The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-16
IIsccky Wilson'S Courtship.

20. now do tell us all obout it'll ses
the gals.
Becky ha,ln't been married MORN
month, and hadn't got over her BASH
fulness yet.
'.Why bout your courtin,' ses the
gals. =, IA.
blushin dreadful lyon better tell your
own courtin's. yourselves, ! reckon.
"Yes but none of us ever had any
beaux, Beck, and you's married wo-
man. Come now, tell us all bout it.. !
do love to hear bout courtin, so much,
ses Betty Powers.
'"Well," scs Beckey, after great deal
of blushin' and twistin about. III tell
YOU all how it was, If that'll satisfy you.
well" ses Becky, putin an empha-
Sis or every other word, John he come
TO our house to see me-" she ses, turnin
away her head, and kinder lookln'
down sideways under her arm; fool !?
he had better go TO see himself | reck-
on. Gracious knows, don't care moth
in bout him."
..Well' scs the gals.
"Well, John loved me. Fool! better
love himself l reckon"
ID, that's so funnyw ses the gals.
"Go on.'
Shaw" ses Becky; Il won't tell no
more"
10, yes, do-do-Becby," ses all of
'em.
well, then, John he axed me if j
wouldn't have him. Him-fool! better
have his own self. reckon"
''Then. what did you say!'
Him! never sed nothin'. Gracious
knows, he wasn't going to git nothin'
out o. me-"
30. Or scs the gals. '.Do 60. on"
''rhen John aXed mother if he might
have me. Fool! he better have himself,
] reckon"
We'll" ses the gals.
"Well, mother she got kinder flustri-
Gated, and sed yes. Fool she better
mind her own business, / reckon"
And then what Z"
Then John axed dad if he mought'nt
have me; and dad he got kinder tlustri-
Gated, too. and sed yes, too,
''That's the sort of dadies," scs the
gals rubbin' their hands.
"Then. mother she went to town and
got a white frock for me, and white
gloves to put on my hands. for me to be
married to John. H'm-foOl! she bet
ter be married toJohn herself. reckon
'Well, says the gals, go on"
"Shaw now. amt gwine to tell all
know about it. so l amt"
'Oh yes, Becky, do go on! Oh, do tell
us all about the weddin'. Becky that's a
good SOUL"
20, hush gals, about such nonsense"
10, do no, that's n good soul!
swell, by and by the preacher man he
cum to our house. and whole heap of
people, to marry me. Fools they great
1nal hattar ctai1 tO hIrp, I nakOn
didn't want to see 'em at all, gracious
knows.
''Never mind, Becky, go on.
swell, John he cum to take me up to
the preacher man to marry me. Fool.
] never did feeled so mad and then-O,
shaw can't tell any more gals.
20, yes. GO on. Becky.
'Well, then the preacher man he axed
me If / would have John to be my law
tul husband. H'm-fool, better have
his own self. reckon. And then-O,
shaw, wont tell no more, gals.
''Oh. do Becky. Now your jist cum
i'm to the interestin' part. o, do tell us
the rest.
'Well. I never said notlin'. and the
preacher man he sed, must have John
to be my husband-when he was sick.
when he was well, and when he was
hetter and wOrser. and love him. and
stick to him, and mind him, and heap
O. such things-and then he sed people
what he put together it was again the
law to take apart; and so, first thing,
knOwed, / was married hard and fast to
John.
"Well, ses the gals, gettin' more and
more interested, what then Becky?
'.Well the preacher man he went hum
and all the fellers cum kissing and hug
gin o. me. Fools! better kissed their
own selves reckon.
''Go on, Becky tell us all bout it, ses
the gals.
"Well, then. after they all went away,
John he--O. shaw / amt gwine to tell
you another word bout it. When you
get married your own selves, then you
will know all you want to, reckon