Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-22
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Bushes and Interest for the
Brides-Pecetious Old Fellows.
a BeshfuI senrsoI's Marriage Nisht-A
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Senator Sebeston Of Arkansas, was q
native Of Hickman county, Tennessee.
On one occasion member Of Congress
was menting his bashfulness and awk-
wardness. "Why," said the Senator
from Rsckensack, "you don't know what
bashfulness is. Let me tell you Q story,
and when / get through l will stand the
bob if you don't agree that you never
knew anything about bsshfulness and its
bsneful effects. WAS the most bsshful
boy west OF the Alleghanies; wouldn't
look at o girl, much less speak to
maiden, but for all that fell des.
perately in love with . sweet,
beautiful neighbor girl. II was 8
desirable match on both sides, and the old
folks saw the drift and fixed 1t up. I
thought should die just thinking Of 1t.
Twas gswky, awkward country lout
intelligent, refined and fairly well edu-
when the girls had superior advantages,
and therefore superior in culture to the
boys. 1 Hxed the day ss far as could
have it put of; lsy awake in q cold per.
spiration as the time drew near, and
shivered with agony ct the terrible ordeal.
"The dreadful day came; l went
through with the programme somehow
in dszsd, confused, mechanical
sort Of way, like an sutomston
BOBBY through such games as 'possum
pie,' sister Fbobe,' and al that sort OF
thing. The guests one by one departed,
and my hair began to stand on end. Be-
yond the curtain Of Isis lay the terrible
unknown. My blood grew cold and boiled
by turns. was in fever, and then sgue,
pale ard flushed by turns. felt like
q fleeing to the woods and spending the
night in the barn, leaving for the west
never to return. was deeply devoted to
Sallie. loved her harder than mule
can kick; but that dreadful ordeal. /
could not, dare not stand 1t. Finally the
last guest had gone to bed and was LETT
alone-horror of horrors-alone with the
old man.
"John,'" said he, you can take that
candle; you will find your room Just
over this. Good night, John, and may
the Lord have mercy on your soul.' and
with mischlevous twinkle Of his gray
eye the old man left the room. I men,
tally said fAmen' to his Heaven help
you,' and when 1 heard him close dis
tant door, staggered to my feet and
seized the farthing dip with nervous
clutch. stood for some minutes con.
templating my terrible fate and the inevi-
table and speedy doom about to over
whelm me. I knew it could not be
avoided, and yet hesitated to meet my
fate like a man. stood so long ths,
three love letters had grown on the wick
OF the tallew dip, ana winding sheet
was decorating the side Of the candle.
stick.
"a happy thought struck me. I hastily
climbed the stairs, marked the position
of the landing and the bridal chamber.
would have died before would have dis
robed in thst holy chamber where awaited
me trembling and beautiful glrl,a blush
ing maiden, clothed upon with her OWL
nodesty and snowy robes de mutt.
would make the usual preparations with.
out; blow out the light, open the door
and friendly night would shield shrinking
modesty and grateful darkness at less
mitigate the horror OF the situation. Z
was done.
Preparations for retiring were few
and simple in their character in Hickman,
altogether consisting of disrobing, and
owing to the scarcity Of cloth in those
dsys, man was near the Adamic state
when he WAS prepared to WOO gentle
sleep. The dreadful hour had come
wss ready. blew out the light, grasped
the KNOB with deathly grip and . ner-
vous clutch one moment, and 1t wasn'i
over by d-n sight. Ieaped within,
and there, around . glowing hickory Ere,
with candles brightly burning, was the
blushing bride, surrounded by six lovely
bridesmaids. LIST. Paul Herald.
SAM AND TIE SEEMING CART WHEELS.
Fair, fat and little more than forty lie
Sam Donelson, who presides with grace
over the famous restaurant under the hall
Of the House at Washington. A fine,
broad shouldered siX-footer; handsome
man. And no less handsome, although
of 8 different type, was the tall, earnest
eyed Kentuckian who the other day leaned
,carelessly over the marble counter In
whispered converse with him. Sam is
genial II anything, and maybe this was
one of the boys about town who are
always attracted to genial men. But ii
was not the manly beauty Of the pair that
attracted toward them all OF the eyes in
lifelong westernnisle-as scene upon whiCh
Z wide.awake New York Sun correspond.
ent proceeded to turn his camera. Stand
ing with the till hslf open-Rnd q we'll
filled till it was on that busy dsy-Sam
had drawn ont one Blsnd dollar after an
other until about twenty shining cart
wheels lay upon the marble slab end were
being pushed about and arranged in fan
tastic shapes. Engrossed in conversation
the visitor, in an unconscious wsys swept
the coin into pile. Putting aside Sans
half resisting hand, he placed one Corn
upon another until they stood like & sill
yer obelisk on its stone base. Talking
earnestly, the Kentuctian " IL one hand
neatly and accurately divided the
obelisk into two parts. Placing
these side by side, with
q slight pressure on the outer edges oil
the coin and q peculiar motion OF the
thumb and finger, prestc--the two parts
melted into one, and the obelisk was
again intact. Again and egain the pro-
cess was repeated with unfsiling accu-
rscy. A broad smile stole over the faces
of atleest ten of the witnesses to the scene
several of them representatives OF highly
moral districts, too. A. bright-looking
middle-aged western man remarked: "It
cost me az out $1,000 and house and lot
m learn that trick ~