josiah Baker, Junior, came a-drlvin'
home from town.
And little ways behind him came that wheel
scamp, ridin' hard,
And they both to once alighted, an come
walkin' through the yard;
When. as fate was bound to have it. also came
my daughter Belle
From visit to some neighbor's, lookin' worry
sweet an well;
An they stood there all together-that ere
strange, dissimilsr three,
An remained in one pOsiti0n-lo0kin' steady
down at me.
Then Josiah spoke up loudly in kind o. sud-
"Iftb,s gal Ian an rs to marry, it is time the day
was set!
For that one-wheel feller's always round
here cOurtin', on the fly,
An they say she rides out with him, in the
nighttime, on the sly;
Father'll give us board an victuals, you can
give her land an dover,
Wherefore. If she wants to have me, please to
set the day an hour"
Then the wheel scamp spoke up quiet. but as
if the words he meant:
81 would like to wed your daughter, an have
come for your consent.
She Is very dear to me. sir, when we walk or
when we ride;
| And, think, is not unwilling to become my
cherished bride. ........
1 can give her love and honor. and ask Of
you no dover; In
Wherefore, please bestow your blessing; zoe
have set the day and hour"
Then might have told my daughter that she
now could have the floor, F..
And remarked that on this question there
| should be Just one speech more;
But rendered my decision in q fame Of
righteous rage,
And shouted, YOU'D no business for to
| court or to engage!
This 'ere gal has long been spoke for; an
VOu,lt DleQsp to CHAMBER on
Your old hind wheel of buggy, an for ev-
ermOre be gonew -.t
Then he picked up Belle quite sudden, an
made swiftly for the gate,
An 1 formed 3 move to stop 'em. but was
most perplexin' lsIe;
He had fixed small side-saddls on'his ever
lastin' wheel,
So that she could ride behind him (clingin
round him a good deal;)
An straight down the Beebe turnpike like 8
pair o. birds they flew
Toward preachers, who had married al
most every one he knew.
"Stop 'em! head 'em! chase 'em catch EN- p
commanded, very vexed;
"They'll be hustlin' off our daughters on
streak o. lightnln', nextw
An we took Josiah's wagon, an his old graz
spawned mare,
An proceeded for to chase 'em, with no ex-
ira time to spare;
An'Josiah whipped an shouted-it was sucf
dismal pinch
An kept just so far behind 'em, but we
couldn't gain an inch!
Down the turnpike road we ratified; an some
fellows loudly cried:
''Go it. Baker, or you'll lose her! Ten to On'
| upon the bride!"
An l fumed an yelled au' whistled, an com
manded them to halt,
An the fact we couldn't catch 'em wasn't 10
siah Bakers fault;
But he murmured, ~ am maxim father
mare into q wreck,
just to see my gal a-huggin' round another
feller's neckp'
An they rushed into that preachers, maybe
twenty rods ahead,
An before reached the altar, all their mar.
rage vows was said;
And smashed in wildly, just as they wai
lettin' 20 o. hans,
An remarked, in tones of sternness, ~ here.
by forbid the bannsw
While Josiah Baker, Junior, close behind me
meekly came,
Saying. "Were my father present, he would
doubtless do the same"
But they turned to me a-smilia', an sht
hangin' on bis arm. ...
An he SAID: 81 beg your pardon; let Josiah
have the farm.
We've accomplished the sweet object fol
which we have so long strived,
And, as usual in such cases, are prepared to
be forgiven"
An the whole thing seemed so funny, whel
thought Of 1t awhile.
That l looked 'em botn all over, an theI
blessed 'em, with smile.
Then Josiah Baker, Junior. took his spawned
mare for home,
And twas difficult decidin' which indulget
the most in foam;
And he SAID. ''I'll drive alone, sir, ffthe SAM
YOU do not mind;
An your son an daughter Wheeler msybe'l
take you up behind"
AM he yelled, while disappearing, with
large smile on his mouth,
81 kin git gal whose father jines my fathe
on the sOuth!'
} l was workin' IN my wood house, on 3 snow
winter day,
And refectin' on a letter that had lately com
our way,
How that Belle had every blessin' that mar
rfed gal could need,
e An had bought her two twin daughters
small-siZed velOcipede,
When the thought came stealin' through
me, "Well, so far as can see,
). In the line of love and lovin', what's to be il
apt 10 be-"