The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-04

au 80. yep patty saws l. giving her wink and stepping
de into corner, told her what was brewing III run
nd borrow Deacons Sleigh and come back Tor you ght
n saws l. o. you needn't be in such tearin' hurry,
@ she for have got shift from top to toe. You see
Ia PICKLE am in All, Patty, says |, beauty when un-
domed is adorned the-We vow says Patty, says she.
And o shot for how follow up such bold speech;
hut couldn't help staggering all the way to the Deacons,
o think how swimmngly matters we're gong on was SO
IN of this that entirely forgot to make up story to fob
nG mon the Deacon till got almost to his door; Tor the
ncon Is sworn enemy to all frockng and his
I'm tell him, says I'LL tell hm-l want to carry grst
omi But that will be found ouno matter; SO it's not
IN after lection, as the politicians say"
The Deacon gave a mortal squint at my face, when did
nv errand but was safe behind shirt-coar. He then
eli TO chewing his cud and considering. Mothers clean
out says both rye and lnJunn. Inc Deacon spit.
Well neighbour if you afeared to trust fellow, here s
tor two shilngs afoehand -" Poh poh John, says he,
waking up and pocketng the money, not trust gou hear
that now Joshua tackle up Sukey You'll drive the crlttur
SLOW John,-and think OF 1t, you may BRING pack my
gut that is now the ml-and look sharp at the miller,
john when he srcks the toll measure It was too late to
stick lies now promised every thing jumped INTO the
SLEIGH and steered to the Widows, with flying coors
II is the height of gentiy, you must know for lady to
her wait long possibe on such an OCCASION
sat over heap of ashes in widow Beams parlor,
listening Patty stamping about in her stocking feet in the
chamber over head for good hour Then stood up to
the looking glass and fzed up my hair, changed my SHIRT
pin a place; thought some speeches to make un-
der the buffalo skin, and finally laid plot to lug IN the awful
question in a sort of slantin' fashion.
At last Patty appeared in all her glory; and was Just
crooking my elbow to lead her out, when in mother
Bean G Where are you gwyin' to Patty !" A sleigh
riding ,noher'' What and leave your cousin Dolly all
ane suck her fingers pretty how dye do that after
coming all the way from Saco TO see YOU" Here was a
knock down argument All my plans of counting and COM
fort melted down and of in moment. ! saw directly
that the widow resolved TO push big Dolly Fisher INTO
Sleigh whether no and there remedy for the
widow Bean a stump that is neither to be got round nor
moved out of the way. | made mention about the
small size of the sleigh, but she shut my mouth instantly
Let aone,' says she " went Safeguarding aore you
was bon yomgster And if don't know how to pack q
sleigh, who does Patty Bean, stow yourself away here,
and sink yourself up small If there isn't we must
make room, the fellows used to say. Now Dolly hoist
yourself in there And she umbled her into the sleigh,
like shot from shovel or a car-oad of pumpkins into
gondoa 1t chuck full of her o, she is Wrapper,
tell ye "Why Johnny Biddle in my day, they used to
pack layer upon layer At this hint sneaked round TO
find Patty and begin the second layer upon her lap Dut the
widow wide awake. She clenched me by the collar, and
pang upon Doy's knees, here's the drivers seat, says
She Plant your feet fiat and firm, Jump up, John
ny And now away with yer, my lad'
ny this time had got ravin' mad that could mold IN
no longer fell foul of the old mare, and dldn give It
70 her about right, then there's o. me, that's all The
Deacon counted the wes upon her hide week afterwards
when he called to reckoning, which was made with
chalk upon the upper flap Of his everyday hat Sukey not
UNDERSTANDING such jokes took the bit in her teeth ana shot
Ih right on eend, like flash of true Connecticut ghnln
Jemln! how skinned it. And the houses, and
on and iences and pg-syes flew by like scud by the
moon And yonder is Hanks corner Whoorah! and
"aooah answered all the ladies and gentlemen with one
voice Sukey scared the noise turned the with
n and the sleigh was bottom upwards in who'd there
whoa The first thing knew that in the bowels OF
snow bank, ammed down under half ton of Dolly Fisher
thought should never daylight again; and when they
auleu me out, left print III the very much like
hat knocked into the middle of Next week, as the
sailors saw.