The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-07-23
are' the prettiest critter I ever sot

are' the prettiest critter I ever go
Ieyes on. s y& 10 ''af 't' 10
,"fshaw,sI know better" sez she
all in a twitter. ''i.'a '.' '''7
""Pon my word you are,' sez
and you needn't 90 and try to den
"'Yes, | will sec she. '
VI didn't seem to notice that, bu
seq IF ! could only be with YOU al
isrs, q lookin' in them lovely eyes o
yourn, and drinkin' in them swee
smiles, (you see, I'd read that in
book, I'd never want to find any bet
ter world than this. Say, Sally, hoy
would you like to hitch traces WIZ
me and let folks call you Mrs. Bar
leyp .i.. '.
Hush, William, SEE she, 'or III
slap you, for l know you amt il
"'Pon my word | be- sel anc
then throws away the col n stalk
and fetches a hitch mp towards her
and puts my arms around her waist
swell, sirs, that did the business
She dropped her pretty head dowr
on my shoulder like she couldn't
help 1t, the big bright tears came in
to her eyes, and che said:
"'1f the old folks are willing,
am-you may ask them
"Gaulyorfullusl but that tuck me
about the short ribs. Id never for
once thought about having to ask
the old folks. But I'd gone too fur
to back out, so | jest let on, as if it
warn't more nor l was expecting
and then l told her I'd come over
and talk to them about it in a week
or so.
Agreeable to promise, went
over to Captain Smiths; but | ielt
mortal streaked, Tor | know'd 1 had
a ticklish job before me. This
thing of asking a couple of old folks
for their gal, when you haven't
much idee wat their feelings are to-
wards you, amt the thing it might
be cracked up to be.
when got to the Captains, it
was evening. | found Sally out by
the gate, pailing the cows. stop
ped and got to talking to her, and
then pitched a ely glance towards
the house, and saw the old man and
old woman pecking through the
winder at me. Gehokey! but that
made me feel more streaked than
ever, for the thought struck re that
Sally'd been and gave them hint
OF what | was going to say to them.
| didn't let on, though, but jest kept
on a talking to the gal; and at the
same time they kept on a peeking
through the winder. Pretty soon
Sally began to pail a big brindie
COW, and then she looked v,ory
to see that no one was
in hearing, and then she sez to me,
seq she:
William, this is my COW. and
''ll he our'n when We get married. y
"I stepped up to the COW kin er
familiar like, bat not being used to
seeing men about, it put the tidgets
INTO her, and che wouldn't stand
sill any more for Sally to finish
pailing.
$50, Brindle; so, jade; stand
'till, you old huzzy! So, now, so,
ady; 5000, nor tell yOu; 500 o.
here; hoist up your foot; so-O-o 90!
said she, but old Brindle never paid
any attention TO her. At last con
,luded to take the contrary brate in
land myself, and not only make her
stand, but show the old folks, who
we're still peeking out of the windcr,
hat | was not afraid to lay to and
AXE hold of things. So, without
urther reflection, | grabbed old
Brindle by one of her horns, and
away we went, ripity-tipiry down the
ane; sticking my heels into the
ground. and a pulling back, and oil
Brindle q sticking her toes into the
ground and q running forwards, Jest
he same AZ if | hadn't been there.
At last my holts slipped, some way,
md down | came on my head, and
.way went Old Brindle shaking her
loggin, like as If she had a nest OF
hornets after her.
81 got up and shook myself, and
he first thing | know'd, | found that
had old Brindle's horn still in my
hands, and that the old critter had
gone off minus that appendage.-.
This done the work. Sally hawled
right out a crying and went to be-
meaning me to all creation. Then
looked up towards the house, and
here saw her dad a coming down,
apparently in a dreadful splutter."
"What thens" asked one of Mr..
Rarley's listeners, after waiting
reasonable length Of time for a con.
OF the story. .......
"Why, | felt like had taken a
horn too much," said he, $50 jest
threw 1t over into the medow and
toddled; and | kept on toddling till
got SO far that l have not heard
from any OF them since"