, 1860-11-21

We'll, you sec, artcr the poker scrape, me
and Sa1 got niong 1niddlin' we'll for some time,
till made up my mind to fetch things to a
he'd, for loved her barber and harder every
day, and l had an Idea that she had sorter
sneaking kindness for me, but how to dew tue
thing up right pcstered me- orful. got some
love books and red how fellows got down on
their marrow bo,!cn md talked like parrots,
and the gals they would 60 into sort OF
trance, and then how they would gently fal
into the teller's uEme, but some how that way
didn't suit INF notion asked marm hoW
dad courted her, but she said It had been 50
long that she'd forgot all about it, fCnkle'
Joe alleEs says n1arm done nll thecou1tin') At
last made up my mind to 60 it blind, forthis
thing was fairly consuming my lnnefds, So l
goes over to her daddy'a and when got there
I sot like fool, thinking how should begin.
seq ehe-"Aint you sick, Petcr:"
fes-no." SEE l; that is, l amt exactly
well ] thought Id come over tonight , SCI
l: That mighty putty beginntn' anyhow,
thinks I; 30 tried again .sSa1." sez |. aud
about the time felt mighty tainty and oneasy
ahout the squizerinctun
"Whath seq Sal
"Sal," SEE again.
*What p ser she. :.
thinks T.
"Pcter," seq she. there's su,nthIn' tropb.:
lin you powerful, no. Its nifty wrong tot
you tew keep it from body. for innerd eor-
re- is consuming fire." She scd this, she
did, the dear, sly crectcr. She noed Whist was
the matter all tho time. nifty well, and was
Just trytn' to fish it ont, but I was gone 50
far didn't see the pint 1t last I kinder sort
gulpcd down the lump as was raising in nv
throat, and scz 1-"Sal, docs you lnv every.
body:"
"Wen," see she, "thar's dad md marin. and.
sr&t $>c1 Hrnr nI1+
sortcr shut, like 4 fcller shooting of gun,)
aud thar's old Pide, (that wcre an old COW Of
hernE ! can't think Of anybody else lest
now" sez she Now this wnr orfal fur fel-
lcr ded in luz, SO artet while tries another
shutc. Sez IL Sal, I'm powerful ]onesnm to
hum, and sumtiHes think II only had = put-
II wife TO lov and to talk to, oad to move and
1aye my helm with, I should be tremcndu-
GUS feucr." With that she begun and named
over NIL the gals Within five miles of thar, and
never wunst cum nigh namfn' OF herself, and
sed ortcr get one OF them. That rot my dau-
drz up, and 10 hitchcd my cheer up close to
he1n, and shet my eyes, and tremblously red
''sal, you are the Te7y GEa+ 4'ye been hanke1ing
after for long time. ! luv you all over, from
the sole of your hcd to the foot Of your crown,
an don't ccrc who kuowns It; and II sou
say 50, we'l be Joined together In the holy
pons u ;9atrimony, pluribus unum, world
without cnd," e6E and felt like I'd throw
eu up M N!1ka*u@s ! Asat ~ 9E%4Ntc4- T4A
that sho fetched eortcr scream, and arter a
wl1i]e she SEE, SEE shc-" PeterYh
'HThat is't 2a1lyt" sez l. >
"Yesr see she, d hidin'' or her putty face be-
hind her hands. fou may depend upon It I
felt orfu1 good.
"Glory! g1o5!" SEE L II must hollar, Sal
or I'll bust wide open. Hooray for hooray.
kin jump over ten rail fence eau do every
thing that any fellow could, would or orter
do" With thnt eoTter sloshed myself down
by her, and clinchcl the bargain with kiss
and such kiss-talk about your suga1-talk
about yer mc1lasses- talk about yer blackberry
jam-you conldnt hare got INC to come nigh
'em, thcy would III 1t9sted 6our arter that.
Ef sal's daddy hadn't hollerel out lts time for
all 'onest folks to be In bed, ! do belleye I'd
staId there Ill nite. Yer orter seed me when |
him. pulled marm outer bed, hugged her. I
pallcd ant Jane outer bed and hugged her. I
pulled the Mcggcr seryant outer bed and
husged her. I rored, hollered, danaed
abopt and cut up more capers than you ever
heard tell Or. till dad thot was crazy, and got
rope to tie me With :" Dad" sez !, I'm
gwine to 70 for to get married"
"Marricd! !" balled did.
"Nar11ed:" squalled naarm-
"AaFried!" squaked ant Jane.
ayes married." sez T. "Aa1ried al over;'
jiued in wedlock hooked on for better or Tor
worser, for life and for death, to Bal; ! an
that very thing: me Peter, sporum, Es9usra,"
With that up and tellcd them all shout It
from Alpher to 0megaE. They were al nifty
pleased and 1nity willin, !" md Tent to bed as
: Jehesiiat! didn't feel tremendous good,
and Kept getting that why Ill mite didn't
sleep = viAk, but kept rollin' about and 4
thinkin' till my cup ov happiness WAS full,
presscd down runnin' over.