The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-12-05
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"A litit humor now and then
Is relished by the best Of men -
yankee Courtsi,in,

well for some time, till | made up m mind to
fetch things to head, for loved her harder
and harder every day. and had an idea that
she had sorter sneaking kindness for me, but
haw to do the thing up right pestered me orful
] got some love books and red how fellows got
down on their marrer bones and talked like
parrots, and the gals they would go inter a
sort Of trance, aud then how they would gently
Gall inter fellers arms, but somehow that way
didn't suit my notion asked marm how dad
courted her, but she said it had been so long
that she'd forgot all about it. (Uncle Joe al.
lers says marin done all the courtin'.) At last
made up my mind to go it blind, for
this thing was airly consuming my nnards
So 1 goee. over to her daddys and when got
there sot like fool, thinkin how to begin
Sal she sed somethin' was troublin' me, and
seq she--"Ain.t you sick Peter?"a aa
"Yes-no," seq +; -"that is, / amt exactly
wei. thought I'd come over it tonight"
sez I. That's a mighty putty beginnin' any
how, thinks i: so tried again. "Sal,y sez I.
and about this time felt mighty iainty and
Uneasy
What" seq Sal. /. a..s..s ..s. h.. ..,...
"Sal," sez agin. Is H. 3.u-ls aay...
i1 "What?'' seq she. sisted s.if niH.a
"I'll get to it arter while at this lick" thinks
l. %, sg.-. Esf,,a- ~. ,...... u. ....r ...
"Peter," sez she, there's sumthin' troub-
lin you powerful, no. It's nifty rong for you
to keep it from body, for an innerd sorrer is a
consuming fire." She sed this, she did, the
dear sly creetur. She noed what was the mat
ter all the time nifty WELL and was just tryin
to fish it out, but was gone so far didn't
see the pint At last kinder sorter gulped
down the lump that was raising in my throat
and seq I--Sal does you love anybodyT' ,s
"Well," seq Sal, ''thar' dad and marm, and
Counting her fingers all the time with her eyes
sorter shut, like feler shooting off a gun, and
thar's old Pde, that were an old COW OF hern,)
cant think OF emmy else jist now" seq she.
Now this were orful fur feller ded in luv, so
arter awhile tries another shute. Sez I--Sal
I'm powerful lonesome to hum, and sumtimes
think fI only bad putty witt to love and to
move and have my bein' with. should
be tremendous felier." With that she began
and named over all the gals within five miles
of thar, and never wunst came a nigh namin of
herself and sed orter get one of them. That
sorter got my dander up, and so hitched my
cheer close to hern, and shet my eyes and trem
ulously said: "Sal you are the very gal I've
been hankeriug after for a long time, luv
you all over, from the sole OF your head to the
foot Of your crown, an don't care who knows
it; and you say so, we'll be Joined together
in the holy bons of matrimony, pluribus u
mum, world without end,' sez /; and felt like
Id throwed up an alIygatur, felt so relieved.
With that she fetched a sorter scream; and ar
ter while she sez, seq she, "Peter?'
"What is't Sally?'' sez I. ......., ,..,.
"Yesn' sez she, a hdin' ov her putty face be-
hind her hands, You may depend upon it
felt orh,l good. @ '@
"Glory glory" sez I. II must hollar, Sal,
or I'll bust wide open. Hooray for hooray.
kin jump over ten rale fence, can do every.
thing that any fellow could, would or orter do"
With that l sorter sloshed myself down by her
and clincbed the bargain with kiss--and such
kiss--talk about your sugar--talk about yer
merasses-talk about yer blackberry jam
you couldn't have got me to come nigh 'em;
they would all a tasted sour arter that. FL SAILS
daddy hadn't holered out its time for all 'on-
est folks to be in bed, I do believe I'd staid
there all mite. Yer orter seed me when got
hum. pulled dad outer bed and hugged him.
| pulled marin onier bed and hugged her,
pulled ant Jane outer bed and Rugged her.
pnlled the Niger servant outer bed and hugged
her. roared, | hollered, l. danced about and
cut up more capers than you ever heard tell
Of, till dad thot was craey, and got rope to
tie me with. "Dad," sez l, "i'm gwine to 60
for to get married." sys gass varE7 II
"Married!' balled dad. .1aslcl sgss,5
"Marriedh' squalled marin.
"Msrried' squaked ant Jane.
Yes, married." SEE !. Married all over:
jined in wedlock; hooked on Tor worser or for
better, for life and for death, to Sal; am that
very thing me Peter spcrum, Esquire" With
that up and telled them all about it. from AL
phcr to Omegar. They were all nifty pleased
and nifty willin', and went to bed as proud as
young rooster with his first spurs.
o Jehositat! didn't feel tremendous good,
and kept getting itat way all mite. didn't
sleep wink, but kept rolln' about aud
thinkin' till my cup ov happiness was full,
pressed down and runnin' over.
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