The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-12-21
Early Courtship in Ohio.
YEARLY AS IT WAS TOLD TO Us BY OUR OLD
FRIENp-oYER A GLASS oF CIDER.

YEARLY AS IT WAS TOLD TO Us BY OUR OLD
FRTEND-ovER A GLASS OF CIDER.
Hyou can't get them that you want. yol
must take them that you can git" and tina
is how came to marry Patsey, Love will
go where 'lis sent. any how, and we cam
help it; and the harder a chap loves gal
the poorer chance he stands to git her--th,
thing is Just here, the more he loves her th,
more shv and trembling he is, and he can
half tell his feelins to her if he tres-whilt
the careless and unfeeling chap, that's go
no more love in him than a hoss, can't have
a dozen gals after him at once. l have
thought the heart was like mud turtle
eggs; you dent the shell on ore side, den
on the other side made in the same manner
will bring all smooth again. So with The
heart; one girl makes a dent, it remains
buised till some other presses it, pushing
out the old bruise, and leaving in a new
one.
Well, well, accidents will happen; folks
will laugh; tn world is more fond of fur
than logic; and they might as well laugh al
me as anybody. u.. ...... ......s .
So agreed to tell you about my frs
courtshp. 1t want Patsey; but my frs
sweethalt was a proper han'so girl.
worked for her father. Ohio was all in the
woods then, and everybody lived in log
house, except down in Cleveland there was
a store or two. And my three hundred
acres; that is worth now one hundred and
! fifty dollars an acre, wasn't worth when
bought it only three dollars. Pshaw,
pshaw! how times is changed! Glad to gil
corn bread and gummou gravy then; had to
go thirty miles-down to Chagrin-to mill
always used to 90 for boss instead of him.
self, for l only cheated" ninety pounds in
weight, and made lighter load over bag
of corn on hGssback. Let me see, l weigh
eighty now. Well, was twenty five years
old, Just about, and IN love with boss's
daughter, but always tho't she felt leete
above me, for was not any taller then, than
| am now; not quite as tall us she was any
how, and was working for eight dollars a
month, and to dress in tow linen at that
You never see one Of them logging frocks,
made like shirt, out Of fax tow, did ye?--
Well, till l Fought this blue coat when |
married Patsey Thirty and five years ago, |
never wore any but tow. and if it want
Sunday to-day l shouldn't had it on, for !
desplse stravagance and new faugled fun
cries and thlngombob noodles round yer
big houses. .I..g.... .... ....... .s ..
| was in love thirty y-fve years ago. head
over heels in love, and nover dared to say
a word about it. Her name was Jerusha
l longed to tell her how my heart swelled
and burnt for her as it thumped agin its
"chest' but | could never screw my cour-
age up to the pnt-but ! thout ! would
some day--or some other day, Ia been
alone with her many time, and had re-
solved and re-resolved on popping it right
'casions as the roar of Niagara, and my
heart would feel all over like your little fng
er does when you hit your elbow again a
thing accidental, tingn' fulness.
Cuss my luck, said to myself, one Sun
| day night, as ! cum home from mill after
three days ride. Jerusha had beau
chap from town, dressed as smart as n
dancing master. my heart jumped into my
gulet the minute see him. | Ifelt down in
the mouth, for khowed | was gone fel-
ler. lie had on broad cloath Talk of your
new tangled G0ssop and Gresham houses
now, but folks in them days didn't have but
one room down stairs; punchcon floors was
good enough below, and oak shakes split
out by hand kivered the chamber floor
1t was so in hoss's house, and I slept up
chamber. I want you to imagine two wood
er hooks fixed up to hang gun on, right
over the hearth, on the chamber beam; |
want you to remember my tow shirt, and
want you to imagine my feelings that
night after l went TO bed, for Jerusha and
the dandy chap had the hull room below to
themselves, with rousiug bright fire to
spark by. aA A ~
couldn't stand the temptation to want to
hear what they had TO say 10 themselves
| Whisper. whisper. whisper. You may laugh
at it, but its's the naked truth that am 60
ing to tell l have laughed myself at the
same since. When | heard something pop
like kiss, by ginger, could stand my
great hear.thumps no longer. Curiosity
and jealousy got the upper end on me; |
wan ed to see for myself, so slid out O bed,
sitting fiat like a tailor on the boor, deter
mined to hitch up just as | sot, inch at a
time, to the opening over the hearth where
the beam and gun hooks was. A catcouln't
been no stiller arter mouse; but my heart
thumped louder every hitch, just as it will
when a man goes to do what amt right
Well, just as had gained the right pint to
look ever at'em, up tilted the pesky floor
down hung blind fold like squared half
skinned; right over my rival and sweet
hear.--ready for basting. ! couldn't see
EN- at all arter that, and twas more than
ten m nutes before the old boss awoke to
tear me loose; dangling around the fire. -
What, what, said he, got spare rib, ha!
Let me down, said |. got pretty well
baked, anyhow, and amt been quite so raw
since in love matters. Lord. never look
ed Jerusha in the face from that day, nor a
girl in the neighborhood, fer could swear
She told told 'em all. That accident got
4 my grit up to make fortin.
I'll / went off few miles and married the
first chance | get, just out Of spite--and
Patsey is worth all on 'em arter all-and
marrying is lottery business. Then don'I
hang yourself (sis did because you cant
get particular girl-but reocollect your
heart is like rubber, it Will stretch good
ways and not break. - Ceveland Heraid.f