Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-12
HOW I COATED SAL.

harder every day an I had a idea that she
had o sorter sneakin kindness fur me, but
how to doothe thing up rite pestered me or
full, got sum .luv book, and red how the
fellers gotsdown on thar marrerbones and
talked like polks, an how the gals they wud
gently fall inter the feller's arms, but sam
how or luther, that way d'nts suite my notion.
I axed nam how dad coated her, butshesed
it had bins long, thatshe'd furgotsall about
it, (Uncle 10 alters sed nam dun all the
coatin.) At last I made up my mind tu 60
it blind, for this thing was'fairly a-consupln
my innards, so 1 goes over to her daddy's
CHATS SAILS, } and when I got thar, l sot like,
like a fool, thinkin'~how to begin Sal sed
sumthin was a trublen Nv me ar. ses.
SEES she, Amt you sick Peter"
She sed,this nifty soft like.
nYes-no"-ses I, "that isl amt ad.
zactly well-I thought I'd cum over to DIte,
seq I. " =
That'sa iityputty beginin any how thinks,
I, so I tried it agin-
"Sal," ses I. and by this time 1 felt NIFTY
fainty an. Uneasy like about the spizerlne'
tum-
"What," ses Sal.
"Sal," ses I agin.
1What" ses she.
I'll git tn it arter a while at this lick,
'thinksI ].
"Peter" ses she, 'thar's ,sumthin a trub,
lin you powerful,,I no; its nifty reng fur
you to keep-it frum a body, fur an inpard
sorer is a. consumin fire. She sed this, she
did, the deer sly ereeter-she noed what was
the matter all the time nifty we'll, and was
list a -tryin to fish it out, but I wus so FUR gone,
I didn't see the pint. At last sorter gulped
down the.lump <as wuso risin in~m!! throte
an SEES =
SEES + .Sal Do you luv emmy body"
nWell ses she, "thar's dad-an mann
an Ga countiu on her fingers all the.time, with
her Use sorter shet like a fellershootin Nv 8
gum "aDd thar's-old Pide" Chat wur az
old COW Nv hern) "and Icaut thinku v enay
body else jis now" ses she:
Now this wur orful fur a Teller ded in luv,
so arter a while ! tries another shute.
SEES I, Sal I'm powerful lopesum at home
AMI sumtimes thinks ef l only;had a niee
putty wife to luve and talk to an to move ar
have my being with, I wud be-a tremen.
dous Teller" {:
With that she begins an names over all the
gals in. FIVE miles Nv thar, an never wuns'
come a nigh namin Nv her self, and sed
orter git wun Nv them. This sorter got my
dander up, so I hitched my cheer up close
to hern, an shet my Use and sed,
"Sal, yu are the very gal I've been Q
handkeriu arter fur a long time, luy yu all
over from the sole Nv yore he'd to the foot nv
yore crown, an I don't keer who nose it, ar
eff you say so, we'll be. jined on tugether il
the holy hons Nv matrimony, e pluribus u
mum, world without end, amen" ses ], an
felt so releved-with that she fetched a sortel
screen, an artera while SEES
SEES she " Peter"
"What Sally" ses I.
eyes" ses she, a hidin Nv her putty face
behind her hans. You may depend on it ]
felt good.
"Glory! Glory" ses I. 81 must holler
Sal, or I'll bust wide open. Hoorah fur Hoo
ray kin jump over a ten rale Tense, kin
do emmy an everything that emmy luther Teller
ever could, would, should or orterdo." With
that I sorter sloshed myself down bi her, and
clinched her, and seeled the bargain with q
kiss, an SIGH a kiss-talk about yore merlarsis,
talk about yore blackberry jam, you couldn't
a got me to cum a nigh, that wud all a tasted
sour arter that.
Oh, these wimin, how good an how bad.
how hi an how 10 thay kin make a Teller fee
-EfSal's daddy hadn't a hollered out, il
wur time fur all onest foxes to be in bed, ]
do believe I'd staid thar all mite. You
orter q seed me when 1 got home. [ pulled
nam outer bed and I Rugged her, ]. pulled
aunt Jane outer bed an Rugged her. l roared,
l snorted, I cavorted, I LATED an hollered,
erode like a rooster, I dansed about, an cut
up more capers than yu even herr tell on.
till dad thought I wus crazy, and got a rope
too ii me with.
"Dad," ses I, "I'm a gwine to be marrid.'
Marrid !! bawled dad.
"Marrid !" squalled man.
"Marrid !" squeaked aunt Jane?
eyes, marrid too be shore-marrid like
a fash-jiued in wedlock-booked on full
wusSer or fur better, fur life aG fur. deth tc
Sal I am-that erything-me Peter porum,
Esquire"
With that l ups and tells em all about it
frum Alpher to Omeger. Thay wus all mitely
pleased, and unity willin, an | went too bed
as proud as a Young rooster with his fust
spurs. Oh Jehosaphat, but didn't l feel
good, an keep a Citing that way all mite
l didn't sleep a wink, but KEEP a rolin about,
az a thiukiu an a thinkin, tell [ felt like
my cup Nv happiness wur choc full, pressed
down. an a runin over. I'll tell w sum w
these DAYS about the weddin an Nv that, an
how I dunn, and how Sal, she dun, an 30 forth
an so on.
nas- A mother was hugging and kissing a
-four year DID, when she observation-disclosures
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