Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-09-06

!, and now III slight her. What's sass for a goose
S 10 sass far gander
Well, went no more to Nancy's. NIX,
f SaCbalh day, sIicked myself up, and dew
say, when got my iiSens on, took the shine
on any specimen Of human na,ur in our parts
About meetin time, off put TO Elthum Dodge's
fauence Dodge was as nice gal as you'd see
twlNt here aud yonder any more than she want
Just like Nance. Ephram Muss.y was sed to
60 ana see her but he was a clever feller, but
dreadful elus.
We'll, went TO meetin with Patience, and
set right afore Nancy didn't set my eyes on
her I'LL alter .,ectin she had leller with her,
who had bIazen red head, and legs like a
par OF compasses; she had face as long as n
thanksgiving dinner. knowed who she was
thinkin about, and 'lwan't the teller with the
red hair, nnther. Well 90. to bon Patience
about spell. Kept NY eve on Nance, seed
how the cat was jumpin sh, didn't cut about
like she did, and looked s5lemnlv she'd gin her
two oyes TO kiss and make up. | kept il up till
like to have got in nuss about Patience
lhc critler thot was going after her for good,
and got as proud as a tom turkey.
One day, Epbram came down 70 our mace
Iookin as s~arthy as q militia officer on
trainin day.
Look bere,' said he, 'Scih Stokes as loud
as small clap of thunder, TT be darned---'
llallo' ! says J. what's broke .
Why said he, come down TO have salts.
faction about Patience Dodge. Here have
been courin ever since last year. and she was
Just as good as mine, ill you come to goin
alter her, and no" cant couch her with a
fry foot pole.
why says ], what on airth are you talkin
about| | amt got nothin to do with your gal :;
but spose had, there's noihir for YOU to pe
woliy about. If the gal has taken liken to
me faint my fault; il have taken a lihin to
her, tan't her fault and if we've taken Hkin
to each otter, tain't onr fault ; but aint so al
nifty taken with her, and you may get her for
all me !; so you hadn't ought to get savage
about nothn.'
Well says he, rayther co ,led down. Pm
the unluckiest thing in creation went
rother day to place where there was an old
woman died of the bots or some such disease.
and they were seln ont her things. Well
there was lhunderin big chist Of drawers. full |
oil all sorts of truck so thought I'd made a
spec but when cum to look at 'cm there
warnt nothiiI in it worth cent, except an old |
SILVER th'mbIe, and that was all rustcd up, so
sod 1t for less than gave for it, We'll. when |
the chap that bought j. took it hum, he heard
semethn rattle; broke the old chist and found
lots of gold in it, in false bottom didn't see.
Now ii | had tux that chst hum, I'd never
found that money; or if ! did, they'd been coun-
tGrfGif, and I'd been tux up for passn on EN-
We'll, jest told Patience about it, and she rite
up and called me a darned fool
'Well, says !, 'Ephe, that is hard but never
mind that Jest 90 or--,you can get her; and
wien yon do get her, you can Gle the rough
edges of jul as you please
That ucNled him, sGd away lie went little
better pleased
Now, thinks ], its time 10 look arter Nancy.
Next day down went Nancy was al, alone.
aXed her if the squire was in She said he
warn't
Cause, said ], (mahil beleev wanted him)
our colt sprained his foot, and cum to see ii
The squire won't lend me his mare to 90 to town.
She said she guessed he wcud-bettcr sit
down till he Gun. in. Down sol she looked
kind o strange, and my heart felt queer on the
edges. Arcr while, seq she:
Air you goin down 10 Betsy Martins qui,-
linY
Sed |, recon | would
Scd ehe, i s'pose you will take Patience
Dodge ?
Sed |, | mou', and again mout not
Srd she, Il heard you're "a goin to get mar
ried.'
d., Shouldn't wonder br--patence is
a nice gal. looked at her-l seed the tears
a cumin.
s |, may be she'll AK you 10 be brides
maid
She riz up, she did, her face ar red as a billed
beet
S,'h Strokes scz she, and she couldn't say
any more, she was so full.
Won't you be bridesmaid 2? scz l.
No. scz she. and she burst rite out.