Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-02-17
SISTER SAILS COURTSIllP.
A CHAPTER ON SAM SIlcE

| ACHAPTER ON SAM SLICK.
There goes one of them are everas,in rottin
poles in tina, bridge. They are no better than
trap for critters leg, said the Clocknaker.
They remind me of trap Jim Monroe put his
loot In one night, that near about made one
leg half yard longer than tother. Ibelieve
told you OF him, what desperate idle fellow
he was. he came from Onion county, in Con-
necticut. Well, he was courtin sister SAL
she was real handsome looking gal; YOU
scarce ever seed more out and out complete
critter than she was-a fine tigur head. and
beautiful model of a craft as any in the State,
real clipper. and as full of fun and frolic as
kitten. We'll, he fairly turned SAILS head; the
more we wanted her TO give him up, the more
she wouldn't; and we got plaguyoneasy abou,
| II, ioT hts character was none Of the hest. He
was universal favorite with the gals; aud
though he did not behave very pretty neither,
forgetting to marry where he promised, and
where he Hadn't ought TO have forgot, too; vet
SO it was, he had such an uncommon winnin
way with him, he could talk them over in no
time---Sal was fairly bewi,ched.
| At last, father said to him one evening VIXEN
he came courlin. jim, says he, you'll never
come TO no good. if YOU act like old Scratch,
as you do; you alma fit to come into no deccn.
mans house a, al, aud your absence would
be ten times more agreeable than your compa-
ny, tell you. Il won't consent to SAILS goin
to them are huskin parties and quillin frolcs
along with you no more on no account: for YOU
know how Polly Brown AMI Nancy WhitA------
Now don't, s,ys he, now don't, Uncle Sam;
say no more ABOUT that; il you know'd all You
wouldn't say It was my fault; and besides, |
have turned right about, ! am as steady as a
pump bolt now. Yes, yes, and you could
stock ii too, by all accounts, pretty well. un-
less you are much misrepresentcd. says father,
but it won't TO- knew your father, he was
our sargeanis proper clever and brave man
he was, too; nc was one of the heroes of our
glorious revolution. had great respec, for
him, and am sorry, for his sake, you will
act as you do; hrt tell you once for all. You
must give up allNhoughrs Of Sal. now and Tor
everlasin. When Sal heard this she bepan
TO nit away like mad in desperate hurry, she
looked foolish enough. that's fact.
First, she tried TO bite in her breath, and
look as IL there was nothing particular in the
wind, then she blushed all over like scarlet fe-
yer, but she recovered that pretty soon, and
then her color went and came and went till at
last she grew as white as chalk, and down
she fell slap off her seat on the floor, in a iain-
tin fit; ! see, says father, see il now, you G.
ternal william, and he made pu! at the old
fashioned sword, that always hung over the
fire place, I'VE used to call it old Bunker, for
his stories always began, when ! was at
Bunker's hill and drawing it out, he made
"A clip at him as wicked as if he was stabbing
rat with hay fork; but lin, he out OF the
door like shot, and draws it to arter him. an
father sends old Bunker through the panel
| III chop you up as fine as mince meat, you
william, said he, if ever catch you inside my
door agin; mind what tell you, you'll swing
for it yet Well. he made himself considera-
BILE scarce arler that, he never sot foot inside
The door agin; and thought he had gin up all
hopes Of Sal, and she him; when one night
a most particular uncommon dsrl; night, as
was comm home from ncighbor Dearborne's,
| ! heard some one a talkin under SAILS window
Well, stops and listens. and who should be
near tire ash sapiin but Jim Munroe, irwin
TO persuade Sal TO run off with him to Rhode
Island to be married. 1t was all settled-..he
should come with horse and STAY othe gate,
and then help her out of the window. Just at
nine o'clock, about the time she commonly
went TO bed. Then he axes her to reach down
her hand for hin to kiss, (lor he was proper
clever at soft sawdcrl and she stretches il
down and he kisses it, and says he, believe
/ must have the whole of you out after all; and
! give her jerk that kinder started her. il came
so sudden like, il made her scream; so of he
sot his foot, and over the gate in no time.
| Well. ! cyphercd over this all night calcu.
latin how should reciprocatc that trick with
him. and a, last hit on scheme. rccolec,-
ed fathers words at par,in, mind what tell
you, you'll swing for IT, and thinks l, friend
Jim, III make that prophecy com. true YET,
guess. So the next night. jist at dark, gives
January Snow, the old Niger, a nidge with my
elbow, and as soon as he looked up, winks
and walks ont. and he arier me---says ], JAM.
AIRY. can you keep your tongue within your
teeth. yoa old niger you? Why massa--.
why you AK that question! My old eyes, you
tink. old Snow don't know that ere YET; my
tongue he got plenty room now, debil ,oo,l,
left, he can stretch out over so far; like little
leg in big bed, he can lay quiet enough, mas.
sa.--neber fear Well, then. says |, bend down
that are ash saplin softly. you old SNOWFALL,
and make no noise. The saplin was no soon.
or bent than secured TO the ground by peg,
and moose and a slip knot was suspended
from the tree, jisi over the track that led from
the pathway 10 the house. Why, my eyes,
massa, that's a--.---.. Hold your mug, you old
niger. says |, or j send your tongue a sarch
in arter your teeth; keep quiet, and follow me
in presently.
Well, jst as it struck rinc o'clock, says l,
Sally, hold this hank Of Irvine for minute,
till wind trife on it of; that's dear crit
ter. She sot down her candle, and put the
twine on her hands, and then begins to wind
and wind away ever SO slow, and drops the
ball every now and then, so asto keep her down
stairs. Sam. says she, do believe you won't
wind that are Irvine off all night; do give il to
January---I won't stay no longer, I'm cen Il
most dead asleep.---'l'he old fellow s arm is SO