Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-03-10

1ul 10 Inc Oh account q thUt, speaking SliT
Canoot-the last time was up to Wiggeiown
yer Aunt Bedott telled me he was quite pertic-
kIer to her. He hant never ben marred |
spose nobody wouident have hm-he was so
lazy and SO consumed disagreeable, and so
awful humbly. Why his hair was as red as
blazes-and he hadent no nose at all-and what
ther was ont turned rights up straight. When
yer Aunt Bedott telld me about his steppin up
to her says, says |, 81 hope you won't incur
ridge him, Sily-for he's a poor shiftess crit
ter" ''Why no he amt, nother," says she:
she's ben in the millentary and got to be CAP
pen Canoot." IL don't care for that, says L;
''twouldent make no difference to me if he was
Cincrdl-he's ST Canoet and always will be-
Well, felt awful worried about it. and when
| come hum, telled yer uncle ont, and says
he, 80 don't you be afeard o Sily's marryin
him. I'll be bound he haint no idee o'marryin
her. She always thinks the men has serus in
tentions if they look at her'--that's what yer
uncle said-and don't say but what It's Sc
sister Bedott's Gurus critter-tho' she's a nice
woman in the main. We'll, | was a gwine to
tell what Hammer said; she begun to joke me-
and says she, Il was spinnin on greet wheel
you know,) well she begun at me and says size
l'Melissy, they tell Gurus stories about you:2
l-whz-whiz-whz went the wheel, and
pretended dident hear her. AFTER a spell she
spoke up louder, and says she, "Melissy-they
tell strange stories about YOU and Joshaway:"
= whz-whiz-wen the wheel, and made as
If ddent hear word, she said-so bymebye
she turns to yer gram'ther, (she was soften
there,) and says she-'sHow is 1T Miss Poole
l-when's that are weddin comm on ~
"What weddn p says mother, says she. why
Melissy and Joshaway Magwire, beshure,' says
she. "Never-not as know on says mother
says she-"I don't know nothin about no such
Ibiziness." Well-she see she couldent git no
sat slaction ont mother so she hollers to Inc
agin, and says she, Seems to me yer ruther
hard o'hearin to-day, Melissy.'' Whiz-z-z
wen the wheel louder'n ever, and didn't take
go notice o'what she said. Purity soon she
bawled out agn, and says she--"I less what
makes you SO def, you must ketcht cold in
yer head last night--'twas rather long jour
ney YOU tuck to git hum (you see yer uncle
anG me went hum by the turnpike instid ogwine
cross lots--but how the critter found it out,
der knows,) Well dident Ray no tention, but
| tell you l was gittiD awful mad. After
Ispell she gifts up and comes and dumps right
down aside o me, and says she, "Say, Milissev,
dew tell when you and Joshaway's a gwlne to
step off-he's very nince Young man, tho
guess he won't never set the river afre. When
she said that, | was completely ryled up. I'd
ben a CROWN madden and madden all the time
to think o'her tein right afore mother about
our comm hum BY the turnpike--and then say
In che wouldent never set the river afire, -
twas tew much | couident hold in no longer;-
so turned round and shook my wheelpin in
her face, and says !, ''Hanner Canoot-yer a
are ldlin old maid. ] wish you'd mind yer own
bizness and lem'ne alone about Josh Magwire
II ,couideat ,cipe my old shoes on him Now
whatdid the crilter dew when | spoke so p
Why she snorted right out a latin, ard says
she, 80, don't git in passion, Melissy--dont;
dew keep your temper till yer marrled-dew,"
Purity soon she went hum. This was Friday
| Well--Sabberdav come and dident see nothin
o'Joshaway. thought twas ruther queer, but
[ reckon'd on seein on him to Wensday evenin
meetin--so waited with patience till Wensday
evenin come, and | went to meetin, Well, he
was there, and sposed of course he'd wait on
me hum-but when meetin was out, 10 and be-
held he went straight apast me and axed Cio
ey Foggerson, if be should have the pleasure O
seein her hum Then it al come thro' my
head like fash o'lightnin, what said to Han
ner Canoot-and know'd she'd told him ont
as well as if I'd heerd her. | tell you felt
| like death | never kno sd till that mint how
much sot by Joshaway Magwire tie idee o
loosin on him was awful aggravaton. Well
otto bed-but dldent sleep nun that night.
In the mornin | got up with tremeniuous
headaches and lookin as pale as ghost. Moth
Their, she aXed me whether or no wa mt Sick
| tellcd her no: but all that day | want fit for
no blziness-dident have no appetlte-and when
night come yer gram Their felt so consarne,l a.
bout me,she gin me dose o yorrigarlic-cause
she eaid if ddent sleep that nigh. I'd sartnly
be attackted with the fever. In spite o the
perrigarIick dident sleep wink that night
mother. Next day felt worse than ever, but
was awful high spirited, and L was determined
nobody shouldn't know the reason. Thinks
me-if Joshway's mind to use me so, he may,
and be hanged to him. / amt gwine to kill
myself on account O him-he amt the only
young man i'm the univarse. That was the way
talked-to mysef-but talkin and deyin'S
tew things, you know, Nancy. The more |
tried to despise yer uncle, the more coudent
the more | tried to hate him, the better
liked him. We'll, so it went on for number
o'weeks. Yer uncle never come nigh me.
used to see him to singin school and mcetin, but
he never offered to see me hum-always went
with Cloey Foggerson.
Afore long, everybody was talkn about him
and Cloey Foggerson. But what worked me
most was,the gals begun to blagguard me ABOUT
losin my sweetheart, and thinks meI'll get him
hack i'll die fort. So arter ponderin ont spell,I
made up my mind I'd incurridge Star Canoot,
and see f that wouldent bring yer uncle tew.
81 was ready enough to step up, you know, but
I'd grin him the mtten SO many times. he was
afeard to venter. Soon day goes BY his shop
Che was wag gin-maker by trade, you know
he was a standin in the door as he always
-was-in gineral way-(he was everlastin la
zy)-well, says, says |, '.How de dew, Mr..
Canoot9, 7 fell Won never see surprsder
critter'n what he was|I hadent spoke tew him
in better'n year. "Well as common" says he
SaysI, "Why don't you never come to see us
now days, Mr.. Canoot?"T crltter was mighty
tickIed-and says he,-''The reason haint
ben's cause reckoned my company want a
greeable.'' go. Mr.. Canoot, you mustent
think so," says land thenI went off. Well
next night he come Z our house, and arter that
he co,re every highland tell you twas an