Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-02-18


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We'll. now, amt it quar-, continued Bet.
how a. feller will feel sometimes Some-
thing seemed TO say as ! went along, ben
Purtle, this is a great day for you. and
then my heart jumped and rfuttered likes.s
jay bird in a trap. IL And, whenzI got Ithers
and seed Kate with hef new check .lioiiieg
spun fock on, I rally thought should take
the blind staggers, anyhow ! q s9f.si1so
Ben paused again to brush the fog gfpn7
his eyes, and then continued - 80 :, 80
We'll, I. found the order Of the day. WIS
to 60 museadine hunting, Joe Sharp and
his two sisters and. jim BoWles was thar
I'd ,knowed a. long time that Sharp was night
after Kate, and Z hated him worse thanaa
hog hates to find the way out aof later
patch; but I didn't let on. Sharp had on
white britches and fine Shoes. and broad
cloth overcoat, but everybody knowed shat
he WASH tzworth red cent He walked
with Kate. and you had ought to have seed
the airs he put on. It was "Miss Kate;
this, and r.sMiss, Kate that, andG all such
nonsense After awhile we came near
aislough whar we had to cross on a log and
I'd a notion to pitch the sassy good -forsnor.
thing into the water. 81.
why, didn't you?' Iasked., -. $50.
! !. Stop, never mind, said Ben, giving me a,
nudge. :. Providence done. thatallup brown
Nothing must do but Zoe Sharp. must lead.
Kate across fust,ia He jumped on the log
in high glee and took Kate's hand. and they
put off: Just as they got half way, across
a tarnation big bull frog jumped off into the,
water-you know they hollerT. Snakes ?"i
screamed the fool. and knocked Kate off UP
to her waist. in thennasty, black, muddy
water. And what ID ye think he done ?---s
Why run backwards and forwards, ho.a
lerin' for a pole to help Kate out Of the wa. !, :
ter. Kate looked at me, and couldn't stand
it no longer. Kerchuck I landed ten feet
from the bank at the first jump, and had r
Kate out Of thar in no time. And dye !.
think, the scamp didn't come up arter we'd
got out, and said: .:Ar you hurt, Miss
Kate?" r.@sss. 5a .sssx II
My dander was up. I-couldn't stand it !
I cotched him by the seat of his white.
britches and his coat collar, and gin . tos.
hit the water. { didn't see him out. Ne
and Kate put for the house. When Iwea
started off, Kate said: Is
| "Ben, just let me hold on to your arm.
kinder feel sorter weak"
Gepeat Jimmy! I felt soquar when she
took hold. Itried to say something nice,
but my drotted mouth would not go of, no
how. But felt as strong as an elephant.
| and help Kate along, Bimby Kate said:
.sBen, that old Joe Sharp's good for
nothing, sneaking, cowardly nobody; eff he
ever puts his head inside of our house again,
| Til souse him with dish water, sure"
tried to say something again, but hang
the luck I couldn't say nothing but squeez-
ed Kate's hand, and sighed like cranky
lbellus. -, ..z.,@@ ass
Wed got clean out of sight of the others, /
Kate says = - 7~E
'.Ben, I feel that you are my protector,
and believe daddy's right when he says
you're worth all the rest Of the boys in the,
naborhood.'' -, 5.f +, +,
ssBen Purtle." says I, .sthis is a great day
| for you," and I made tremendous effort to-,
get my mouth ofagain, and out it popped
sure enough: = i ,9E@ i5>Is
:. skate, says I, trembling all over, "I
love you todistraction, and no mistake.
I've loved you long and hard. Ny hearts
been almost broken for you; and want you
to say right straight up and down whether
you're going to have me oknot?
(, Kate hung down her head and didn't say
/ - hut ell n,od eIsc
kinder sighed. Says l. "Kate ef yod're.
/ going to have me, say so, and ef you don't
want to say SO, just squeeze my hand" -
+ '.Well, she squeezed my hand right off,
! Lordy how I did feel, I felt like as stream
Of sassafras tea, sweetened with molasses.
i was running: through my bones land I
'1just cotched her in my arms and kissed her,.
and she never tried the first time. to git
loose n.:7r.fIf.. -,tff.,s-4 - '..tT:=4 34sA
s Ben was so overcome with this narration
Of eourtship, that a pause for breath was
! necessary. .zq ,z,x
]! 'a'How long after that, said I, before you
were married :" ,.;.s r.s ,.,4
/ Old Sammy was mighty proud. and SO,
was the old 'oman, about the thing, and we
married next fall after the muscadine serape.
| -stDo yeu think your wife loves you yet 2,
II Asked s4J = y Ags'1 4..i.- .'f
"Why, lordy. yes. She thinks I'm the
purtiest fellar in the world, Itell you, sir,
it's no use talking; hifalutin airs, and quail
jIity dressing, and colone, and such things. 3
amt gwine to &c, down with sensible gals,
sure" rs.l.,. ga .4fl.aA ~ xa-, =. ,s,se,<'
+ .HA judge in Indiana threatened TO
,, find lawyer for contempt Of court. a7ss
/ 81 have exnressed no. -cnntemnt for thA