, 1840-02-29

EPilralm Massey had used 10 90 and see her
he was 4 clever fellow, but he was dreadful
jellus: Well, | went 10 meeting with Pa.
tience, and sot right before Nancy;I didn',
set my eyes on her till after meetin; she haC
a fellsr with her who had 4 blazin red hair
and legs like a pair of compasseS; she hat
a face AS long as grace before 4 thanksgiving
dinner. | knowed who she was thinkin!
about, aud twarnt the chap with the red hal
nuther. We'll, | got boen Patience about
spell. Kept my eve Oh Nance, seed how
the cat was jumpin;-sIe didn't cut about
like she did, and looked rather soIemnIy
she'd gin her tew eyes to kiss and make
up.
kept it up until liked to have got into !;
mess about Patience. The critter thot |
was going artor her for good, and got as
proud as a lame turkey. Won day Ete
came down TO our place looking as rathy as
Il maiishy officer on training day; look here,
says he, Seth Stokes, as loud as Il small
thunder clap, I'll be darn'd-.Hello! ses /,
what's brokel Why, says he, ] come Gown
10 have satisfaction about Patience Dodge;
here I've been corten her ever since last
grass a year, and she was just as good as
mine till you c:lm 4 goin arter her, and now
| cant touch her with 4 f,rty foot pole. Way.
ses /, what on airth ure you Il talking about?
| amt got nothin to do with your gal; bat
spnse | hid, there's nothing for YOU to get
wUily about. II the gai had taken Il liiin TO
me, faint my fault; five takin a likin toher,
faint her fIuit; and ii we've taken 4 liken TO
one another, taint Your fault as you may
suppose i, is; but | amt 50 almighty taken
with her. and you may set her for ne, So
You hadn't ought to get savage about nothiu.
We'll, ses he, (rather cooled DOWN. I'm
the uniuckiest thing in creation. | went
tolher dry where there was an old woman
died of the bolts or sDne such discl Sc
and they were selling oui her Things.
SEES he. there was Il numbering biz chist OF
drawers. full of nj. sorts cf truck. 80 | bot ii,
and tliot | made 4 spcck, but when | cum to
IT them there was nothing in ii worth
Il cent except an old silver ihinble and that
was all rustei up, SD | sold it for less than
! gave for IL; well then the chap that bot it
tuck it home, b., heared something
gold and silver in II, in aiaiSe bottom ] hadn't
seen. Now # Id have tuc!; TINT chist hun,
ii Eeve: found lint mulay, nr if | did, I'd
have been tucked up for pas5in on 'cm.-
Well | Just tod Patience about il, when she
NJ and called me dlrned foo. Well ses
|, Eie, that's hard, but never YOU mind that,
Jest 90 on. you can get her, aud then
You cIn file rough cd yes of les; as you
that tickled him, 1t did, and way Ne
a leeiie better Pleased.
Now, thinks j its time Ia l"ok arter Nance.
Next day. down ! went. Nancy was all a.
one. | aXei her if t C squire was in: she
said lie warnt. Cos, say |. (~nakiHg believe
wanted HIM our colt s?rained hi; loot AMI
Gun IL see # the squire wo!d lend me his
mare :" 90 Ia own. She said she guessed he
wood, better s:t dowa tliI.the squire cuned in
down | sol; she looked sort a strange and
ny heart !elt queer around the edges. AFTER
while, ses !, nre you going TO Betsy Mns-
ms qII!tln! Sei she don know for sartin,
ire you goin! SEED | reckoucd ] wood; ses
he, | suppose You'll take Patience Dodge;
ed | mnlt and then again | mout not;-ses
he, | hearn you're gnin Ia get married; ses
, shouldn't wonder Il bit, Patience is Il nice
al, SEES J.. ! looked at her. ] seed the
GERS comm. SEES l., may re she'll AK yDI 10
&c bridesmaid; she rz rite up, she did, her
;ce red us Il billed beet. Seth Stokes, Ses
he, and she couldn't say any more, she was
o full: wont you be bridesmaid, ses /; no
es she, and size burst rite out; well then,
es ]. if you wornt be bridesmaid. will you
e bride-she looked up at mel swan TO
ian if | ever seed any thing awful purity; !
lck right hold Of her, yes or no, ses !, lite
fl. Yes, ses she; that's your sort, SEES ],
s ] gin her Il bus and Il hlg; | soon fixed
latters with the squire. We soon hitched
races to trot in double harness loi life, and
had cause to repent of my bargain.
j. w.