Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-23
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"Fron grave to Ray--frora Lively to severe"
A C0URTING ADVENTURE.
BY PETER spoRUM ESQ.

FROM grave TO R2y--fron lively to severe" 4
A C0URTING ADVENTURE. s. G
BY PETER spoRUM ESQ. 5la
"Well, you see after the poker scrap,
me and Sal got along only midlin' wen
for some time, until made up my minC
to fetch things to he'd, fur / laTed he,
harder and harder every day, an I haC
an idea that she had , sorter sneakine
kindness fur me, but how to doc TIKI
thing rite up, pestered me orful. [ got
some love books and red how the fel
lers got down on thar marrerbones al
talked like fools and how the gals wuc
gently fall inter the feller's arms, but
sumhow or other that way didn't sute
Imy notion. I axed nam how dad coat
ed her, but she said it he'd been soloDg
that she'd furgct all aboutit, (Uncle &c
always said mann dun all the coaten.
AT last | made up my mind to go ii
Fblind, far this thing was fairly consulnin
my vitals. Sol goes over to her dady'e
Chats SAILS and when | got thar, [ sci
llke-like fool thinking how to begin.
Sal seed suthiEg was troublin nv me, an
sed: a....., - .f....,-.. ...sr......-
SEES she, "ain't you sick, Peter ?''--
She said mighty soft like. ~ pc
'Yes-no' saysI that isl amt ad
zackly well. i thought I'd come over
to mite, SEES |. bies II Sill ION .b1f.m'I 9f;r
That's putty beginnin any how,
thinks |, SO I tried it agin.
SAL ses I, and by this time I felt mi
ty oleasy like. IT, re .yoe9 of "Hraoe
'Whatf?' SEES Sal.sdaem wsf eza 8a.
Sal sesI, agin,iort ,lqosq g..5 Is asI
| what !? ses she.
'Pll git to it arter while thinks |.
Peter says she, 'thars suthiil q tiub-
lin you powerful no; its rong for you
to keep it from body, for an innard
sore is a consumin fire. -
She sed this; she did, the deer sly
cretur; she noed what was the matter
all the time, and wus jist tryin to fish
it out, but I was so fur goneI didh't see
the pint. AT last | sorter gulped down
the lump as was risin in my tbrote and
SEES: ...iE .E LID a..a. ...4
SEES, / 'Sal,do you love emmy body p
WELL SEES she, 'thars dad-an nam
AN "a countin on her fingers all the
time, with her Use sorter shet, like a
teller shutin NV a gum an thar's-old
Pike, THAT wur an old cow NV hern) an
[ can't think mp emmy body else jist
now ses she.
Now this wur orful fur Teller ded in
1--we, so alter while l tries another
shute. a..a .s
SEES /, Sal, I'm powerful lonesum at
hum, an l sometimes think eff I only
he'd 8 nice, putty wife to luv and talk too
an have my being with, / would be a
tremendous fellew.'
Nithsthat she begins an names over
all the gals in five miles NV thar,an new
er wonst came anigh namin NV herself,
an sed | orter git wun NY EN-. This
sorter got my dander up, so | hitched
my cheer up close to hern an shet my
Use an sed:
Sal, you are the very gal I've bin
hankerm arter for long time, / luv you,
an | don't keer who nose it; an if you
say so we'll be bound in the holy bons
Nv matrimony, e pluribus unum,' ses I,
an | felt so relieved. With that she
fetched sorter screen an arter a vile,
ises:
Peter 2 ---....,.r-
What, Sally ses I. TT.
YES SEES she hidin NV her putty
face behind her hans. You may de-
ipend on it 1 felt good. H s.5 &
Glory ser I. 4 must hoiler, Sal
Ho0rar fur Hooray-I ken jump over a
ten rale feus | ken doc emmy an every
thing that emmy other Teller could, wod
or shod DO
"With that I sorter sloshed myself
down bi her an seeled the bargin with a
kiss, an such a kiss-talk about yer shu-
gor, talk about yer merassis, talk about
yer black berry jam, they would ali a
tasted sour arter that
ooh, these wimmin! how good and
how bad, how hi an how 10, they ken
make Teller feel Ef SAILS daddy had
MT hollered out it wur time fur all onest
folks to be in bed, / do believe I'd staid
thar all mite. You orter seed me when
got home ] reared, [ dansed, about
an cut up more capers than ever you
hearn tell on, till dad thought was era
zy an got rope to tie me with. Tia
| Dad, ses Pm gwine to be marrid. !
'Marrid 7 hawled dad. sr r u.s..
| 'Marrid!' squalled mann. -. -.
I 'Marrid 2 squeaked ant Jane.
yes marrid,' SEES ]. 'Marrid, to be
sure-marrid like aflash-.jined in we'd
lock-hooked on fur life, fur better or
fur wus to Sal, l am--that very thing
me Peter Sporum Esquire
with that up an tole EN- all about
it from Alpher to Omeger. They were
all mitely pleased an willin, an | went
to bed as proud as young ruster with
! his fust spurs. l didn't sleep a wink
that mite, but kept rollen about and a
thinkin till felt like my happiness was
chuck full, pressed down an runnin
over. I'll tell you sum Nv these days
about the weddin.'
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