Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-03-01
A Yankee Courtship.

dressings OF order ana peace
A Yankee CourtshIp.
Well, you see, me and Sal got along mid
ding well for some time, till | made mp nv
mind 10 fetch things TO q he'd, for / loved
her harder and harder every day, and had
an idea that she had sorter sneaking kind
ness for me- but how to dew the think up
right pestered me ofu got some love
books and red how fellers got down on
their marrow bones aud talked like parrots
and the gals they wond go inter sort Of
trance, aud then bow they would gently fall
into the feler's arms. but some how that
didn't suit my notion asked marm how dad
courted her, but she said it had been so
long that she had forgot all about it.
(Unkle Joe alters says marin done all the
courtin.) At last made up my mind TO
go it blind, for this thing was fairly consnm
ing my innerds. So goes over to her
dady's and when got there l sot like a
fool, thinking how l should begin. Sal
she sed sumIhn' was q troublin' me, and
scz She Amt You sick, Peter p
"Tes--no," SCI that is, amt exact.
y well. thought I'd come over to night"
SCI /. That's a mighty putty beginnin,'
anyhow, thinks so I tried again. SAL
sez ], and about this time felt mighty
fainty aud Uneasy.
What + scz Sal.
SAL sez l again.
What 2 sez she.
I'll get TO it arter q while thinks I.
! Peter, stZ she, there's sumthiu' Iroub-
lin you powerful, l no. Its nifty wrong
for you tew keep it from q body. for in
nerd sorrer is consuming fre" She sec
this, she did. the dear sly creetnr. She
noed what was the matter all the time
nifty well. and was just a tryin' 10 Ash il
out, but was gone so far didn't see the
pint. At last kinder sorter gul ped dowr
the lump as was raising in my throat. and
SEE I--"Sal, does you love anybody ?"
| Well. seq she, thar's dad and marin, and
| (couniing her fingers all the time with eyes
sorter shut, like feller shooting of gun, }
and thar's old Pide, that we're On old COW
Of heru,) | can't thuk Of andbody else jisf
now, seZ she. Now this war orful fur a
feller ded in luv, so arter awhile | tries an
other shute. Sez I-SaI, I'm powerful
lonesum to hum, and / sumIimes think If
only had putty wife to luv aud to talk to,
and to move aud have my bein' with, |
should be tremendous feller." With that
she began and named over all the gals with
in FIVE miles, Of thar, and never wunst cum
a nigh namin' of herself aud sed orter
get one of them. That sorter got my dan
der up, and so l hitched my cheer close to
hern and shot my eyes, and trcmblously
Sed Sal, you are the very gal l've been
hankering after for long time. luv you
all over, from the sole of your head to the
foot of your crown, an don't care who
knows it and if you say so, we'll be Joined
together in the holy bons of matrimony
pluribus unum, world without end, sez IT,;
and felt like III throw'd up an alIygatur,
/ felt so relieved. With that she fetched
sorter scream, and artcr a while she SEE, seZ
| she. Peter
What is't, Sally sea /.
Yes see she, hidn' oV her putty face
behind her hands, Yon may depend upon
it felt olful good
Glory glory sell. Imust hollar, Sal,
or III bust, Hooray for hooray. | kin
Jump over ten rail fence, kin do every
thug that any fellow could, would or orter
do. With that | sorter sloshed myself down
by her, and clinched the bargain with a
kiss-and such kiss-talk about your
sugar--talk about your molasses-talk
about yer blackberry iam-you couldn't
have got me to come nigh 'em they would
all tasted sour arter that. Ef Sails dad
hadn't hollered out its time for all 'ones
folks to be ia bed, | do believe I'd staic
there all mite Yer orter seed me when
got hum. / pulled dad outer bed and hug
ged him / pulled marin outer bed anc
bugged her. pulled ant Jane outer bee
aud hugged her. pulled the nigger ser
want outer bed and hugged her. | roared
hoIlered, danced about and cut up more
capers than you ever heerd tell ov, TILL dad
thot was Crazy and got q rope TO tic me
Dad, sCz /, Pm gwine for to get married
Married bawled dad,
Married squalled marm.
Married sauaeked ant Jane.
Yes. married sez l. Married all over
iiuod in wedlock hooked on for worser C
, for better, for life and for death, to Sal
| am that very thing me Peter Sporum
ESQUIRE. With that / up and telled iher
all about it, from Alpher TO OmegaI
, They were ell mighty pleased aud nifty wi
lin, and ! went to bed as proud as q youn
rooster With his 6rst spurs.
o Jehosifat didn't / feel tremendou
good, and kept gettin that way oil mite
didn't sleep wink, bat kept rollln' abou
and thinkin' till my cup ov happiness wa
full, pressed down and fuunln' over