Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-04-13

as catamOunt-lair aa sally; and Keen as MS
daddyLl swar, yelled rite out, ihinkin' on il.
while was in this way rolin' in clover. by
picturin' what was 10 be, they wur iarin' my
character all 10 ehiiilins up at home.-My per.
lie note was raisn' perfect lreshel Of wrath
agin me. That display Of Iarnin', about bring
in home pledge Of affection from the sunny
south, most onacountably oversot my whole
family prospects. Ii wur a sIumper to Sally, so
she got Jess to explain il, and the way he did il
was enormous.
'Why, don't YOU ses Jess, 'he means to bring
home one Of his niggr children from the south,
to HasSi Nothin can be plainer-thar ain't no
other pledges Of affection than children that
know on
'Well, | swar ef she didn't believe him ,
'The nasty dog sais Sally, docs he think
I'm agoin' TO nuss any Of his yalier pledgeS-lf
them Ihar's all he's got to offer he amt worth
shucks, and if you don't lick him for his onman.
ly note, you ain'l worth shucks nuther'
Not dreamin' Of the row at home, was
huntin' through Moo Orleans for presents for
lSalIy. bought roll of ribbon, pocket full
of lace, and bran new, shnir, black silk par
asol, and was comm along slow and easy, by
the St. Louis Exchange, when heard Major
Beerd cryin' off lot of field hands. just
sauntered in as he was putin up a Picaninny
'yaller gal, 'abont five years old. The lille gal
had no many livin', and looked sorter sickly, so
nobody seemed anxious to get her. hollered
ffy dollars and the lltte creetur' Frightened 10
when she seed who was bddin'; didn't look
like sugar er cotton planter, and the creatur'
seemed q iad that | warns. Some cotton feler
here bid sixty dollars and she wllted rite down
| thot what slick present shed be for Sally;
and how we'll she'd do 10 tend the children, so
sung out seventy dollars; she knew my voice
and could see her eye lids tremble. No suon.
er did the Major drop the hammer on seventy
dollars than she looked wurIh hundred, she
was so pleased at my buyn' her. She was
nice little creatur' bat her har was uncommon
straight.
d started up home next day with my purcha-
ses, and such time as had on the way. got
dreamin' so strong about bein married 10 Sally,
that was eIarnaIly wakin' up huggin' and kiss
in the pillows as if they were gals at huskin'
At last got home tckled all to death at my fu.
ture prospects. met Jess at the landin'-he |
gin me starr, looked at the little yasr gal, and
spread himself with guffaw, as of he war
gon' into fits, riled up little, but thought it
war time enough TO serve him out, so passed
on. The fellers in the settlement seemed to be
ALFRED pleased al my gettin' back, for they KEEP
a GRIMM and bowin' and lookln' at my little
yaller gal.
Won't you take little suthin', Sam?' said
Jim Belt, the grocery keeper.
Not now, thank you, Jim, ses I.
'Whatyou ain'tgoin' in for Temperance pzed-
0oe too ara you41 ackad lin ond ,han III ho,,s
all hollered as ef they'd bust their heads.
Not exactly ses | rather slow, uyin' all
thetme TO find out what the fun war, but | cud'nt
get it through my kiverin Of har, so gin it up
and went home. Next day ther war to be
campmeetin' down in the bottom, and all the
boys and gals wur agoing TO it; so, to make
shine with Sally, sent over word that | would
call that mornin' and bring my first pledge o.
affection, meaning the parasol, and hoped that
It would be to her mind both in tertur' and color.
Back came this note in answer:
Kuns H9ller JUL 8.
Miss Spillman's compliments
To Sam Crowder, Esq, the fust pledge of
his affections is little TOO yaller, and the tertur
of its har is too tight curl, and more'n that she
aint ambitious to hev any Of his pledges ef thar
wur all ,Ohite. SALLY SPILLMAN.
i nigh onto bust with madnessl-l could feel
every har on my head kindlin' at the eend, case
knew sum kussed lie had been told her, and
blamed Jess fur doin' it, jest swore bible
oath, I'd spile his pcler SO he couldn't enjoy
campmeetin' muck so next mornn' bright and
airly, accidentally fell in with Jess goin' arter
Sally; with all his Sunday kiverin' on, lookin' as
nice as stall fed two year DID, rite up and
asked him what he meant by telin' lies to the
gals about me, that had heam on 'em all over
The settlement.
Il hain't told no lie on you,' for what's told
you told yoursef-ef you have niger babies in
the South, you needn't insult decent white gals
by oferin 10 let 'em nusS 'em-'
Il didn't wait until he finished afore hit him
Hf; alongside his smeer, and went into HIM all
fomS catamount fashion. The thing had come
to windin' up pint-this fight war to eend the
matter about Sally, and as didn't want 10 gin
her up easy, laid myself out for purity long
spell, | could see by the way Jess went 10 work
that he'd calculated upon purity big chunk of
fight, TOO, so we both begun to save ourselves.
had little the advantage of Jess, for he didn't
want to spiIe his Sunday ixups, while didn't
care cuss for my old boat suit.-When I'd grab
his trowsers and gin 'em hitch he'd ease off
little and then I'd lend him. stagerer. which
was generally followed by his maxim me fly
round like wease-cre.a-tlon, how tough he
war! ..r
while we wur havin' rite smart time, to-
gether, nary one of us seed Sally ridin' along
down the wagon track, lookin' out for Jess, but
she seed us, bitches her horse and cimed onto
n stumD to see the fight out, As | war careful |
ly reachin' for Jess's ear with my grinders |
heard her sing out
Tech i. eff you dari-you niger cannibal'
Her holIern gave Jess an advantage and he'll
ped his strength powerfully, for the next mnnit
/ war on my back and him right astraddle on
me. .. .... ...f
Sock your teeth into him Jessl' screamed
Sally, and about then je-e-minny felIars, leap
ed as eff lightnin' had hit me, for his grinders
had met through the flesh she had called his at