Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-26
Yankee Courtship.

Docs any on you know Deb Saucepan ?
Shouldn't wonder, for she's dreadful nice
critter. Daddy used to make great fuss
bout my stickin' to hum SO clus, and said
might as well be out courtin' Deb as to
be squattin' round the fire doin nothing
Well, I telled him it want no kind of use
but the old man wouldn't hear nothin' again
his own opinion; so had to 60, just to
please the old man. Deb used to 90 to
the old white church you know, up uncle
Jarvis lane, near the blacksmith shop, right
by the orchard.
Well, Iwent Of, dressed tarnation slick.
| kind o guess ] rubbed to Che matter Of
about two pounds OF taller CANDIES IN my
hair just to make it curl ; but 'twant no use,
it stuck out Just like hogs bristles. But
somehow or other I pot myself in pretty
slick order; had on my new hat and coat
1 won at the rattle, and off | bolted to the
church, with my hands in my pockets,
whistlin, Hail Columbia felt as big as
Bonypart at Waterloo, and the fust thing
see was Deb steppin off her horse, and
up runs to speak to her, when long come
that 'tarnal Joe Turner, dressed all fired nice,
looked as if he'd been put up in bandbox,
and walked her right off, fore | could say
how'd due, Deb?
fl didn't look nation sheepish then,
'taint no matter; 1 blushed jest as blue as
an indigo bag. Never mind, says /,
'meetin' will bust up some time or other,
and Deb will have to 60 hum So went
up to the house to wait for her and pretty
soon long she come; by gosh, she did look
screamin' nice.
felt SO fusterifed didn't know what
on earth to say to her; at last got out
Deb? and says /, don't my face look all
over goose pimples 2 and blame my buttons
if Deb and that 'tarnal Joe Turner didn't
snort right out. Anyhow, we all went in,
and Ded handed me chair, but l never
looked where [ was settin', and down | went
ker whollop, right on Deb's new bonnet and
fix ups; oyerset the cheer, and sprawled
right on the floor, split my new coat down
the back, wide open.
But Ded pinned it up, and that gave me
kind of an infection for her. and staid to
tea; but was so conhustrated, | split my
tea all over Joes pants, and he called me a
darned awkward hog. | never said word
Z the whole darn time Deb had to do all the
} talkin,' and | answered yes and no. Says
e she TO me, Jonathan, did you ever hear a
; serenade..r No, says |, Miss Debsy.
) never heard Of Sarah Made, but I've hearF
a tell of Sal Edwards and Joe, the fool, snor
e ted at that too. But Deb said she didn'
6 mean Sarah Made it was what the towl
: chaps call the music when they 90 out t,
}. play at night; and then she looked kind Q
: slantindicular at Joe, and I'm pretty sarti
u he give her buss. But | see that Del
d loved Joe more than she did me, SO 60
/ ready to back out ; and says Deb to me,
g s'pose you're goin' to see Mol Michale.'- >
y Says [, Deb, guess got little more tast
q than to run arter SIGH cattle as that An,
, then she looked at me quite smart, and tha
IS tckled me all but to death, and riz VI
10 10 make bow, but somehow or other
:, catched my feet together, and I sprawlet
"a right again her, and upset her right int
y Joe's lap. She got up darned mad, I tel
as you, and says she, 'I'll be confound it, that
J. too oad = But had to snort right out
G. for never know'd afore that Deb wore falls
hair, and when she fell, her heartcatcheI
" come off, and she looked jest like a screech
a owl and says |, Deb, never mind, we ar
u goin' to shear our old black sheep nextSun
s. day, and I'll send you wool enough to max
RI wig on That riz Deb's Ebenezer, an
e. she made one poke at me with shove
a but it want no use, l was on the road
es hum. And l told dad, and dad laughed
ne see dad always laughs whenever anythin
ne tickles him; and 'twixt you and me that
1t the last time I ever went to see Deb Sauce
lu pan.