The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-10-19
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.ouTliu's Johnny Beedle, you're aTter our sal
Say now, dye wan. to marry, OF only to
,our2t 5e }i
That was what | called chOker, Poor
Sally made but one jump and landed In The
mAdle Of the kitchen, aud then she skulked
into the darkest corner, till the old man, after
laughing hlmsglT into whooPing cough, was
put TO bed. 4 8l
Then came the apples and cider; and the
ice being broken. plenty Of conversation about
the minister aud the sermon followed. Euereed
with her 10 aniee,y upon all the points Of doc.
thine but | h'd forgot the text, and all the
heads Of the discourse but six. Then she
teased and lOrmented me to tell who | though,
the bes. singer in the gallery that days But
mum--there'S no getting that out Of me-
Praise to the face is often Disgrace says |,
throwing squin' at Sally.
AT last Mrs Jones lighted another candle,
and after charging Sally to look we'll to the
FIRE, she led the way to bed, and the Squire
gathered up his shoes and stockings and fol-
lowed
Sally and | were left sitting full rod apart,
good measure. For fear OF getting tongde-
tied again, set fight in with steadv stream
OF talk. | told her all the particulars of the
weather that had passed, and also made some
pretty cute guesses as to what it was likely to
be In future. Al FIRST gave a hitch up With
my chair at every full stop, then, growing
saucy, repeated at every comma, and SEMI
colon, and at last it was hitch, hitch, hiiCh
and planted myself by her side. | swow'
Sally, you looked so plaguv handsome to days
thai wanted to eat you right up
'oh, pshaw, get along you,' says Sally.
NY hand had somehow erept along on its
fingers and began to scrape acquaintance w''b
hrs. She sen, ithome again with desperate
jerk. w
Try It again--no better luck, Why, Miss
Jones you are getting obslrOpulous--old maid
sh, | guess
Hands of is fair play, you know, Mr.
Beedle.'
It's good sign to see girl sulEy' / knew
where The shoe pinched. II Was that Patt.
: Bean business. So | went to work TO per
lpaado ner that had never any notion alte
Patty, and to prove it, tell 10 running he
down at a great fate. Sally could not heI
II Joining me, and rather guess Miss Patty sui
lered lew. now nOtonly got hold OF he
hand without opposition, but managed TO ell
y an arm around her wal t. Bnt there was n
=, satisfying me, so must gopokine out my lip
alter buss. gness rued it. She felche
= me slap in the face that made me see sta
and my ears rung for quarter Of an hour
er was forced to laugh OF the joke though II WI
ID ont Of the wrong side Of my mouth, whlc
I'd gave my face something the appearance OF
SO gridirOn. The battle began in the usual wal
ne 'Ah, Sally, give me kiss and be done wi
as it, .,. ...,.gs.
81 wont, go there now.' 4au.
p tl'll take it, whether or no. -f.
ng do, iC you dare,' .e rsa
And at il we went, rongh and tumble Ano'
desIructlon Of starch now commenced. u
He bow olmy cravat was squat up in hall 'haS
Al the next bout smash went shirt collar, a.
-. A, the same time some Of the head fasienln
~ cave way, and down came Sallv's hair hS'
food in midam broke loose. carrying aw
half dozen combs. One dig OF Sally's eloo
and nv blooming rufiles wited down to oil
y, cloth But she had 10 time 10 boast. 30
her neck tackling began to shiver' II par
~ ~ a, the throat, and whorah came q string
wv white beads scampering and running "a
US eyery way you could think Of about the Il ;
By hOkey! il Sally Jones isn't real g
"a ,hors's no snakes She fought fair, howe'
4, must admit, and neither tried TO bite
,,,v scratch; and when she could fight no lon
for want Of breath, she, yielded handsom
~, Her arms fell down by her side--her hair b
-. = over the chair, her eyes closed, and there
,.sd little plump mouth all in HEAR. Ny ST.
.L, did YOU ever see hawk Pounce on yo
robin? or humble bee on a clOvsr-tOP! |
Ian. nothings d
,n, Consarn il, how buss viii crack on
ony frosty night. Mrs. Jones was about half
osn. between sleep and wake.
bom .Thels goes my yeas, b'''Is' said 81
hem herself, burst into twenty Piec's' ana
the bread is all dough again.
.oL The upshOt OF .he ma ter is, iel' 10
". ,,;,b satv head Over ears. Every Sur
rpck night, rain or shine, finds me T0Pp'0s at oq
liza Iono,s door, and twenty times have
/, leo within a hairs breadth Of popping the 9
.ors lion Bot now haye made Il'l.l' iinai res
,rons that Il | live till next Sunday night ana
M nv choke in the trial, Sal Jones shall hear
, the der, sare' $50
cut, aa Ea.a !. III
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