The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-08-16
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I've hesrn folks say that the wilma
was contrary; well they Is Ieeile So bul
il you manage 'em right. hawl in here,
AMI LEI 'en oui there. you can drive 'em
aang without whip or spur, jest which
Esy you want EN- 10 60.
When | lived down at Elton. there
vas a good many hrst-Iale gals down
there. but didn'I take hkin' 20 any on
EN-. nll squire Cummins cum down there
n lIre. The squire had an almity putty
dar,sr. seed SUN Of the gals was fus,
rire. bat Nancy Cummins was fusi rate
anil 4 Lee'ie more. There was many
dressed finer aud looked grander. but
there was somethin Jam about Nance.
that they coulLn'I hold candle TO. II 4
Teller seed her wunee, he eOuldn't lnuk
=, another gal for 4 week. I tux llkin
to her rite oil. and we got as thick as
iaieses. We had used 10 60 10 the sane
mseiin and sOt in The same pew. II tOnk
me to find the sarms and hiIns for her,
and we'd swell 'em out in a manner
shOesin 10 hardened sinners; then we'd
mosy hum together, while tie gals and
irl;ers kept looking nn as though they'd
Ike 10 mix in. I'D always stay 10 sup
per, AMI the way she Good make injun
cakes. aud the way rood slick 'em
over with nOlssses, and put them away,
wls no,hin to nobody. She was civil
tew. always getting some,hia nice for me.
vas up TO the aub in love. and was 60
in in for her like q locomotive. Well,
things went on This way a spell. tell she
tho. she had NE lite enuff. Then she be-
gin to show of kinder independent like.
When Ia 60 10 meeiin. there was no
room for me in the pew; when she'd cum
on. she'd streak or with another chap
md leave me suckin my fingers al The
door. Instead Of stickin 10 me as she
used to DO. she got cu,iin around with all
the fellows jest as il she cared no,hin
about me no more, none whatsumever.
got considerably riled. aud lhol mOul
as well come TO the end Of il a, vunce:
go down went 10 have il out with her;
there was hull grist Of fellers there.
They seemed nifty quiet ill | went in.
then she 60, talkin all manner Of nonsense,
said noIhin TO me and darned lilile Of that.
] tried to keep nv dsnder down. but i.
want No use. kept moosin abou. as il
had a pin in my irouses. l sweat IS il
i. had been lhrsshin. My collar hung
down as If il had been hung over my
stock to dry. cnuldn'I stand it. so |
cleared out as quick as Good. for seed
twas no use tryin 10 say nothing TO her.
] went s,ra,c 10 bed. and tho, the matter
over spell; thinks that gal is jest Try
lag Of me, faint no use Of her playin pos
sum; I'll take the kink out Of her; II |
don't foIch her out that high grass, use
me for sausage meet. | hesrn tell Of a
buy, wunce, that 60, TO skewl late one
Sunday morning: master ses, you Iarned
sleepin ,criiler what KEEP, you so late!
why. ses the boy, it's so everlasiin slip.
py out, coodn'. GET along no how; every
step | took forrard. | went tew steps
backward, and | coodn', have got here a.
all. il | hadn't turned back 10 GO luther
way. Now, that's jest my case; ] have
been putin after that gal considerable
time. Now, thinks ], I'll GO luther way
she's been slilin Of me, now TIL site
her; what's sass Ter the goose 10 sass for
gander. Well, I went no more 10
Nance's. Next Sabbaday, slicked my
self up. and | dew say, when | got my
fxins on. | took The shine clean of OF
any specimen Of human nature about our
paris. About meetin time off put TO
Ethan Dodge's. Patience Dodge was as
nice gal as you'd see '.wixt here and
yOnder, any more Than she wasn't jest
like Nancy Cummins. Ephraim Mas
sey had used to 60 10 see her; he was
clever Teller, but he was dreadful Jclus.
Well, went 10 mcetin with Patience,
and so. right afure Nance; | didn'I sci my
eyes on her till arler meclin; she had
Teller with her whu had blazen red head.
anil legs like pair Of compasses; she
had face as long as grace afore thanks
glvin dinner. knowed who she was
thnsin about, an 'twarnI the chap with
the red head, nuiher. Well, | gets boe-
ing Patience about a spell. KEEP, my
eye on Nance, seed how the cat was
Iumpin; 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 a
mess about Patience. The crit,er thot |
wa, goin arter her for good, and got as
proud as lame turkey. One day Ephe
cum down to our place lookin as rsthy
as millshy offisser on ,rainin day; look
here. ses he. Seth Stokes, as loud as a
snail thunder clap, Ill be darned -
Hallu! ses |, what's broke! Why, ses
he, cum down TO have satisfaction
sbol. Patience Dodge; here I've been
cOurtin her ever since last grass a year,
an she was jes. as good as mine. till you
rum goin srler her, an now can't
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