The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-29
Old sugars Courtship.
asome tell il out Jest like song,

'sSome tell it out jest like song,
pil gin it to you sweet and strong"
ssThe only objection made to me in this arr
country, as a legislator, war made by theaioinl-
in cause war a bachelor, and never told
you afore why ! remained in the state Of num-
Der one-no Teller stays single pre-meditated,
and, in course, handsum Teller like me, who
all the gals declar' to be as enticin' as jay
bird, war'nt goin' to stay alone, eff he could
help it. | did see a creatur' once, named Sgg
Mason, up the Cumberland, nigh onto Nash
vile, Tennessee, thar TUX un orful hankerin'
as,rl, I'D ! 80 iii ~ s55Ifn fof inairi
mony, and gin 70 60 reglar too meetin', and
TUX 10 dressin' tremengcons fniiied, jest 70
see II could win her good opinion. She did
get to lookin' at me, and one day cumrnin'
from meetin', she was takin' alook at me kind
OF shy, Jest as boss doesa suthin' he's scarf
at, when after champin' at distance fur a
while, | sided up to her and blurted out few
words about. the sarmin' She said y-e-s, but
cuss meet know whether that wur the right
answer or not, and Pm thinkn' she didn't
know then nutheri-Well, we larfed and talk
ed leetle all the way along to her daddy's,
and thar gin her the best bend had in me,
and raised my bran nav hat as peert and per-
lite as minister, lookin' all the time so init
cin' that sot the gal atrembln'. Her old
daddy had powerfulnumerou lot of healthy
niggers, and lived right admin my place
while on t'other side lived Jake Simmons,
sneakin', cute varmint, who war wusser than
a miser for stinginess, and no sooner did this
cussed sarpint see me sidelin' up to sofy, than
he went to sliden' up too, and sot himself to
work to cut me out.
SThat arrswar struggle ekil to the battle
Of Orleans. Fust some new fxup Of Jake's
would take her eye, and then I'd sport suthin'
that would outshine him, until at last Jake gin
in trying to outdress me, and sot to thinkin' of
suthin' else. Our farms were the same number
of acres and we both owned three niggers
apiece. Jake knowed thai Sofy and her dad
kept sharp look out for the main chance, so
he thought he'd clear me out by buyin' anoth-
er Niger; but jest folered suit, and bought
one the day after he got his, so he had no adj
vantage thar; he then got a COW, and so did |,
and jest about that time both on our pusses
gin out. This put Jake to his wits eend, and
wur wonderin what on yearth he'd try next.
We stood SO, hip and thigh, fur about two
weeks, both on us talkin' sweet to Sofy when
ever we could get her alone. Ithort seed |
that Jake, the sneakin' cuss, wur gittin mite /
ahead OF me, cause his tongue wur SO iley;
howsumeyer, | didn't let on, but kept top
eye on him.
"One Sunday mornin' wur little late to
meetin', and when got thar, the fust thing / |
seed war Jake Simmons, sittin' close, bang up
agin Sofy IN the same pew with her daddy. n
billed q spell with wroth and then turned So
sour could taste myself. Thar theywur singin'I
HINES out of the same book. J-e-miny, fellars,1
war so enormous mad that the new silk hand
kechief around my neck lestits color!
aArter meetin' outthey walked, link ed arms.
a smilin' and lookin' as pleased as young
couple at their fust christenin', and Sofy turn
ed her 'eold shoulder at me so orfuI pinted,j
thatl wilted.down and gin up right straight
Jake had her, thar wal no d'sPutin' il. i hes
ded towards home, with my hands as fur in =
my breaches pockets as could push lem swar-
in all the way that she wur the. last one that /,
should ever riIe up my feelings. Psssin' by !
Jake's plantation, I looked over the fence, and
thar stood an explanation Of the whole matter Z
night faein' the road whar every one psssin, {
could see it--his consumed COW was tied to