Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-16
MANAGEMENT OF LOVE AFFAIRS.

A subscriber sent us the following Yam
kee story the other day, with the expressed
hope that we would publish it at our ear
hest convenience. He thinks it will tic
hle the wimmin folks generally very con-
siderably,' and crafty nnnber of people
IN his part of the country in particular
AS the yarn will afford all who have
not previously read it hearty laugh, and
will even bear re- perusal by all who have,
we comply with our friends wishes. The
story is uncommonly well told. and is 'as
full of humor as an eggs full of meat
Bat let the Yankee lady killer speak for
himself.
I've heard folks say that the wimmin
was contrary. Well, they is little so;
but. if you manage 'em right-haw! in
here. and let 'em there--you can drive 'em
along without whip or spur, just which
way you want 'em to go.
When lived at Elton, there was good
many fust rate gals down there. but /
didn't take liken to any of 'em till Squire
Cummins cum down there to live. The
Squire had a mighty purity darter / said
some of the gals was fust rate, but Nancy
Cnmmins was fust rate and little more
There was many dressed finer and looked
grander, but there was something jam
about Nance, that they couldn't hold =
candle. too. If a Teller seed her once he
couldn't look at another for week. Ituk
Iixen to her right of. and we got as
thick as thieves. We used to go to the
same mectin,' and set In the same pew
Ittuck ne to find sans and hims for her
and we'd swell 'em out in a manner shock.
In to hardened sinners; and then we'd CO.
sey hum together, while the gals and fellers
kept lookin' on as though They'd like to
mix in I'd always stay to supper and the
wayshe could make injin cakes, and the way
I could slick 'em with merlasses and put
EN- away, was nothin' to any body. She
was dreadful civil, tew, always getting
something nice for me. l was up to the
hub in love, and was q goin in for i lik,
a locomotive Well, things went on in
this way for spell. till she had me tight
enough. Then she begun to show off kind
er independent. When I'd go to ths
meetin' there was 10 room in the pew
i. then she'd cum and shc'd streak of will
another chap, and leave me suckin' my
fingers at the door, Instead Of stickin to
me as she used to do. she got to cuttin
around with the other fellers. just as if she
cared nothin' about me no more-nons
whatever.
/ got considerably riled--and thought
might as we'll cum to the end of it at once
so down went to have it out with her,
There was hull grist of fellcrs there
Theyseemed mighty quie till | cum IN
then she got to talkin' all sorts of nonsense
-sed nothin'to me and darned little o.
that / tried to keep my dander down.
but it want any use-I kept movin' about
as j, I had obeen thrashin'. My color
hung down as If it had been hung over my
e,ock to dry. couldn't stand it; so
cleared ont as quick as could. for seed
s'twas no use TO say nothin' 10 her.
went straight to bed and thot the mat
ter over a SPELL Thinks !, that gal il
Just tryin' Of me; faint no use of hel
play:n' postum, I'll take the kink ont o
her: if 1 don't fetch her out of that hlgl
grass, use me for sausage meat 81
heard tell OF a boy wonce that got Il
school late on Sunday morzin'; the maste
seq 40 3 3filla
You tarnal slcepin critter. what ha
pptvou so late?'
- Why SEE tic boy. its so eserlastin
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