The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-01-14
For tho journal.
JOshMn Proposing.

Ye see Jake, "fortuu' don't always favor the |
brave" for the fdst time proposed I got the
mitten, fiat asa pancake. Stir up the FIRE old
boy, and I'll tell YOU ell about il. Wal, yc see,
Id been courtin' Sally jenkins quite spoil, |
and thought "my suit was prospariu' mszin' fine,
ss the story books have it,) to be sure she did
appear sort shy like, but then I calkalated tha,
was the nstut' on her, bashu at fust social nrer
a while Wal, I'd been to town aud bought a
bran, splinter new suit OF clothes; | tell ye what
Jake, IT they didn't look stylish black aud
green, checkered coat, splendi1erous pair OF
trowsers, striked runin round and round, Ct al
wers did take fancy to them ere kind OF s,r.
pcdIoons, look so grand, and dasheisd,) most
beouteous streoked vest, finest cut-blSck aud
yaller, cotton velvet; a neckercher to match
fine cowhide boots with the most geuteelest
squeak in 'em, and last, but not least, red and
ysller, cotton hankercher--l didn't know hardly
how to afford it, but sez !, to myself durn the
expense, I've worked hard, and there amt fel.
Ter round, got the crops hev. So dressed up
in my new rig, and reckoued Id go and see Sally.
When III primed up to suit myself, and took q
sQuint in the lookin'glass | looked so mighty
scrumptuous SEE ! to myself "the gal can't
stand that, no how" so started out, feelin' in
very good spirits determined to "proposc i'm.
mediatey on arrivin'.
Wal, when got thar Sal was alone,-od
folks gono on a visitin' SPREE" (ortun iavors
the brave seq to myself, Chat used to be u
iatorit expression of mine alwors poetic inclined
llke) Wal took cheer aud indvered % Op.
pear very aizy and unconssmcl; made some
! common place observations, such ~, How
many cows they mlked7 how much pumpkin
butter they'd made this fall 2 il she ksowed when
her dad calkeratcd TO butchcr?' &c; but some
how or other the conversation would keep dyin'
out sez to myself, Josh, this wont do for you,
you've got to blaze away ; so here goes.
Now ye see, Id hesrn tell Of bighilutin' fcl-
lers, as got down on their knAes, on sich extrs
occasions, and maxim gestures with their arms,
and swowin' ,and vowin, aud all that sort o
thing, and, SCI to myself, "what man has
done, man kind o. so, without ivor thinkin' of
my fine trowsers, down | went on my knees
TO PROPOSE as they call it but found il
war hard fndin' the use o my tongue, jest then;
and tell you what Jake, if didn't wish war
cut in the corn-feld, or dgin' taters. or bein
, any whor else, at that identical mint, more cs-
pecially, as Sal begun to look kinder queer and
skeered like just then happened TO glance
, down at my sirpedloons, and they did look nc
splendid ha. it seemed like it gin me courage to
proceed; so, seq |, "Sally seq she, what r
sell, "Sally we'll Jake, can't remember what
did, or what didn't say, but know, swow.
.l md 4 L., ~
iyer seed; and as how, calkalated to luv hel
til deth, &c; sez to myself, why don't the ga
= say yes," may be as how hevnt used en1t
r Cloquence; SO on went with more arder thar
slore, THROWN of my arms in the air, upward
and downward, hitherand thither, somsthin' like
singin' master pawn time ) then ap
i p,aled to her better tecIiH8, axed her who t'wa
give her hull bottle full of peppermint, and
red and blue neckrbbon, last fourth o July an,
so went on till | got out o breath, and tskin
I out my new cotton hankercher, | wiped tn
|, preparation off my forhel, q tell you whal
Jake, Id rather been thrashin' beans all day,
& and sez /, "Saliy, what DO you soy?' 81 she
Josh, nver in all my born days see you ac
;, like sch fool, though niyer did consider yo
v tulHS "ul pIIShl uul IL 1c III 'ull JUO
c for the last half hour, that yeve ben teurr
and thrashin' round here, ye'ye been tryin t.
!, pop the question: i'st allow me to tell yc il
no usc--Tre beenepgagrd to yer cousin John fu
d two months, tho lgh think if he'd played III
c fool like you hey to night, I'd hev told him "no
=, mighty sudden-and as to yer bottle Of pepper
. mint I've used that up, I'm sorry 10 say, but tn
t neckribbon ye can hsv and welcome.
n Ie may calkerlate my arder was considcrsb!
. cooled by this time, and when | looked at m
. new suit that I'd been TO the expense of g'ttin
y, for the occasion, my dander was up but SEE
N TO myself, there's as good fish in the sea
a liver Was ketchel,' and pOlO rtcJlLcctcd that /
- hearn the neighburs say, that Sail want I'll
a. neatsat-housekeepc that liver was, and wa
Al dred(ul fond of dressin'-and 50 while she w,
IS goin' on I'll come to the conclusion, was might
20 glad she didn't say yes. So when she'd g
4 through with her speech, scz as you've used Il
Al the PEPPERMINT, you're welcom, 20 it, | don't b
n gradge you Leetle essence war goin' to te
!" her she could keep the ribbon too, but WHEN
1f brought to mind what tms had dlckedn' +,
ID il, of an old pediler,-rwar half an hour afS
n we struck bargain and then had TO give hi
o. o slillin' for it, anl srp;pcs for ths pipermin
ID am0untin in all to sight:.H psaes; aud the
l. she'd talked so sgravatin' too that. s-z if ye''
ut got it handy vN take the neck ribbon.
W So she jsst stepped to bandbox that ~as Sc
Al tin on shelf and took out Of ita eetle tin bi
that she'd kept hur ribbon in, and handin it
d, me sez, "lhar it is, aud I'm not sorry to pa
10 with it, never wore it much cause il lookt
70 dutchy." Now I'd axed Sal afore why she did,
sc war that rl0o1n ollener and she'd told me
ng war cause she felt so kserfuI of it. thoug
TO Of il then, but sez to myself TIL not reproa'
her, for If 'm not mistaken, she'll feel bad enu
&C. when she comes to think once. what kind of 1
~ offer she's sighted. So, sayin' nothin, put q
ne ribbon in my pocket, aud bddin' her good ev