Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-11-05

"The only objectien ever made 10 me
in this ere country, as legislator, was
lor, and never told you afore why | re-
maned in the state OF number one. No
fellow stays single premedilated, and, in
course, a hansum fellow like me, who all
ths gals deciar TO be as enticin as a Jay
bird, wasn't going 10 stay alone il ne could
hel p it. | did see a creetur once, named
Sofy Mason, up the Cumberland nigh into
Nashville, Tennessee, and tux an orIul
hankerin arter, and sol into looking anX-
ous for matrimony, and gin 10 go regu-
lar to mee!in', and tax to drrSSin tremen-
dor' fnifed, just TO see if I could win her
good opinion. She did getto lookin at me-,
and one day coming from meeting she was
takin a look at me kind Of shy, Just as
horse does at Sumthn he's scarf at, when
after champin at distance for a while !
sidied up to her and blated out few words
abou! the sarmin-she says yes, but cuSS
me ei | know whether that We're the right
answer or not, and I'm thinkin she didn't
know then, nuther. Well we laried and
talked leetle all the way TO her daddy's,
and thar | give her the best bend had in
me, and raised my hat as peert and perlite
as minister, looking all the time 50 enti-
Gin that sot the gal lTembin. Her old
daddy had a powerful numerous lot Of
healthy nirgers, and living right adjoining
my PLACE, while on t'other side, Jack ST.
mona sneakin cute varmint, who was
wuSsar than a mssr for stinginess, and no
sooner did this cussId sarPint see me sidlin
up to S1fy, than he went TO Sticking up
| too, and Sot himself TO cut me out. That
are wur a struggle akin 10 the battle Of
/ Orleans. Furst some new iX up of Jake'S
would take her eye, and then III sport
somethin that would outshine him, until
at last Jake gin in trying TO ouldress me,
and sot 10 thinkin Of something else.
"Our farms wur Just the same number
OF acres, and we both owned three niggcrs
apiece. Jake knew that Soiy and her dad
kept a sharp eye for the main chance, so
he thon he'd clear me out by buying an
other nigger but ! just followed suit and
bought one the day after he got his, so he
had no advantage in that; he then got a
COW, and so did |, and jest about then both
OF our pusses gin out. This put Jake to his
wits end, and war wonderin, what in the
yearth be would try next. We stood so,
hip and thi5h, for about two weeks both
on us talkin sweet 10 Sofy, whenever we
could git her alone. / thort | seed that
Jake, the sneakn cuss, was giltn a mite
ahead Of me, cause his tongue was so iey
however, | didn't let on, but kept top
eye on him One Sunday mornin ! war a
little late to meetin and when got thar,
the fust thing | seed war Jake Smons sittin
close bang up agin Sofy, in the same pew
with her daddy | billed awhile with
wrath, and then turned sour, could taste
myself. There they Were singn him,
out Of the same book. Je-e-e-miny, tel
lers, war so enormous mad thSt the new
silk handkerchief round my neck lost il
color! Arter meetin war out they wakeC
linked arms a smilin and lookin as pleased
as young couple at their first chris,nn
and Sofy, turned her cold shoulder at M
so oriul pinted, that / wilted down an,
gin in right straight-Jake had her an
there wur no disputin it | headed towar
home, with my hands as fur in my trow
sers pockets as / could push 'em, swarm
) all the way that she was the last one who
ever get chance to rifle up my feelins.-
Passing by Jakq.s plantation I looked owe
the fence, and thar stood an explanation {
the matter. Right facin the road, whs
every one passing could see this cor
sarned COW was tied TO a stake in the ga
ding, with a most promisin calf along sic
of her The calf jest sOured my milk, an