Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-01
HOW SAL AND ME- GOT MARRIEp.

wei, at last, the mite cum, that orful night
as was to fetch me into new state NV bein.
and 1t found me In a dreadful fix, fust felt
good, then bad, fust proud, and then skeered
| like five hundred-I went over the mornin'
afore the erentful mite to see Sal, an found
her taking it nifty easy, rather in hurry for
mite to cum thought for me, was in a
hurry wun minnit, and the next felt like I'd
rather little it had bin put off.
Arter supper l washed, then put on the
cleanest sort nv a shirt that Aunt Jane had fix
ed nifty nice and smooth then l drawed on
about as nice set NV harness you ever
seed, an arter marin an Aunt Jane had prim-
ed up and fixed my hair and ciavat, / was red
dy, SO of | puts to Sal's dads an L reckon l
done about much thinking goin over thar
as was ever done by emmy uther feller in the
same time. At last l arriv, marched
into the presence of Sal-she sort blushed
an then set her head a one side an looked as
sweet any flower you ever seed. thought
she was about as putty creetur as ever lade
my Use upon.
an in We walked where there was about fifty
folks, an felt nifty bad and nifty skeered, but
tried my level best TO keep stiff upper lip
Well, We took our place, Sal hangin on my
arm and me lookin at the floor.
The parson ses: s.Du you take this woman,
(he mite sed young lady.) as you hold by the
hand too be your lawful wife, too help her am
keep her, till death dus you part ?''
''l'll du my best, ses |, staudin fust on one
leg and then on tother, for all the world like
turkey on hot rock.
Then he looked at Sal, an ses he
''Du you take this man dixie he didn't know
my nailn) as you hold by the hand, to be your
lawful husband, too nus him an to help him,
till death dus you part ?''
ssYes sir,'' ses Sal.
''Then," ses he, ssI pronounce you both
man an wife, salute your bride.' With that
clenched Sal, and gave her about as hearty a
buss as Won ever heard then the fellers all
cum around an kissed Sal like all baZes you
could see that it dun 'em good, from the way
they pitched in-I thought Sal orter stopped
1t, but she never sed wurd fur me, /
kissed right and left an cum very near kissin
niger gal was fetchin in some water,
when every one begun gigglin an L begun to
feel nifty mean.
Arter while the kissin' am foolin' was over
and we all pitched into the goodies and if L
ever saw sweetmeats fly il was then, | eat till
liked to have dropped an every body else
dun thar best.
At ten o'clock they all lett an sum of the
Buys ses, ''Peter ~on't you go home with us, -
an all sech things. Arter they left there 1
sot by myself until niger girl came in to me
an ses.
.'Massa Peter, Miss SAILS awaiting for you -
ssW har is she 2'' says I.
"She's in her room,'' ses she.
''Well, tell her to come down." scS /, 81
am reddy to go anywhar she wants"
'.But," ses she, she's in bcd.''
ssOh yes,' ses L, 81 forgot, but,'' sesI s:it's
early yet, amt it 20
She seed | was skeered, and begun snig-
germ, till picked up my hat and followed
her, till she cum to a dore, an ses, s'that's
yure ROOM" Ny hart jumped up to my throat
as 'nocked at the dore, but nobody answered ::
knocked agin, and then gettin despirrit |
opened it and jewhillikns, the cold chills run
over me. till felt like somebody was pulln'
a cedar bush up and down my back-thar was
Sal fast asleep, or pretendin' like, as | found
ont, and the candle shinin' as light as day
1 stood some time looking nifty foolish, and
then puts my hat a cheer-next / draw my
cote off it was mighty hard TO get of-thcn
shed my jacket and the balance of my harness,
till cum to my boots, an if ever L saw a pare
of tight boots. them was the wuns, | pulled,
tugged, jerked, but they would not cum off,
and happenin' to look around, thought seed
Sal peepin' at me outer one eye, so | bloSe
the light out, gIts my boots off, and then
but it amt nobody's business, so | shant tell
any more
Well, I've tride marryin' sum time, an must
say that arter feller gets used to it, it amt a
bad thing.