Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-03-19
5S<sak From Godey's Iady's Book. for january.
AUNT MAGWIRE'S EXPERIENCE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF WIDOW BEDorr.

l--AUNT MAGWIRE:S EXPERIENCE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF WIDOW BEDoTT.
Don't care snap for him, hey? Now,
Nancy Harrington, want TO know if YOU
think you're a going to make me believe such
a story as that know better. can see az
far into milestone as anybody-and know,
and lave know'd for better'n six months. how
you and Jasper Dooiittle tuck a notion 10 one
another. IT'S extrawnary how gals will talk
If You don't care a snap for him, what makes
you go with him to lecters, and concerts. and
sleigh rides, and all kinds O. dewins? Don't
tell me you don't care snap for him. He's a
real nice young man tew-sti;ldy and indus
trus, and dew!n wel'-you never'll have bet
ter chance in yer life-mabby he baint said
nothin pertickler TO you yet-but that's no
sign he amt gwine tew as soon as he gifts
his curridge up He's rather bashful, YOU
know-it takes them sort O. fellers longer to
come to the pint in such matters-they want
considerable sPurrin up, and | advise you not
to let nobody else hear you say that you don't
care nothin about Jasper Doolittle, trouble
comes of them kind of speeches. know by
experience, come pretty near losing yer un-
Gle !oshaway by maklnga an unprudent remark
o that matter. I'll tell you how twas, and
mabhy you'll take warnin by it. remember
egZactIy when twas-'twas in the month O.
March, al out tew years an half arter sister
Bedott was married; yer uncle and med ben
keepn company all winter; he come t. our
house every Sabberlay evenIn reg:arly, be-
sides always seeing on me hum from singing
school and evening meetings, and so forth
twas town talk that we were engaged-Josh-
away Magwire and Melissy Poole-that was
the story all round.
But all this time mind you-he hadn't said
one word few me about having on him, tho
was suspect:ng every day when he would
You see he was awful bashful. Well, one
night, we was gwine hum from singing
schoo!-nary one on us didn't say nothin fol
some ways. AT last yer uncle hand and
haw'd tew or three times, and then says he tc
me, says he, Mell;sy Says |, well what !:
but still he didn't continner. At last see
we was getting purity nigh hum, so says
to him, says |, 'Joshaway, what was YOU
! gwine few remark !? So then he says, say:
he, was a gwine to say but his curridge
failed, and he dident finish. Afore long we
| come to the gate, and stopt, 1--WE used to STOP
awhile at the gate in a gineral way,) and says
| he, Melssyr says I, Joshaway Magwre
=
to ak YOU said he--Jest then yer granthe
| Poo'e opened the door and come out, and 81
yer uncle went off, and went IN.
We:l-neNt day Hammer Canoot come int
our house, and she begun to joke me abou
yer uncle-now I never could bear Hanne
Canoot, she was regular mischief maxim oil
mald-a!ways meddlin with every body
biZlness in the place, ana as sure as she see
young cupp'e apparently attached to on
another. she'd inslnwate sym or other agains
'em. She couldent git no sweetheart herself
and it made her awful cross grained and ma
at them rs could git 'em hadent never ha
no dffikilty with her, but dispisel her-an
yer gramther Poole used to say to me fire
quently, Meiissy-1ew be kerful what yo
say afore Hammer Canoot-she's dangerou
crItter-anl was kerfnl in a gineral way
AMI then. you see, ther was another thing a
bout lt-there was her brother Josiar Canoot
he'd been tryn 10 be periite to me tew or thre
years, and wouldn't keep company with hun
nor have nothin to say tew him-an1 Hanne
she know'd if, AMI she felt awful sp:teful t
me on account O that
Speakin O S;ar Canoot-the last time wa
up to Wigg!ctown, yer Aunt Bedott telled m
he was quite pertickler to her. He haint neve
ben married. spose nobody wouldent hav
him-he was 80 lazy and so consarnei disa
greeabe, AMI so awful humbly. Why hi
hair was as red as blazes-and he hadent n
nose at aIl-an1 what Their was ont turne
right up straight. When yer Aunt Be1o
tell'd me about his steppin up to her, say:
says |, 4 hope you won't incuridge hin
Silly, for he's a poor shiftless critter.' why
no he ant, MOTHER says she; he's hen
the milentary and got to be Cappen Canoot
| don't care for that says st woulder
make no difference to me if he was GineraE
he's Star Canoot and always will be- Wei
fe!t awful worried about it, and wen | com
hum, tel'd yer uncle ont, and says he, c
don't you be afeard O. Sai!y's marrying hin
I'll be bound he haint no dee O. marrying hei
She always thinks the men has serus inter
,. tons if they look at her'-thats what yer unc
sail, and don't say but what tbs so-s;ste
Bedotts a Gurus critter, tho she's nice We
man in the man.
Well, was gwne to tell you what Har
ner said; she begun to joke me, and says sh'
q was spinnln on great wheel, you know
E well she begun at me, and says she, Melissy
Gurus stories about you :-whiz-whiz--wh
f went the wheel, and Pretended dident hes
her. AFTER spell she spoke up louder. an
says she, Melissy-they tell strange stori,
about you AMI Joshaway;' whiz-whz-
whiz went the wheel, ana made as if didel
hear word she said-so bynbe she turns
yer gram'ther (she was settin there,) and say
she, How is it, Mrs. Poole ?-when's TIL
are wedlin a comm on +. What weddn
says mother, says she. why, Melissy ar
Joshaway Magwire,' says Hammer, says sh
Never-not as know on says mother, say
she, don't know nothin about no such BIZ
:. ness Well, she see she couldent git no sd
isfaction out O. mother, so she hollers to II
again, and says she, Seems to me yer ruth'
hard on hearin to-day, Melssyr Whiz-z-;
z-zwed the wheel louIern ever, AMI [ didel
take no notice O. what she sail. Purity SOC
she bawle1 out again, and said she, | que
what makes you so def, you must ketch co
in yer head last night-twas rather a lor
journey you tuck TO git hum (you see y
uncle an me went hum by the turnpike, il
, Std O. gwine cross lots: but how the critt
founl it out dear knos Well, dident pa
no 'tention, but Itell you I was gettin av
= full mai. AFTER spell she gifts up and conn
AMI dumps herself right down aside o me, al
says she, Say, Melissy, dew tell WHOA ye
5 and Joshaways gwine TO step on--he's vel
nice young man, tho guess he won't new
t set the river afre' When she said that WI
completely ryled up I'D ben CROWN ma
der and nader all the time-to think o. b
tellin right afore mother about our comm hu
by the turnpike, and then sayin he woulde
never set the river afre,' twas tew much,
. couldent hold in no longer; so [ turned rour
I, and shook nv wheel pin In Der face, and says