Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-02-21
nj Is CELIA Y.
MAJOR JONES' COURTsHJp.
Ainespale, Dec. 27fh 1872.

"'u YOU III NY iast ietter was gW'n'
to bring Miss Mary up to the chalk
Crismus. Well, done il, as slick as
whistle. tho it come mighty nigh bein
serious undertaken. But I'll tell you al
about the whole circumstances. The fac
IS, I'D made my mind up more'n twenty
times TO Jes. 90 and come rite out with lht
whole business, but whenever got wher,
! she was, aud Whenever she looked at mt
with her lwiiching eyes. and kind o'bush
at me, | always felt sort o'streeked ant
iainty, and all what made up 10 tell he
WIS forgot. so | couldn't think of Il
save me. But you're married man
MIR. Thompson, so | couldn't tell yol
noihing about popin the question, as they
call it. Its a mighty great favor 20 AK o
a rite Priiiy gal, and TO people as aim
used to 1t. 81 goes monsirous hard, dom
it? They cay wldders don't mind it nc
more'n noihin. But Pm making a trans.
sression, as the preacher ses.
Cristnus eve put on my new suit and
shaved my face as slick as a smooihn
iron and went over 10 old Miss Stanley
As soon as l went into tie pailor " har
they was all sitting round the fire, Miss
Carline and Miss kesiah both laughed
rite out
There, there, SIS they. | tod YOU SO,
knew it would he Joseph
whats done. Miss Carline1' ses l..
You come under sisters chickeu bone.
and | do believe she knew you was COM
in when she put it over The door,
mo | didn'.t no such thing now ses
Miss Mary, and her face blushed red all
over.
'Oh, you needn't deny H. ses Miss
Kesiah, YOU Tong TO Joseph now. jes as
sure as ,har's any charm in the chicken
bones.
| know'd that was FIRST rate chance to
say someihin, but the dear little creature
looked SO sorry and kept blushin so,
couldn't say nolhin zacliy to the pint eo
| tuck chair and reached Up and took
down The bone, and put i. IN my pockat.
sWha, are you gwiue 10 do with thai
bone now, Majer?' scs Miss Mary.
I'm gwine 10 keep it as long AS live.
ses |, 'as CrIsmds present from The
handsomes, gal in Georgia.
Wen sed that she blushed worse and
worse.
'Aint you shamed, Maier? ses she.
'Now you ought 10 give her Crismus
gift, Joseph, 10 keep all her liie,' scs Mis-.
Carine.
'Ah,' ses Mrs. Stanly, 'when I vas a
gal we used 10 hang up our stockings
why, mo'her?' SEES all of 'em, 10 cay
stockings rite alure-
Then felt Il lille sireaked too, cause
they was all blushing as nard as they
could.
Highty-iightyp ses the old lady
'what 'finement. I'd like 10 know what
harm there is in stockings. People now.
a-days is getting so mea!y-mouthed that
they can't call nothing by its name, and
don't sec as they re any better than The ole
time people was. When was gal like
you. child, / used to hang up my stock.
ms aad get 'em fall of presents
The gals kept. laugbin.
'Never mind, ses Miss Mary, "the Ma
jer's got to give me Crismus gIlt, won'I
yoa majer?'
oh, yes ses /, you know promised
you oRe.'
But didn'; mean that ses she.
I've got one for you, what | want you
to keep all your life, bat it would take a
three busheI bag to hold it, ses l.
oh. that's the kind, ses she.
'Bnt will You keep it as long as you
liver ses I.
Certainly wiIl,' Majer.
'Now you hear thai, Miss Carline, ses
1; she ses she'll keep it all her life.'
Yes | WILL ses Mary-'but what is
it MaJer7'
'Never mind ses I, you hang up a
bag big enough TO hold it aud you'll find
out what it is in the mornin.'
Miss Carine winked at Miss Kesiah,
and then whispered to her-,hey ,hei,
both laughed and looked at me as mis-.
chievoas as they could. They spected
someihin.'
You'll be sure to give it TO me now, II
hangs up Bag. ses Mary.
And you promised to keep it, sesI.
well viii, caus know you wouldn't
give me nothing that wasn't worth keep.
ing
They all agreed that they would hang
up bag for me TO put Miss Mary's Girls
mus present in, in the back porch, aud a.
bout nine O'Clock told'em good evening
aud went home.
l set up till midnight. a nd when all was
gone to bed ] went softly into the back
gate, and went up to the porch, and thar
shule huff. was a great big meal bag