Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-07-04

steps backward, and | coodn't have 90
here at oil, if / hadn't turned back to &c
luther way. Now, that's jest my case
have been after that gal considerable time.
Now thinks I'll 60 luther way-she's beer
slitn ofme, now I'll site her-what's sass
for the goose is sass for the gander. We'll
went no more to Nance's. Next Saba.
day, slicked myselfup, and do say, when
lgot my fxins on, took the shirt clean offol
any specimen of human nature about our
parts. About meetin time off put 10
Ethan Dodge's--Patience Dodge was as
nice gal as you'd see 'twixt here and yon.
der, any more than she wasn't Jest like
Nance Cummins. Ephraim Massey had
used TO 60 and see her; he was clever
fellcr, he was dreadful jelus. Well went
TO mcetin with Patience, and sot rite afore
Nance; i didn't set my eyes on her till af.
ter meetin-she had teller with her who
had blazen red head, and legs like pair
of compases; she had face as long as
grace aforo thanksgiving dinner. | knew
who she was thinking about, and 'twarnt
the chap with the red he'd nuther. Well
| kept boein Patience about spell. Kept
my eye on Nance, seed how the cat was
jumpin, she didn't cut about like she did,
and looked rather solemnly she'd gin her
two eyes to kiss and make up. kept it
up until | like to have got into mess about
Patience. The critter thought was goin
arter her for good, and got as proud as a
lame turkey. One day Ephe cum down
TO our place looking as rathy as a malishy
ossifer on a tranin day look here ses he
Seth Stokes, as loud as small thunder clap,
I'll DO darned -. Halo ses !,
what's broke ?--Why. ses he cum down
to have satisfaction about Patience Dodge,
here I've been courtin her ever since last
grass year, an she was just as good as
mine, till you come agoin arter, and now
can't touch her with a forty foot pole. She
amt like the same gal, and Pm darned film
going to stand it. Why, ses |, what on
airth are you talkin about, | Amt got nothin
to do with your gal, but spose had, there's
nothing to get wolfey about. 1.-THE gal has
taken likin to me, faint my fault, if I've
taken liken to her faint her fault, an if
we've taken likin TO one another faint
your fault, but amt so almity taken with
her, and you may have her for all me so
you hadn't ought to get savage about moth.
in. We'll, ses he, (rather cooled dewn,)
| am the unluckiest thing in creation. |
went luther day to place where there was
an old woman died Of the bots or some
such disease, and they were sellin out her
things. Well, Sos he, Their was thunder.
ing big chist OF drawers full OF all sorts of
truck, so bought it, thot made spec,
but when | came 10 look at 'em Their warnt
nothn in it worth cent except an old sill.
yer thimble and that was all busted up so |
soldit for less than gin for it, we'll when the
chap that bot it tuck it hum he heerd some.
thinrattle, broke the old chist up and found
lots Of gold and silver in false bottom
hadl't seen. Now if I'd tuck that chist
hum I'D never found that mummy or if | did
they'd been all counterfeit, and I'd been
tucl up for passin on 'em. Well, | Jest
told patience of it when she rite up and cal.
led me darned fool. Well, ses ], Ephe
that's hard, but never mind that 90 on, you
can get her, and when you dew get her,
you can fight the ruff edges of Jest as you
please. That teekled him it did, an away
he went q little better pleased. Now thinks
| its time to look arter Nance. Next day
doun | went. Nance was all alone, |
axod her ifthe squire was in, she said he
warnt. Cause ses !, (makin bleovo wan
ted him. our colt sprained his foot an am
cum 10 SEQ if tho squire wont lend his mare
TO go TO town. She said she gessed I'd
better sit down till the squire coined in,
doun sot she looked sort strange an
my hart felt queer all round the edges
AFTER while SEES !, Dir you goin doun to
Betsey Martins quiltin q? Sed she didn't
know for sartln, air you goin ? sed | rec
oned | wood, ses she | spose you'd take
Patience Dodge, scd l mout and again
| mout not, SEES she hearn your q goin to
git married, ses shoodnt wonder bit, Pa
tenco is nice gal sos |, looked at her
seed the tears cummin, ses may be she'll
AK you to be bridesmaid, she ris rite up she
did her face as red as billed beet, Seth
Stokes, ses sho, an she coodn't say any
more she was SO full, wont you be brides
maid, ses |, no SEES she an she bust rite out,
well then ses |, if you wont be bridesmaid,
will you be tho bride, she looked up at me
swan TO man never seed any thing so
awful putty, TUX rito holt of her hand, yes
or no, scs ], rite OFF Yes, ses she; that's
your sort ses ], as | gin her q buss and n
hug. soon fixed matters with the squire.
We soon hitch'd traces to trot in double
harness for life, and never had cause to re-
pent Of my bargain. ]. w.
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