Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-02

toms Of ntatrif16py5.. HIe grew more nom
pous IN his decisions, disposed OF cases more
summarilye quoted law-latin more fre-
quently. 1t was about this time that he
talked about the "nux yoniiea" instead of
"Von PopdR." He eused3to "squash" pro-
ceedinas before the case was half presen.
ted; and, in the language of Turtle, she
tore around at a great rate" Turtle said
. the old Squire was getting 10 be an old
fool, andshe asgoin' TO have him married,
or dismissed from ,office--there warn't no
liyinh with him." 1880
There were q great many anxious moth
ers about PuddieTord. who were very desir
Gus offorming an alliance with the Long
bow family. Even Mrs. Swipes, as much
as she openly opposed the Sauire's mar
rage IN general, secretly hoped a spark
mightlbc' struck up between him and her
daughter, MaryJane Asabella Swipes; and
Mrs. SwiPes was in the habit of sending her
daughter o'er.to the Sgure's hose, 10 in.
qpire of llimA "to knowif she couldn't do
sumthip' for him 10 his melancholy condi.
tom and Sister Abigail wont several times
to put things to rigllts,p and was as kina,
dobGging, and datiqntisOtoutith the Squire's
wants, as.0Yer Mrs. Lopgboy was in her
palmiest days. On these occasions, Sister
Abigail. used frequently to remind the
Squire of his great bereavement, and
what am angel Of wife he had lost and
that things didu't tlook as they used to do,
when she was around, and she didn't won.
der he toeE on SO, when the poor thing
d;ed."s Ssr ~ III,
But, reader, Ike Turtle had ordered things
otherwise. lie was determined to strike M
a, match between the Squire and Aunt
Graves. So Ike made special visit TO
AUNT Graves one evening, for the purpose
OF Surveying and sounding along the coast
TO see how the waters,l laid, and how the old
soul would take TITO use his language.
tShave already given anroutline of Aunt
Graves but ] will now say farther, that she
never had an offer of matrimony in her
whole life. She was what is termed
"touchy" old maid. She professed TO hate
men, affected great distress of mind when
thrown into their society. Aunt Graves was
just ironing down.the seams of coat that
she had finished, when Ike called.
Ike opened the conversation by remind
ing Aunt Gravesthats" sue was Twin along
kinder lonely like" Y, - ''--
+" Lonely 'noggh, I Is'pose,p she replied,
shappisBB. -
7" Don't you never have the blues, and
get sorter obstrep'rous 4"
Aunt Graves" didn't know as She did,"
| WHY, IN the name ofo!d Babylon, don't
you marfyf'
/" Marry! NE marry.---marry a,man-a
great, awful man J" and the iron. few thio'
tho seams like lightning S
/" Yesp continued r, u m o,,r,. a
man--why. woman, youare getting as old
and yellow as, autumn leaves. What have
you been, Byin for ?:--you've broken all the
laws q ScriPter inter pieeesv,-ahd keep on
brealkkln' on 'eni adding sin unto sim and
tfanssgression unto transgression, aud the
lhng's got-ter be stopped Now, Aunt
I Grayes what do yoo think there's Squire
Longbow, as desolate as Sodom, and he's
GOT tfS ti.v old rpau-ft
run as crazy as q loon athipkin' bout his
household affairs and you know how 70
cook, and TO wash. and TO iron, to make
plckles and soap; and then, you're proper
age--whal sayl"
Aunt Graves ran TO the FIRE, plunged her
goose intoAthe ashes, and. gave ti!e Goals
smart silr. She theD dropped down in her
large rockiDg-cbaiE leaned her cheek upon
her elbow, fixed her eyes upon the iloor,aud
came near going off into mysteries.
Ike dashed a little water into Aunt, Graves
face, and she revived After having gain
esl al1sen;sslh 81 9Th, she replied in, substance 10
lkc's query in a veryIangushing, tIie-away
air: She couldn't say--she didn't know
it it was a duty--if she could really believe
twas duty--if she was called on 10 an
poor old dead.ahd gone Mrs. LongbowSs
piace---foiks were born inter the world to
,lo good, and she had SO Gar been one of the
most dnpro6tablest Of servants but She
could rieverm ,rfy on her own ACCOUNT"
~" In other.words, ," exclaimed Ike; outing
her short, 'you'Hgo it," ttf
Aunt Grayeslagreed to "refiecE ONT"
IL was not long after this consultation
that Mrs Swipes began TO "smell rat,
as she said. She commanded Mary Jane
ArabelIa "ueyer to darkeu the doors of that
old hog, Iongbow, agin; and as for That fe-
male crittcr, Graves she'd got husband
living down.at the Bastard, and they'd al
get into prison, for life the first thing they
know'd. :" IS & 80 ~
Sister Abigail declared " she'd have Aunt
Graves Turned out Of church, ifsbe married
aman who wafn't itlern6eY2i This was
a great deal fot Sister Abigail to say, for
she had been tie bosom friend Of Aunt
Graves people ourof church aud people:
IN the church, shouldn't ofter line them.
selves togetbef- il was agin Scripter and
wo.ild got everything inter d twistpsB y
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