Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-12
NO. 16
A Western CouTtship.

Well. YOU see, arter the poker" scrape.
lie and Sal got along middlfn' wsll Ter some
tine. till made up my mind to fetch things
"A he'd for Fsved her harder and harder
Il ery Gay. and had an idce that she had
sirter sneaking kindness for me but how 10
fs,w the thing mp right, pestered me orfll.
I'got some love books and red how feller.
t,,t down on their marrow bones and talked
lie parrots. and the gals they would 20 inter
6, sort of trance, and then how tfeJ would
t,,ntly fall into the feller's arms, but some
H,w that way didn't suit my notion. 1 asked
lkarm how dad courted her; but she said il
Ind been so long that she'd forgot ALI about
III (Unkle Joe a9ers says u1affns done al the
dartin'} At lass made up my mind to 20
ihbind, for this thing was fairly consuming
nv innerds SO goes over to her daddss,
and when got there 7 sot IKE a iool, think,
itg how should begin. Sal she said sum.
tSing' was troublin' me, and ser She
tAin't you sick. Petcrg'
Yes-no," sez +; 'sthat n, amt exact.
IA well. | thought I'd come ever tonight"
SILL That's mighty putty beginnln. any
lIw thinks /: SO Ttried again "Sal." sez
I'll and about this time I felt mighty fainty
AID Uneasy about the squizerinctum.
What" sez Sal.
'tSal," sez agin-
"Whatr' sez she.
."I'll get to it arter while at this lick,
II inks /.
peter" sez she. "there's sumthin'
Il dublin you powerful, no. It's nifty wrong
FIR YOU tew keep it from body, for innerd
81 rrer is consuming fire." She sod this,
she did, the dear, sly creeter. She noed
That was the matter all the time. nifty well,
:k,d was lust tryin' to fish it out but was
.yne so far didn't see the pint At last
II nder sorter gulped down the lump as was
Ilising in my throat, and sez I-"Sal, does
,s3u luv everybody p
"Well," sez she, "thar's dad and mara
;,.d (countin' her fingers all the time, with
er eyes sorter shut. like feiler shooting OF
i gun,) thar's old Pidc (that weEc an old COW
hern) / can't think Of anything else !ist
low" sez She Now this wSIr orf1l fur
,tler in luv, so artcr while ] tries another
,llute Sez L" Sal, I'm powerful lonesum
4 hum and I sumtimes think If only had .
tltty wife to love and to talk to- and to move
:id have nv bein' with, should be ire
enduous feller" With that she began and
l,med over all the gals within FIVE miles OF
ilar, and never wunts cum a nigh namin oi
'i.rgelf, and sed 1 orter get one of them.
shat sorter got my dander up, and so
4 tched my cheer up close to hern, and she'
Iiy ewes, and tremblously sed-" Sal, you
;t'e the very gal I've been hanksring after
ra long time. luv you all over, from thu
l,le of our head to the foot Of your crown
IN don't care who knows it; an if you say
| -, we'll be lined together in the holy bond
! y matrimony pluribus unum, world with
| Int end" sez l /; and felt like I'd tfirowe'
| y an sllygatuT, felt so relieved With ths
| he fetched sorter scream. and arter Will
| tie seq, sez She" Peter"
What is't, Sally p sez |.
"Yes" sez she, hiddin' ov her putt,
! ce behind her hands. You may dePen
i9on it felt orful good.
"Gloryl Gloryr' sez l. 81 must hollar
Ill. or I'll bust wide open. Hooray 70
! ,oray. kin Jump over ten rale fence.
| Undo everything that any teller could, would
! 4, orter do" With that sorter sloshed nay
! I.lf down by her, and ciiBched the bargain
| / ith a kiss-and such kiss,-talk abou
Ter sugar-talk about yer merlasscs-tall
fDout yer blackberry jam-you couldn'
| ave got me to c0Ela nigh 'em they woul
! | a tasted sour arter that Ef Sails dadd
i ,dn't hollered out it's time for all 'ones
| t,lks to be in bed, do believe rd'staid TIE.
| mite. Yer erter seed me wHen,E get hun
pulled dad outer bed and huggpd him.
lulled marm outer bed and Hugged her.
/ lullcd Ant Jane outer be6and rugged hel
! pulled the niger servant outer bed an
tugged her. roared, / hollered. dance
ibout and cut up more capers than JON eve
.ard tell ov till dad thos was crazy, an
ut a rope to tie me with. dad, sez, "f'r
vine to go for to get married"
"Marriedl" belloeded dad
Married. squalled marin. . .
"Narriedl" s9neaked Ant Jane.
J YES, married." sez /. Married a
/ yer; jined in wedlock; hook ed on. for wo
t,r or for better, for life and fer death, I
/ al; | am tina. very thing; rae. Peter Spc
um ESQ.," With that up and. tealbd thsr
II about it, from Alpher to 3nsga7 The
',erc all NIFTY pleased and mity willins and
.vent to bed as proad Is young roostea wit
his first spuys.
: o, Jehosfat didn't I feel trsmendoI
good, and kept getting that way all nite.-
[ didn't Steep wink, but kept rollin' sbo,
and thinkin' till my cup ov happiness n
, full, pressed down and a ruinnii' oser.