The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-01-26

SS'S" ihtVhHotSi AH0H WuiEHdnt IndL nc
treated me 80 cRvalierlys by and by,
Ifufic Is to think that had cond scefided
to lntorm him Of the laudable motives
that had induced me to cutshim OUT
Finally, pulled off my boots and went
wddlng after polly @ogsin shallow wa.
ter, thinking that ID nigh, cool NE of,
and thinking ofaMary Haines, / got out
of my depth and putamy foot into 4 hole
and down Invent all over into the creek
which instead Of cooling my ardor, a.
reused fierce desire to fog LeviSmnhi
and not forgetting that He @as consid:.
.erable Of a MAJ, and | considerable Of
a boy, some six or seven years his Jun.
ior; and in size bore the sama Relation
to lin thata pil4 ofachipS doesto ord
Of wood, Fer all that | felt that nv.
luck was equal to his big body, and if
opportunity had offered just then should
hay etaken efficient measures 10 secure
my self a comfortable thrash ttg-I have
not tho least doubt Of il ,.r s..
Night came. was boiling over with ID
dignation, and as snappish as d hyena
attera brisk stirring UP, and 10 thai very
pleasant state ofmnd made Mary Haines
a visit. Walking into The front door in my
usual way,,wilhout announcing my ap,
proach by a series Of raps on the door
casing, | made direct for the Parlor, and
as | stepped over the, threshold wes
struck hard enogh to fell an OK, BY the
discovery Of Levi and Mary snugly
slowed away in one corner engaged ii
the very animating0o me)Pastime, some
times denominated hugging and kissing,
| made a sort Of a stop, sudden; good
evening, said Mary 10 no wise discon-
certed. dropped into the nearest chair
and brought my left leg 70 q horizon
tai, resting over my right knee, then
hung my Straw tile over my boot ram.
pant, and stumped Levi Smith toknock
4 it off, ae Y e
Z" stUmp you-dare yet" .'.
/ No sooner said than done, Smith step
ped promptly up and gave my hat kick
Ithat sent il flying out Of the Parlor into
the entry, then applied the Toe Of his
!. boot 10 me in a manner that sent
me out oi the front door. ! thought
had never encountered a fellow more
5 powerful in the legs. He did not fol.
! low me outfit he had, hang me II |
don't think he would have met with some
thing that would probably have induced
him to renew The operation. Mary
smilingly passed out MY hat and adVis;
ed me to run right home. The advice l
considered particularly good and avail
ed myself of it Immediately. But the
!. way pitched the rocks into Levi
!. Smiths chicken coop as | passed his
fathers house wasn't lazy, ha! 'fia p
\. Well, the very next Sunday the town
clerk, after the forenoon service was
over; rose lip nthe gallery behind the
pulpit, and read from slip Of paper;
%niarriage Of levi Smith to Mary
Haines." hay 30 ct asaia a'sl
About mouth aftefE danced at their
wedding. / have ever since com(orted
niyselfwith the reflection, that if did
not succeed in cutting him out, ! stirred
him up to his duty, Mary will never
forgoti it. She named her FIRST by after
!; nie---a smart little fellow, about seven
: years old now. saShe has got five be-
side, all younger. A darling wife, i
tieasdre of, i wife.is Mary HaiHes thai
as-but Levi Smith will neVef forget
me for hurrying up his cakes or malEis
niony.-MYs. Mercury. ysg ,as,i
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