M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-01-17
A Yankee COurlship.

A Yankee COurIship.
Well, you see, mo and Sal gOI
along middling well for some time
till ! made upmy mind TO fetch thing
to o he'd, for | loved her harder ant
harder every day, and had an idri
that she had sorter sneakihg kind
ness for me, but how to dew the thin,
up right pcstered me orfnl, | go
some love books and red how iellcrt
got down to their marrow bones anC
talked like parrots, and the gals thel
would 20 inter sUrter OF trance
and then how they would gently fall
into a tellrrs arms, Oul somehow tIa
way iid'nt suit my notion. laskc,I
marin how dal courted her. bur she
said ithad been 81 long that she'd
forgot all about it. (UakIe Joe alters
says marin d0nc aIltae coartin) At
last made up my mind to 90 it blind
for this thing was lalrly consuming
my innerds. SO | soes over to her
daddy's and when | got thar like a
tool thinking how should begin. -
Sal she said something was trUubIu
me, and seq shs-"Aint you sick Pc.
teri"
"Yos-no," sez !, that is, l amt
exactly we'll. Thought Ia come over
tonight" sell. That's mighty pret.
ty beginning, any how, thinks |; so |
tried again. SAL" sez !, - and
about this time ! felt mighty tainty
and oneaSy.
"Whatl" seq Sal.
"Sal," | agin.
HWhatp sez she.
sI'Il got to i! arter while at this
lick" thinks |. .u
"Peter," scz she, there's Somethin
a troublin you powerful. no, its
nifty wrong for you tew keep it from
a body, for a inner soircr iS a consu.
ming fire, she zed this she did, thr
dear sly creeter. She noed what WAS
the matter all tue time, nifty we'll, and
was inst trying to fish it ont, but
was gone so tar | didn't see the pint.
At last kinder gulped down the lump
aswas rising in my throat and rez |
-"Sal, does you love any bOdyp
swell" SEE she, "lhar's dad and
marin, and, Counting her fingers all
the time with eyes sorter shut. shut
like a teller shooting of a gun,) and
there's old Pide Chat were an old COW
OF hern,) can't think any body else
Just now srz she. Now this was or
lul tur Teller ded in luz, so srter a
while | tries another shute. SEE l.
"Sal, FIN powerful lonesome to hum
and ] sometimes think il only had 3
purity wife to love and to talk to, and
to have my bein with, | should he q
tremendous ieler." with that she I've
gan and named over all gals within
five Of thar and never wunst cum a
nigh a nainin OF herself, and said or.
ter get one OF them. That surter got
my dander up, and as hitched my
cheer close to hern, and shet my eyes.
and TREMENDOUSLY sed; ':Sal, you are the
very gal I've been hankering arter lor
. long time. luv you all over, from
the sole OF your he'd, to the foot ol
your crown, an | don't care who know
1t; and, if you say so, we'll be joined
together in the holy bons Of mstrimu
ny, 9 pluribus unum, world without
end, sez /; and felt like I'D throw'l
mp an alligator, | felt 80 relived.-
With TINT she fetched sorter scream
anG after while she sez, stz she, Pc
teri' ,1srI b1
"What, is't Sailyl" sez l.
"Yes!" seq she. hidln Of hur put,
ty face bthind her hands. You ma,
depend upon 1t ! felt orful good. 'g
"Gloryl glory!" seq |. Il must hol
Ter, Sal, or III bust wide open. Iioo
ray for hoorsl. ken jump over a
ten rail fence, 1 can do every thin,
that any feller could, would or orte
do.n With that sorter sloShed my
self down by her, and clinched th
bargain with a k:ss-and such
kiss--talk about your sugar-tal
about your molasses talk about you
blackberry jum--you couldn't hav
got me tolcome nigh EN-; They wouh
all q tasted soar arter that. Ell Sal
daddy hadn't hollersd ont its time al
onesf .1lks 70 be in bed, lido beliey
4id ssisaid fss5s = I'll niss. Ter orse