North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-08-15
ALOvE AFFAIR DOWN EAST.
sKErcHED ACcoRDIN' To NAruR.'

I've hferd folks say that the wimnin
was contrary. Wall, they is little so;
bnt if YOU manage 'em right haul it, here
and let I'm out there-you can drive I'm
along without whip or spur, just which
wav You wish 'em to 90.
When 1--we d down at Elton, there was
good many iust rate gals down there but
| dldn't t"kc lkin to any of 'em till
Squire Cummlns cum down there to live
The square had mighty ptetty da ter.
| said sum of the gals were tuSt rate, but
Nancy Cummihs was fust rate and a Ieete
more. There was many dressed finer an5
locked grander, but there was something
jamup about Nancy. that they didn't hold
a candle to. If a teller seed her once he
couldn't look at another gal for week.
TUX likin to her right off, aud we got
a. thick AS thieves. We used to 90 to the
same meetin'. and sot in the same paw
1t took me to find sarms and iymS for her;
and we'd swell em cut in manner shock
in to hardened sinners; and then we d
mosey hum together, while the gals and
tellcrs kept a lookin on us as though they d
like to mix in. I'd always stay to supper;
and the way she could make injun cak 5.
and the way conld slick EN- with merIas-
scs and put en- away. was nothin' to no.
aody. She was dreadful civil tew; and
always gettiu somethin' nice for me. l
was up to the hub IN love, aud was goin
! for il like locomotive. Well, things
went on i'll this way for spell. ill she Lad
me tight enough Then she begun to
show off kinder independent like. Tl.en
| I'd 90 to meetin' there was no room in the
pew; then she'd cum and she'd streak it
off with another chap, and leave me suck
IN my finger at the door. Instead Of stiek-
| iu' to me As she used to do, she got to cut
tin round with all the other fcller>, just
| as if she cared nothin' about me no more
none whatever.
got considerably riled and thought
| mite as well cum to the end Of it at once
So down | vert TO have it out with her.
There was a hull grist Of telcrs there
They seemed mighty quiet till | Went in;
then she got talkin' all manner of nensense.
Said nothin' to me, and darned little 1T
that tiled to keep ms dander down,
but it warlI't any use-I kept movIh'
about As if had pin in inv ,rowserS; |
sweat as if | had been ihr,shia'. Nv col
lar hung down a. if it had been hung over
my stock 10 dry. coTldn't stand it; so
cleared out as quickly AS could. for
seed twas 40 use 10 say nothim' 10 her.
| went ST aight to bed, and thcught the
matter over a spell Thinks !, that gal is
81 trvIn' of me; 'taint nn u>e of our play-
il poSsum; I'll take the kink ont Of her !;
if don't fetch her out Of that high grass,
use me- for sausage meat.
| heard tell of boy wunce that got to
skewI late one mornin' master seq:
You tarnel sleepin' critter, what has
kept you so late e .... ....
why" saws the boy, 'it's so everlastin'
slippery couldn't get along, nohow; ev-
cry step | took forward, went two steps
back kward, and couldn't have got here at
all, if hadn't turned back to 60 t'o,her
way"
| Now that's just my Ease. have been
putin after that gal considerable time,
Now, thinks ], I'll 90 tother way--she's
been sitin If me, and now I'll site her.
What's sass for the goose is sass for the
oanGer.
Well, | went no more to Nsncvs. TIE
next Sunday / slicked up, ard dew say,
when got my fxins on, took the shine
clear off any specimen of human naiur' IN
our parts. About meetin time pit off to
Mr.. Ehhum Dodge's. Patience Dodge was
rs nice gal as you'd see twixt here and
vonder any more than she wasn't just like
Nancy Cummins. Ephraim Mu>sey had
used to 90 and see her; he was a clever
teller, but he was dredfhI jclus Well, |
went to meetin' with Patience, and set
right afore Nancy | didn't set my eyes
on her till after meetin' she had II feer
with her who had blazrn red head, and
legs like pair of compa>scs she had
face as long as a thanksgiving dinner.
know'd who she was thinkin' about, ard it
wus t the chap with the red head, nuther.
| We'll, got to boein' Patience about spell.
Kept my eye on Nancy seed how the Cat
was jumpin' she didn't cut about like she
did aud looked rather solemnIy she'd gin
her tew eyes to kiss and make up. kept
it up till liked to have got into a muss
about Patience. The critter thought |
was goin' arter her for good, and got as
proud as tame turkey.
One day Epbe cum down to our place
lookin' as rathy as miishy officer on a
trainin' day.
Look here" seq he, as loud as a small
clap of thunder, "Seth Strokes, I'll be darn
ed" ... .
"Halow p sez |, "what's broke p
"N hy," seq he, Il cum down to hev sat
isfacton about Patience Dodge. Here I've
been c"urtin' her ever since last year, and
she was just as good as mine, till you cum
to goin' arter her, and now can't touch
her with forty foot pole"
"Why," spz l, what on arth are yon
talkin' about | amt got nothin' to do
with your gal but s'pose | had, there's
nothin' for you 10 get wolty about. Ifthe
| Gal has taken likin' to me, 'tain't nv