The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-09-20
EARLY C0auraship ana Ohio

EARLY COlurdslniP lam Ohio.
II you can't git them that you want.
you must take them you can git, and
that is how came marry Patsy
Love will go where it's sent any how,
aud the harder chap loves a gal, the
poorer chance he stands Of gitten her;
the thing is just here; tho more he
loves her, the more shy and trembling
he is, and he can't tell his feelings to
her If he trics-while the careless aud
unfeelng chap, That's got no more
love in him than hoss, can have
| Gozen gals after him 6: once.
have thought the heart i, like
mud turtles eggs, you dent the shell
on one side-a dent on the othsr side,
made in the same manner, will bring
all smooth again.
So with the heart one gal makes
dcnt-it remains bruised, till some
other gal presses it, pushing out the
old bruise and carving u new one
Well accidents will happen, folks will
laugh-thc world is more fond Of fun
than logic-and they might Us we'll
laugh at Inc rs any body.
So | agreed to tell you about my
courtship. 1t vast Patsy, but my
first sweetheart was proper han'
some gal. worked for her father
Ohio was all in the woods then, and
every body lived in log houses. Down
in Cleveland there was q store or two.
And my three hundred acres that is
worth now one hundred and fifty dol.
lars Gil acre, wasn't worth whe.
bought it only three dollars. Pshaw
pcsaw how times is changed. Glad
to get corn bread and common gravy
then-had to 60 thirty miles down
to chagin to mill. always used
to go up for boss instead of himself,
for ouly "hefted" ninety pounds in
weight and made lighter load over
a bag of corn Oh horseback. Let me
see weigh one hundred and eighty
now.
Well, | was twenty-five years old
just about, and in love with boss's
daughter but always thought she felt
leetle above me, for | was not quite
as tai as she was anyhow, and work
ing at eight dollars month and had
to dress in tow linen at that.
You never sec one Of them logging
frocks made like a. shirt, out oi flax
tow, did yer2
Well, | bought this blue coat when
! married Patsy, thirty and FIVE years
ago. | never wore any but that, and
it it was Sunday, today, should have
1T Oh, for dispise extravaganza and
new tangled fummories and thingum
bob noodles round y'r houses.
was in love thirty FIVE years ago,
head over heels, and never dared to
say word about it.
|. Her name was Jerusha. longed
to tell her how my heart swelled and
burnt for her as it it thumped agin my
chest; but ! could never screw my
courage up to the pint--but thought |
would some day; I'd been alone with
her many times and had resolved and
resolved on popping it right out, but
the stiffness was Us awful on them ca.
sions as the roar of the Niagara and
my heart would feel all over like your
little finger when you hit your elbow
gin thing accidental, tarnal ting.
ling tuIlness.
Cuss my luck, said to myself
One Sunday night cum hum from
mill after IL ride Of three days and
Jerusha had beau dressed as smart
as dancing master. My heart jnmp-
ed into my gullet the very minute |
see him.
ltelt down in the mouth for knew
was gone fellow. lie had on
broadclo.h. Talk of your new tangled
Gossop and Greshon houses now, but
folks in them days didn't have but
one room down stairs, and o ladder to
so up stairs; puncheon floor was
good enough below, and oak shanker
split out by hand, kivcred the chamber
floor. 1t was in boss's house and |
slept up chamber. want to remem.
ber my torn shirt and want you to
imagine my feelings that night after
| want to bed for Jerusha and the
dandy chap had the hull room below
to themselves with rousing bright
fire to spark. couldn't stand the
temptation to hear what they had to
say tor themselves. Whisper whis
per! whisper!
You may laugh at it, but it is the
naked truth | am going to tell. |
have laughed myself at the same thing
When | heard something pop like d