Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-04-19
A Yankee COurtship.

Well, you see, ,'me and Sal got along midlin
well foI some time, til. / made up my mind I,
fetch things to he'd, for loved her harde
and harder everJ day, and | bad an idea cha
she bad sorter sneaking kindness for me
but how to dew the thing up right pestered nt
orful. got some love books and red bow fell
lows got down on their marrow bones ard talk.
ed like parrots, and the gals they would go into
a sort of trance, and then how they would
gently fall into the fellar's arms, but somehou
the way didn't suit my notion. | asked marm
| how dad oourted her, but she said it had been
so long that she'd forgot all about it. lUnkle
Joe allers says marin done all the oourtin' ~
AT last / made up my mind TO 90 it blind, for
| this thing was fairly consuming my innerds.-
there sot like a fool, thinking bow l should
begin. Sal she sed sumthin' was troublin'
me, and sez she--ssAin't you sick Peterl"
sYes-No," sez /; "that is, amt exactly
we'll. thought I'D come over Tonight" see
|. That's mighty purity beginuin, anyhow,
thinks i; so | tried agin. sSal,' seq [, and
about this time felt mighty faintg and on
easy.
what seq SAL
sSal,' sez agin.
/ 'WhatE eeZ she.
'I'll get to it after while at this lick, :
thinks [.
Peter sez she, there's somethin' troub-
lin you powerful, no. Its nifty wrong for
you tew keep it from body, for a innerd sor-
rer is consumin' fire. She said this, she did,
the dear sly Greater. She noed what was the
matter all the time nifty we'll, and was list
tryin' to fish it out, but / was gone so far
didn't see the pint AT last / kinder sorter
gulped down the lump as was rising in my throat
and seq I-sSal, does you love everybodyP
'Well,' ssz she, sThar's dad an marin aud,
Counting her fingers all the time with eyes
sorter shut, like fellar shooting off gun, J
and there's old Pide, (that were an old COW of
herR,) | can't think of any body else jist now
sez she. Now this war orful fur feIlar ded
in lnv, so arter while ] tries another shute.
Ssz l-'Sal Pm powerful lonesum to hum, and
| samtimes think if | only had purity wife to
luv and talk to, and to move and have my
bein' With, | should be tremendous f5llar.'-
With that she begun and named over all the
gals within FIVE miles Of thar, and never wEnst
cum nigh namiu of herself, and sed orter
get one of them. That sorter got my dsnder
up, and so hitched my cheer close to hern,
and shet my eyes, and tfemblously sed: sSal,
you are the very gal I've been hankering after
for 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 if you say
so, we'll be joined together in the holy bons
of matrimony, pluribas unum world without
end,' sez l; and l felt like I'd a throwd'd up
allygatur, felt so relieved. With that she
fetched a sorter scream; and artsr while she
sez, sez she, 'Peter?'
'What is it Sally?' seq |.
'Yes?' scz she, hidin' ov her purity face
behind her hands. You may depend upon it
/ felt orful good.
'Glory gloryr sez l. Il must holler, Sal,
or Pll bust wide open. Hooray for hooray.--
kin jump over ten raie fence, can do
everything that any fellow could, would or
ortur do.' With that | sortet slashed myself
down by her, and clinobed the bargain with
Kiss -au such kiss--tak about your sugar
talk about yer merlasses--talk about yer
blackberry jam-you couldn't have got me to
come nigh 'em; they would all tasted sour
arter that. Eff SaPs daddy hadn't hollered
out its time for all 'onest folks to be in bed |
do believe I'd staid there all mite. Yer ortur
seed me when got hum. pulled dad outer
bed and hugged him. / pulled marm outer
bed and hugged her. | pulled ant Jane outer
bed and hugged her. pulled the nigger SER
want outer bed and hugged her. | roared, i
hollered, danced about and cut up more ca
pers than you ever heard tell ov, till dad tbot
| was crazy, and got rope to tie me with
'Dad' sez |, 'Im gwine to 60 for to git mar
rid.'
'Married!' bawled dad
married. squalled marin.
Married" squacked ant Jane.
'Yes, married. sez ]; jined 10 wedlock; hook
ed on fur wurs or fur bettur, for life and for
death, to Sal; | am that very thing, me Peter
SporUm, Esquire With that / up and teled
'em all about it from Alpher to 0mejur, that's
Latting.) They we're all nifty pleased and nifty
williD,' and | went to bed as proud as a yuRg
rooster with bis first spurs.
o Jehosifai didn't feel tremendous good,
and kept Citing that way all mite. didn't
sleep wink, but kept rollin about and a thinkin'
till my kup OS happiness was full, pressed down,
aDd runnin' over.
QUESTION FOR DEBATE.--If man has an
angry bull by the tail, which would be best
for bis personal safety--to hold on, or let 60 ?
Our 'DsUip says love and good dinner (es-