The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-22
when the storrncloud BROKE.


"But it was on Christmas day-which
accordin to the Scripture and by rights
it ought to be the brightest and most
peacefullest day of the year-that the
stormcloud broke and fell over at
the Widder Wagner's house," Aunt
Nancy went on as she made pass
at the fireplace and spit in the wood
box
ssAfter dinner that day the wilder
had took her foot and hand and went
forth to do little Christmas visitation
around amongst the neighbors. In the
main time by some hook or mercrook
Dunk he got the news and drapped in
to see his Dolly dear. Hit was sich
raw and blusterin day out of doors,
and the meetin was so scandlous sweet
and pleasant, as it were, till bless gra-
cious Dunk and Dolly lost the schedule,
and when the widder got home the
committee was still hcldin forth in
what you mought call secret session.
"But somebody that is too Internal
good and smart to live-the Lord knows
who it was, and don't want to know
had already made reports to the wild
Ger touchin the fact that Dunk
had come to see Dolly, and when the old
lady come in she come smolxin hot and
putin and snortin like a steam engine.
When the young folks heard the storm
risin and roarin and comm their way,
Dolly she took and hid Dunk in the
closet where the old lady keeps her
spinnin wheel and cotton and dried
fruit and old clothes, and turned the
button on the door.
"Eell, the old lady come in, and then
the stormcloud broke and fell. She
threatened to whip Dolly in a inch of
her life for keepin company with that
good-for-nothin Dunk Watson. She
pulled Dolly's ears and boxed her jaws
till it was a plum disgrace on the female
sex. And then, bless gracious, in her
mad contortionment, she slapped and
pushed the pore girl into the closet,
and slammed the door and turned the
button, and told her she could stay right
there till she learnt better sense than
to play grown woman with trifiin
upstart like left-handed Dunk Watson.
''Then presently the old lady she
polled off to bed, and slept the sleep of
the just as well as the unjust. Bright
and early next next mornin she come to
remember that somebody had to cook
breakfast and wash the dishes and
milk the cows and feed the chickens
and clean up the house. She needed
Dolly. She vent to the closet after
Dolly. She found Dolly right where
she had put her the over night. And
that want all. She likewise found left
handed Dunk Watson there in the
closet. The committee was still in
session.
"Did the old lady turn herself loose
and raise another tempestrious big
storm? Not any to speak of. From
that time benceforwards she was as
mild and mellow as an April shower.
and as givy and gentle as cat. She
felt like one which had throwed her
throw and lost.
what did Dunk and Dolly do?
Bless your soul, honey, they got
married, they did, before the sun
went down ON that same win
try day. The wilder she paid for
the license and sent for the breaches
and was more than wilIin for Dunk and
Dolly to proceed with the proceedins.
They have all settled down now on the
Wagner peaceful and happy as
you ever saw-and lefthanded Dunk
will run the farm this year.
sand that's what makes me tell you
what / do, Rufus, in regards to the
boys and girls of this great country.
When they put two heads together and
work up good big notion to go and git
married, you mought as well to open
the doors and throw down the bars and
let nature take her course"
RUFUS SANDERS.