The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-04-10
NEW SERIES---VOLUME 2, NO. SO.
Becky wilson's Courtship.

Becky Wilson's COurtshIp.
20, now, DO tell US all about i'll says
the gals
Becky hadu't been married Hore'n q
month, and hadn't got ovsr her hsshiuiness
vet.
:" Bout whstf" sez she.
why, bout your eourtia,' SEE the
gals
SHAW" seq she, turning her head and
blushin'. dreadful; ''you better tell your own
courtshirs, yourselves, | reckon"
Yes, but none of US ever had any hesux,
Beck, and you are a married woman =
Gene, now, do tell us all about it. l do
love to, hear about courtin' SO much, seq
Betty Powers.
20, yes, Becky, do tell Us. e.
"Well, 'sez Becky, after great deal Of
blushin' and twistin' about, Il Il tell you
all tow it was, if thatil satisfy you. Well
see Becky, putin an emphasis on about
every other word. John, he cum to our
house TO see me, she SEE, turnin away her
head, and kinder lookin' down sideways
under her srm; fool he had better go to
see his sell | reckon; Gracious knows, l
didn't care noihin' bout hin.
Wcl?' SEE the gals. :.
better love his SELF reckon
20, that S SO funny?" says the gals
''Go ON. . a.
Shaw seq Becky; u Won't tell no
more.
80, yes, do-do-B Becky" seq all of
well, then, John he axed pe if
wouldn't have him. Him-fooll better
have his self, | reckon.
sTben. what did Won saw"
"H mi In never scd nothin'. Gracious
knows, he wasn't gwine TO git nothin' out
OF me. ..- ..s
20, .O!" sea the galA DO go on,
Becky.
"Thon, John he axed me If he ,noughtD
have me; Focif he better have his self, I
reckon"
'.Well?' sex the gals.
"Well, mother she go, kinder fustricated,
and sed yes. Fool! she better mind her
own business, 7 reckon.
And then, what?"
Then, John he axed dad If Re noueht-
MT have me; and dad ne get kinder fuStri-
Gated, and sed yes, too
That's the sort Of duddies, seq tie gale,
rubin their hands.
Then, mother she went to town and got
white irock for me, and white gloves to
put on my hands, for me to be married to
John. H'm-fool she better be married
to him herself, reckon.
"Wcli?" seq the gals, go on.
(. SHAW, nowl ain't gwine to tell you all
| know bout it, so ! amt.
20, yes, Becky. do go on! 0, DO tell US
all about the weddin Becky that good
soul!"
g, hush, gals, bout sicn nonsense
60 y
We'll, BY and-by the preacher man he
people to marry me, fools! they great
deal better stay at home, | reckon. Ora
cious knows, l didn't want to see en- a.
all. y
Never mind, Becky; 20 on"
"We ell, then John he came to take me up
to the preacher man, 'cr to bn married.
Fool never did feel so mad; end then
| Q, shaw! can't tell any more, gals"
20, yes, 60 on Becky.
''Well, then the preacher man he axed
ne if ! would have John TO be my lawful
husband. m-tool! better have him his
self, ! reckon. And thea Shaw! !
won't tell any more, gals
20, do, Becky! Now you're lest oomin'
to the interestin part. o, do tell US
rest. Beckyl'
"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 well; and when he was better and
worser, and love him, and stick to him, and
mind him, and-a heap Of sich things, and
then be said people what he put together
it was sgin the law to take apart and so,
fust thing i.knowed, was married. hard
and fast, to John.
"Wclls," sez the gas, gittin more and
more interested, what then. Becky2'
We'll. then the preacher man he went
home, and all the ,fellers came kissin' and
| huggn' me, Fools better kissed tkeir
own selves, reckon
- Go on, Becky, tell us all bout it, seq
the gals. la
well, then, alter they all went. away,
away, John he o, shawl" sez she; Il
amt gwine to tell you another word more
bout it. When you git married yourselves
then you'll jest know all you want to, l
reckon!"
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