The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-12-25
3 ACOURTING ADVENTURE.
BIT PETER sPoRCx ESQ.

well, you see after the poker scrnpc,
me and Sui got along only midlin' well fur
rome time, till made up my mind to fetch
things to he'd, fur luved her harder and
harder every day, an had an idea that she
had a sorter sneakin' kindness fur me, but
how to doc the thing rite up pestered me
orful. 20. sum luv book an red how the
fellers got down on their marrow bones an
talked like folks, an how the gals wud gen.
tly fall into the feller's arms, but sum how
or other that way didn't suite my notion. l
axed nam how dad coarted her, but she sed
that it had been SO long that she'd furgot
all about it. lUuncle 10 alters sed that
mann done nil the coarten'.l All asst made
up my mind tn go it blind, for this thing
over tn her daddy's CHATS SsFs) and when
! got thar set iike-a fool, thinkin' how tn
begin. Sal sed sumthin' was trublin' Nv me
m SEES:
SEE she, sAin't you sick, Petcrf'
'Yes-no,' says |, 'that isl amt ad-
.actly we'll. Thought I'd cum over to nite,'
scs I.
That's putty beginnin', any how thinks
!, so triy it agin--
'sal,' ses land by this time felt NIFTY
Uneasy like.
'What . ses she.
'I'll git tn it arter while thinks !.
sPcter,' SEE she, sthar's sumthin' trublin'
you powerful no; it's rong for you to keep
1t frum q body, fur an innard sorrer is
sonsummin' fire.
She sed this, she did, the deer sly creter !;
she noed what, was the matter all the time,
IN wus jist tryin to fish it out, but wus
80 fur gone didn't see the pint. at last l
sorter gulped down the lump as wus rlsln
in my throte, an SECS
SEE |, SAL do you luv emmy body ~
'Wel,' SEE she, 'thar's dad-and mann
"a countin on her fingers all the time, with
her Use sArter shet, like Teller shoot'n Nv
a gun) an thar's-old Pide, that wur an ola
cow Nv hurry an can't think up emmy oouS
else jis now,' SEE she.
Now this wur orful fur Teller ded in luz;
90 after while tries another shute.
SezI sSal, I'm powerful lonesum at home,
an I sumtimes | think if only had nice,
putty wife tn luv and talk too an hav my
being with l would be tremendous big
Teller.
With that she begins nm names over all
the cal, in five miles Nv thar, an never wanst
cum nj namin Nv herself an sed | orter git
80 hitched my cheer up close to hern an
shet my Use an sed-
sSal YOU are the very gal 've ben hank
erin arter fur long time +; luv you, an
don't keer who nose it; an ef you say so,
we'll be iined together in the holy bons Nv
matrimony, pluribus unum, sez |; an felt
so relieved. With that she fetched sorter
scream, an arter while SCI
'Peter.'
'Whot, Sally SEE I.
'Yes,' SCI she, q hidin w her putty face
behind her hans. You may depend on it
felt good.
sGiorv!r seq /. Il must boiler, Sal
Hoorar fur IIooray-I kin jump over ten
rale fens kin do emmy an every thing that
onny luther Teller ever cud, wud, shud, or
orter do
With that I sorter sloshed myself down
by her nm seced the bargain with kiss; an
such a kiss-talk about your shugger, talk
about your meriarses-ta about yer black
berry iam-thay would all tasted sour agter
that.
Oh, these wimmin! how good an how bad,
how hi an how 10 thay kin make a Teller feel.
IF daddy hadn't hollered out it wur time fur
all onest folks to in be bed, do believe I'd
stad thar all mite. You orter seed me
when got home. | reercd, LATED an hol-
Tered, erode like rooster, | dansed about
an cut up more capers than you ever hern
tell on, tell dad thought | was crazy an got
rope to tie me with.
'Dad,' says |, am gwine to DO mar
rid.'
'Marrid 2 bawlcd dad.
CMarrid y squalled nam.
cd
sYes, marrii,' ses |. 'Marrid, to be sure
-marrid like a fush-iincd in wedlock-
hooked on fur wusser or fur better fur life
ur fur deth to Sal anime Peter Sporum
Esquirc.'
With thatI ups an tells EN- all about it,
from Alpher to Omcgar. Thay wus all mi
.ely pleesed an willin, an went TO bed as
proud as a yuns rooster with his fust spcrs.
! didn't sleep wink, but KEEP rilin about, an
n thinkin tell felt like my happiness WIS
chuc full, pressed down an q runnin over
well, at last the mite cum, that orful mite
as WIS tn fetch me into 4 new state w beln,
an it foun me in dredful fix; fust felt
good, then bad, fust proud, then skeert like
five hundred-I went over the mornin aforc
the evcntful mite to see Sal, an found her
takin it nifty easy, ruther in hurry fur mite
to cum thot as fur me wus in hurry
wun mint, an the next felt like I'd rather a
little it had been put of.
After supper, washed, then put on the
cleencst sort w 4 shurt that aunt Jane had
hckscd up nifty nice an smooth, then draw
ed on about rs nice a set Nv Sunday harnes
rs ~ ever seed; an nrter man an Aunt Jane
had primpcd up an fixed my har an crcevat,
l wus reddy; SO off puts to SAILS dads an
| reckon dun about as much thinkin agon
over tharc as wus ever dun by any other fell
Ter ever did in the same time. At last ar
riv, an wus marched in too whar Sal was
she sortcr blushed, an then set her he'd on
wun side an looked about as sweet rs eny
flower you ever seed. thought she wus
about as putty creetur as ever laid my
Use on.
Dircctly'Sal's sister SCI, the parsons cum,
m in We marched whar thar was about fifty
foxes, an felt nifty bad an nifty skcert but
tried my best tn keep a stiff upper lip. Well,
We TUX our places, Sal a hangin ontu my
arm, m me lookin at the floor. Then the
parson scs, scs he: Gu yu take this CONAN,
Che mite scd a yuns LADY, as you hold by
the hand, to be yer lawful wife, to help her
and too keep her, tn iuv her an too nus her,
tiil uetu uoeS va pits 1 Al uoo NY DCSt,
ses |, (standin fust on wun leg an then on
tothcr for oil tho world like u turkey on a
hot rocky
Then he looked at Sal, and ses he :: 'Du
VI take this man <liko he didn't no my naim)
as you hold by the hand, to be yur lawful
husband to nus him and too help him, an tn
onner him and obey him; tell de.h dus you
part p
= yes, sir,' sos Sal 'then,' scs he. pro-
nouncs You both man and wife ; snlute your
BRIDE With tina. clinched Sal, and guy
her about as harty a buss you ever heerd.
Then the felers all cum round an kissed Sal
like bla1es; you could see that it dun UNI
good from the way they pitched in-l thot
Sal ortcr q stopped it, but sed marry word:
as fur me, kissed rite an left, an cum ncer
kissin a niger sal as was fetchin in sum
water, when evrybody begins sislin and |
begins to feel nifty mean.
AFTER q while the kissin an foolin was ali
over, an we al! pitched into the goodies and
ef ever saw sweet things ay, it WIS then;