The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-29
From the Focus.
MANAGEMENT YANKEE STORY.

maNAuE.rhEN Ia 1ANhEE - IOh1.
Fye hearn folks say that the wimin was
contrary, well they is leetle so, but if you
manage 'em rite, hawl in here, and let 'em out
there, you can drive 'em along without whip
or spur, jest which way you want 'em to 60.
When lived down at Elton, there was a
good many first rate gals down there, but
didn't take liken' to any on 'em, till squire
Cummins cum down there to live. The squire
had an almity putty darter. sed sum of the
gals was first rate and leetIe more. There
was many dressed finer and looked grander,
but there was somethin jam about Nance, that
they couldn't hold candle to- Ifa Teller seen
her wunce, he couldn't look at another gal for
week. | tux a likin TO her rite off, and we
got as thick as thieves. We had used to 90
to the same mectn and sot in the same pew.
1t took me to find the sarms and hms for her,
and we'd swell 'em out in manner shockin to
hardened sinners then we'd mosey hum to-
gether, while the gals and fellers kept look
ing on as tho they'd like to mix in. I'd al
ways stay to supper, and the way she Good
make injun oaks, and the way wood slick
'em over with molasses and put 'em away,
was nuthn to nobody. She was dreadful civil
tew always gttin sumthin nice for me, l was
up to the hub in love, and was goin in for her
like locomotive. Well, things went on this
way spell, till she thot she had me lite enuff.
Then she began to show off kinder independ-
ent like. When I'd 90 to meetin, there was
no room for me in the pew; when she'd cum
out she'd streak off with another chap, and
leevc me suckin my fingers at the door. In
stead Of sticken to me as she used to do, she
got cutlin around with all the fellers, Jest as if
she cared nuthin about me no more, none
whatsumever. got considerably red and
thot l mout as well cum to the end Of it at
wunce: so down | went to have it out with
her; there was hull grist Of fellers there.
They seemed nifty quiet till went in, then
she got talking in all manner of nonsense, and
sed nothing to me and darnd little of that /
tried to KEEP my danger down, but twarn't no
use l kept moovin about as if had pin in
my trowsers. / SWEET as if had been thrashn.
My collar hung down as if it had been hung
over my stock to dry. coodnt stand it, so
cleared out as quick as Good, for seed twas
no use trying to say nuthin to her. / went
strate to bed and thot the matter over spell;
thinks | that gal is jest tryin of me, faint no
use of her playin possum; I'll take the kink
out Of her; if don't fotch her out that high
grass use me lot SaSSaTe meat.
Ihearn tell of boy, wunce, that got to
skewl late one Sunday morning, master ses,
you tarnel sleeping critter, what kept you so
later why, SEES the boy, it's so everlastn
slippy out, coold't get along any how eve
ny step took forward, | went tew steps
backward, and cooldn't have got here at all,
if hadn't turned back to go luther way
Now, that's jest my case; have been putin
after that gal considerable time. Now, thinks
!, I'll 90 luther way--she's been slitn of me,
now I'll site her--whats sass for the goose
is sass for the gander Well, went no more
to Names" Next Sabbaday, slicked my
self up, and do say, when | got my fxins
on, took the shirt clean off of any specimen
Of human nature about our parts. About
meetin time off put to Ethan Dodge's--
Patience Dodge was as nice gal as you'd
see 'twixt here and yonder, any more than she
wasn't jest like Nancy Cummins. Ephrain
Massey had used TO go and see her; he was
a clever fcller, but he was dredfu jelus. Well
| went to meetn with Patience, and sot rite
afore Nance; didn't set my eyes her till
arter meetin; she had a Teller with her who
had blazen red head, and legs like pair of
compasscs she had face as long as grace
alore thanksgiven dinner. knew who she
was thinkin about, an 'twarnt the chap with
the red he'd nuther. Well, kept boein Pa
thence about spell. Kept my eye on Nance,
seed how the cat was jumpin, she didn't cut
about like she did, and looked rather solmn-
ly; she'd gin her tew eyes to kiss and make
up. kept it up until like TO have got into