The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-08-01

| own DlZnesS and lem me alone about Josh
Magwire-''I ,couldnt ripe my old shoes on
linn. :" Now, what did the critter dew when l
spoke so? Why she snorted right out lar
fin, and SAYS she, u" o don't get in passion,
Melissy-dont, dew keep yer temper till yer
married, dew" Purity soon she went hum
This was Friday. Well, Sabberday came
and didn't see nothin o Joshaway. l thought
twas rather queer, but l reckoned on seein
him to Wednesday evenin meetin-so l wait
ed with patience till Wednesday evenin come,
and went to meetin. Well he was there, land
| sposed of course he'd wait on me hum-but
when meetin was out 10 and behold ! he went
straight past me and axed Cloey Foggerson if
he should have the pleasure of secin her hum,
Then it all cum thro' my head like a fash O.
lightnin, what l said to Hammer Canoot, and /
knowed she'd told him ont as well as eff I'd
heerd her. tell you / felt like death l
never knowed Jill that minnit / sot by Josh
Magwire the idee flosin him was awful ag-
gravatin. We'll got hum some how or other
and went straight to bed, but | didn't sleep
none that night In the mornin GOT mp with
TREMENDOUS headache, and looked as pale as
a ghost. Mother, she had to ak me whether
or no ! want sick / teled her no but all
that day l want fit for no bizness-dident
have no appetitc-and when night come yer
gram'ther felt so consumed about me, that
she gin me a dose O. per1igarlick, coz she said
if dident sleep that night I'd saTtinly be at
tackled with the fever. In spite o perrigarick
| dident sleep a wink that night MOTHER
Next day felt wus than ever, but was aw-
full high sperited, and / was determined no
body shouldn't know the reason. Thinks me
If Joshaway's mind TO use me so, he may,
and be hanged to him. | amt gwine to kill
] e lo ~ 10 l.,
Young man in the universe. That's the way |
talked, to myself, but talking and dewing's few
things YOU know, Nancy. The more tried to
despisc yer uncle, the more l couldent the
more tried to hate him, the better l liked
him. Well so it went on a number O weeks.
| He never come nigh me. / used to see him TO
singin school and meetin, but he never offered
10 see me hum-always went with Cloey Fog
gerson. Afore long everybody was talkin
about him and Cloey Foggerson. But what
worked me most was, the gals begun to blag-
gard me about losn my sweetheart, and thinks
me, III get him back ii l die fort. So arter
ponderin ont a spell, made up my mind I'd
| incurridge Star Canoot and see'f that would
ent bring yer uncle few. ST was ready en-
ough to step up, you know, but I'd gin him the
mitten, so many times, he was Altered to ven
| ter
So one day goes by his shop. Che was
waggin-maker b. trade, you know,) he was
standing in the door as he always was-in
gineral way-(he was everlasting lazy well,
| SAYS, SAYS !, q How de dew, Mr.. Canoot ?"
| tell you | never see surpriseder critter'n
what he was hadent spoke to him in bet
term year. "Well as common" says he.
Says ], " Why don't you never come to see us
now days, MIR. Canoot Z" The critter was
mighty ticklcd and says he, " The reason l
haint bcn's cause 1 reckoned my company
want agreeable" 90 Mr.. Canoot, you must
ent think so,' says and then l went off,
| Well, next night he CONT our house, and ar
ter that he come every night; and l tell you
| twas an awful cross to me TO treat HIM any
way decent, for hated the critter like pizen;
but managed to be perlite few him, and a.
fore a weeks time he popt the question. l
| tell'd him twas very unexpected and must
consider ont spell afore | gin him an anser.
He seemed apparently satisfied and continued
| to wait on me and could sect yer uncle felt
oneasy by the way he lookt sideways at us
whenever he see us together but still he new
er come nigh me nor offered to speak TO me /;
and so it went on for few hull months. All
the nabors begun to talk about Josiah Canoot
and me; and Siah himself was a teazin on me
to know whether hadcnt considered eny most
long enough; and what to dew dident know
| was nigh upon crazy my health failed; |
hadent no appetite, nor no sperrits. I er gram
Their was awful uneasy about me. You see
was all the darter she had left TO hum. Yer
mar was married and gone, and yer aunt Be
dott was married and gone tew. Well l got
to be miserable critter.
One evenin arter supper, was in dread
full state o mind. ! knowed Siah was comm
that night to git his anser, and wanted to GIT
rid on him. So huv on my things and slipt
out and went up to sister Bedotts. She lived
on the upper eend O the village. Well, l
found yer aunt Bedott to hum alone. Yer un-
Gle lez want in; gone TO some meetln or
other; and kiar, Che was baby then,) he
was asleep in the cradle. ''Im glad you've
cum" says Silly, SAYS she. 'for I'm awful lone
sum- Hcz has zone off somewhcr; dear knows
wher; It's amazin how any man can be wiling
to leave his pardncr alone as much as he does.
I'm clear out o. patience with it !; if it hadn't a
ben for that lambergasted Young ones havln
/, the snufIles. I'd a went off somewher myself.
, Yer aunt Bedott's nice woman, but she was
always an awful grumbler; they dew say she
iawed the deacon out O the worldly Well, so
She went on, scoldn and frettin, and tellin
her troubles and trials, for never so long; at
las. / broke in, and SAYS !, 80 Silly, don't
60 on so, you don't know what trouble is ]
I said it in kind O. way that startled her, and
. says she, "Nlelissy, what dew you mean ?"
j bust right out erwin. Yer aunt huv down
her kitten work and come up few me, and
, SAYS she, "Melissy Poole, what IS the matter :!
! kent on erwin and didn't anser. AT last says
!. she, Dew tell what ais YOU, Melissy, dew
: faint nothn about Joshaway Magwire, hope
+ | wouldn't fret my gizzard for him; there's as
! GOOD fishes in the sea as any't ever was ketcht
. Wit" Well, arter a spell, thinks me, may as
o well tell her So telled her the hall from be-
ginnin to eend how nigh yer uncle came tc
d Poppin the question; what I said to Hammer
: Canoot; how she provoked me to say 1t; how
= undoubtedly she'd told JOshaway ont, and al
st how and about it. Well, at tust yer aun
Is bowed me sky high for maxim such an unpru
n dent speech, lshe was unprudent enough her
/ self, but she hadent no patience with any bod!
% else for bein SOL At last saws she, "What: