Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-04-20
Vol. XVIII

losin yer uncle Joshaway by maxim uupru-
dent remark o that mater. remember adzac-
" when twas--twas in the month O. March,
about tew years and half arter sister Bedot:
married; yer uncle and med ben keepn
company all winter; he come to our house every
Sable rday evenin reglariy, besides always seem
hum from singin- school and eVenn meet
ms, and so fort--'twas town talk that we was
aged-J oshaway Magwre and Melissy Poole
that the story all round. But all this
time, mind you--he hadent said word tew me
about havin him, though | was suspectfn ev-
erv day when he would. You see he
fuI bashful. Well, one night, (twas IN the
month O. March gwine hum from sing
! in-school-nary ddent say nothin for
some WAYS At last yer uncle ham, and haw d
two or three times, and then says he to says,
hc ..:Nelissy .''-says, | ebay but he dident
continner for some tlfne--arter spell he ham
and haw'd agin, and he says to me, says he,
s.MeIissv2''--says |, ..Well, what?' but still he
didcnt continncr. At last | gittin
purity nigh hum--so says to him, says |. GOSH
awav-what was you gwine to remark = 80
then he SAYS, says lie, Il was a e"ine TO say,
but his currilge failed, and he dident finish
Aforc long we come to the gate, and there we
stopt, we used to stop awhile at the gate ia
gincraI way.1 aud says he, ''5Ieli5sy.' says /,
'sJoshaway Nagwirc, what dew You want'''--
''Nhv," says he, II was r",iHc to Ak YOU
Jest then yer grant ther Poole opened the door
ANA come out and Yer uncle went OH and
went in. Well, next day Hammer Canoot come
in to our house, and she begun to Joke me about
ger uncle. Now, never cou!l bear Hammer
Cannoot--zhc WAS a regar mischief maxim Old
maid-always a meddlin with every bodys biz
ness IN the placc-aud as sure as shc'd sec a
Young cuppi, apparently attached to one anoth-
er she'd insiwate suinit other against en-
She couldcnt GIT sweetheart herself, and it
made her awful cross--r grained and mad at them
as could git EN-. Ihldcut never had no dtiii-
kitty with hcr--but | disposed her--an! yer
gram thcr Poole used to say TO me, frequently
..Neissy, dew be kerful what you say aiore
Hammer Canoot--shc' s dangerous critter--and
| was kerfuI in ginera way. And then, You
see, tllcr was another thing about lt-there vas
her bruther, Josiar Canoot--he'd ben tryln to be
pcrltc to tew three yer--and wnIeat
keep culnpany with him, nor have nuthin to say
to hiIn--and Hammer she znowd 1t, ami she felt
awful spitcfuI to me account o that. Speak
in % STAR Canoot--thc last time | was up to
Wiprietown, yer Ant BeIott telled me he was
quite pertikler to her. lie haint never ben mar
ria. spose nobody wuIent have hin-he was
50 lazy and consumed disgreeable, and so aw-
iul humDy. Why his hair was red as bazcs-
anu he haient no nose at all-and what Their
was ont turned right mp straight. When yer
Ant Bcdott teli'd me- bout his seevin up
( to her, says, says |. Il hope You won't incur-
ridge him SiIy--for he's poor shft!css critter.''
..y no he. h,int save she's he
in the mlentary and got to be Cappen Canoot'
Il don't care for that" says |, ..'twoudc IT
make no difference to me if he was Gineral-
he's 81 Canoot ana always will be- Well, l
felt awful worried about it, and when l cum
hum, telled Yer uncle ont, and says he, 90,
don't YOU be afearI o silly narryin him. I'll
be bound he haunt no idee of margin her. She
ALWAYS thinks the men has serus intentions if
| they look at her''--that's what yer uncle se1--
and don't say but what It's so--sster Bedott's
worry Gurus criiter-tho' she's nice woman in
the main. Well, | was gwine to tell what Han
| ner said; she begun to joke mc--anl says she,
II spinuin great wheel You know
we'll she begun at and says she, s'MelisSy,
| they tell Gurus stories about you;-whiz whz-
whiz went the wheel and 1 Pretended l didcnt
hear her After spell she spoke up louder,
and says she, ..lTelissy-tley tell strange stories
about you and Joshaway;'' --whiz- whiz- whiz
went the wheel, and made out as if | diIent
hear word, she sail--so bymeby she turns to
yer gram'ther. tshe was a settin ther,4 and said
she-.'How is it, Miss Poole 2--wlen's that are
weddin comm on''' sWhat weddin2" SAYS
mann, says she. "Why, Meiissy and Joshaway
Magwire, besure,' SAYS Hammer, saws She
.'Never-not as knows on,'' says nam, saws
she--"l dom. know nohn about such biziness'
Well-she she couldcnt git no satisfaction
out o man. so she holiers to agn, and saws
she. Seems to me yer rather hard o hearin to-
day, Neliss.' Whiz z-z-z-z-z-z went the wheel
loudcr'n ever, ana diIent take notice O. what
she sand. Purity soon she bawled out arin and
| says she--'l guess what makes You so def, Won
must a ketch cold in Yer head last night,-'twas
ruther a long journey you tux tn git hum
You see yer uncle and went hum by the
turuspike instii o gwine cross lots-but how
the critter found it out Gears knows) Well l
dident pay no 'tentiou, bat tell Won l was
gittin awful mad. After 4 spell she gifts up and
comes ana dumps herself right down aside o me
and says she, Say, Nelissy, dew tell when you
ana Joshaway's q gwine to step otf-he's very
/ nice young man. tho | guess he won't never
set the river afiIe When she said that was
completely ryled up. Ia been CROWN mad
der and !naader all the tme-to think o her tel
Ian right afore mann about our cn;nil hum By
the turnspjke-and then sayia ..he yvu,an. GOT