Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-02-14

In We went, and the Squire commenced
such bowin to 'em all, and looking nigh
" serious, and The wimmin sittin' with
thar hands crossed on thar laps. lookin,
down on the floor. and the gals sitt'n' up
in the corner sorter giggling-but Lord,
that list suited the Squire he can sweeten
SIGH word as that quick as any man liv-
in. He shuk hands with all the old VIM
min. some on 'em he'll give double
shake, (the young wlmmin and ch;ldon)
drank whiskey with the men. and called
an old negro woman aunty.' He can jist
stand up and talk the hair of mans head.
and you jist better believe it want long a
fore he went to work on 'em. Then he
stood at the water bucket in the passage
with q gourd Of water in one hand, and
glass Of ticker in The other, giving per-
feet cord of news. Presently the fiddle
stopped. and out come the fiddler, little
lame redfaced cri.ter. what makes his liv-
in by fiddling al frollicks and playin'
short cards at quarter races. He took
drink. and then walked round and round
the Squire jist like you would round
boss you was gwine TO buy. He then
walked up and says he, Look here,
Squi i-i-i-re, amt your name Squire Joe
M--ws' Of Marshall?
Yes, my friend, that's my name how
dy!'
The fiddler shouted it out, and every
thing on the ground f1ocked around him;
the men, wimmin. the gals, and the old
niger oman, and SIGH shakin' of hands
agin, and SIGH how doin,' you never
seed, recken. Then he had 10 tell the
news over again. Some On 'em wanted
to hear all about the gunner. what he was
doin' and when he was gwine to COM
mence doin' somethin' for 'em. Most all
the wimmin were mighty pertickler about
him, and one sor'er old gal, and mighty
good lookin' one at that, softer tall and
active made, with ligh. har and had heap
of fine tixins on her, she jist parted the
crowd and come in; she wanted all the
news about the old hero When the Squire
told her l lived with him. she darted at
me her eyes, bright as diamonds. and she
was all over in a swivel. She invited me
in the yether loom, and then we both SO,
down on the bed, and she talked on. AFTER
get'in' through, she jumped and run out
doors. and comes in with a good chunk of a
boy, sorter chumpy and brigh.-eyed boy,
and perfect pictur.
How old is your boy, Miss 2
He'll be six years old in the Spring.
And what's his name, marin 2
4 call him ar.er his. the Gov.
ernor.'
Did the Governor stay here much
them times 2
Il reckon he did, said she .ossin' her
head. he used TO stay month at a time
with uncle JOSH
Well said l. If this don't beat Repu.
dia,ion into fits. I'm blessed
When | went back into the passage,
Squire was still le,lin' on 'em about cid
Jackson and the las. war. Some on 'em
had been with the old General a, the EN-
uckfaw and Talladega, and New Orleans;
and when he alluded TO them fights, the
men shouted, and the wimmin said Yes.
Lord Some on 'em then asked the
Squire, Who'd be the next President 3
My dear FRIEND said he, sorter strait.
enln' himself up. my friend Col. Polk,
OF Tennessee. will be the next President.
I'm gwine through the whole country to
let You know all about it; and wan. ev-
cry man and woman 10 vote for Polk. If
you don't, said he-and then he turned in
and abused Clay. and praised Old Hicko-
fy and Young Hickory. He said Young
Hickory was chip of the old block. wink.
in at the wimmin, and then he worked a.
round 10 Orleans agin, and got to shootin'
mighty. Just then tina, fellow what me.
US at the STILL walked up and said, If
you halnt no objections I'd like you to
jine and Sal Brown!'
i would with pleasure, my friend, but
| amt got no authority
whats the reason? I'd like 10 see
me man who says you aint-Td snatch
him before he could say Jack Robertson
with his nouth open.''
The Squire then turned in and explain.
ed his want Of authority, and the conse-
qnence Of acting without it. Willis, he
were maxim these explanation, the real
sure enough Squire came in. He was IN
his shirt sleeves, but made himself easy.
tie shuk hands with the crowd, TUX three
or tour drinks. and then told Bill TO get
his gal and stand up. He pulled GU, 1t
tie piece Of paper about as big as your
hand, and sorter read and spelled it over,
and said some.hin couldn't understand
then said he. If any Of you got any,hin'
to say agin William Jones and Sally
brown, now's your time-if You don't call
!! out now, thar amt no use stayin' any.
thing about it thereafter. Inow pronounce
you man and wife. If any body fools