Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-16

steps backward; and couldn't have got
here at all, if hadn't turned back to go
t'other way
Now that's just my case. have been
putin after that gal considerable time.
Now, thinks /, I'll go t'other way-she's
been slitein of me. and now I'll site her.
What's sass for the goose, is sass for the
gander. r.~
Well, went no more to Nancy S.
Next Sabbath day, slicl1ed myself up.
and do say, when I got my fxins on,
took the shine of any specimen of human
natur' in our parts. About mectin' time,
off l put to Elthum Dodge's. Patience
Dodge was as nice gal you'd seen 'twixt
here and yonder, any more than she wasn't
just like Nance. Ephram Mussey was
used to go and seeher; he was clever fell
low, but dreadful jelus Well, 1 went to
meetin' with Patience. and. sot right afore
Nancy: l didn't set my eyes on her till
after meetin'; she had Teller with her, who
had blazin red head, and legs like a pair
of composers; she had face as long as a
thanksgiving dinner, l knowed who she
was thinkin' about, and 'twant the chap
with the red head. nutber. Well. got to
| boin' Patience about spell. Kept my
eye on Nance. seed how the cat was Jump
in'-she didn't cut about as she did, and
looked rather solemnly, she'd gin her two
eyes to kiss and make up. l kept itup
till I like to have got in muss with with
Patience The critter thot was goin' ar
ter her for good, and got as proud as a
tame turky.
One day, Ephe came down to our place,
lookin' as wrathy as a militia officer on a
tranin' day. q 20 aC7E
Look here says he. Seth Stokes. 4"
as loud as a small clap Of thunder, ''I'lI be
darned-" ifta
"Hallo," says ], whats broke?"
"Why," says he. II came down to have
satisfaction about Patience Dodge Here
I've been courtin' ever since last year. and
she was just as good as mine. till you
come agoing arter her, and now l can't
touch her with forty foot pole'
WHY" says /, ''what on airth are you
talkin' abont? / amt nothin' to do with
your gal; but, 'spose / had. there's nothin'
! for you to get woly about. If the gal has
taken liken' to me, faint my fault; If /
had taken liken' to her faint her fault,
and if we have taken liken to each other,
faint your fault; but l 'aint so almity ia
ken with her, and you may git her for
all me; so you hadn't ought to git savage
about nuthin.'
Well says he, rather cooled down. i
am the unluckiest thing in creation. i
went t'other day to place where there
was an old woman died of the bets or
some such disease and they were selling
out her things. Well, there was thun-
deirng big chist OF drawers. full of all sorts
of truck; so / bort it, and thot had made
spec; but when / cum to look at 'em,
there wont nothin' in it worth cent ex-
cept an old silver thimble and that was
all rusted up, so / sold it for less than
l give for it. Well, when the chap that
bort it took it hum he heard somethin' rat
Itie-broke old chist, and found lots of
gold in it, in false bottom l hadn't seen.
Now if had TUX that chist hum. I'd never
found that money; or if did they'd been
counterfeit. and Ed been tux up for passin'
on 'em. Well, l Jest told Patience about
it, and she rite up and called me darned
lfool!' tEr
WELL saysI. 'Ephc. that is hardl but
never mind that-jest go on-you can get
her; and when you do get her, you can file
the rough edges off jest as you please.
That tickled him and lie wen, away a
little better pleased.
Now, thinks !, its time to look AFTER
Nancy. Next day down l went; Nancy
was all alone. Taxed her if the squire was
in? She said he warn't.
Cause said L (making beleev wanted
him) our colt sprained his foot, and l
cum to see if the squire would lend me his
mare to go to town.
/ She said she guessed he would--bettcr
sit down till he Gums in. Down sot; she
looked kind % strange. and my heart felt
queer on the edges. After vile seq she;
Air you goin' down to Betsy Martin S
quiltin?'
Sed I. 'reckoned would
Sed she, i s'posc you'll take Patience
Dodge?'
Sed i, 'moat and again mout not
Sed she, i heard you're agoing to get
married.
Sed /, shouldn't wonder bit--Patiencc
is nice gall looked at her--I seed the
tears cummin.'
Sed /. may be she'll AK you to be
bridesmaid
She riz up. she did, her face as red as a
boiled beet.
Seth Stokes SEE she, and she co uldn't
say any more, she was so full.
Wont You be bridesmaid says /.
No. seq she, and she bust rite out.
We'll, them SEE /, If you wont be
!; bridesmaid will you be BRIDE
She looked up at me- swan to man
never, never seed anything look so awful
} putty--I took rite hold Of her hand.
} Yes or no, rite off, sez /.
; YES SEE she.
That's you're sort, SEE |, and gave hc1
brss and hug. / soon fixed matters
; with the squire. We soon hitched traces
) to trot in double harness for life, and
never had cause 70 repent my barpalnf