Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-04-29
\ YANKEE STORY.

MANAGEMENT.-SetS Stokes Cowistip.
--I've heard folks say that the wimmin was
contrary. Well, they is a leetle so: but if
you manage 'em right-haul in here, and
let 'em out there, you can drive 'em along
without whip Or spur, jest which way you
want 'em to go.
When 1 lived down at Elton, there was
a good many fust rate gals down there, but
| didn't take likin' to any on 'em till
Squire Culnmins cum down there to live.
The Squire had mighty purity darter. |
sed some of the gals was fust rate, but Nam
CIV Cummins was fust rate and a leetle more.
There was many dressed finer and locked
grander, but there was something ian about
Nance, that they couldn't hold candle to.
If a fellow seed her once, he couldn't look
at another gal for week. ! TUX likin'
to her rite off, and we got as thick as
thieves. We had used to gov to the same
meetin' and sot in the same pew. 1t took
me to find sarms and hims for her. and we'd
swell 'em out in manner shoclkin to har-
dened sinners and then we'd mosey hum
together, while the gals and fellars kept a
looking on, as though they'd like to mix
in. I'd always stay to supper; and the
way she could make injun cakes, and the
way wood slick 'em over with molasses
and put 'em away, was nothin' to nobody.
She was dreadful civil, tew, always gettin'
somethin' nice for me. was up to the
hub in love, and was goin' in for it like a
locomotive. Well, things went on in this
way for spell, till she tho't she had me
tight enough. Then she began to show off
kinder independent like. When I'd 90 to
meetin', there was no room in the pew,
when she'd cum and she streeke off with
another chap, and leave me suckin' my fin
gers at the door. Instead of stickin' to me
as she used to do, she got cuttin' around
with all the other fellers, jest as if she cared
nothin' about me no more-none whatever
got considerably riled, and thought
mite as well cum to the end on it at wunst
50 down | went to have it out with her
there was hull grist offellerS there. They
seemed nifty quiet till | went in; then sh'
rot talkin' all manner of nonsense--se,
nothin' to me, and darned little Of that.
tried to keep my dander down; but it warm
any use-I kept movn' about as if ! had
pin in my trowsers, and | sweat as If | ha
been threshin.' My collar hung down a
if it had been hang over my stock to dry
/ couldn't stand it so l cleared out as quic
as Good for seed twas no use to sa
nothin' to her. / trent strate to bed, an
thought the matter over spell-thinks
that gal is Jest tryin' of me faint no us
I, of our playin' possum: Pll take the kin
! ! out Of her; if don't fetch her out of thi
: high grass, use me for sassage meat.
, heard tell of boy wunst, that got
skewl late on one Sunday mormn': mast'
ses:
u "'You 'tarnal sleepin' crittur, what kel
i, you SO late? p
Is "Why,' ses the boy, 'it's SO everlastir
It slippry out, l couldn't get along no how
= every step took forward, went two ste
ar backward; aud couldn't have got here
all, it hadn't turned back, to go 10th
in way.'"
n s' Now, that's Jest my case. l have be-
! putin ater that gal considerable time.-
ii. Now, thinks l, I'll go tother way-she
in been sli'tin' of me, and now I'll site her
u what's sass for the goose is sass for the 90
ny der., 49,. /. :.
~ q Well, l went no more to Nancy's. M
Sunday / slicked myselfup, and ] dew s;
when got my fxins' on, I took the shi