The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04
My Coart.hip
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here was many affecting ties which made
me banker after Betsy Jane Her fathers farm
jined stSfn; their cows ami onrs sanencht their
tlsufst at the same spring: our old mares both
had siaaes ia their forresls: the measles broke
GU. in both fAa-erlies at nearly the same peri
od. our patients (Betseyis ahd mihe) slept
regularly every Sunday in tllc same Injecting
house. and the neiglbors used 10 observe
-iiow thick the Wards and Pehs'eys air. Ii
was a s1blillie sight in the spring Of the year
to see our several mothers fEIeksys aaI n,ine)
with their gowns pind up 80 fllat they couldnt
size EN-. afiecsIunItely bilin schp tsy,ekller and
aLoosiI. the nal,err
Alihol hlrskered intensely hfser tue Oljeck
OF my atfecA shnns I dzrsenf tell her of the
fres that iAs rasin in my rsaIily BuzzuIn- Ia
try 10 db IL bat my furig wduld kerwl .allop
asin the fobf Of my mowfh md slick thar.
like deaEhlo a deceast African. or = country
postmaster To hi~ offs. while my heart
w'ia1ged agIn my ribs ike an ell fashioned
Gale agin harn hoor
'Tw i a cam still isife ia Jbon. All naiur
WAS hsisilf, an naEFy z-ff.r di4furbed the 49,
reen silans ! sot with Betsy Jane o. the
fensc of her sa;hcr's I,asier. We'd binIrernpin
threw the woods kniin f5urz anl tlsiviu the.
wo-d-elinck from lis Native siI l<n q speak
with ioiss sticks. Mall VIC s,t ihar on the
fense \ swiI.siIl.s our feet ID ali fro blushin.-
as red as she B4lIiirsviiie sr!lip;-l, ,use when
IL w.l-iirsi llainted and lonkin very xiinrlr. !
make !. d ,hb,. Nv lefi arm was q sp:eI II.
h,liunsin i,,s self on the frnsc while my risi
arm ~s.s avelunlrd lnvIi,sly 70 and her waste
cleared my throat. an treFnbiinIy -~d:
Betsy. you're gsz.le"
thought that AR Was purity fine waited
to see what cfieck II would have nPha her.
1t evidently didn't fetch her. for she up aud
sed--
.'YvuFe sheer =
Scz -
Betsy. I think very much oF yau--
Il doii't believe a word you say-so there
now come. with much observation she hitchcd
away from roe.
i wish tlicrc ~'=s windows to nv sole =
81 l. 80 that Jon conld see some Of nv
feelings There's frc enough IN here. + said I
striking ny liuzznn with ny fist. 10 -bile AL
tic corn bccf anil turniE,s - the neighbor-
hood. geerkooyius and slie Glitter amt cir
cums;ars.'
She bowed her lead down and colilEnellst
eliawins the strings Of her snn bonnet
AR. could you know The tleepiis niles
IVORY ilIrongh with on Your account. how Wit
ties lave seized 10 be attractive 10 ne. and
how my liInbs have shrunk mp. yos wouldn't
doubt me Gaze on this vast IN form and
these ere su1ken cheeks
| would have confinnered on IN this sfrans
probably for some time. bnt unforfunitely
iosi my balllinss and fell over into the pasier
ker smash, tearing my close and severely dam
aging myself ginsraily-
Betsy Jane sprung 10 ny assistance in
double qfiick time and she dragged me 9Th.
Then drawing herself M 70 her full hite shs
sed:
Il won't listen 10 your nonoents no lenger.
Jcs say rite strate out what ybn're dririn at
II you Inran Eeftin hitched. In in
considered that ere enonf for AL rraciicle
purposes. and we proceeded ifnmejitly 10 the
parsons and v as made one ihaf very mite.