Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-19
HOW SAL AND ME Gor MARR,D.

TO fetch me intoo new state NV beip. An IL fon =
me In dredful fix, fust / felt good. then had
Iust proud, an then skeered like 1--WE hunderd
1 went over the mornin afore the eyentful mite
700 see oai' an toun her takin it mity easy
rather In hurry fur mite too cum tbouobt
as fur me was in hurry wun minnit' an The
next, Ielt Ike I'd rather a little il had a bin
put of. " "'u Oin
Arter supper L washed, then mt On the
Sieanest sort NV shirt that Amt lane had
@ nted @up NIFTY nice an smooth, .nen I drawed on
aUou' as nice sett Nv Study harness, as you
r,;r,r~S an arter mAm an Aunt Jane had
PIimPeo up an liked my har an creeyat. WINS
Teddy, 50 eff pr. es to SAILS dads, an reckin
uun ABOUT as much thinkin a goin over thar
as was ever dun by emmy uther Teller in the
s1me tlU-e At last arriv, an was marched in
700 war Sal wus-she sorter blushed. an then
~ her head on one side an looked about as
eweet as emmy -four you ever seed. thought
sne .us about as putty crectur as ever lade
ny Use on. -
sDireckly SAILS sister ses, the passon's cum an
IN We marched whar thar was about fifty foxes.
an felt nifty bad an nifty skeered, but tride
my ieEel best to keep stiff upper lip Well,
Se TUX our places, Sal hangin on too nv arm
an me lookln at the fore. Then the Passon
ses, ses he: - Du you take this ooman'' Fbe
mite a sed young LADY, as you hold bv the
hanc. to DO you're lawful wife too help her an
700 keep her, too luv her an too nus her, tell
deth dus yu psrt," % I'll doc my best ses I.
tstandIn fust on wun leg an then on tother, fur
ali the world like turkey on a hot rock
ihen ne looked at Sal, an ses he, '' Du you
take TINS man like he didn't no my naim) tsas
you hold by the hand, to be yore lawful bus-
band, too nus him an too help him, an too on
neI an obay him, tell deth dus you part2'
- Yes, sir, ses Sal. Then, ses he, "I pro-
noance you both man an wife; salute yer bride -
with that, clinched Sal, an Civ her about as
marty buss as you ever heerd then the felIers
all cum around an kissed Sal like blazes Won
could see that 1T dun EN- good, frum the way
they pitched in. though Sal OF or stopped
lts but she never sed a word; as fur me, kissed
rfght an left, an cum nifty neer a kissin a mig
gef Ehl as was a fetchin in sum water, when
eSefy boldly begins gigglin, an l begins to
1sehDsfy mean.
AftefA whiie the kissin an foolin was all over,
an ~ ah pitched in too the goodies an eff ever
hssw sweetnins fly, IT was tden l ct tell I
ssne-
About ten o'clock they all left, an sum of the
ooys ses, Peter, won't you 90 home with us, -
an al sech things, devlin NV me tell hardly
noea what to doc or whar too go. Arter they
sn All. .si. mar l sot bi myself tell niger gal
Guns 70 the door, an ses
:. M MsSs Peter: Miss SAILS watin for you"
hflez Il she ?" ses l.
Sne's in her roOm," ses she.
Vel, tell her too cum down" ses /, " I'm
ready too go any whar she wants.
But," ses she, " she's in bed"
'oh yes, ses /, l forgot, but ses I, its
erly yet, amt il 20
she seed was skeered, an begin snggerin,
telI picked up my hat, an follered her, tell
sne cum TO dore, an scs, " That's yore room "
Ny hart jumped up to my throte, as knocked
AT tne dore, but no body answered, knocked
agln, an then gittin desprit, opened il, an
gee"hllllkIns, the cold chills run over me tell
feIt Ike some body was a pullin a cedar bush
up an down nv back Thar was Sal fast asleep,
COT Pertendin like, as found out,) an the can
die a shIRIH lite as aaV.
stood sum time lOokin nifty foolish, an then
puts nay hat on cheer; next draws my cote
On u was mighty hard too git of-then / shed
my jacket, an the balance of my harness, tell
cum too my boots, an eff ever saw a pair oy
lite boots, them was the wuns. / pulled /
tugged an Jerked, but they wouldn Z nigh cum
on an happenln to look rOun, thought seed
Gal peepin at me outer wun eye 80 blose
the lite out, gifts my boots of, an then
but 1t amt no bOdyfs bizness, so L shant tell
any more.
Well, I've tride marryin sum time, an must
say tnat arter feller gifts used too it, it amt a
bad thing, in fact flosofse as follers:
Marryln Is good thing, it is a crate thing
as Aunt Jane ses, crate Institution, (how she
NOES cant tell, fur she never had achance to
tryit) It's good for every body. Ar you old
marry, Itli make you young, (or you'll die
tryln 10 pear SOY Ar you young it'll make
ysu In fact it is sooted to eyry an enny
BODY. lts ten rale fence that sosiety has
QUIT up too keep foxes inside the bounds NV
good behavior, an tho I've had my ups an
downs IN 1t, an no all about it, still say
Hoorzy for marry.