Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-10-28
TIE SUCCESSFUL GOING ON OF MAJ. JONES'
COURTSHIP.


Mr.. Thnmpson-Dear Sir:-Crlsmus ; over, aud the
things ded You know told you in my last letter was
gwine to bring Mss Mary 10 the chalk Crmus Veil,
done il rs slick whistle, tho il mighty nigh
bein serious undertaken But I'll tell you all about the
whole circumstance.
The factis Is made my mind up MORN twenty
and come with the whole when
ever got whar she and whenever she looked
with her witchen eyes, and kind o. bushed always
felt o. skeered and fainty aud all up
tell her forgot, couldn't think But
you man, Mr. Thompson, so coudn't tell you
nothn bout poppn the question, a they call its
mighty great favor OF pretty gal, people
IT, it goes monstrons hard don't it! They
say widiers dont mind But I'm maxim
a transgression as the preach
Crismus put on my new suit and shaved nv face as
slick smoothin and OH Miss Stallion
As went into the parler they ali
sittiu round the fire, Miss Carne and Miss kesiah both
laughed rite
There, there, they, Il told you 50, knew would
be Joseph
.Whal's done Miss Carne = sesI
'Iou como under sisters chicken bone and do boeve
she knew YOU was comm when she put It over the door
No didn't didn't no such thing now, ses Miss Ma
ry, and her IA .e blushed red all
oh, needn't deny IT, Miss kesiah. you long
Joseph now, Jest as sure as theirs any charm in chicken
bones
knowed tina, a FIRE, rate chance to say somethin
the dear little looked sorry bushu
couldn't nothin zactiy the piut tuck chair
and reached up and tuck down the bone and it in
pocket
what you gvine do with that bone now, Maer?'
ses Miss Mary
'rrn gwine keep long live I, las Girls
present from the haudsomest gal in Georgia.
When sed that she 5ushed worse and worse.
.Ant sh7med, NaerI' she.
NOV You ought give her gift, Joseph,
Keep all her liie,' Miss Carline.
.Ah. old Miss Stations, when was gal used
hang up stockns'-
.Why mother!' says all OF en- so say stockns rite
af,re-
Then felt little .,reakei too caus they was all blush
n a hard a could.
H ghty- ,itv!' the laiy-swhat nm .usnt IL
like 10 know wha there stoekins. People
adays meai ymouthed TINT they can't call moth
by name and don, they's better
old time people When WAS gal Ike YOU, child,
used to hang stoehns and git em full OF presents
The gals keps lausnin.
'Never mind Miss Mary, .the Naier's got 10 give
Crsmus gtft--wont you Maierr
On, yes. ses l, YOU know promised YOU one
sBut didn't that she.
.I've got for you, what t, keep all YOUR
life, but it woold take two hu.hei Dag hold it,, l.
'Oh, that's tire kind ses she
But will YOU keep it as long you live = sssI
Certainly will. Majer'
'Now you hear that, Miss Carline,' she she'll
keep il all her life
.Ye. WILL ses Narv-'bus t7'
Never MUD. ses /. you hang bag hs enough 10
hold II and you'll find out hat il is in the
Miss Cariins ~inked Miss kesiah, and WHISPERED
her-then they both laughed looked a mis-
ehievous as they could They spec,ei sorre,hin.
Miss Mary
And you promise keep it, se.I.
swell. will, caus know you wouldn't give me nothin
that wasn't worth keepin.'
They ali agreed they would hang a me 10 put
Miss May's Crismus present in. the back porch,
nine O'clock tod 'sm good evening and home.
up till midnight, and when they all gone
/ the back and porch
and enuf. big meal bag hangn
the jce. II monslrus unhaniy 20 but
'tarmined back out: sot chairs top
bench and hold of rope and let myself down into
Bag, bat jest geitn H. the bag swung agn the
nobody dida't wake up bat Miss Saionses Crate big
cur cog snd here ne rdn rp9n and trn through the yard