The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-05-08
WHY HE DID NOT GET TO TIE
LEGISLATURE

The only objection ever made to me in
this arr county as a Legislature was made by
the lclmtR' ca lSc | war Il 6acdcl0r, and ncv.
cr told you afore why remained i'll the state
Of number oHc--no ieler stays single pre- me
ditated and, in course, hansum felIcr like
me, WHO all the gals dccar' to be rs cutirin'
as jay bird warn't gon 70 stay alone, ef he
could help it, ! did see Il creatur' once nam
81 SoiH HaSon, UP the Cumberland, nigh IN
10 Nashville, Tennessee, that | took IN orful
hamkerin' arter, and | sot in to loohiu' anX-
Iious fur matrmony, and gin to go rcger to
meetin', and tuck TO dressn' tremengcou> liui-
fed, jest to sec cf | could get her good opn-
ion She did get to lockin' at me, and one
day cumn from mcctin', She was takin' look
at me kind OF shy, just as hoss does at
something he's scared at, when arter clnmpin'
at t. distance for awhile, ] sided up 10 her,
and blartcd ont few words about the sar-
Imin'-She said yes, but cuss me ef | knew
whether that war the right answer or not, and
I'm thnkin' she didn't know then muthcr
We'll, we larfed and talked lcctle all the way
along TO her daddy'S, and thar gin her the
best bend ! had Ill me, and raised my bran
new hat as pccrt and perte as minister,
lookin' all the time SO entiein' that sot the
gal trimbin' Her old daddy had powerful
numerous lot OF healthy nggers, and lived
4 right admin my place, while on tother side
lived Jake Simons-a sneakin' cute yarmint,
who war wusscr chan a miscr for stinguess
and no sooner did this cussed sarpint see me
Sidin' up to Sofy than he went to slikin' up,
too, and sot himself to work to cut me out
/ That arr war struggle ckill to the battle Of
Orleans. FurSt sum new iXup ofJakes would
take her eye, and then ia sport suthin' that
would outshinc him, until Jake at last gin in
tryin' to ontdreSs me, and sot thinkin' Of suth-
in else. Our farms war ust the same number
Of acres and we both owned three nggcrs a.
piece Jake knew that Sofy and her dad kept
a sharp eye out for the main chance, 50 he
thort he'd clar me ont by buyn' another Mig
GER bnt Jest tollor'd suit, and bought one
the day ortcr ne got his, and so he had no adj
vantage thar he then got Il cor and so did
!, and just about then both on our pnSSs gin
out This put Jake to his wits cend and |
war Wundcrin' what in the ycarth he would
try next. We stood so, hip and thigh, for
about two weeks, both on lis talkin' sweet to
Sofy whenever we could get her alone |
thort | seed that Jake, the sncakin' cuss war
Igittln' mite ahead Of me, cause his tongue
wur SO iey however, | didn't let on, but KEEP
Il top eye on him. One Sunday mornn' wur
Il lcetle mite late to meetin', and when got
thar, the first thing seed war Jake Simons,
sittin' close bang up agin Sofy, in the same
pew with her daddy | billed spell with
wrath. and then turned sour could taste
myself Thar they wnr, singin' hymes ont of
the same book. Je-e,eminy, leIlers, / war SO
enormous mad that the new silk Handkerchief
round my neck lost it's color Arter meetin',
out they walked, linked arms, a smiIin and
Iookin' as pleased as a young couple at thar
fnrst christenin', and soly turned he cold
shoulder at me so orfu pinted that | wiIted
down, and gin up right straight-Jake had
her, thar wur no disputin' it headed to-
wards home, with my hand as fur in my trow-
sers pockets as / could push em, SWARM all
the way that she war the last one would ever
git chance to rile up my feelin's Passin'
by Jake's plantation looked over the fence,
and thar stood an explanation Of the matter,