Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-11-22

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.bost What. ses she. ,h.r.,,
.Why. ebout your eourtship' ses me sS%
.Pshawr sss she turning away hsl a n9sl @ Sns
,bIushiuv drsadfal; 20 hsd ossvo' y"
own eoartships yeBrselYes I IsoiOu. hs.ns
yes. bd, none Of Us ever hSl suy Coms
Bsckv. and you are a married SU.ua4 ' :, Tear
now tsll a al about Il. | 40 p,I lOIs a. ~"
about eeursing 80 muoh' ses ps''s
ooh yes Becky, do tell US. a., .,.,,,h.
,Wsh.' ses Becky ,aAer groa1 ae"i ~ ~ g,uoI ~,
Ing and twisting about, IL tel you al Nv" "
vas. II that viii satisfy you :, Il, .n,a
.Wellsnow,' sesslhes sgais, all ge''ihs ''''1
.Asr 50 Ghsy could hear good .h.;. .,
sWen. ses Becky. putting an e"Pnas'' ~. -
svsyv other word. 'Ehen he come W Oui
Souse 70 sse me- (turning away her heau anu anu
hinder looking down side ways Snue. .H HsI 7
arms fool he d better go 10 see us seri
reckon Gracious knows. didn't care n1'hiu
aboal him. Wen John he loved me- Foo'
better love bis self rekon.'
.Ob. that's so funny-gon on ses the gas
sPsSsW,l says Becky, i won't tell you nc
NV .Wsp then John. he ax'd me il I'd hav'
.L;u,q Foo! | better have his sell reckon
sThen, what did you sayP
.I never sed nothin.' Gracious knows Il
wasn't pwine to git nothin' out on me-
.ob ses the gals, then do go on Becky
Then. John he ax'd mother il he mOughl
ant have me. Fool better have his sen
reckon t
WELL ses the gals.
.Wel mother was kinder frustrated an
aed YES, Fool she'd better mind her oW
business, reckon
sTbeD John ax'd daddyit he moughter
have me,.aud daddy got kinder frustrated a
sed yes, too. A.. -.
rubbing their hands.
Then mother she went to town ana gov
white frook FOR me and white gloves Tor me
mi nm nv hands to be married to John. lie
Eool better be married herself. reckon
'Wel,go on Becky .. .v,,
-sPshawl now, amt gwine to tell you
more about it, so | amt,
.oh. YES, Becky do go on. Oh, do tell
all about the wedding, Becky-that's a g
soul'
1Oh hush gals bout such nonsense
lsOh. do now, that's good SOUL
We'll. bimby the preacher man come
over house and whole heap of people
marry me Foolslthey great deal better s
al home reckon. Gracious how dc
want to see 'em,
Never mind. Becky go on
well. then John he come to take me uI
the preaoher man for to be married. Fool
did feel so mad And then--Pshaw g
I can't tell any. more.
.Oh, yes 90 on Becky
well. the preacher man ax'd me If
have John TO be my lawful husband, He
fool better have his self Lreckon. And
-Pshaw, gals, i won't tell any m1re.'
ooh. Becky. Now Your jest coming to
most interesting part. oh, do tell us the
Becky
We'll. never sed nothin,' and the prea
man he said must have John TO be my
hand. when he was sick and when he v as Y
and when lie was better and when he was "
er. and rich and poor and love him., and {
10 him, and Lord only knows what hea
things: and then he sed what be put to G
crit was again the law Of anybody TO TAX
mart and go was married hard and fast
fust thing know'd to john .
'Well, what then, Becky" ses the gals,
ting more and more interested all the tim
why, then, the preacher mon he '
home, and then all the fellers cum pu
and haulin' and kissin' and squeezin'
and such other carryin's on as they did cu
Foolsi they great deal better kiss their
selves reckon
Go on Becky. tell us all about it,, ses
gals. eat ..H I'D. ...
well, then after they all went away
he--A--oh, pshaw amt gwine to
you another word more ses Becky; 'whel
git married yourselves you'll know all abe
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