Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-03

the rocks, and drink up all the rivers, and then |
picked up my hat and put it on.
The mex time tride to get gal was when
went up to koncud to see the monument they were
'recting there about the British:
went into a tavern there that was kept by
man they called Wesson, and sot down TO din
ner at a CRATE long table. Wi!o was there a. ga
cum rite in that was named Angelina, and she
put sum taters on the table, and she ookt so gra.
cous and all fired pretty that axed her if might
cort her, she kinder affed and sed she must take
lme to think on t as it cum all of student so,
that she couldn't make up her mind.
told her I'd got no time to wait as was GO
IN rite of with my team, and if she'd agree I'd
put her rite into the OK cart and snake her Off
home. SO she didn't make up her mind ana so
was crost in love that time tue.
There was about duzen maple trees that grow
ed little way from our house, Just behind the
walnut grove. Now all the gals in our parts is
dreadful fond of sap. So knowed that, and in,
tarmined to fix way to ketch 'em. went there
to them trees and bored holes in 'em with GIN.
let, and stuck in reeds to dream off the sap and
put big pans under 'em to ketch the sap. The
sap begun to run and knowed the gals would
get scent of it. So | went little peace and watch
ed for 'em to cum. Putty soon | went back but
no gals were thcre, and the sap was runnin.'
went home and waited about half an hour and
l tnOUglt
seed a white frock waving about amongs, tho ma
pie trees. So | kept stock still, and in a mini,
seed the gals comm over the fence, and they ookt
all round to be sure that nobody see 'em and
then they crept along softly two black snakes
and then went rite off to one Of the trees. Then
one 'em took out tin cup from under her apron
and they begin to put in all they new upon the sap
So kept as still as skunk in the day time
and then another gal cum poking along from be.
hind bush. 1t was the gal in white frock.-
She cum up and put in for her sheer of the sap
Pretty soon three more gals cum over the fence,
and one of em was greedy that she took tip
pan and begun to drink it. Then run back to
the house and got n bed-cord and | made slip.
ping moose in one eend of it. and went back. The
gals was all there as thick crows in cornfaId.
So edged up till got near enuff and then throw
ed the slipping moose over 'em. 1t cum down
over the head Of one of the gals and ketched her
round the waist. ! drawed tight on it and held it
fast. | was Out of sight behind a bush, but when
the rest of the gals seed that one of their number
was ketched, they run like turkies and scampered
ofP --;.i' Ill thair MITE kenn nlln' ON tha roma
till | drawed the gal about a rod behind the BUSH
es but she kept squawking all the time like goose
tied up in bag. | tied the end of it round the
tree and then | goes ril up to the gal, and found
i, was Nancy Stra,ton. So sez to her:
"Y ou likes sap, takes it-if you'll hold your
squeaIing a minnit, III cort you.'
La, say!' sez She" Is this you, and what do
you mean oy frightening poor creatur to death?'
"That's neyther here nor there" soz, |, g
wants a wife, and you don't git clear till you
promiss to have me.''
Lackaday, Zeke.'' SEES shc-' I'd have had
yer any time you'd have asked me, and you
needn't have took all this panes bout it,
"Dun," sez l." you sweet, little plump pat
ridge yol. So cum and go rite home to mother
and you shall hav as much sap and gingerbread as
you can ent, and will be your lawful husband !;
and we'll keep house in Joe Rlchar rdson's place.
So | took her home and led her along by the
rope, for fear she'd get away, and we made up
the bargain, and was published and-married.