Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-11-06
MISCELLANY.
SALLY WIGGINs.
TIE WAY coURTED HER AND wuA1


TIE WAY l CoURTED HER AND WHAT
CAME OF IT.
'spose you hain't none on YOU eve,
hearn tell of the way [ courtcd Sally Wig.
gins onc't. Strikes me twas about the Gu.
test thing ever did. Wal, to commence
then, for when Pm gon' to tell thing
alters like to begin; don't pay to be forever
goln' round the corner, like some of the
Wrigglestown people. Frinstance, old
Kiah lib 2ts-Jerusaum cherry ry-treos if
eyer sot eyes on his like 'Twasnt morn
week ago that he dropped into my house
jest at tea-time, and begun to tell bout his
son what had gone out to Oregon. Wal, |
was kinder used to the old man s WAYS, and
knew eff we didn't have supper afore he
commenced his yarn, we should stand a
chance of goin' without, so scz L:
Come deacon, set up and hcv some tea
with u.s." | didn't say let your vittles stop
your mouth, but kept up mighty hard
thinkin' and hopin' they would. lie talk
ed rAore'n an hour, till wife looked orful
uneisy, you see she wanted chance at the
dishes afore bed time; but the old mans
tongue would go in spite of Moses. Might
as well try to dam up our mill course with
a shingle as stop him with my talking, for
/ was alters one of the still kind.
Wal, didn't want tew hurt the old man 4
fcelin's, so kept movin' round in my chair,
as eft sot on nettles, aud put everything
that was on the table by the side of him,
hopln' that mebbe they'd tempt him to eat
but he couldn't tech mouthfui, till he'd
got to the end. / tried to switc III him on
some other track; sharks eyes and leather
boots, feller couldn't do it. Well. purtv
soon, gin him over as bad Job, folded
up my arms, sot back in my chair, winkcd
to wife to keep cool, and there we sot, and
sot, till if you'll believe it, the clock struck
nine, and the old man warn't mite nearer
the end OF his story than when he begun.
But the way he jumped when he heard the
clock strike was caution. There we'd
been, two whole hours, to hear a story that
didn't amount to anything, after all that
was said and done. [ was eenemost dis
gustcd with the man, and says to myself,
seq I:
"Nlay the mighty crocodiles humble me
into jelly, if ever L tell sich long winded
yarn as that ere )" and since, when I've
had anything to say, I've said it jest as I'm
goin' tew now
Wal, you must know that when was a
young man, and in my prime, Ct can tell
you L amt none of the oldest vet, there
warn't a feller in all Wigglcstown that could
take the shine off o me, when was cuttin'
round with the gals. My hair was near
upon as black as coal, and after [ had
used mothers best taller mines, [ reckon |
had a little of the slickcst head you could
scare up in that region. Then I'd travel
ed considerable-been to New York twice
with load of woodland eff [ couldn't put
on the airs and bring the gals down, why
nobody couldn't. How jealous made the
other fellers. I've heern 'em say manys
the time:
"Blast Barney Scranton, we can't stand
a fair chance when he's around"
Things went on while this way, till /
thought I'd break the rest of the gal 8 hearts
by takin' Sal Wiggins. | knew it had got
to come some time, and twouldn't be any
tougher for the gals one time than another.
Sal was dreadful shy sort of gal, purity
MS June rose, though; and all the fellers
in Wigglestown was arter her, but knew
could cut them out, fof all some folks
said she was engaged to Joe Snifins. So,
one winter night, arter had MIXED and
done up the chores to hum, | started for
Squire Wiggins. l felta little Gurus when
got to the door, can toll you Ny heart
went pat, pat, pretty fierce, so 1 jest walked
on a step or so, to git my breath, and then
hauled up at the Squires agin. Wal, L
found Sal to hum cardin' tow. Blazes
warn't she purity!
"Good evening, Barney" SEE she, "take
seat"
Bottled lightning eff that voice didn't
take the heart right out o me. drew nv
cheer up purity close.
PLEASANT night" SEE I.
"Yes, very" sez she.
"NiOc, comfortable place bege, though, ,"