The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-10-16
MY couRTsH1p.
ny ARTEMus WARD.

IT
made me banker arter Betsy Jane.--
Her fathers farm jined ourn; their
COWS and outn squencht their thirst at
the same spring; our old mares both !
had stars in their forreds; the measles
broke out in both famerlies at nearly |
he some period; our parients (Betsy's
and minc) slept regularly every Sunday |
in the same meetin house, and the ma
bers used to obsarve-"How thick the |
Wards and PeasIeys airW 1t was
sublime sight in the spring of the year,
to see our several mothers (Betsey's and
miDe) with their gowns pin'd up so that
they couldn't sile 'em, affecshunitely
Bilin soap together and aboosin the ma
bers.
Altho I hankered intensely arter the
object Of my affeckshuns, 1 darsent tell
her of the fires that was rain in my
manly Buzzum. I'd try to do it, but
my tung would kerwhollop up agin the
roof of my mowth & stick thar, like
deth to doceast Afrkan or country
post master to his offs, whilo my hart
whanged agin my ribs like an old fash
ioned wheat Flale agin a barn floor
Twas earn still mite in Joon. All
natur was hust, and nary zeffer disturb
ed the screen silens. I sot with Betsy
Jane on the fenso of her fathers paster.
We'd bin rompin threw the woods,
kullin flowers & drivin the d-chuck
from his Native Lair $50 to speak, with
long sticks. Wall, we sot thar on the
fense, swingin our feet two and fro,
blushin as red as the Baldiusville school
house when it was fust painted, and
lookin very simple, l make no doubt
My left arm was okepied in ballunsin
myself on the fense, while my rite was
woundid luvinly round her waste.
l cleared my throat and tremblinly
sed-
Betsy, you're a Gazelle."
1 thought that air was purity fine
| waited to see what effeck it would have
upon her. 1t evidently didn't fetch
her, for she up and sed--
you're sheep!"
See l.
"Betsy, l think very muchly of you. "
81 don't b'leeve a word you say--so
there, now cuml" with which observa.
shun she hitched away from me.
II wish thar was winders to my solep'
sed I, $50 that you could SEQ some Of
my feelins. There's FIRE enuff in here, -
sed I, striking my buzzum with my fist,
"to bile all the corn beef and turnips
in the .naberhood. Versoov,us and the
Critter ain t cicumstans."
She bowed her head down and com.
menst chawin the strings of her sun
bonnet.
oar, could you know the slcepliss
mites 1 worry threw with on your ac.
count, how vittles has seized to be at
tractiv to me, how my Inns has shrunk
up, you wouldn't dowt me. Case on
this wastin form and these ere sunken
cheeks"
e l should have continnered on in this
strane probly for SUN time, but unfor.
q tunitly l lost my ballunse and fell ovei
into the paster ker smash, tearing my
close and seveerly damagin myself gin
orally. .--..-
Betsy Jane sprung to my assistance
in bubble quick time and dragged me
4th. Then DRAWN herself up to hel
- full hite, she sed-
= Il wont listen to your noncents nc
- longer. Jes say rite strate out wha
you're drivin at you mean gettir
hitched, i'm In"
| considered that air enuff for al
,t practical purpusses, aud we proceeded
Is immejitly to the parsons, and was made
d one that very mite.