Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-01-18
From the Southern Miscellany.
THE SUCCESSFUL GOING ON OE
MAJOR JONES' CoURTSHIP.
TAmn 90 T0A0


Iver. ana the things ded. You know told yot
! I'm nv last letter that was gwine to bring
Miss Mary up to the chalk CEjsmus. We'll
| / dsne Il Is slick as whistle, though it come
mighty nigh bein 3 serious undertaken. Bn
IlsIitell Won all about the whole circumstances
The fact is, that I'D made my mind III
J more n twenty times TO jest 90 and cOmG
, right out with The whole business but when,
ever got where she was, and whenever SD.
looked at me with her witchin eyes, anC
kind o. bushed az me, ! always felt sort o
skeered and family, and al what made nj
: to tell her was forgot, 50 couldn't think
it to save me. But you're married man NJ
, Thompson. 90 couldn't tel you nothing
/ about popping the question as they csR It. Its
a mighty great favor to ny of q me pretty gal.
and % people as amt used te-n, It goes mon
strous hard don't it! Thgg say widders don't
mind it more'n nothin. But I'm making q
transgress;on, as the pyeacher ses.
Crismus eve / put IN my new suit and sha-
we'd NV face as sAck as smoothln Iron and
went over to old Miss Stanley. AS soon as
| / went into the pArler whar they was all sit
| ting round the ere, Miss CarlIne and Miss Ke-
| siah both laughed rite out
There, there ses they, I told you so,
knew it would be Joseph
| whats done Miss Carline 2 ses /.
/
| I do believe she knew you was comm when
she put it over the door,
| mo, ! didn't didn't, no such thing now,
ses Miss Mary, and her face bhshed red all
over.
| ooh, you NEEDN'T deny it, ses Miss Kesiah,
| won slong to Joseph, jes as sure as thar's any
charms in the chicken bones
Iknow'd that was first rate chance to say
somethin, but the dear little Greater looked
so sorry and kept blushing so, couldn't say
nothin zactly to the pint, so tuck chair and
reached up and took down the bone, and put
| it in my pocket.
.Whatar you gwine to do with that bone
now, Majer 1! ses Miss Mary.
I'm gwine to keep it as long as live,' ses
/. AN Crigmus present from the handsomest
CALM Georgia. >.
When l sed that she blushed worse and
worse.
| '.Aint you shame Majer 2 ses she.
sNow YOU ought to give her Crlsmus gift,
Joseph, to keep all her llfe,' ses Miss Carllne.'
.Ah.' SEES old Miss Stanly, when was gal
we used to hang up our stockins.'-
sWhy,mother says all of 'em, to say stock
| ms rite afore-.
Then felt little streaked too, caus they
was all blushin as hard as they could.
"Highty-tity : ses the old lady what sine
Il
stockins. People now days is getting SO
mealy mounted that they cant call nothing
by its name, and don see as they're any bet
ter than the old time people was. When |
was gal like you, child, used to hang up my
stockins and get EN- full of presents
The gals kept langhin.
NEVER mind ses Miss Mary, the Majer's
got to give me Crismus gIft-wont you Ma
aOh, yes,' SEES /, you know Ipromised you
one
But didn't mean that, ses she,
I've got one fc you, what want you to
keen all your life, but it will take three BUSH
eli bag to hold it, ses l.
sOR, that's the kind ses she.
But win you kee2as long as you live ses l.
Certainly viii, Majer,
sNow you hear that, Miss Carllne,' Ses /,
she ses she'll keep it all her life.
yes, will SEES Mary--'but what Is 1t
Never mind ses !, you hang up bag big
enough to hold it and you'll find out IN the
mornin.'
,sMiss carline winked at Miss Kesiah and
whispered 10 her-tben they both laughed and
looked at me as mlschevlous as they could
They spected Somethln.
Youth be sure 10 give il to me now, 1t /
hang up bag SEES Miss Mary.
And you promise to keep It ses l.
well. I win, caus know you wonld'nt give
me nothin that wasn't worth keePin.'
They all agreed that they won Id hang up
ba0 for me 10 put Miss Mary's Crismus pres
emf in. in the back porch, and about nine o.
clock told them good evening and went
home. 10y
I set up tin about midnight, and when they
was all gone to bed 1 went softly into the back
gate, and went up to the porch and thar shore
enuff, was great big meal bag hanging 20 the
ice: II was monstrous unhandy to git into
4. but Iyvas tarmined not to back out SO 1
sot some gchairs on top of a bench and got
hold of the rope and let myself down iato the
bac. bnt Jest as was gettin in, the bag swung
aesn the chairs, and down they went With 9
terrible racket. But nobody didn't wake up
but old Stanley's great big cur dog. and here
he cum riDin and tarin through the yard like,
wrath. and round and round he went ,tryin to
find what was the matter sct down in the
bar and didn't breath louder nor httn, FOR
fear he'd find me out, and after while ne quit
barkin.--The wind began to blow bomInabled
cold, and the old bag KEEP turnm round and
suinc,i nr 20 IL made me eeasick a. the mis-
rh,efs 7 ,s,aS ffaid to:uloVe for fear the rope
would brake and let me falls and there got
with mr. teeth ratlin Like had an ager. Il,
seened like il would neyercOme daylight and.
| IN belieye il didn't love Miss Mary SO pow
erf,llv / would froze TO deth: for my heart was
fi,e only epot that felt warms and It didn't beat
nnore'n two lcks nninits only when ) thought
how she would be sprised IN the naornin, and
then 4 went into canter. Blmeby the cnssed
old dog come up 70 the porch and begun g
am rms 6o,,. the bag, and then be harked like 20
tbo't he had freed some hlns bow, HoWs voW..
s s.s he Then he'd smell agin. and try to GIT
m 3 the baQ. Git out ses l, very low lor
sass th -. would hear mo Bow, vow, VOW
se s he. Begona, you bOminahle 1901 see I,
ord I Eft aII over in spots for lexpected eve
8 -, mint he'd nip me, and what made 4 verne
I e ovid Il see whar bouts he'd take hold
.r, cs1' Vow. VOW Then ! tried come
lere rod feIler ses L and whigtled little 2
him. but It want no use. Thar nc slooN; 80 !,
kEert M his eternal whining md sbarkin. e
Enieht. 1 couldn't tell whsn daylight Was eIa-
k;n. Only by the chieksua CROWN. ana wasmenr
s -, sla3 q hear sem. Cor i had 81 alsy
1890 ane hour more don't believe 10 ever
| rot out o. that hAg alive.
flld Mis- stanley cone out fusR. and e
soon IS she saw 90 ssn. seB she.
syvh,t np6i earth las gosspt put into thai
llone - lf6E MaE9 I,ll ~ ilg yes!lin g.
1870 i've oriilbal. q Bluip wouldn't bark q I
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