Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-03-19
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WHOLE NO. 1871.

come thro' my head like flash O. ightnin.
what said to Hammer Canoot, and know'd
she'd told him ont as well rs if I'd heerd her
tell you felt like death | never know'd
till that minnit how much sot by Joshaway
Magwire-the idea o. loosin him was awful
aggrevatin.
Well got hum some how or other, and
went straight on to bed, but dident sleep nun
that night. In the mornn got up with
TREMENDOUS headache, and lookin as pa'e as a
ghost. Mother she ayed me whether or no
want sick. telled her no; but all that day
| want tit for no hizness-dident have no ap.
pertite. and when night come yer gram'ther
telt so consumed about me she gin me dose
O. perrigarlick; cause she said if dident sleep
that night I'd sartinly be attacked with the
lever In spite o. the perrigarlick | dident
sleep wink that night nuther Next day +
felt worse than ever, but was awful high
sperrltted, and was determined nobody should
ent know the reason. Thinks me, if Josha-
ways mind to use me so, he NAV, and be
hanged to him. amt a gwne to kill myself
on account him; he amt the only man in the
un'varse. That was the way | talked-to my
sel-but talkin and dewin's few things, YOU
know, Nancy. The more despise yer uncle.
the more couldent; the more | tried 10 hate
him the more liked him.
Well, so went on for a number o. weeks.
Yer uncle never come nigh me. used to
see HIM at singln- school and meetin, but he
never offered to see me hum-always went
with Cloey Foggerson. Afore long, every
body was talking about him and Cloey Fog
gerson. But what worked me most was the
gals begun TO blaggard me about losin my
sweetheart. and thinks me, I'll git him hack if
dle tort. SO arter ponderin ont spell,
MADE up my mind I'd incurrdge Star Canoot
ana see I that woudent bring yer uncle tew.
n was ready enough to step up, you know,
but I'd gin him the the mitten so many times
he was ateared 10 venture. So one dav
goes by his shop, Che was a wagon maker by
trade, you know he was standin in the door,
as ne always was, in gineral way, Che was ev-
er lastin laZy,)-well, SAYS, SAYS l. How de
dew, Mr.. Canoot /" ! tell you never see a
surprisder critter n what he was; hadent
spoke tew him in better n wear. We'll as
common says he SAYS I, why don't YOU
come and see US now days, Mr.. Canooty-
The critter was mighty tickled, and SAYS he,
The reason haint ben's cause reckone1 nv
company want agreeable %! Mr.. Canoot,
you musent think so.' says I, and then wen,
off,
Well next night he came T. our house, and
arter that he come every highland tell you
twas an awful cross to me to treat him any
way decent-for hated the crtter like pizen
but managed to be perlite to him, and afore
a weeks time he poppt the question. Itell'd
HIM twas very unexpected aui must consi1.
er ont aspell afore gin him an anser He
seemed appar ntly satisfied, and continered tc
wait on me; and could sect yer uncle fell
uneasy, he lookt sideways at US whenever he
see us together, but still he never come nigh
me, nor offered to speak tew me, and so it went
on for two hull months. All the neighbour
began to talk about Josiar Canoot and me-
and s. himself was a teasin on me to know
whether halent considered envy most Ions
enough-and what TO dew dident know.
was nigh upon crazy; my health failed;
hadent no appetite nor no spirits Yer gram
Their was awful Uneasy about me- You sec
was all the darter she had left to hum. Ye
mar was married and gone tew. Well, go
to be miserable critter.
One evenin, AFTER supper, was in dretfu
) state o'mind. | knowd Star was a comm r
, that night to git his anser, and wanted to ri
| rid on him. So huv on my things and slip
out, and went up to sister Bedotts She iiveG
the upper cen of the village We'll found
yer aunt Be lott to hum settin there alone
Yer uncle Hez want in, and Kiar, Che was Z
] baby then) he was a s.eep in the crale I'm
, gal you've come, says she, for I'm awful lone
t some. Hez has gone off some where-dea
knows where; tits amazin how any man car
be wlllin to leave his partner alone as much
as he does. I'm clear ont OF patience with it
and if it hadent ben for that fambergastet
youngun's has the snuf1les, I'd went of som
where myself OYER aunt Bedott'sa nice wo
man, but she was always an awful grumbler
E they deac say that she iawed the deacon out O
r the worldly Well so she went on, sco|din ant
frettln and teIlln her troubles and trials, 70
ever so long; at last ! broke in an says |, o
Silly, don't go on so: you don't know wha
trouble is. said it in kind of way tina
startled her, and says she, 'Melissy, what d.
, you mean?' bust right out cryin. Ye
z aunt huv down her kitten work and cum VI
r tew me, and says she, 'Me!issy Poole, wha
4 is the matter" kept on cryin ana dident an
S ser. At last says she, Dew tell what 10 th
: matter. Melissy, dew faint nothin abou
t Joshaway Magwire, hope. wouldent fre
my gizzard for him there's as COOL fishes il
8 the sea as was ever ketcht yit'
t Well, arter spell, thinks mel may a
}, well tell her. So tel'd her the hull from
d beginning to eend-how nigh yer uncle com
. to poppin' the question-what said t. Han
S ner Canoot-how she provoked me to say
: how on1oubte1ly she'd told Joshowav on
: and all how and about it. Wei, at flu.
e yer aunt bowed me up sky high, for maxi
r such an imprudent speech, (she was impru len
: enough herself, but she hain't no patienc
t with anybody else for bein SOY At last sh
D says, What's said can't be onsaid; the on
$ way to mend the mischief is for Joshawa
d and you to git together and make it up som
g how But how can we git together say
r l. can't go To see him, AMI he don't ncve
: come to see me no more AFTER thnkin
r spell says Silly, says she, (Silly was Away
v cunnin critter,) I've got it now; you jes
: stay here and see to the baby, and III run in
5 to the wilder Magwire's; its a COOL Will
4 sence I've ben there. It's purity dark now
;, and by the time he CONS hum it'll be awfu
y dark, an Joshaway ne i come With me /; he
= did it several times; he's won lerful perlite
; and when we git to the door, I'll ak him +
come in AMI see husband Hez won't be t
r hum faint likely, but Josh won't know bu
n what he is, and when he once gifts in, Ill be
t forty greet apples you and he'll make it al
| straight purity soon.
4 oh, Silly said |, that's real good idee
:, but you mustent let him know I'm here caus
| If You dew, he won't come in '1wont sar
e tin sure says she. So she put on her thing
= and off she went, and sot down the back sid
| @ the room and began contrivin what
!. should say to yer uncle.
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