The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-12-13

faculty Of showing of 70 advantage. taat
she was subject to moRtifying neglect BY
the young men who thronged the establish
ment. being generally left 81 homo while her
more favored sisters wefe taken of foe the
constant rounds Of parties and pleasure ex-
cursions in vogue among thevealthy families
of the place. II Was during one OF these
instances of neglect that young Jefferson
happened to be u work on the steps. and
the respectful attentions he then had an op-
Portunity OF paying the sighted girl, so
strongly affected her with the contrast with
those she had been accutomed to receive
from al! other young gentleman who were
admitted to the house. that her actions % a
revealed to the quick eye of the ambi,io IS
young mechanic condition OF heart th,t
he thought he might improve to advantage.
And acting on that belief. he perserved. and
SO we'll profited by his opportunities that
within few days mutual engagement
was formed. and . runaway match concocted
and carried into effect. There WAS. 10 be sure.
terriable rumpus kicked up by the prou
Rsndolphs when it was discovered that one
of the family had disgraced them and her
self. as they esteemed it, by running away
with. and marrying a poor mechanic. Bat
finding there was no help for it. and learn
ing upon inquiry. that the young man was
as smart as he was bold, they at length 10.
called the truaut daughter with her has-
band. installed them into the family. and
gave them their patrimony. From this
match. sprung. we believe. two sons aud
several daughters. . part Of whom, like
Thomas jefferson. the subsequent statesman
and President, strikingly inherited the in
tellectual characteristics and enterprise Of
the father. and the other part the quite or.
dinary and commonplace traits Of the mo.
ther.
A YANKEE CouRrsHP We'll, you see. me
and Sal got along middin well for some time.
till made up my mind to fetch things to a he'd,
for loved her harder and harder every day
And had an idea that she had . sorter sneak
ing kindness for me- but how to dew the thhg
up righ. pestered me ortui. I got some love
books and red how fellcrs got down their
marrow bones and talked like parrots, and the
gals they would go inter q sort OF trance and
then how they would gently fall into the fellsrs
arms. bat soueho* that way didn't suit my no.
ton | asked narm how dad courted her, but
she said it had been s, long that she'd forgot
all about it. (Unkle J oe alters says marm done
all the courtin At last l made up my mind
to go it blind. for This thing was fairly coasum-
ing my innerds SO goes over TO her daddyls
and when got there | sot like . fool, thinking
how | should begin. Sal she sed sumthin' was
q trublin' me. and seq she.
Amt you sick. Peterf
.Yes-no' sez I that is I amt exactly
well, l thought I'D come over it tonight, SEE
1. That's q mighty putty beginnn' anyhow,
thinks L; sol tried again. Sal ses l. and
.eou. ,hi. time fslt mighty fainty and oneasy.
'Wha,! sez Sal.
Sal sez l agin.
. -
III get to it arter a while at this lick, think
Peter sez she there's eumthn troublin you
powerful, no. Its nifty wrong for you tew
keep II from body for iDnsred sorrer is .
consuming fire. She sed this she did, the dear
sly cree'er. She noed what was the matteI oil
the time. nifty well, and was just trying TO
fish it out, boa was gone so far didn't see the
pint At last 1 kinder sorter gulped down the
lump as was raising in my throat. aud eez L
Sal, does you love everybody
We'll sez she, 'thar's dad and mnrm. and.
fcounting her fingers sll the time, with eyes sor-
ter shut like q teller shooting off . gun) and
thars old Pide. (that we're an cid COW OF hern).
| can't thin Of anybody else jist now ses she.
Now this war orful fur feller ded 10 luv. SO ar
ter a while tries another shute. Sez I-'Sal.
| m powerful lonesum to hum. and l sometimes
think if only had . putty little wits 70 love
and 10 talk to, and to move and have my bein'
with. I should be Tremendous feler. With
tha, she began and named all the gals within i've
miles of thar, and never wunst cum . oRh nam.
il Of herself ard sed orter get one Of them.-
That sorter got my dander up, sod 90 hitched
nv cheer close to bern, and shet my eyes and
tremblonsly sed: Sal, you are the very gal I've
been sankering after for long time. Iluv you
all over, from the sole Of your head TO the foot
of your crown, an don't care who knows it,
and if you say so, veil be Joined together 10
the holy bors of matrimony. pluribus unun.
world without end sez /; and felt like ID
thro xn up an alygatur, l felt % relieved. With
that she fetched7a sOrter scream: ana sne seZ,
sez she 'PeterY
What ist 8 llyT sez 1.
.Yesr sez she, q hidIn' ov her putty face be-
hind her hands. You may depend upon it felt
oriuI good
Glory gioryr sez I. I must hollar. Sal OF
I'll bust wi ie open. Hooray for hooray. I kin
jump over q ten rale tepce. cen dp everything
that any feller could, would or ort9s do With
that I sor,er sloshed my self down by her and
clnched the bargain with kiss-And such
kiss-talk about yer sugas-talk apout yer met
iasses--;alk about yer blackberry jam you
couldn't have got me TO come nigh EN- they
would all tasted sour srtes that. Ef Safs
folks to be 10 bed, do believe I'd staid there
all nite Yer orter seed me when got hum
I pulled dad outer bed aod hagged him.
pulled marm outer bed and ha6ged her.
pulled ant Jane outer bed and hugged hsr.-
I pulled the bigger servant outsr bed scd bag.
qed her. I rored, hollersd danced eee1s
and cut up more capers than yoa svee sesn 'sn ~
oy, till dad ,hot Was crazy, and got . rope 70
t:e me with. Dad ser Tn . g~ios 70 60 sos
to get married.
Married ballsd dad. 1s esssE
Married. sqealled marm.
Married squsked Aunt Jane.
.Yes msrriedr ses L .Narrisd aLl osss; lined
:, ,-aalock. hooked on for vosooe or for bettee.
for life and for death, TO Sal; om that very
.I;.n. me Peter anoenm Ennaien, Viii fl>ea