The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-12-04
From the Holmes County Farmer.
Important T. etaeF from j JOMatha n
q. Smith 60 his sNROtaer-iN. Law.
WALLER CREEK, 0, NoY. IA, 1861.

WALLER CREEK, O., Nov IA, 1861.
Ny DEAR MIsTREss MINK;-It is with
cart-loads oi pleasure that talk my pen in
hand to write to you. We are all in
good condition, and hope these few lines ma
hnd you enjoyen the same blessen.
I,must tell you about sister Betsy's court
ship and marriage. You don't know Betsy,
/ reckon. The darter of Philecome Smith
my dad-and lawful and full grown Sis
ter OF me. She is the oldest darter Of which
dad and nam was ever proprietors. Well,
Bets was rale witch of a gala most ever
lastin sweet gal was Bets-you'll seldum see
a more out and out complete critter than
Bets-she was fust chop, rale upper crust,
and no mistake, with an extensiy crinoline
rs any on EN-, and as Iull Of fun and lrolic as
kitten.
Well Jake Kelly, old Dan Kelly's sun,
was a ,courtin@ sister Bets, and he farely turn
ed the gals he'd. Jake was desperate idle,
good for nothin, do little sort of (eller, but
the more We wanted Bets to give him up,
the more she declared she woodent do it,
and. we got plaguy oneasy about it, for his
carakter was nun ov the best. He was a
general circulatin medium among the gals
tha oil sed he was sich nice young man
tho he didn tbeliave very purity neither--
forgettinto marry where he hadn't OF to for
got by darned site.
sAtlaSt, ,one eyenin, when lie cum courtin,
dad sed to him, "Jake;" and sez Jake
"What?' And sez3 be, "Jake, you'll never
cum to no good II you continer to act like
old skratch, as you do; you amt fit to cum
into decent mans house, and I'd like to
hav the room yer ockerpy left vacant; I'd
ten times sooner have your room than your
cotnpaiys' & k.a ga %EE
''Now DON'T" sod Jake, (he was a jofired
slick cuss, ''now don't say no more abou
tha:--I,m goin TO settle right down and take
farm"
"Yes," sez dad, "and you Good stock it
too, by all accounts--but it won't do. tel
Won for now fand everlasdn that you mus
Civ up all thots Of Bets from this till Gabrie
blows bis horn" ssa.ss
When Bets heerd this she nit away hk
mad, and tried TO bic in her breth, and lool
asiftsere was nothn pert i;kler in the inc
then she blushed all over like the scarle
ver-then the cutler Gums and goes lik
the Northern Lites, till she was white as
Shock; and downshe fell kerslumpus on tn
fore in a. falnten fit.
sa"Isee n SEE dad, 81 see low it is" and b
made pull at The old sword what hung O.
the joist Eve used 10 call it old Bunker an
drawih il out made clip at him as wicke
as ifhe was stabbln at a rat with hay for
but Jake h outs Of the door like strea
OF ile and pulls it to him after him, and da
schdss old Bunker clean thru the punel, 'l'
chop you as fine as mince meet, you vilen,
sez he, "if ever ketch you inside my doc
agaiai mind whatTI tell yop, you'll swing 70
sityet." ess.a.. g... ....-
sWcltJake made himself lfconsiderablc skars
,siter that; and our folks kind Of thot he ha
giv upall hoapseof Bets, and she ov him.
When .one, nite--gerushy! but il was dar
nits--gerashy! bat it was dark nite--as
wos cummin home from Wal.ace's store,
herd sumbody tocken TO Bets thru the win
der. Well, I stopped and listened, and
swan 10 man, ,awho sheod be near the cherr
tree but Jake Kelly perswadcn Bets 10 ru
off with him to Steubengilis to get married
II was all settled eatween ,eni--and he wa
to cum that mite TO the gate with boss an
buggy and help her out Of The winder at
O'Clock, tho time she comenly went to bed
Then be kissed her hand and off he shot o
dabbld quick. ailaaa4l sa b
Well, 1 kalkeriaied over the matter swhil
to kaow how ! Good reciproc,ie that tricl
and at Iastiit struck me as oicibly as brio
.wsod h;t Q nigget's he'd Il rockerlecte
vdad,s words at partin; Mind Jake, you
.sxing Tor 1t yet" and jist kalkerlated
wood make that ptplesic cum tfu eny how
6s il jist slips out and bends down brancl
sot cherry tree under Bets winder
and fastens It with a notchei be-
end moose, and put slip knot jist over t