Southern planter., 1832-06-16
YANKEE CoURTsHIP.

YANKEE CoURTsHIP.
Amer my sleigh ride last winter. and .he slippe-
y trick was served by Pany Bean, nobody would
suspect me Of hsnkering afeF woman again n
hurry. To hear me cur5e and swear, andrail out a.
gainst The whole feminine gender, you could have
taken loT granted that never should 50 much as
look at one ofthem again 70 ell eternity. OF but
was wicked; 'idatn and blast their eyOs,n says /
"blamo their skins, torment and darn their hearts,
L and dam them 10 daFnalionn Finally, took an
oath, and swore that il ever meddled or had any
dealings with them again, lin The speaking line,
] mean,) wished | might be hung and choaked.
but aweapng of from woman, and then going
into meeting house chock full Of gals all shining
and giistsnlpg in Their Sunday clothes and clean
iaces--ls like swearing of from liquor and going
into grog shop. ne all smeks held out and
kept hrm 70 my oath, for three whole Sundays,
torenoonss afternoons, aAd insefmasions complete.
y the fourth there were strong symptoms Of
change Of weather. A chap about my size was
seen on the way to the meeting house, with new
patent hat on, his head hung by the ear on shirt
Collar his crayat had pudding III, and branched
out ~ front into doubled bow knot He carried
q straight back, and stiff neck, as a man ouRht to
fuhen be hashis best clothes on, and every time he
IBpit, he Sprung his body forward like a1ack knife
Pin order to shoot clear o b Tufles
Squire jones' pew is next but two 70 mineS and
when stand up to prayers, snd take my coat tail
under my arm, and turn ny back to the minister, I
naturally locked right straight at Sally Jones.
Nov, sally has got facSA Not TO be grirned a in
fog. Indeed, az regards beauty, soma folks think
she can pull an even yoke with Patty Bean. For
my part think there 10 not much boot between
them.-~Any how, they are 90 nigh matched, that
they hated and despiSed each other like nnk poison
ever since thaV were school girls
Squire Jones had'got tbe evening ere on, and set
himself down to reading the great bible, when be
hears tap athis door: @Walk in--well John how
dye dot get out Pompey"--"preity well, thank
70, squire, and how do you DOR Gwhy 50 as to be
cTawlin'--ye ugly beast will ye hold yer yap--haul
, up chair and cit down. siHow do
you do, Mp. Jonesf" Oh, niddlin, how's yer
mammal Dont forget the mat there, kr. BeedIe"
This put me in mind that 4 had been oFscnndinRs
several times IN the long muddy lans,un my boots
weEa in a sweet pickle,
Itwas now old Captain Jones' turn, the grand
q father. Being reused from doze, n tho hustle
and racket, he opened both his eyes al first with
wonder and Rstonishment, al last no began to hal.
loo SO loud, that you might hear him mile; for he
takes i for granted that every body is jus. exactly
q as deaf as he is
l Who isitR Isay who IN the world is itl Mrs
Jones going close to his car, screamed out, "iis
. Johnny Beedlo." Ho, remember he was one ann
4 ner at the siege Of fBostonn-sr1o no, father Mes.
your heart, that was hisgrandfather, that has beer
dead and gone these twenty years. aHo, but wher.
does be comep aDown town. Ho-and wha
i does he follow for a livlnf" And he did not stoI
asking questions after this SORT ill all the particu
i lars Of the Reedle family were published and pro
iclaimed IN Mrs. Jones' best schreech, He ther
sunk back into his dose again. The dog stretched
himself before one andiron; ;and tho cat squat dowI
n before the other. Silence came on BY degrees
u like cain snow storm, tll nothing was beahl bu
N cricket under the hearth, keeping time with sap
py yellow birch foresiick Sally SAT up prim as
q, she were pinned to the charback her hands cross
., ed Qenteely upon her lap, and her eyes lOoknI
10 straight into the ere. Nanny Jones tried Z
straiVhten herself too, and laid her hands across i
herlaps But they would not lay still. Il was ful
twenty.four houps, ince they had done any woEl
and they were out of all patience with keepln
no Sunday. Do what she would to KEEP them qule
they would bounce up, and then 60 through u
motions, in spite Of the fourth commandment. Fs
a, nv par, L sat looking very much like fool. Th
so more tried to say something the more my tongu
we stuck fast;I put my right leg over the left, an
DIV said 'shemw thenI changed, and put the left lo
over the right II was no use; the silence keE
e coming on thicker and thicker; the drops Of swel
tn began TO crawl all over me;i got my eye upo
ed nv hat, hanging peg, on the road to the doc
me ana az this moment the old captain all at once sun
od out, sJoiny Beedle." It sounded like clap
I thunder, and | started right up end.
me "Johny Bcede you'll never handle such dru
vas stick as your father did, flyer live to the age
= Mathusalee. He would toss up his drumstck, an
me while il was whirling IN the air, take of gill
he rum, and then ksteh Il IL come down witbou
- -llosin stroke in ibe tune What dye think
tel,hat, ha! But sspll your chair round close aion
- side ONE, so yer can ieTe-the.e-oso: NOW wn
I'M have you come arterGa I-a-terf y, Just tak'
ye, Ia walk.-pleanpt weather, Iguess; mean just
az lsee how We alfdos "Ifo that's another leg YOU
. 81 CONS a courting; lohny Bcede, you're eIieI O.