M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-03-25
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Yankee COuFtship.

bits. Sally generally sits in the chin
ney corner, beside the dye-potr knit
ting stockings, and Jonathan sits in
the opposite corner, eating apples,
swapping seed occasionally at his
sweetheat, and lookingat the pictures
in the fire. Thus they will cit and
say "nothiEg hardly" until late in theI
evening, and Jonathan thinks it time
to 60 home, when he will put on his
hat, and depart with some such re-
mark as this:
"Well, Sal, | guess la better be
gittin' along. It's hog-killin' to.mor'
row, and I've got to be up right smart
airly."
"Good night, Jonathan, call agin," W
is the response OF Sally; and she puts
up her knilting-work and goes to-
bed.
"Hit," says Joshua Cher name is
Mehitable, but we call her Hit, for
shortness,) after "sittin up" with her
till near midnight, without saying a
word. 81 don't know much abuot
counting, but eff you'll just step behind
the door, III tell you suthin':' and
Hit stepped.
Riding ont, one day, in the old
chaise, with Sally by his side, Jona'
than, after going about three miles
without speaking, ventured a side
glance; and, observing that Sally,
overcome by the heat, was apparent
ly" asleep, he became venturesome, -
Her head gently reclned on one side,
and her pouting red lips were just par.
ted sufficient 10 show glimpse Of the
pearly gates within. Jonathan's
heart went pit-a.pat The temptation
was too great. Sally would never
know anything about it; so, leaning
toward her, he stole from those beau
tiful portals some OF their nectar
Sally was not "Aumuxed" a bit, and
Jonathan ventured again and again
until she awoke, when, stretching hel
arms, and giving a yawD, she broke
the silence with:
jonathan, what aire You doin'
onl'
Nothing, hardly" responded jon
athan.
81 know you aire, meow, for can
feel it jest as plain as day"
"Wall, eff you don't like it," says
Jonathan, 81 guess | won't tech you
agin."
"Wall, neow," replied Sally, 81
didn't speak as to that; | was only
thinking how sly you was abeout it,
that's all"
1t is supposed there was a mutual
adjustment ofdifficulties "all reound." "
There is an amount fgalIantry about
Jonathan occasionally, that challen-
ges admiration; while, at the same
time, there is an amazing sight" OF
calculation" mixed up in the matter.
Once upon a time, he was crossing a
toll,bridge in company with his gall
When he came to the dollhouse he
pulled out a cent and paid his own
toll, at the same time saying, "Sally,
guess you'd better pay for yourself,
for | don't knows shall have you
yet" Careful and consilerate; but
we suspect he made prudent hus-
band, and Sally did not think anything
the worse of him for his economy, Ell
ther. On another occasion, he visited
Boston with his intended, for the pur-
pose OF seeing the 4th Of July celebra-
ton. lie was mighty pleased with
everything he saw, especially the
"sogers." He expressed himself sat,
iSfed with the Common, but thought
it was a pity to let SO much good land
lie idle: calculated how many cords
of wood the "big tree" would make,
and expatiated upon the propriety ct
"drecning" the frog pond.
At length the appeals of hunger
brought his thoughts down to the sub
ject Of food; and approaching one OF
the numerous stands for refreshments,
which are always found around the
Common on the Fourth of July, he
took a survey OF its contents, consist
ing OF lemonade, mead, egg-nog,
spruce-beer, apples, cocoanuts, dough
nuts, buns, candies, gingerbread, &C.,
OF which latter article he purchased a
three-cent hunk, and Immediately
commenced demonstrations upon it
After taking a mouthtul or two, he
turned to his sweet heat and exclaim'
ed:
"Sally, that is amazin' good! Why
don't you buy apiece for yourself"
81 guess got some to hum better'r
that. don't like to eat such stuff
'ithout know whose hands have bir
in it."
"Wall, you can make proper nict
cake, Sally, when you set about it
and sech sweet cake, too--almost a
sweet Us somebody know"
Meow you get eout."
"Shant dew it."
Ah, what is so charming as rustic