Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-05-24

spell; thInks that gal il Jest tryan of me,
ta'nt no use Of her playiu possum; I'll take
the k'nk outofher; III don I fotch her out that
h'sh grase,use me for sassage meat. lhearn
:e'i OF BOY, wunce, that got to skewl late
one sunday morning; master ses, you tarned
! s'eeP'n crhler, what kept you so late? why,
ses inc o0y, ne so everlastin slippy out, |
coodn,t gel along no how every step took
cood'nt have got hero at all. il / hadn', turn
ed back 10 60 luther way. Now, that's jest
| my case; have been putin after that gal
considerable time. Now, thinks l, III go
luther way-she's been sliten of me, now
I'd slNs her-what's sass for the eoose is
sass Tor the gsnder.-Well, / went no more
10 Nance's. "Next Ssbbaday, / sIicked
myselfup, and dew say, when got INV
hx,ns on, ! took the shine clean off Of
any specimen OF human nature about our
parts About meetin time off I put TO Ell
than Dodge's-Patience Dodge was as nice
gal as you'd SEQ 'twixt here and Wonder,
any more than she wasn't jest Xix Nancy
Cumm'n:: Epbraim Massey had used to
go 10 see her; he was a clever teller, but he
was dredful jelus-Well, L went TO meetin
with Patience, and sot right afore Nance; l
didn't set my eyes on her till AFTER meetin
she had teller with ber who had blazin red
ned' and legs like pair Of compasses she
had lace as long as grace afore thanks
givin dInner.-I knowd who she was think
IN aoout, an 'twarnt the chap with the red
head, nuther. Well, gets benin Patience
about spell. Kept my eye on Nance, seed
how the CAT was jumpin, she didn't cut about
like she did, and Iook'd rather solemnly
she'd gin her tew eyes TO Kiss and make up.
KEEP il up until I like to have go, into o
mess about Patience. The critter ihot was
goln arler her for good, and got as proud as
lame turkey. Won day Ephc cum down 10
on trainin day look here, ses he, Seth
Stokes, as loud as a small thunder clap, Pn
be darnd -. Halo! ses I, what's broke?
why, ses he, ] cum down to have satisfac-
tiun about Patience Dodge, here I've been
cnrtein her ever since last grass a year, an
she was jest as good as mine, till you cum
goin after her, en- now l can't tuch her with
forty foot pole. She aint like the same gal.
an I'm dornd if Pm goin 10 stand 1t. why,
ses i. what on alrth air you talk in about, 1
sia' got noihin 10 do with your gal, but spose
1 had, there's nolhin for you TO get wolfey a.
bout. IL the gal has taken iikin 10 me,
taint my iault if I've taken to her taint her
iauit, and II we've taken a likin to one ano.
Their faint your fault but ain, SO almi,y
taken with her, an you may have her for me,
SO you hadn't ought to gel savage about no.
INN. Wei. says he, (rather cooled DOWN
1 am Inc unluckiest thing in creation. /
went luther day 10 place where there was
an old woman died of the bots or sum SIGH
disease, an they we're sellin out her things.
wen ses he Their was thunderin big ch:st of
drawers full Of all sorts of truck, SO | bot il.
thot i made spec, but when l cum 10 look
al 'em Their warnt nothin in it worth cen,
except an old silver thimble, and that was
mi cold - L.. ~
Tor 1t, well when the chap that hot II tuck i,
hum he heerd sumthin iattie. broke the old
chest an found lots Of gold and silver in il, in
q false bottom | hadn't seen. Now if ia
tuck that chest hum I'd never found that
mummy or if did they d bin all coun,erfi, and
a Din took up for passin on EN-. Well |
jest told Patience shout il, when she rite I'D
an called me a dafnd fool. Well SEES Ephe
that IS hard but never you mind that lest 90
Only OIL can get her, an wen you dep get her,
you can file the ruff edges of jest as YOU
please. That teekled him, 1T did ,aa away he
went leetle better pleesd. Now thinks |
IT'S time to look arter Nance. Next day
doun ! went. Nancy was all alone axed
her II the squire was in, che said he warnt.
Cause ses (makin bleeve / wanted him)
our colt sprained his foot an cum to see if
The squire won't lend me his mare TO go 10
town. She sed she gess'd he wood; better sit
doun till the squire comd in; doun / sot she
iookd sort strange my bart felt queer all
round the edges. AFTER vile ses I air YOU
goin doun to Betsy Martins QuIl,in sed she
didn't know for sartin air you a gein? sed
l recond wood ses che / spose you'd
take Patience Dodge; sed mont and aein
mout not; ses she hearn you're goin 10 get
married; SEES shoodnt wunder bit; Patience
is nice gal ses J.; looked al her. / seed The
teers cumin, ses maybe she'll ak you to
be bridesmaid, she ris rite up she did her face
as red as bid beet. Seth Stokes, ses she, an
she coodns say any more. she was SO full;
wont you be bridesmaid ses |, no. ses she.
and she burst rite out; well then ses if you
won't be bridesmaid will you be the bride
she looked up al me swan TO man I never
seed any thing so awful putty. TUX rite hol,
OF her han, yes or no, ses I, rite off Yes.
ses she; that's your sort ses /, as l gin her
buss an hug. soon fixd matters with the
squire. We soon hitch'd traces 10 troll in
dubie harness for life, en- never had cause to
repent of my bargain. J. w.
ARAB BEAUTY.-A moDg them was one
of fl,n, II