Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-01-31
NJ AN A G r NJ E N It,
A YANKEE STORY.

contrary F.; Wen tn0y Is Ieetic 81, ou' II 3oo
manage 'em rite, hawl in here, and let 'em out
there, you can drive 'em along without whip or
spur, Just which way you want 'em to go.
X hen lived down to E'torn. there was
good many fust rate gals down there, but |
didn't take a likin to any on 'em, till Squire
Cummins cum down there to live. The Squire
had mighty purity darter. | sed some of the |
gals was fust rate, but Nancy Curnnins was
fust rate, and leete more. There was many
dressed finer and looked grander, but there |
was sumthin jam about Nancy that they couldn't
hold candle to. If feller seed her wunce,
he couldn't look at another gal for week. |
took likin to her rite of, and we got as thick
as thieves. We had used to 90 the same NEE
tin, and sOt in the same pew. 1t took me to
find the sarms and hims for her, and we'd swell
'em out In manner shocking to hardened sin
ners; and then we'd mosey hum together,
while the gals and feilers kept lookin on as
though they'd like to mix in. I'd always stay
to supper, and the way she Good make inun
cakes, and the way rood slick 'em over with
molasses, and put 'em away, was nothn to no
body. She was dreadful civil tew, always get
tin sumthin nice for me. | was up to the hub
in love, and was goin for it like lokymotive
Well, things went on this way for a spell, till
she thought she had me tight enough. Then
she begun to show off kinder independent like
When I'd go TO the meetin, there was no room
in the pew; when she'd cum out she'd streeke
off with another chap, and leave me suckn my
fingers at the door. Insied of stickin to me as
she used to do, she got cuttin round with all
the fellers jest as if she cared nothin about me
10 more, none whatsomever. | got considera-
bic riled and thort | mont as well cum to the
end of it at wunce so down went to have it
out with her there was hall grist of fellers
there. They seemed nifty quiet till | went in,
then she got taikin all manner of nonsense, sed
nothin TO me, and darned little of that tried
to keep my dander down, but ii twarn't no use
i kept movin about as if | had a pin in my
trowSeTs | sweat as if had been thrashin
My collar hung down as if it had been hung
over my stock TO dry. | couldn't stand it, so
cleared out as quick as could, for seed it
was no use TO say nOthin to her. | went strate
10 bed, and thort the matter over a spell !;
thinks that gal Is Jes; tryin of me ; taint no
use of our playin possum; III take the kink
out OF her; if don't fetch her out Of that high
grass, use me for sassage meet. | hearn tell of
boy wunce, that got to skewl late on Sunday
morning master ses, you tarnel sleepin critter,
what kept you SO late Why ses the boy, it
is so everlastin slippery out | couldn't get a.
long no how, every step | took forrad, | went
two steps backward, and | couldn't have rot
here al all, II hadn't turned back to 90 tether
way. Now, that's jest my case have been
putin arter that gal considerable time. Now,
thinks /, Iii go tother way-she's been slitin
of HE, now I'll site her-what's sass for the
COOS is saas for the gander Well, went no
S,AI AIash IIol-o
myself up, and dew say, when got my fix
ins on | took the shirt tail clean off Of any spe-
cimen of human natur in our parts. About
meetin time, off put to Ethan Dodge's. Pa
tience Dodge was as nice gal as you'd see
twixt here and yonder, any more than she
wasn't jest like Nancy Cumrnins Ephrain
Massey had used TO go and see her he was
clever leller, but he was dredful ielus Well
| went TO meetin with Patience, and sot RICH
aiore Nancy didn't set my eyes on her til
after meetin; she had felIer with her whC
had a blaelng red head, and legs like pair O
conpasses she had face as long as a grace
) afore ihanksgivin dinner. knowd who sh
was thinkin about, and 'twarn't the chap wit
the red head neither Well, | got hoein Pa
tience about spell. Kept my eye on Nance
seed how the cat was iumpin she didn't CT
! about like she ri, and looi'd rather soemny
i she'd gin her tew eyes to kiss and make W
= | kept 1t up until liked to have got into
mess about Patience. The critter thort wa
;, gon arter her for good, and got as proud as
= lame turkey. Won day Efe cum down to OIL
? house rathy as malishy ofIiser on traini
: day look here, ses he, Seth Stokes as lou
I as small thunder clap, III be darn'd -
81 Halo! ses /, what's broke! Why, ses he,
u cum down TO have satisfaction about Patient
~ Dodge; here I've been corin fer since la
+ grass a year, and she was Jest as good
u mine till YOU cum arter her, and now cal
e touch her with forty foot pole. Why, ses
T. what on airth are you talking about? l al
:" got nothin to do with your gal, but spose | ha
a. a there's nothin for you to get wolfy about.
u the gal has taken likin to me, it amt my faul
ds if I've taken ikin to her, taint her fault al
n if we've taken a liking 10 ore another tai
~ your fault, as you may suppose It's, but aint
ne almighty taken with her, and you may get h
70 for me, so you had ut ought to get savage abo
lS' nothin. Well, ses he, (rather cooled down,( [
10 the uHluckiest thing in creation. went 10th
III l3v Ia a place whore tlare ,yaS an old youo