Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-03-01
She's IN angeI, uncle Z.ck.' saws / .

u proceed
How dye proceed to git sheep7' saysI.
i puts something in dish, and goes out and
coaxes 'em,' said Uncle lack. 'and when gifts |
'em close enough. ji.t grabs right holt on EN-
WAL says !. 'w!dders catch'd the Same
way. Only jest git somethn' nice tn jingle, in |
the way of present, and the tarnel critturs will
come right to ye,and then you can lay right hold
on their atfrctions-for they dociie a pet |
kitten, but as slippery creased pig-so when |
you git one cornered, you must throw the matr- |
moniai moose around her, or maybe she'll be
of like a streak o. iighinn' in a thunder shower.
When I told uncle Jack. this. he fairl groan-
ed-for he hated TO pay out any thing ,arnei bad.
and he couldn't bear to think of tins widder's
slippin' OF, mother; and so says he. says uncle
lack: 'Ain't there no other way Of dun' it, Zeb'
my boy t'sso tsrneI expensive if TELLER shud
happen tn git the slip
There amt no other way says I; but I can
tell you what you du, and il won't cost much
no.hcr.'
Uncle lacks eye. frightened. they did, and he
:sught right hold me, and says he, what IS it
Zeb?--l'm dyin' to know
wal says I.'you know the widders tarnel
fond Of rabbus7'
.Yes, yes says uncle lack looking as good
natured az the inside of an apple durnplin--'yes.
know SHE told so, the angel, with her own
sweet lips and uncle lack fairly looked waite
~ round the mouth.
WAL now says l, Jest take my advice--it
" ont cost much'--iuncle lack fairly LATED. he
felt tickcd tn think twas goin' to be cheap
land Jest you 60 and Kill a rabbit, plump one,
aud take il down to the wilder; but you must
keen
about it, till you git ready fer her. and YOU mus
work her like, by telin' her how you love her
and all them things you know how 20 du
wal tunce lack afed agin, he did,) and
when on git her in the right place, you must
do the rabbit, and present it to her. and say that
goes for Itself til show her you don't forget her
when you're away, and all such nice things, and
then jest fcl!er it up-poP the question--and
you've got her like hooked mud turtle
Uncle lack bust rite out a latin; he couldn't
help il, he felt tickled, think how easy twas
to "a il; and grabbing hold of my hand, he shuk
it like sissorssays he, 'lI du il this very mite
comm, and started Off hum. and never said
another word. Wal, knew uncle lack 'ud keep
his word, and 50 went right straight 10 work,
that dav, and killed woodchuck, and, covering
it up nice, went over to uncle lacks toward
night, aud there seed the rabbit all covered over
slick with clot, and fixed to the hind eend Of
the saddle (uncle Zack always rid when he went
a courtin, couse il made show, and didn't cost
nothin',j and watched my chance, got it out,
and got the woodchuck in, and says to myself
Il guess may be there wont be fun nov, =
/ and then LATED, did
WAL arter Ia done that, / started for the
widder's to see how 'twould come out. The Wild
der lived bout four miles off, and got there jist
at dusk, and seed uncle lack comm up at the
same time. a-straddIc oil his boss, with his Sun
day to- NEE tin long tail blue-coat and white
brooches on; and felt particular pleased when
I seed him git Off, and take the rabbit (as he
thought) intu the house. I waited out back, till
it got TO be dark, and the wilder had lighted up
and then 1 went and peep'd into the winder--and
Their. seed uncle Z,ck, a stiin' right opposite
the wilder al the table--eatin' supper and takn'
and lafin' almighty sek--aHd / LATED too, to
think how Ia latf last Now iist by was a
barrel of soft soap and tub; and tho't nigh.
jist as wal have good deal o sport. leetle-
no more.'--nnd so jist got the tub and filled it
partly with soap. and sot il right on the door
step, and then went back to look at the crtturs.
then uncle Jack he'd Iaff; aud then uncle lack
he'd say sunlthin' funny, and then the wilder
She laff and then they look right at each 9TH
err. and they'd both ,af; and then that tckIed
me, and III Iatr. Wal. ar.er a while. it got to
CROWN more serious-and the wilder she'd look
down and blush, jst like baby that's been q
coughn', and then look up and kinder smile:--
and uncle Jack he'd sortcr list round his chair,
like he had the fLgets, and talk very low, SO
know ID the matter was comm to locus right
fast. AFTER "A while uncle lack ne got up, wiped
the perspira,on from his face (for We it's tar
mel hot work to make love to u wdder,) and the n
he went and got the bundle, and jist fairly held
nv brc ath, were so excited. I couldn't hear
exactly what he said, when he undid it, but
guess it were somethin' very nice, cause the wild
der she looded afftctionate like, she did, an,
> uncle lack so earnest At last the whole thin
; cum out, and uncle lack he laid it on the table
as the congressman say, and pinted to It in tri
umph-wi,hout ever once lookn' at it himself
with his eyes fixed right steady on the wilder
whic h ticklcd me so I couldn't hardly hold in
Then the wilder she looked fust that and the
: at him-and the at that and then at him agin
and then she turned red in the face. and the
white; and then she looked a little of both mix
ed toge Their and then she jumped up and down
and screamed right out
'O.-you imp: You rascal. you tarnel scoun
drel, you.--what do you mean by bringin' ME
woodchuck here fur TO Insult mel'
faint a woodchuck,' said uncle lack, starin.
at it with mouth wide open, and eyes stickin
right out. faint
you Iie.' screamed the wilder. jst uncl,
lack was coin' to saw eumthin' more; and she U,
with tea-cup and hit him co-chug, right slal
in the mouth.
y 'l,'s all mistake said uncle lack
you lie" hollered the wilder; and fhen Gun
the sugar bowl. ker-dab. right in his fsce-jist a
- if the wilder were a goin' 10 sweetin him.
J, sXSilI you ls.c tn me- madam roared uncl