Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-12
Becky Wilson's ConrishiID.

30, now, do tell us all about it r' ses the
Becky hadn't been married more'n a
month, and hadn't got over her bashtulness
.'Bout what ?" ses she. "E
"Why, bout your courtin >" ses the
SHAW ~ ses she, turnin' her head and
! blushing dreadful; s'you better tell your
own conrtships, yourselves, recken."
-l-"Yes, but none of US ever had any beaux,
Beck, and you's married woman. Come,
now, do tell us all bout it. 1 do love to
hear bout courtin' so much," ses Betty
ia, 80, yes, Becky, do tell us.'' ..i --e,f+
"Well," ses Becky, after great deal OF
blushin' and twisting about. iii tell you
all how it was, if that'll satisfy you. Well, u
ses Becky, putin an emphasis on about
every other word, "John, he cum to our
house to see me, she ses, turnin' away her
head, and kinder 1ookin' down sideWays
under her arm; stool he had better go to
see his SELF reckon. Gracious knows, /
didn't care nothin' bout him." ps
"Well?" ses the gals.
NJ "Well, John he loved me. Fool better
love his self, reckon"
. 20, that's SO funny" ses the gals. $50
on"
"Pshawl,' ses, Becky; 81 wont tell no
more."
%, yes, do-Becky," says all of 'em.
swell, then, John he axed me if l
wouldn't have him. Him-fool! better
have his self, / reckon"
"Then, what did you say ?"
s'H'mi never said nothin'. Gracious
knows, he wasn't gwine to get nothin' out
of me-"
80, o 7" ses the gals. 'eDo go on, Becky
tsThen, John he axed mother if he
moughtn't have me. Fool! he better
have his, self, I reckon" -ras
,FWell,'' ses the gals.
-. swell, mother She got kinder 1ustrica-
ted, and sed yes. Fooli she better mind
her own business, reckon
= tsAnd then, what?"
+, "Then, John he axed dad if he moughtn't
: have me; and dad he got kinder flustrica-
ted too and sed yes, too"
THAT'S the sort of daddies," says the gals,
rubbin' their hands.
9 i''Then, mother she went to town and got
O a white frock for me, and white gloves to
put on my hands, for me to be married to
John. H'm-fooli ! she better be married to
him herself, / reckon ''a sTa s-g3f .
'.Well ?" ses the gals. $50 on" I.
''Shaw now l amt gwine to tell you all
know bout it, so amt" -f
20, yes, Becky, do go on o, do tell uslall
bout the wedden', Becky-that's good
souli' .,r .i.if.,rs .llta-
20, hush, gals bout sich nonsense"
so, do, now, that's a good soul!'
"Well, by-and-by the preacher man he
came to Our house, and hole heap of peo-
t, pie, to, marry me. Fool! they great deal
better staid home, | reckon. Gracious
knows, I didn't want to see 'em at all"
Never mind, Becky; go on"
sWell, then John he came to take me up
: to the preacher man, for to he married.
Fool! Inever did feel so mad; aud then
3 o, shaw! can't tell any more gals"
30. yes, go on Becky"
ssWell, then the preacher man he axed
me if would have JGhn to be my lawful
husband. H'm-fool! better have him his
self. reckon. And then-shaw l won't
tell any more, gals"
90, do, Becky! Now jou're Jest comm
to the interestin' part. o, do tell us the
rest, Becky ~
s.Well, I never sed nothin', and the
preacher man he sed must have John to be
my husband-When he was sick, when he
was wen, and when he was better and
worser, and love him, and stick to him.
and mind him, and-a heap Of such things;
and then he said people what he put
together, it was agin the law to take apart;
and so, fust thing knowed, was married,
hard and fast, to john"
ssWell," ses the gals, gettin' more and
more interested, "what then, Becky ?"
= .'',Well, the preacher man he went home,
and all the fellers came a kissin' and
huggin' me. Fools! better kissed their
own selves, reckon as.a I.
.g.i'' Go on, Becky; tell us all bout it," ses
the gals. si.5 ID ~
l'7s' Well, then, after they all went away,
John he-O, shawp ses she; IL amt
gwine,t to tell you another word bout it.
When you get married yourselves, then
you'll know all you want to, reckon"