The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-29

goin arter her for good, and got as proud as
lame turkey. One day Ephe cum down
to our place looking as rathy as a malishy os-
siier on trainin day; look here, ses he, Seth
Stokes, as loud as u small thunder clap, Tn
be darnd ---. Halo! SEES |, what's broke 7
Why, ses he, cum down to have satisfaction
about Patience Dodge, here I've been cour-
tein her ever since last grass year, an she
was jest as good as mine, till you cum a goin
arter, and now can't touch her with forty
foot pole. She aint like the same gal, and
I'm darnd IL I'm goin to stand il. Why, ses
!, what on airth air you talkin about, amt got
nothin to do with your gal, but spose had.
there's nothin for you to get wolfey about. If
the gal has taken liken TO me, faint my fault !;
if I've taken 10 her faint her fault, an If we've
taken a likin TO one another faint your fault,
but | amt so almity taken with her, an you
you may have her for me, so you hadn't ought
to get savage about nothin. Well, ses be,
(rather cooled DOWN / am the unluckiest
thing in creation. went luther day to a place
where there was an old woman died Of the
6ois or sum SIGH disease, an they were .sellin
out her things. Well ses he, Their was thun-
deren big chist of drawers full of all sorts Of
truck, SO bot il, thot made spec, but
when cum to look at 'em Their warnt nothin
in It worth cent except an old silver thimble
and that was all busted up so sold il for less
than gin for it, well when the chap that bot
it tuck it hum he heerd somethin rattle, broke
the old chist up and found lots Of gold and sill
yer in false bottom hadn't seen. Now if
I'D tuck that chist hum I'd never found that
mummy or if did they'd bin all counterfeit,
and Id bin tuck up for passin on 'em. Well,
jest told Patience about it when she rite up
and called me darnd fool. Well, SEES |,
Ephe, that IS hard, but never you mind that
go on you can get her an when when you deao
get her, you can fight the ruff edges off Jest
as you please. That teekled him it did an
away he went leetle better pleased. Now
thinks its time to look arter Nance. Next
day doun | went.-Nancy was all alone
| axed her if the squire was in, she said he
warnt. Cause ses /, (makin believe wanted
him) our colt sprained his foot and am cum
to see if the squire wont lend me his mare to
60 to town, She sed she gessed he would,
better sit down till the squire com'd in, doun
sot; she looked sort a strange an my hart
felt queer all around the edges. AFTER while
SEES /, air you goin doun to Betsy Martins
quilten2 SEED she didn't know for sartin, air
you goin 7 sed l recond l wood, ses she /
spose you'd take Patience Dodge, sed mout
and again mout not, SEES she hearn your
goin to git married SEES shoodnt wonder bit,
Patience is a nice gal SEES l, | looked at her l
seed the tears cumin. ses may be she'll AK
you to be bridesmaid, she ris rite up she did
her face as red as bnde beet, Seth Stokes,
SEES she, an she coodnt say any more she was
SO full, wont you be bridesmaid, SEES l, no
SEES she, an she bust rite out, well then ses l,
il you wont be bridesmaid, will you be the
bride she lookd up at me swan to man
never seed any thing so awful putty, TUX rite
holt of her hand, yes or no, ses /, rite off,
Yes, ses she; that's your sort SEES l, as gin
her buss and a hug. l soon fixd matters
with the squire. We soon hitch'd traces to
trot in double harness for life, and never had
cause to repent Of my bargain.