The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-06-05
sCoURTsHIP AND KISSING.
ny MR.. sLIoK.

told all over what she remembered a.
bout, when t1e Deacon first come 10
court her and how she felt. 1t kinter
made Susan blush and hang down her
head, but didn't mind it at all, | wanted
to hear all abou. it. And then shetold
over how she and the Deacon used to 60
to meetln' on Sundays, and how tie
-parson preached, and how they came
>home agin. From that she followed it
up about how the Deacon poP'd the
question, and what a wonderful thing it
was to-say "Yeth" when he asked her,
and how she did say at last. And
then she told all over how she was mar.
ried, ,and how she felt just afore she was
agoin' to be married, and how she felt
when her poor old father put her hand
into the Deacon's, and how she shook
and trembled, and how the parson went
through with the ceremony; and what a
time they had after they was married,
among the nabors, and how she and the
Deacon first commenced keepin' house,
with six old chairs, and one old table,
and
The Deacon woke up jistin time to
hear the last about the old chairs.
"They warn. old chairs" says he, they
was bran new and then she sald ''she
belisved they was," and she~'and the
Deacon wound up the yarn between
them, and the mug of cider. by teI'in'
over, and conpara them with these
times, and how much nicer things was
then than they are now, and how they
was all naborly together for FIVE miles
round, but there warnt more than five
families in the whole FIVE miles,and how
there warnt no frelic' and carryin on,
and stayin out all night, and how they
used to 60 TO bed at nine O'Clock as
regular as the time come round. And
as nine o'clock had come, the Deacon
and Nanny Rampson followed the old
rule and went 10 bed,
Susan and was sittn a good resA
pectable distance apart, but was for
hitchin up right off, and lrsyther guess
did and set ina streak oftalk, and KEEP
ell the time tryiu to bring in the speech
I'd made, bu, it wouldn't come 10 no.
where, and give itup aud come on
soms,hin else, We got talkin .abou,
<nabor Simcnson's daughter Rachael.
She's a scrumptious gaI,' says ],
'.pretty considerable handsome g..
ugh! | should think she was says
she.
'Pretty good diggins there for some
chap says ].
She didn't sav noihin. see what
the matter was, she was afraid I'D leave
her and go arter Rachael. went to
work right of 10 suu down Rachael and
that kinter brought her round agln; then
Twas for mixin in for kiss.
Go away nowP says she as sulky
es could be.
"Ah Susan, give me kiss and be
done with il saysl.
al wont Lao there now, fetch me il
YOU dare,' says she. | see in a mint
where the shoe pinched. Ii was all
come by callin Rachael "a scrumptious
gall without prolsin her up any. So J
went to work in real earnest to pursuade
her that hadn't tho't abou. run 1lDg ar
ter Rachael, and tho't she was a great
deal haudsomer than Rachael any dsy
in the year. Susan couldn't chmin in
with me, and ray.her guess Miss Ra-
chael suffered a few,if she only knew it.
I'VE found fault with every thing ic it
.warnt jist 80 and eete over, and !
was for comm in on the sham breeches,
but we broke off on that score sEore we
saotto it. | got hold Of Susan'S hand
without opposition, and she looked 90
weet and smilin that forgot all abouts
Rachael, and.wa good mind 10 pop
the question, but lho't mebby it would
be best to put it off until next meetin day.
4 mixed in for kiss.
"Oh I! now | declare,' saysshe.
$50 do J, says |, and mixed in for
another. "Smack,' and her hair ali
come down with shower Of combs.
al declare it is too bad,' says she,
al never see any body so bent on it in
all my life" She tired 10 look madj at
first, but it broke out in smile at last.
She put her hands up to fix the
combs, and fetched in three more, right
.arter ono another.
"Oh! now Mr. Sprag, don't' says
she, If you do it againSl wont like it,
'Iwill,' says Land made up Tor a.
mother. catched it, and guess the
fun was bottom sideup, and the laugh.
in out of the wrong side Of the mouth
forI tellyOu whai,l wbisiled for min
ute or teW for somethin besides kiss
Served me right thinks ], but I'll b.
daTned If don't have receipt for it. 81
Il k.,,l,l 0E fnp a onnl - nnJ g.,