Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-12-29

cardin away and maxim bats of cotton for
quiitin they was gwine 10 have. and look
+ ed mischievouS as she could be. Bimehv
ses Rancy. after cicarin his throte two or
three times
what's them for Miss Beckvl ses he.
3! .Them's bats for quilt ses she.
| Rancy like to EEL of his cheer, but after
composin himself :, little, ses he,
Then you's gwine TO make quilt is
you!'
TO be sure we is ses Becky.
j Then there was a pause. and Rancy
twisted about, and brsathed 50 loud You
could hear him all over the room. He
would give his horse for another question
TO az Jest then old Mrs. Nigian helped
him out by AKIN him if he wouldn't cum
10 the quiltin.
TO be sure Will ses he looking side
WAYS at Becky. II she' let me cum
'Oh certainly; YOU music cum, SOS Becky.
By this time the sweat began to pour off
Rancy's face IN a stream. aud The young
gals run Oft 10 their loom TO laugh. !eaven
nobody with him but sister and the old wo-
man.
Things had cum to stand still again.
and Rancv was in another dltemmy. bime
by a bright idea struc,, him. and he tool,
up bunch Of cotton what Becky had Just
carded and muS>cd it all up
Thar ses he. Il split YOU bats Miss
Becky, Now You got TO make 'em over
agin.
Why Mr.. Cotton, what did You do that
for! ses She
jest for fun. says he l loves TO Spite
things.
And then he laughed like he had the
helghStericks: but with his face locking
solemn as tomb stone all the time.
Becky was so full OF laugh she couldn't
hardly set on her chair. but shc caried the
bats over agin and put .etn on the chair
and then set 'em out of his reach for fear
he mouGht Spite .em agin. Iren she :Ici,
her needles to finish a piece Of lace what
one of the gals had been knitin. and cd
Mrs. Nigfall went to her room, just to
give 'um far chance to court.
Rancv had more hcadwav, he thought
in a single hour. than he had made IN the
last six months and as he was "a little over
the skeer, he determined to follow up his
advantage. SO he just pulled his cheer up
a little closer and looked at Becky a bit,
while her fingers was flying about the
needles 50 fast that body couldn't hardly
tell which hand they belonged to-and
ketchen hold the thread few inches from
her hands held on to it with his fingers while
she was kni1ten.
Thar ses he. Miss Becky. you shan't
have morn'n much now Only 90
much-lest up to thar. ses he. while she
was knittin away. her face gettin rcdIer
and reddcr the nearer her fingers cum to
his.
Most all-only little bit more ses he
holding on TIL his fingers cum again her
little white hand, when he jumped like he
was lectrified, drapped the Tired, and be-
gun to squirm round in his seat like a
yearth worm on the point of a fish hook
After gettin over it a little. he tuck mold
agin and went through the same interest
ing operation two or three times. telliI
Becky he loved to bother pretty girls they
looked SO charming when the gentlemen
bothered them; and how she shouldn't have
another bit after she had ntted that bit Up
/, and a whole heap of nonsense. until Becky
put way her nitten.
Thar said he. Il knowed I'd make vo,
quit workin, and know YOU are mad a
Inc for botherin YOU so much-ain't you!
: ON no. Mr.. Cottom,' ses she, I'm no
mad in the least
What was to be done now1 Ever,
: CROWN more and more faint hearted. n,
{ time was to be lost, and after screwin hi
: courage up to the very highest notch agil
i and clearin his throat two or three times
ses he, in low husky voice.
Miss Beckv'
:, What ses she.
u 'Spose now. q young man was to fal
: desperately in love with vou!'
. 81 IL ~
= And was 10 love you almost TO death
II That would be very delightful!'
And sposin that he wanted to MARI,
:. you and nobody clse7'
! That of Counsel ses she.
And sposin he had plenty Of proper
" TO make YOU comfortable'
That would be all the better,'
} And sposin. SEES Rancy. drawing hi
cheer little closer-.sposin he was t
!, court vou!'
4 I'D like that first rate,' ses Becky
u .--sposin. Miss Becky. your family did n
7 have no objections to the match!'
: All the betterv ses Becky
And he was a man of good charac
: tera'
:, Il wouldn't have no other7' ses she.
and a man Of sense and experience!
{ ses Rancy. looking dignified as he could
: That's the sort,'
: And sposin.' ses Rancv. feeling 70
= her hand-'sposin he was willing to di
!, 70 you. he loved you SO much''
! ! sOi' ses Becky.
! And spose he was TO tell you hoe
i he could not be happy in this world with
out you and how he often cum near drown
= ing himselfin the branch about your
Becky put her handkerchief up to he
:, face and shuck all over.
q Don't cry. Miss Becky ses Rancy, il
: very affecting voice.
Il .Oh Mr. Cottom,' ses she
= 'Ah Miss Becky-sposin then. he was Il
II AK you TO have him rite off-what woul
Z ,-or, cay-1,