Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-04

snd ssicr whisb she vas knosdins, corporal Elns-
than mastered % courage TO advocate b.. .ml "a
per.an. lie Sighed. and Sally tooa5rd more To-
nou'iy. and as he sebod agsin, si,e iosnc- al o.
tic moro y,ss'.
My teai Ssli,.- s.ii lie
Il don't want no ne 81 your dr,ts--l Vish YOU'D
keep long side &c your mothers tptun string 10 he
Psrlor and let me alone. I'll never marry you go
now son,, IL 1--we and die an old maid. and Ia
grow crcss every day lirc-boo, hor. hoo sn-
swered Sally, bursting into tears.
No" don't you cry, Sally, and I'll give YOU
back the money mother took TOR my cock,de; wbsi
don. you like in me, should Ike 10 know r. said
the anlilble youth.
lyon and yout s'insy mother may keep lie mot-
e., ] shant want it VIXEN I'm matred.-l ~ish
you'd keep oui &c The Kitchen. Your mother says
the h::tAeT is..'; 10 ..==cc 81 mtn sh6 there was
hotter ono here than ever yuu'n ae.'
But you know mother could never like the
blacksmith, he's big, and makes suchs poond
ing when che has the headache 1t troubles her
nerves"
You'd better Talk about her nerves; she hasn't
got any nerves. or she wouldn't make me grove So
Bot I'll he even With YOU vet. III runaway next"
ooh, Sally, yon wouldn't do no such thing"
"Bu; l will though, and we'll see then who's
Who"
IN tell you what. Sally, if You run away, I'll
tell mother. and Fll--
You'll what guess you'd better keep out Of
the way Of somebody's sledge hammer, If you know
what's coed. should like to see you gil good
lickin.'
The corporal pricked up his ears, his courage,
and his shirt collar I'D have you to know, Miss
Sally thu, I'm man"
"A very little, weak, puny. good-for- nothing one
that can't hardly lift an OK yoke"
IL eau defend my country when it IL war, and !
shall see that nobody insults ne. As for this ie.
low, this blacksmith, he's beoeaih my no,ice."
"Why, Elnaihan, III have ron banged for that
II my hands weren't 10 this bread tro,h, I'd kill
you with my slipper, easy as would thut cock
roach on the hearth"
Einathsn moved TO the other side If The hearth,
either TO avoid the cockrosch. OF which a1.,nal he
had mortal dread, or to be further from the in
ccnscd Sally whose eyes began to fash. and her
tears 10 dry. as she warmed in the dispute.
81 don't see what you've got against me y said
the Responding youth. 81 might make a better
maich.'
"Go and make it then, and keep out the kitch-
en-. | hate you worse Than rat"
I'm very good looking man.
"Youre Ms thin as the old mnre that -hows evor,
| rib and as weak and cowardly : a chicken"
"And sing pretty well. and talk very good
sense"--
$50 did Bslaams ass"
! The youth WAS silent, for she grew tuIiar thar
a cranberry PIE. The silence WAS unbrckcn fol
some moments except by the sound Of EInslhon'.
knife rs lie shut il after cutting chip into smal
pieces, and by Sally, who added both -four and wa
'e! 20 the ingredients Of her bread-,rough. ab'
worked away with great industry. The corpora
began again
.'A-h Will you let me court you I"
"N--o! wont have any thing to do with yon
clear out" But E!nnthan grew snlorous, as sh
had neither hand at liberty. and nothing to throw
| nj him.
/ "NoY--dcar Sally-woni you
"Begone,'' .replied Sally, waxing wrotb, an'
looking abontns If for. Der dsh-cloll,.
Come. come, -aid the youth sooihiugly. ON
walking .aona behind her. siei us be friends, lie
thIs kIss."-- -
The kiss, fit ever depsr,ed from Elna,han, new
er reached Sally tor a; the veey mention, AID be
fore he could dodge The blow, tho aniden seized
him by the waistband md HAIR and with the 81 fcnp
of Glumdalea put him. head downwsrds intc ohei
bresd.,rough. How he ever got GU, don't know
bn, Sally Loyeone and John Horseshoe were mai
ried that day fur weeks.