The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-02
YANKEE CoURTsHIP.

| 1ank6e, who mas gone All tn0 way IFou
old Berkshire to York State. We don't
wonder he is g. sinner in his old age, for
when yeung he compelled difideat com
rades to rise and speak in meeting, by SO
placing bent pins under them that they
could not help sitting On them. The editor
sins against great light-ws kRow SO by the
religious phrases he uses, and by his pek-
ing fun at religious people. AS we are
somewhat advanced in life. and have an
eye peeled to the fact that "evil communi-
cation corrupt good manners" we are in
hopes of not being injured by the New
York Sunday editors who are yearly des-
troying many soles.
Yankee courtship, in the country, is a
peculiar institution" and the parties at
first sight are shy as rabbits. Sally gener-
ally 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 is time to go home, when
he will put on his hat, and depart with some
such remark as this:
"Well. Sal, guess I'd better be gettin
along. It's hog KILN to morrow, and I've
got to be up right smart airly.
Good night Jonathan; call agin," is the
response of Sally; and she puts up the
knitting and goes to bed.
"Hit," says Joshua, (her name is Mehitc-
BILE, but we call her Hit fer shortness,)
| after ''sitting up'' with her till near mid
night, without saying a word, Il don't
know much about counting, but eff you'll
| just step behind the door III tell ye suthin';
and Hit stepped.
Riding out, one day, in the old chaise,
with Sally by his side, Jonathan, after
going three miles without speaking. ven
tured side glance, and observing that
Sally, overcome by the heat, was ''appa-
rently" asleep, he became venturesome.
Her head gently reclined on one side, and
her pOuting red lips were just parted suffi
| eient to 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 beautiful
portals some Of their nectar. Sally was
not ''fumuxed'' a bit, and Jonathan ven
tured again and again, until she awoke,
when, stretching her arms, and giving a
yawn, she broke the silence with:
! Jonathan, what aire you doin' en?"
Nothing, hardly responded Jonathan.
II know you aire, meow, for l can feel
| it jest as plain as day"
"Wall, eff you don't like it," says Jona-
than, II guess won't tech you agin."
wall, neow,'' replied Sally. II didn't
speak as to that; was only thinking how
darnation sly you was abeout it, that's ALL"
1t is supposed there was mutual ad-
justment of difficulties ''all reound." There
is an amount of gallantry about Jonathan
occasionally, that challenge admiration,
| while at the same time, there is an ''amaz-
ing sight, of calculation nisxed up in the
matter. Once upon a time, he was cross
ing tall bridge with his "gal." When he
came to the tep-house. he pulled out 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 considerate but
we suspect he made 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 Fourth Of July Celebration.
He was nightly pleased with everything
he saw, especially the ''scgers." He ex-
pressed himself satisfied 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 of
.dreening" the frog pond. At length the
appeals of hunger brought his thoughts
! down to the subject of food, and approach
| ing one of the numerous stands of refresh
ments, which are always found around the
Common on the Fourth of July. he took a
survey of its contents, consisting of lemon
| dQ0, medUs bSS ho6' 0S~h' ~Ff->O'
cocoanuts, doughnuts, bunns, candies
gingerbread, &C., of which latter article he
purchased a three cent chunk" and imme-
diately commenced demonstrations upon it.
After taking mouthful or two, he turned
to his sweetheart, and exclaimed
..Sally. that is darnation good! Why
don't you buy piece for yeurselfr
II guess got some at hum better n
that. I don't like to eat seeh stuff 'ithout
knew whose hands have bin in it.
wall, you kin make cake proper nice
Sally, when you set about it-and seci
sweet cake, too-almost as sweet as some
!, body 1 know.
!; Meow you git eout.'
e .Shant dew it..
q All, what is so charming as rustic sim
! plicity, as Marin Sageblossom used to say
and she was q famous woman in ''Ol
Berkshire