The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-04-09
LOVE IN THE BACH WOODS.
Or, old Jimmg WadGls's First Courtshiy.

"Talkin' O. spress, boys, puts me in mind o.
my young days: should rather guess was 10
for 'em some myself them times.
| This was said by an old man whom we will
introduce as Mr.. james Wsddle, or rather ss
cold Jim Waddle." Everybody Except the
reader) knows him aud hiS psnchant for yarn
spinning. 1t is the evening of militia train
| ing day. There are a gOodly plumber, after the
company is dismissed from duty, who were loung-
ing around, aud all gathered about the aforesaid
old Jim, to hear his yarn, to which he had al
ready begun the prelude, and ouly waits for some
body TO urge him to 70 on; this there are enough
to do. He then enqlirsd what they would have
lone Of his huntin' or courtin, spreesi"-
The boys unanimously demanded the latter
Then, after requesting that none Of them should
laugh till he got through, with few prepara-
tory hens. and an assumption Of a eomical face,
he commenced. Il wish | could report in his
inimitabls language, ver6atiM et Iitsratim.)
"When | was boy, you know, daddy moved
from Virginia to Kaintuck. I'd been born and
FOUGHT up on the frOnteers, and Kaintuck was
paradise for me to hunt bars and Ingins iu.-
But forgot you want a courtin' story. Well,
sltho' | was always euttiu' up some deviltry
among the boys, yet somehow was little shy
and skeery among the gals. | liked the critters
prodigiOusly, but about the only way | could
manage to show it, was BY csstin' sleeps eyes
in abundance at 'em. We had meetin's as well
aS frolics sometimes, While the preacher was
preaching tender heartedness, brother kindness
and love, wasn't thinkin' O. nothin' else. |
used to set where could look the gals in the face
--and then gaze at some purity one till she'd
blush as red as pepper pod. Then / felt 80
queer about the gizEsrd, and wished an earth
quake would come and throw me right in her
lsp. was in love, but couldn't tell who
loved most. There was Peggy MasOlhammsr,
mighty fine gal, even in her tow-linen frock;
her cheek was as full Is China pigs, and as red
as a turkey gobbler'si and then there was Sally
Perkins, with her gloriouSly striped, home
made cotton froek, besides her har and eyes as
black as ink; and then there was dimple checked
blue ey'd lOtte Smith, who always tOted her
shoes aud stocking in her hands till she got in
in sight Of meetin'. Well, on these thrss
couldn't tell for my life which l liked best
sometimes one and sometimes another, but alters
the last one | looked at. But when Squire
Crumpton come to our diggins, his two gals took
the shine off the rest on EN-, specially the old
est one, Betscy. shsn't sttsmp to describe her;
but when tell you she had a calico frock, with
ysller flowers, as big as your hand, brass ear
bobs, besides half dozen strans O beads as
large as the end Of yoGr little finger, You may
think she was a eharmsF-I did. any how. OF
ell the ssaeREm bosun chsrmsrs ever seed,
she was the magBsn b0aest! And 90 all the
young iellsrs sald, 700. When | fust seed her, it
was at Deacon SnoOkg meetin'. fastened my
eyes on her till hers met mine; she looked stead
lastly then smiled charming smile, and blnsh-
ed and looked down. Lordy there was flut-
term then eqRal 10 q saW-mill, tween my two
iseket pocksts, | felt as a corner. From that
hour was too big for my bFeeChes; Of Sundays
| borried dada bFeecheS be d been married in
before the revolutionary war, and come off at
his knees; but Is he was tall and warn't, they
came below mine three or four inches. Agin
the mestin' / was prepared 10 cut a big stiff
sister Sal, for the purpose, starchea and iFoned
my new fine shirt rs siiffand Sliek as sheet Of
tin. The shirt had the finest kind Of flax linen
ia the bosom aud collar, but the invisible part Of
Il was eOan tow, with hem that would cable 3
steamboat. v,a3