The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-03-05
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Nearly as told by our Old friend oSer
glass Of cider. -..
Ifyou cant get them that YOU want, take
them that you can get and that's 10"
came to mary Potscy. Love will go where !
'tis sent, any how, and we can't nelp 1t, and
tie harder a chap loves gal the Peorer
chance he stands to get hef; the thing Is !
lust here, tie more he loves her, the more
shy and trembling he 10, and he can't hall
tell his feelins to Der il he tries while the
careless aud unfeeIih' chap, that's got no
more love in him than hess can have a
dozen girls after him at cnce. have
though tile heart vas lke mud turtle egg5
--you dent the shell on one side--a dent on
the other side in the same manner VIII
bring Il smooth again. So with the heart;
one rirl makes dent--it remains bruised
until some gill presses it, pashing out the
old bruise and leaving a new one.
Well, well, accidents will happen. folks
viii laugh, inc world is more foud Of fun
than logic, and hey might as well laugh at
me as anybody.
So agreed to tell you about my first
eourtship. Il wasn't Pa!sey, but my first
sweetheart was proper handsome gal
1 worked ior her father. Ohio was all in
woods then, and every body lived down in
Cleveland where there was a store or two,
and my three hundred acres that is now
worth one hundred and City dollars an acre
wasn't worth when l bought il only three
dollars. How times is changed. Glad tt
get corn bread and CANNON gravy then
haa to 90 thirty miles down to Chagrn tt
mill. / always used to go for boss instead
Of himself for only hefted ninety pound
in weight and made lighter load over
bag Of corn on boss back. Let ne see
weigh eighty now. We'll. / was twenty
five years old, about, ard in love with boss
daughter; but always thought that sh
felt leete above me, for was not talle
than am now, not quite as tail as she wa
ANYHOW, and was working for eight dollar
4 month; had tu dress in tow lnnen at tha
You never see one Of them logging frocks
like a shirt out OF FAX tow, did ys? Wei
till bought this new coat when ! marie
Patrey, thirty five years ago. never wo'
any but tow-and If it wasn't Sunday t
day shouldent had it on, for I despise e'
travaeance and new tangled fun meries III
thing. am bob noodles around your house
/ was ia love thirty five years ago ar
never dared to say word about it. Ii
name was Jeresha. | lopged TO tell h
how nv heart sweiled and burnt for her
itthumped againsti its chist, but | could L
screw my courage up to the point; b
thought would some day. Ia been aloI
with her many a time and had reseRed
popping II right out--hat the stiffness "
rs awfalson them casions as the roar Of t
Niagafa and my heart woald feel all oy
like your little finger does when you
your elbow gin q thing accidental, a tarn
tinglin' follows. srev 8
Cuss my buck, said to myself one Gu
day nightasI game home from mill after
thres days ride. Jelusha had a bsad+
chap nom lomn dressed as smart as a da
cspg master. bly, heart Jumped into n
rulIet the minute saw him.. Illelt 9og
10 the mouth, FOR knowed | was q gon'
lie had On broadcloth. Talk Of your NJ
tangled gossip and greeshun houses, no
but folks in them days had bat one 10
down stairs, and ladder to go up staa
puncheon foors was good enough belo
aud oak shokes split out by hand, kiyer
the chamber floor. II was SO in bos
house, and slept up chamber. wa
YOU to imagine two hooks fixed up to ha
gun OH, right over The hearth on
chamber beam. want you to remem:
my tow shit and want you to imag
my feeEn's that night after ! went 70 b
ior Jerusha aud tile dandy chap had
haslrooni below to themselves with q ro
ing bright ERE to spark by. could
staaa the temptation 70 want to hear "
they had to say 10 themselves. Whisf
whisper, whisper, You may laugh at
butt Is the naked truth thar ! am going
sell. have laughed nyselfat i maay
gins since.