Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Whole No. 1858.
A YANKEE COURTSHIP.

A YANKEE COURTSHIP. well, you see, arter the poker scrape me an, ana Sal got along middlin we'll for some time, slii made up my mind to fetch things to he'd, TOT TOT loved her harder and harder every day and had an Idea that she had a sorter sneaking kindness for me, but how to dew the thino u5 right pestered me orful got some love books and red how fellows got down on their marrow bones and talked like parrots, and the paIs they would go inter asort of trance, and linen how they would go inter sort of trance, and then how they would gently fall into the felers arms but some how that way didn't suit my notion [ asked martn how dad courted her, but she said it had been so long that she't forgot all about it. | (Uukle Joe alters says marm done all the court | in') At last made up my mind to go it blind, for this thing was fairly consuming my in nerds. So goes over to her Aaddy's, and when got there sot like fool, thinking how should begin. Sal she said sumthin' was troub- lin me and sex she" Ain't you sick, Peter ?'
 "Yes-no'' sez I ''that is, aint exactly well; thought I'd come over tonight sex I. That's mighty putty beginnin', anyhow, thinks l /; so tried again. ''Sal," sez l. and about this time felt mighty faintly and oneasy about the squizernctum.
 1 What" sez Sal.
 " Sal" scz ] agin.
 | "What ?" sez sine.
 "I get to it arter while at this lick thinks I. | Peter,' sez she, {" there's sumthin' troublin' you powerful, no. It's mity wrong for you tew keep it from body, for an nnerd sorrer is a consuming fire" She sed this, she did, the dear sly creeter. She noed what was the matter all the time, mity we'll, and was just tryin' to fish it out but was gone so far 1 did't see the pint. At last kinder sorter gulped down the lump as was rasin' in my'throat, and sez l." Sal, does you luv everybody 2"
 We!l,' sez she, thars dad and marm, and, (countin her fingers all the time with her eyes sorter shut, like feer shooting off gun,l and thars old Pide, (that were an old COW of hern) l cant think of anybody else ist now,' sez she. Now this were orful for feller ded in 1 luv, So arter while tries another shute. Seq I-' Sal I'm powerful lonesum to hum, and sumtimes think if I only had putty wife to luv and to talk ta, and to move and have my bein' with, should be 8 tremendous feller." With that she began and named over all the gals with. in five miles of thar, and never wunst cum nigh nanin' of herself, and sed I orter get one of them. That sorter got my dander up, and so hitched my cheer up close to hern, and shet my eyes and trembous sed-"Sal you are the very gal I've been hankering after for long time. I luy you all over from the sole of your he'd to the foot of your crown, an don't care who knows it and if you say so, we'll bejointed togetherin the holy bons of matrimony. pluribus unum, without end" sez I and l felt like I'd throwed up an aliygatur, felt So relieved. With that she fetched sorter scream, and arter while she sez sez she-"Peter!"
 "What ist Sally?" sez I.
 "Yesv' sez she, a hidin' ov her putty face be- hind her hands. You may depend upon it felt orful good
 "Gloryn' sez I. q must hollsr Sal, or I'll bust wide open. Hooray for hooray. I kin | jump over ten rale fence, can do everything 1 fbot fol1oyr oou1J yrou11 orto fJo that sorter sloshed myself down by her, and clinched the bargain with 8 kiss-and what kiss-talk about your sugar-talk about your merlasses-talk about your blackberry jam-you couldn't have got me to come nigh em, they would all tasted sour arter that. Elf Sal's daddy hadn't hollered out it's time for all 'onest folks to be in bed, do believe I'd staid there all mite. l You orter seed me when got hum. pulled dad onter bed and hugged him. pulled marm outer bed and hugged her. l pulled ant Jane out of bed and hugged her. pulled the ngger servant outer bed and hugged her. 1 rored, I hoIle'ed danced about and cut up more capers than you ever heard tell ov, till dad thot was crazy, and got rope to tie me with. Dad" sez l, line gwine to go for to get married"
 Married !" balled dad.
 Married" !" squalled marm.
 Married l" squawked ant Jane.
 Yes, marred!' sez l, "married all over jined in wedock hooked on for worser or for better for life or for death to Sall; am that very thing; me, Peter Sporum, Esquire" With that up and told them all about it. They were all mity pleased and mity willin,' and I went to bed as proud as young rooster with his first spurs
 O. Jehosifat didn't feel tremendous good and kept gettin' that way all nite. didn't sleep wink, but kept roln' about and think in till my cup ov happiness was full, pressed down and runnin' over.
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