The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-11-25
THE SUCCESSFUL GOING ON OF
Major Jones' COurtShip.
PINEvILLE, Dec. 81, 1912.


Mr.. Thompson-Dea Sir:-Crismus is
over and the things dec. You know
told you in my last letter was gwine tc
bring Miss Mary up 10 the chalk a Girls
mus. Well, done 1t, as slick as wills
tie, tho it come mighty nigh bein' seri-
Gus urderiakin, But ri tell you all a.
boat The whole circumstance.
The fact is, is made my mind up more'u
twenty traaes, 10 jest g" and come rite onI
with the whole business, but whenever
| got whar she was and whenever she
looked at me with her wilchn eyes, ard
| Kind o'blushed at me, always felt sort q
skeered and family and all what made
up to tell her was forgot, so | couldn't
think Of it 10 save me. But you's mar
ried man, AR. Thompson, so couldn't
tell you nothing about poppin the ques-
ton, as they call it, It's mighty great
favor to AK OF rite pretty gal, and to peo-
| pie DIS amt use 10 it, it goes monSlrous
hard. don't it? They say widows dom
mind ii no more'n no,hing. But I'm max
III iransgresslon as the preacher ses
erasmus eve put on my new suit and
shaved my face as slick as IA smuothn
iron aud went over to old Miss S'allous
eS As soou as went into de parer whar
they was all seitin round the fire Miss
CArIne and Miss kesIah both laughed
rlle out.
"Th@fe, there" Scs they, 81 told you
so, ! knew il would be Joseph"
"Wnat's | done, Miss Caroine?n ses /.
''Y Gu come under sisters chicken bone
and believe she knew you was comm
when she pat it over the door"
NJ didn't lin'nt no such thing
now," ses Miss Mary, and her face blush
ed red all over.
''Oh, YOU needn't deny it, SEES Miss
heSlah, ''yon long To Joseph now, jes "a
sure as there's any charm in chicken
! bones"
knowed that was Il frst rate chance Ia
say something, but the dear lltule Greater
looked so sorry and KEEP blshin so,
couI'n say nothin zactIy 10 the pint, so
tuck chat: and reached up aid tucl,
down the bone and put it i'll my pocket
"" hat arc You ,gwire 10 ID with thai
bone now, Maier?" seS Miss Mary.
"rm gwine to keep it as long as live,'
ses I, "as Crismus present lr, N the hsnd.
soonest gal in Georgia"
When sed that she blushed worse and
worse.
"Ainl you shamcd, Majer?" SEES she.
Now you ought to give her Girls
mns gift, Joseph, to keep all HER lile,'
ses Miss Ca,lne.
"Ah." ses old Miss Slallous, swhen
was gal we used to hang up our stock.
Ings"-
"Nhy mother" ses all of 'em, .'io say
stocklns rite alore--"
Then felt little streaked too, cau>
they was all bushin as hard as they
could
"IIighly-lily!" SEES the old Iady-"wha
Enement. I'd like to know what harm
there is in stockins. People now-a-days
is giti" so mraIey-moulhcd lha, they
cant call nothin by It's name, and | dom
see as hey's any better than the old time
! people was. When was gal like you
child, used 10 hang up my s.ockins anc
gu 'em full Of presents"
The gals kept laughin.
"Never mind,' ses Miss Mary, ''lhe
Maier's got to give Inc Chrismus Gift
went you Majer?''
oh, yes" SEES |, ''you know promised
you one"
"Rul didn't mean that,n SEES she.
"Fve got one for you, what want you
to keep all your lie, bat 1t would take a
Two busbeI bag to hold it," Sos |.
oh, that's The kind ses she.
But will you keep it as long as you
liveP
Certainly will, Majer."
Now you hear that, Miss Carline,' SEES
l-'ses she'll keep it all her lile.o
Yes will" ses Mary-'but what i.
it2n
Never mind ses "you hang mp a
bag big enough to hold ii, and you'll find
out what it is in the mornin'
Miss Caroline wnked at Miss Kesiah
and then whispered TO her-,hen they
both laughed and looked at me as mis-
chievous as they could, They spectee
someIhin.
You'll be sure to give il to me now. /
| hang up bag, SEES Miss Mary.
And you promise to keep it, SEES |.
well. ] will, cause ! know You woul,
! not give me nohin that wasn't wortl
! keepu.