Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-09-20

I've heard folks say that the wiminin was con
> trary. Wei! they is a leete so; but IL YOU ma n
age EN- right-hawI in here and let out there
you can drive 'em along ithout whip or spu,
jest which way yen want 'em to 60
When lived down at Elton, there was n ZOO
many fust rate gals down there, but didn't tax
ikin to any of 'em till Squire Cunmins Gun
down there to live. The Squire had mity pun
~ dsrtar. said some Of the gals was fus, rate
but Nancy Cummins was fust rate and a IeetI,
more. There was many dressed finer and look
ed grander, but there somethin Jam about
Nance. that they couldn't hold a candle to. Ii
feIier seed her once he couldn't look at anoth-
er gal for a week. tux Iiken TO her rite off,
and we got as thick thieves. We used to 20
to the same meeting and sot in the same pew
| 1t tux me TO find sans and helms for her; and
we'd swell 'eIn out in a manner shockin' to hard
ened sinners and then we'd mosv home toge tn
er, vile the gals and fel:ers kept look in on as
though they'd like to mix in. I'd always STAY
to supper; and the way she could make iniun
cakes and the way could slick 'em with mer-
iasses and put 'em away nothing to nobody.
She was dreadful civil, tew. always gettin' some
thing nice for me. | was up to the hub in love,
and was going in for il like locomotive. Well,
things went Oh in this way for a spell, till she
had me tight enough. Then she begun to show
of, kinder independent like. When I'd 20 to
the 'nee'n, there was no room in the pew, when
she'd cum and she'd streak off with another
chap, and leave me suckiu my fingers at the
door Instead Of sticking to me as she used to
do she got TO cuitn round with all the other fell
iers, Just as if she cared nOthn about me apy
more-Done whatever.
got considerably riled-and tho't mite lust
as we'll cum to the cend Of it once; 80 down
went to have il out With her. There was u hull /
gr'st OF feiiers there. They seemed nifty quiet
TIL went in; then she got to talking all man.
ner Of nonsense-sed nothing to me. md darned
little Of that tried TO keep my dander down,
but II wasn't any use-I kept movin about as if .
had pin in my trowsers; sweat as if had [
bee n thrashin. My collar hung Town as il il had
been hung over my neck TO dry. l couldn't
stand it; so I cleared out rs quickly as / could,
for seed twas no use to say nothn to her. l
went strate TO bed and thot the matter over
spell Thinks L. that gal is just tryn of me tain,
no use of our playin possu,n; III take the kinks
out Of her; if l don't fetch her out Of tina, high
grass, use me for sausage meat.
] heard tell Of q boy wunce that got 10 skevi
ate on Munday morning; master seq:
'You tarnal sIeepin critter, what has kept YOU
70 late.''
"Why," says the boy. '.it's SO everIa.,in slip
'ery out, couldn't get along no how; every step
TUX forward, went tw o back " ard and couldn't
got hero at all, if l hadn't turned back to 20 )
'other way
Now, that's jest my case. have been putin
fer that gal consid rable time. Now thinks
nd now I'll site her. What's sass for the goose,
for the gander. :.
Well, went no more to Nnncys. Next Sab .
ath, sIicked myself up. and dew say, when .
got my fiNins on. ! tux the shine clear off Of :,
ny specimen Of human natur in our parts
Ibout meetin time, off put TO Elihum Dodges :,
aticnce Dodge was nice gal as you'd see r
etween here and yonder, any more than she >,
'asn't just like Nancy Cummins. Ephraim o
lnssey had used TO go and her; he was d r.
lever Teller, but he was dreadful jeIus. Well. h
went to me-tin with Patience, aud set right q,
fore Nancy: dicn't set my eyes her till af- r.
sr meetin; she had TELLER with her, who had :,
lazin red head. and legs like pair Of compass m
g; she had face as long as thanksgivin din q,
er. know'd who she thinkin about, and r.
want the chap with the red head, nutbcr.-- 4
ell, got to boin Patience about spell. Kept Fl,
y eye Oh Nance, seed how the was jumpin, n,
Is didn't cut aboat like she did, and looked rath m
soemny; she'd gin her two to kiss and of
AXE up. kept il up till like to have got in of
nuss about Patience. The critter thought l II
as going after her for good, and got as proud be
a tame turkey be
One day Eph cum down to our place lookin as ed
thy as militia officer a trainin day. vo
"Look here" says he, 'Seth Stokes,'' as loud al
small clap of thunder, 'I'll be darned--" ii
''Hallo." says I, "what's broke?" HI
'Why," says he, 81 come down to have ex
sfaction about Patience Dodge. I've ra
EN- courtin of her ever since last year, and she "
IS just as good as mine, till you cum gon af- tn.
her, aud now l can't touch her with forty the
It polc'' in:
Why SEE I, what on earth are Won talkin ce
,ut! amt got nothing to do with your gal; the
s'posen l had, there's nothin for Won to pr, Ca
Ify about If the gal has taken lik;p to me. Tia
int my fault, il have taken a liken TO her, CO..
int her fault, and if We have taken likin to
n other, faint your fault, bat l amt so al
ghty taken with her, and you may get her for ba
me; SO you hadn't ought to get savage about evt
him" Snt
well" ser he. ,.,hs, coo,.d do .1 kel
unluck;es, ,b;,a in .-..,;on I,.,,..,sa DIR,
70 = Mac. whs- ,h.r. -, -, Cit
i, If the ho,s ~ com. s..n L.. 49,, ,, val
re selling out her things: Well, there was l,
nGiru big chist of drawers, full of all sorts 'iid
truck; 50 bot it, and tho't had made 'ci
c; but when to look at 'em, there VI
mt nothn in it worth a cent, except an old
er thimbie, and that was all rusted up, so .s
il for less than l give for il. Well, when
chap that bought it took it hum, he heard r.
,thin rattle, broke the old chst, and found =.
Of gold in it, in a false bottom hadn't seen.
v, il had TUX that chist hum, I'd never -.
nd that money; or if did, they'd all been III
nterfeit, an I'd been TUX up for passing on = af
:. Well, jest told Patie nee about it. and she ~
up and called me a darned fooi'' 49,.
WE'LL, seq l, 'Eph. that's hard-but never ha
ID that-jest 60 on-you can get her; and an,