Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-06-21

grazing Dy the road side, ABOUT nall. way
between the city and Mr.. BIS house, whilst
a few yards off lay the corpse Of his master
Now, as'I have said in introducing this
story, 1T is no fiction, the circumstance, hap
! pened as here related An account of il
was published at the time, but the copies
were brought up by the family. Two OF
three, however, were preserved, and the
narrative was been reprinted.
80 ssers. MANAGEMENT ssssssssssss,s..a,
ls Eve heard folks say that The ssirnriiifi
contrary. ~ ell, they is d leesle 81: But
EElf you manage ,em Tightl-hawl IN here,
and lei ,em out there, you can drive 'ena 3.
long without whip or spur, just which way
you want 'em to go. s
When lived down at Elton, there was
a good many fust rate gals down there,
but didn't take likin' to any on 'em till
Squire Cummins cum down their to live
The Squire had a mighty purity daughter
| sed sum of the gals was fust rate, but
Nancy Cummins was fi,st rate and leetle
more. There were many dressed finer
and looked grander, but there was some.
thing jam about Nance, that they couldn't
hold candeto. If a fellow seed her once,
he couldn't look at another gal fora week.
TUX likin' to her rite off, and we usedto
be as thick as thieves. We had used to
60 to the same meetin,' and set in the same
pew. 1t took me to find sarms and hims
for her, and we'd swell 'etn out in man.
we mosey hum together, while the gals
and fellows kept lookin' on as though
they'd like to mix in. I'd always stay to
supper; and the way she eud make injun
molasses and put 'em away, was noihin' to
nobody She was dreadful civil, tew,
always gettin' somethen nice for me.
was up to the hub in love, and going in
for it like a locomotive. Well things
went on this way for spell, till she
thought she had me tite enough. Then
she began to show off kinder indepen-
dent like. When I'd go TO meetin', there
was no room in the pew, when she d Gu m
and she'd streke off with another chap, and
leave me suckin' my fingers at the door.
Instead ofstickin' to me as she used to do
she got cuttin round with all the felers,
jest as she cared nolhin about me No more
none whatever.
T got considerably riled, and lhot might
as well cum 10 the end on it at wunce so
down went, to have it out with her !;
there was q hull grist of fellers there.
They seemed NIFTY quiet till went in; then
she got talkin' all manner 8! nonsence-
nothin' to me, and darned little Of that.
| tried to keep my dander down, but it
warn't Of any use-I kept moving about as
if had pin in my trowzers. sweat as
if had been threshin'. couldn't stand it.;
SO cleared out as quick as could. /
went strate to bed, and thot the matter over
thinks I, that gal is jest tryin' Of me
taint no use to play the possum; Pie fetch
the kinks out of her; if l don't fetch her
out Of that high grass, use me for sassage
meet.
heard tell Of boy wunce, that got to
skewl late on Sunday mornin'; master ses:
You tarnel sleepin' critter, what kept
you so late 2
Why ses the boy, 'it's so everlasting
slippery out, couldn't get along no how
evry step took forward, went two steps
backward and couldn't ave got here
all, if hadn't turned back tother way
Now. that's jest my case. have been
putin after that gal considerable time. -
Now, thinks I'll go tother way-she'd
been slitin' of me, and now Pie site her
what's sass for the goose is sass for the gan.
der. - .=
Well' went no more to Nancy's.
Next Sabbady, slicked up, and dew
say, when got my 6xins' on, | took the
shine off of any specimen of human natur'
/ 80, x,,oa+;ps off
put to Elthum Dodge's.. Patience Dodge
was. as nice gal as you'd see 'twixt here
and yonder, any more than she wasn't jes
like Nancy Cummins. Ephriam Mussey
had used to go 10 see her; he was a clever
Teller, but he was dreadful ielus. Well,
went to meetin' with Patience, and SET rite
afore Nancy didn't set my eyes on her
till arter meetin; she had feller with her
who had blazen' rcd head and legs like q
pair of compasses; she had a face as long
as thanksgivin' dinner. knowed wh'
she was thinkin' about and twan't the cha,
with the red head. Well got boein' Pa
tience about, spell-Kept my eye ol
i Nance, seed how the cat was jumpin; she
didn't cut about like she did, and looke'
rather solemnly; she'd gin her tew eyes tt
kiss and make up. kept it up till like
to got in muss about Patience. Th,
critter thot wos goin' arter her for goo'
and got as proud as tame turkey. e.
Won day Ephe cum down to our plac'
lookin' as rathy as q malishy officer, on I
training day.
! .Look here,' says he, Seth Stokes. q
loud as a thunder clap, I'll be darned-' +
r sIlallo?' says I, whats broke y
Why says he, Il came down to hav'
satisfaction about Patience Dodge. Her
I have been corting her ever since last year
and she was jest as good as mine, till yo'
I come goen' arter her, and now | can
touch her with forty foot pole
/. why says |, 'what on earth are yo'
ltalking aboule amt got nothing to d
with Your gal; but 'spose had, there
nothin for you 10 get wolfy about. Il tn
: gal has taken liking to me, faint M
/, fault: if l have taken liking. to her tain
i her fault-but | amt so almighty take
: with her-so you hadn't ought to get sa'
q age about nothing &
: Well says he, Srather cooled .downo