By G.. 4. & J. ?. CHAPMAN.
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let the bag down esey the floor, and tum5led
all covered with corn meal, from head to foot


Goodness gracious :. Miss Mary, If aint the
AIaicr himself!


Yes ses l. 'and you know you promised to keep
my Crsinus present as long "a you lived


The gals laughed almost to deth, and went to brush
IN OF the meal fe they could, say they
gwine to hang that bag up every Crsmus oil they got
husbands too. Miss lIary-blcss her bright eyes she
blushed beautiful a mornin-glJry, and sed she'd
stick To her word. She rite out of bed, and her
hair wasn't combed, and her he'd wasn't fixed at ALL
but the way she looked pretty was rale dstractin
do believe # was froze stiff, ono look at her charm
in flce She stood lookin down to the floor with her
rOgush eyes and hcr bright curls fallin all over her
snowy necE, would fo.cled me too. | tell YOU what
1t worth hangin in meal bag from one CrlsmuS
to another TO feel 30 happy as have ever since


| went home after we had the laugh out, and set by
the fire TIL | had thawed. In the forenoon all the
Stanleys over TO our house. and We had one of
the greatest Crismus dinners that seed in
Georgia, and don't believe a happier company ever
cot down at the same table. Old Miss Stanley and
mother settled the match and talked every thing
that ever happened in their families and laughed at
caus they wasn't alive to their children married.


II Is all settled now, cept we haint >ot the wcddin
day. I'd like to have il all over at once, but young
gals always like TO be engaged awhile you know, 80
sposc must wait month or -. Mary (shc ses |
must call her Miss Mary now.) has been good deal
trouble and botherashun to me, but If YOU could see
her. you wouldn't think ought TO grudge little suf-
fern 10 ret sch sweet little wife.


You must come to the weddin If YOU possibly kin,
I'll let YOU know. No from your friend all deth,


JOSEPH JONES.