The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-03-17

critter-"lve got il now you Jest
stay hare and see to the baby, and I'll run
into the wilder Magwirc's It's good
while sence Eve ben there. It'spurty dark
now, and by the time | come hum, it'll be
awful dark, aud Joshawa he'll come with
me: he's did itseveral times--he's wonder
ful perlile, and when we git to the door III
ak him to come in and see husband. Hez
wont be TO hum, faint lk ely, but Josh won't
know but what he is, and when he once gifts
in, III bet forty great apples you and hen
make it all straight purity soon.' go, Silly
says IL that's a real good idee; but you
musent let him know Pm here, cause if yon
dew he won't come in Il won't, sar.in, sure.
says She. So she put on her things and off
she went, and sot down back side o. the
room and begun cOptriviu what should
say TO yer uncle. O. Nancy you've no j.
des what state Of perturbation was in
one mint was aieard shouldn't say nothin
to no purpose the next mint was eny
most sure o. gitten Joshaway back agin.
Well, sister Bcdott was gone hull hour.
You see Joshaway want 10 hum when she
went, and so she stayed till he come. 1t did
seem to me as If she was gone year. At
last heerd lem a comm. they got TO the
door and says yer uncle, says he, good
night" 80, you come in, dew says yer
aunt Silly, says she 'Mr. Belott wants to
see you amazingly 'Wcll,' says he, 'I'll
step in mint. So in they GENE. Why,
says sister Bedott, says she, v onder where
husband is?-you sit down by the fire, and
I'll g. call him-he can't be fur of, I'm
sure he wouldn't 90 off and leave the ba-
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mel was settn where he didu't see me,
and she went of into iother room and shet
the doDr. Gracious sakes alive. Inever in
my life experienced such feelins MS did
that minit-and never shall again i'll live
thousand year. Itseemed as if my heart
would jump right out Of my mouth. AFTER
a mint or so 'hcm'd'--yer uncle he start
ed and lookt round-and when he see me
he riz up and made for the door. Thinks
me, I've lost him now, sartin sure. Jest as
he got his hand on the latch, says /, 'Mr.
Magwire = He stopt and lookt round at
me, and says he, ''did you speak to me,
Miss Pool" Yes says ]. what did you
want" saws he he spoke so cold and on
consumed I fel! clear discuirdge, aud Jest
burst right on. crying. SO then he comes
10 to me and says he, 'Melissy ? Says J.,
'Joshaway, what makes you 50 cold aud
distant TO me lately?' Says he, "your en-
gagged ain'tyou, Melssy" Says, 'no,
amt nether-no such a thing AFTER a
mint he says, says he. 'wha, made you say
you wouldn't wipe yer Old shoes on me -
sCause wouldn't says I, 'and Their amt
but one Teller in the whole town that would
sarve such mean trick. and that's Star Ca
noot-he's jest ct TO wipe old shoes on
Now Nancy, what you spoze your uncle
done? Why, he huv his aims around my
neck, and gin me such thui,derin smack
"a never got atore or sence. so. MeiS-
sy,' says he, well be married, arler all the
fuss, won't we = u shouldn't wondpr,' saws
|. And was married in less than month.
and / hain't never had no 'casion to repent,
---only think how nigh come to losin on
hiin--jest for speaking as I did 10 Hannah
Csnoot. She hain't never been near me
sence | was marred--and as for Siah, he
was as mad as the Dragon.