The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-03-17
Aunt MagWire'S Experience.
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sucn story AZ that! l know better.
can see as fur into milestone as any body
and | 'now, and have know'd for bctter'n
six months, how't you and Jasper Doolit,lc
tuck anotion to one another. lis extraw-
nary how gals will talk What makes you
so with him, tn lectures, anu concerts,
aud sleigh rides, and all kinds O. dewins ?
Don't tell me you don't care a snap for him.
He's real nice young man, tew--stiddy
and industrns, and dewing well-you new
er'll have better chance in yer life NAB
by he haint said nothing perticlar TO you yet
but that's osign he aint n ewine 10 as
soon as he gifts hits his curridge up. He's
rather bashful, you know--it takes them
sort o. iel!ers longer to come TO the pin. in
such matters they want considerable spur
rim up, and advise you not to lie. nobody else
hear you say you don't care nothing about
Jasper DoUlittle--trouble comes o. them
kind o'speeches. know by EXPERIENCE
cum purity nigh losin yer uncle J0shawa by
maxim an imprudent remark o that mater.
I'll tell you how twas, and mebbsy youth
take warnln by it. ! remember egzactIy
when 'twas-'twas in the month o March,
about tew year and half after sister Bed
oft was married yer uncle and med ben
keepn campany all winter; he come t our
house every Sabberday evenin regarly, be-
sides always seein on me hum from singin
school and evenin meetns, and 80 forth
twas town talk that we was engaged
Joshawa Magwire and Melssy Pool-that
was the story all round. But all this time,
mind you-he hadent said a word tew me
about having on linn, though was suspec-
tin every day when he would. You see he
was awful bashful. Well, one night, ('twas
in the month o March, we was gwne
home from singn school-nary one on us
dident say nothing for some ways. At last
he haw'd and hen'd two or three times,
and then, says he TO me, says he, "Mels-
yw says I, shay 2" but he dident continur
for some time spell he hem'd and
haw'd agin. and says he 10 me, SAYS he
"Mellissy !"-says I, "Well what:'' but
still he dident continuer. At last see we
were gettin purity nigh hum-so says TO
him, says /, "Joshaw ay-what was you
gwine to remark 70 So thea he says, SAYS
he, 81 was gwiuo TO say" but his cur
ridge failed, and he dident finish. .Aiore
long we come to the gate, and there we
stopt, 1--WE used TO stop awhile at the gate
in gineral way,) and he says, "Melissyr'
says ], "Joshaway Magwire, what dew you
want"-"Why," says he, II was gwne
to axyou-" Jest then yer grandfather Pool,
opei'd the door and come out, and so yer
uncle went oiIand went in. Wen, next
day, Hannah Canoot come into our house,
and she begun to joke me about yer uncle
Now, never could bear Hannah Canoot--
she was reglar michief making old maid
always meddng with every body's biz.
ness in the plaoe-and as sure as she see
young cupple APPARENTLY attached TO one a.
mother, she'd inSniwate something or other
against 'em. She coudent git a swcethcaI,
herself, and it made her awful cros,.grain.
ed and mad at them as could get 'em. !
hadent never had any difficulty with her
and yer gram'ther Pool used TO say TO me
frequently, "Melissy, dew be kelful what
you say afore Hannah Canoot-she's dan
gerouS critter," and Twas kerfulina gineral
way. And then, you see, there was anoth-
er thing about it--there was her brother,
Josiar Canoot-he'd been trying 10 be perlite
to me two or three year-and | wouldn't
keep company with hirn-nor have nothing
to say TO him-and Hannah she knewcd #.
and felt orful spitefll to me on account of
that. Speaking o. Siah Canoct-the last
time was up to Wiggletown. yer Aunt
Bedoit telled me he was quite particular to
her. He haint neverbeen married. IspoSc
nobodey wouldent have him-he was so la
zy and so consumed disagreeable, and so
awful humly. Why his hair was as red as
blazeS-and hadent no nose a. all-and
what there was on'ttuned right up straight.
When your Aunt Bedott tcll'd me about his
stepping up TO her, | says, says !, Il hone
you wont incurridCe him, Silly-for he's
poor shil,less crittur.'-''Why no he aint
nothcr,' says she; she's ben in the rnillen.
tary and got to be Cappen Cauoot.' u don't
care for that, says l; twouldent make no
difference 70 me if he was Gineral-he's 81
Canoot and always will be- Well. | felt
awful worried about il, and when | cur
hum, telled yer uncle ont and saws he.
50, don't you be aieared o. Silly marvin
him. III be bound he haint no idee ofnar.
ryin her. She always think. the men has
serus Intentions j! they look at her'-that's
what yer uncle said-and don't say but
what tits so-sster Bedotts a very Gurus
critter- tho she's nice woman in the
main. Well, was II gwine TO tell what
Hammer said she begun to joke me, and
says she, | was spinnin on great wheel.
You know,) well she begun at me and saws
she, "MelisSy, they tell curious stories about
you :" whiz, whiz, whiz, whiz went the
wheel, and pretended | didn't hear her.
AFTER spell she spoke up louder, aud saws
she "MelisSy, they tell strange stories about
you and JoShaway !" whiz, whiz went the
wheel, and made az il diden, hear word.
she said-So bymcby she turns 10 yer
cram'thcr (shc was a Scttin there and saws
she, "l!ow is 1t Mrs. Pool?-whcn's tina,
are wcddin comm on?" "Wha, we'd.
din|" says mother, says she. "Why. Me.
li>sy mud Jn'hnway Magwirc. hc>mrc."
says Hammer, SAYS She. "Ncvcr- No, as I
knows on" SAYS mother >nvs She Taou't
know no'hiu about no such hiync,,."
Well you see She couldcn, cit no salts.
iiuction ont u mother. so She boilers 10 NJ.
agin, and says she. ",cem> TO me Yer rulhc
er hard o'hcarin 10 dav, McliSSy." Whiz-a.g
went the wheel louder'n ever, and ddcnt
take notice O. what she said.-Purty soon
she ia" led out ngin, and says she. 81 guess
what makes you so deaf, you must a ke,ch
cold in Yer head last nisht-'twas rather n
long Journey You TUX to cit hum" YOU see
yer Uncle ana me went hum by the turn.
pike 'nslid o. gwine cross lo,s-bu, how tho
clitter found II ont, dear knows. We'll.
ddcn' pay no 'tention, but tell Won 7 WINS
gittin awful mad. AFTER n ,no,I "a. IT,.