The Nevada journal., 1854-04-14
For the Nevada Journal.
For The NeVaUa JUurHdI.
jonathan Prospecting for a Wife

Getting Better-Rtch Prospect-Ftnds
Triumph-Rage of the "Old Mon'-
Jonathan outacits Mm-7he Old Mans
Congratulations.
A LANDHR's BAR. April 1854.
! Mr.. Editure Il am not much OF rlter,
but am so tarnationed tickeled about a
claim that jumped tother day that shall
give the hole history. | was outer a
prospecting and cum rite up tn, who du
u think it was, Mr.. Edture? 1t was mi
friend Miss Sally Ann Lovejoy. Now l
am one of them ere kind of miners that can
Judge pretty correctly frum the surface how
much prescious mettle there is underneath,
and c, Mr.. Editures had bin thinking
about Citing partnar, and the thought
struck me that if could git SallyAnns loce
that would git the jog afterwards. Wal
| put on mi best quality of poiiteness
and seSe tn her, how dew dew Miss
Lovejoy? Pretty well, she seq. How dew
u dew MIR Stickfast? and at the same time
| went tn step crost mirey place and
down went collum-pass spank rite in tn
it. o how Sally Ann lafed, and she sec,
| think ur name is very propiate Mr.. Stick
fast. G hew Mr. Editure it kinder made
mi dander rize little but concealed it as
vel as could, for had no time tn spare
for kept settling down, down to my mex
pressible constination, when a bright ide
lever, (and Mr. Editure that am kin
der modest about IT'D but she put one end
in the forks Of the ravine and appling her
waite to the other end she pride me outer
of that awful situation. Their she se= u
AIR. Stickfast that hav released from ur
bottomry bond. | sez tn her how shall
ever recompense u, u have saved mi life
and at the same time took her hand in mine
and put my arm round her neck and gave
her the gaIl-darndest kiss ever hern tell
of. 0 what have done Jonithan, | only
kissed sez-u have done something
wurse than that, pinting to her dress, and
shures all mater | had done something
wurse. had mudded her dress from top
tn bottom; but she commenced laffing and
se=e, what if father should cum outer this
way, heal think that and had bin a
mineing. Wei, se1e |, if he should think so
we will stick tn it that we have bin mine
ing, and that give one-harf of all that
Gums outer the claim. That will dew she
sec, and jest then the old man did cum
shure as thunder, and he seze what Oh arth
u dewing here Sally Ann in this predicke-
mint !? Wei, Father, have bin mineing
with Jonithan for a palmer. should think
that u had bin in smax with some one,
looking at her dress Now if the old man
had said smacks, he would have hit it but
turning TO me seze, what claim have bin
jumping Jonathan? have not bin jump
ing any sir, but no of one should like III
take possession of. Hasent it bin worked
in ten days? | guess not, says If l
new it had wonldent jump it. Wei jon
THAN if u like the claim and think it wurth
a working, u had better take possession Of
it, and since and Sally Ann have bin
a jokeing me about forming copartner-
ship for mineing. shall insist on uer give
ing her boney fide bill of sale of one-harf
of the claim. lie dew it, lie dew it, seze
to him. Wei Johnithan, seze the old man,
Squire G. is cunning down tu mi house
this after nune on buissnesS and and Sally
Ann can git him tu draw up a copartner-
ship that will be legal. Now MIR. Editure
it was fixed jest as wanted it, so l goes
up to Square G. and slips hole slugg in
tn his han for sarvices tn be rendered the in
afternune. Wei, he cume down and Mr.
Lovejoy araigned his bussines with him
and then went outer to hunt his naules
Now, seze, Square G., l should like tu
have draw up copartnership for life be-
r1o nd / /
for life she kinder started but in a minet
seed her smile, then new she seed through
the hole of it-and it made me feel tarna-
tion tickeled, for seed she was game evry
inch on her. Then Squire G. seze, to form
a copartnership for life, Miss Lovejoy and
Mr.. Stickfast, its necessary for tu CINE
uer rite hans in mine. Square G. went
on, he seze, Miss Lovejoy, dewu take this
man tu be ure lawferly welded partner, tn
love, cherish and protect in sickness and
sorrow, in adversely as well as prosperity
so long as Il both shall live-then she how'd
her he'd. Mr. Stickiast, dew take this
woman tu be uer lawferly welded partner,
to love, cherish and protect in sickness and
sorrow, in adversely as well as prosperity
as long as both shall live? dew Il seze.
Then pronounce man and wife; in
other words corpartners for life. No soon
er had the Squire ended than the old man
entered the house, and when | cum tn
him it made me feel all over, jest as if !
dident want tu, and Sally Ann twisted and
squirmed and couldent look the old man
in the face at tall. But Squire G. fetched
things tu a close rite strait. He seze, Mr..
Lovejoy, | have just bin a wishing uer
doughter. Mrs Stickfast much joy and do
mestic happiness. What, is mi daughter
married Yes, SEES Squire G., 1 have jest
married them, and JohnIthan told me that
had consented tu it.. Jonithan lieing
rascul, viii ddent ask mi concent? Cause
sir, u gave it withouter mi asking it this
morning. l did not,u imperdent scoundral
| Mr. Loyeioy dident II tell me this morninr