The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-12-20
A Yankee colurtshIp.

and the gals tho Wv ousd 0g0Ntltt0 o
sort of trance, and then low they
would gently fall into the feller's
arms, but some how that way did
not suit my notion. l asked marin
how dad courted her, but she said
it had been so long that she'd for
got all about it. (Uncle Joe alters
says marin done all the courtin. y
At last made up my mind to go it
blind, for this thing was fairly con-
suming my innerds. So / goes O.
yer to her daddy's and when ! got
there sot like a fool, thinking
how l should begin. Sal she sed
sumthin' was q troublin' me, and
sez she-'Ain't you sick, Peter?'
'Yes-no,' sez / that is, I amt
exactly well. Il thought I'd come
over to night sez I. That's NIGH
ty putty beginnin, anyhow, thinks
l; so tried again. Sal sez I,
and about this time / felt nifty fain-
ty and Uneasy. "'.
what sez Sal.
SAL sez l agin.
'What?' says she.
I'll get to it arter while at this
lick thinks l.
Peter sez she, there's sumthin a
troublin you powerful, i no. Its
nifty wrong for you tew keep it
from a body, for inner sorrer is a
consumin fire. She said this size
did, the dear sly creeter. She noed
what was the matter all the time
nifty well, and was just tryin to
fish it out, but l was gone SO far
didn't see the pint. At last l kin
der gulped down the lump as was
risin in my throat, and sez I-'Sal
does you love cvcrybodyY.
'Well,' scz she, 'thar's dad and
marin and, counting her fingers al
the time with eyes sorter shut, like
a feller shootin off a gum and
thar's old Pied, (that were an old
keow of hern,) l can't think of any.
body else just now,' sez she. Now
this war erful fur a feller ded in
luv, so arter q while l tries another
shute. Sez 1-'Sal, Tn powerful
lonesum to hum, and | sumtime:
think if | only had putty wife tc
lay and talk to, and muve and hey
my bein with, l should be a tre
mendous feller.' With that she
began and named over all the gals
within five miles of thar, and new
er wunst cum nigh namin of her
self, and sed l orter get one of them
That sorter got my dander up ant
SO I hitched my cheer closer tC
hern, and shet my eyes, and trem
blorsly said: ..s. h'not.
Sal you are the very gal I've
been hankerin arter for a long
time. I luv you all over, from the
sole of your he'd to the foot of your
crown, an l don't care who know:
it; and if you say so, we'll be jined
together in the holy bons Of matri'
mony, epluribus unum, world with.
out end sez L; and I felt like I'd
thrown up an alligator, l felt so re-
lieved. With that she fotched a
sorter scream and arter a while she
SCI, sez she, 'Petcr?'
what is't Sally ? sez I.
Yes 7 sez she, a hidin ov her put
ty face behind her hands. You
may depend upon 1t / felt orfuI
good. .n.,...,. .-. ..i.....
GLORY! gloryp sez I, I must hol'
Ter, Sal, or I'll burst wide OPEN
Hooray for hooray. l Gin jumdi O.
yer a ten rale fence, / can do any
thing that any fellor could, would
or orter do With that l sortel
sloshed myself down by her, anG
clinched the bargain with a kiss
and such a kiss-talk about youl
sugar-talk about your merlasse'
talk about yer blackberry jam
you couldn't hev got me to come
nigh 'em; they would all a TASTED
sour arter that. Eff SAILS daddy
hadn't hollered out its time for al
'onest folks to be in bed, l do be.
lieve I'd staid there all mite. Yel
orter seed me when I got hum. J
pulled dad outer bed and hinged
him. / pulled marm outer bed ant
Rugged her. l pulled aunt JAM
outer bed and hugged her, | pulled
the niger servant outof bed ant
hugged her. / roared, | hollered
, l danced about and cut up NOR
capers than you ever heard tell on
till dad tlout | was crazy, and go
! rope to tie me with. 1".I 4''''. d.
'Dad,' sez /, Pm gwine for to g
) for to get married. .'7 .,,,, ',,gE'
7'Nfarriedp bawled dad. aaL
!, Fo Married !, equaIlcd niaFm. u u, /. +,
'7ffarnedF SQnawked aunt Jane