The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-03-27
YANKEE COURTSHIP.

Yankee courtship, IN the country, 10 q
"peculiar institution" and the parties al
first sight, are as shy as rabbits. Sally gen-
orally sits in the chimney corner, beside the
dye-pot, knitting stockings, and Jonathan
sits in the opposite corner, eating apples,
swapping seed occasionally at his sweet.
heart, and looking at the pictures in the fire.
Thus they will sit and say "nothing hardly''
until late in the 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 I'd bet
ter be gittin' along. It's hog kiln to-
morrow, and I've got 70 bsrupgright smart
airly."S AZ IS - EFss - sassS
"Good night Jonathan, call ,agin, is the
response of Sally; and she puts up her knit
ting work and goes to bed.
ssHit," says Joshua cher name is Mehita-
BILE, butwe call her Hit for shortness,) af-
ter "sitting up'' with her till near midnight,
without saying word. 81 don't know
much about courting, but eff you'll just step
behind the door, I'll tell you suthin': and
Hit stepped. - -
Riding out, one day, in the old cbaise,
with Sally by his side, Jonathan, after going
about three miles without speaking, ven-
tured a side glance; and observing that Sal
ly, overcome by the heat, was apparently"
asleep, he became venturesome. Her head
gently reclined on one side, and her pout-
ing red lips were just parted sufficient to
show > glimpse Of the peariy gates within.
Jonathan's heart went pit-a-pat. The temp
tation was too great. Sally would never know
anything about it; SO leaning toward her,
he stole from these beautiful portals some Of
their nectar. Sally was not sanmuxed'' o
bit, and Jonathan ventured again and again,
until she awoke, when stretching her arms,
and giving a yawn, she broke the silence
with: Jonathan, what aire you doin' on?''
"Nothing, hardly" responded Jonathan.
81 know you aire, meow, for can feel it
just as plain as day." e.
), swell, ef you don't like il, says Jona-
than, 81 guess won't tech you sgin."
"Wall, neow," replied Sally, 81 didn't
speak as to that; was only thinking how
sly youwas aheout i, thnt's .alLy Il
1t is supposed there was a mutual adjust
ment Of difficulties call reound. !" There is
an amount of gallantry about Jonathan oc.
that challenges admiration; while
at the same time, there is an eamazing
sight" of "calculation" mixed up in the
matter. Once upon tAhe, he was crossing
q toll bridge in company with his gal. When
he came to the dollhouse he pulled out
cent and paid his own toll, at the same time
saying, "Sally, / guess you'd better pay
for yourself, for i don't knows shall have
yoa yet" Careful and considerate; but we
suspect he made a prudent, saving husband,
and Sally did not think anything the worse
Of him for his economy either. On another
occasion, he visited Boston in company
with his intended, for the purpose of seeing
The 4th of July celebration. He was mighty
pleased with everything he saw, especially
he "sogers." He expressed himself satis-
led With the Common, but thonght il MAS, .
pits to lot 80 much good land lie Idle; csi-
'ulated how many cords of wood the "big
rec" would make, and expatiatedsu the
,ropriety of ssdreening" the frog pond.
!, At length, the appeals Of hunger brought
his thoughts down to the subject Of food;
and approaching one of the numerous stands
Tor rsfreshments, which are always found
around the Common on the Fourth Of July, |
ne took survey Of its contents, consisting |
0I lemonade, mead, egg-nog, spruce-beer,
ssPPies. cocoanuts, dough-nuts, buns can |
aies, ginger bread, &C., of which latter ar
llcle, ne purchassd, q three cent hunk, and
immediately conmenccd demonstrations
apon II After takinsa .nouthful 10Ftwo,
e turned 70 his sweet heart and exclaimeG
sally, tnat il amasin' good! WV don't
gou buy 4 HeS6 m ypus6elf?D 8
I - guess get some 10 hum, betaepsn tlst /
don's like TO eat such without N know
Ehose hands hare bin in it.,' ..'.s,', @.s' -.
z.,s. Al, saM, you can make proper nice cake,
,sHy, when You set about h-ssid sech
'wees eakes soo--alnost as sweet, g scsne-
,ody know" g. So i'sl
SSNor~r 80. ~..A .-.-.