The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-01-25

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along threw the year, On 70 make
arrangements to git more; but sowsum
ever they wusall gone, 40 ~ they had
to got old squire Boggt Now ho
baint bin squire leng, an done
much Of q bisnis a margin folks, an
hoes the quarcst teller, an has the
quarcst ways an does the quarcst
things an wars the quarcst close Of
emmy teller hat ever | seed emmy how,
hoes got q powerful big foot on wars
sharpt-toed shoes an bpgle leg briches
with a little flap in frunt, an they
about six inches two short, an a tiger
tale coat mighty short in the waste
an a monsns high collier that always
looks like it wus about TO swaller his
he'd, an bis SHIRT looks like he had
the rong ocnd Of it MP. an hoes cross
eyed, an his beds as ball an as slick
as glass, an he always goes with he'd
throwd hack like he wus a countin the
Well when they got reddy to
marry, the squire lie tuck his stand in
the middle OF the floor a lookin like
he wu5 a countin the rafter5 with one
foot stuck out an he clared his throat
a time or two, an then ses he. Gin the
name of God amen," but he sed that
woodent do, an he changed tother
foot foremost an elared his throat
agin, an spit fust one side then tother,
an ses he, 4'no all mea by these pres
but he seed that wernt the rite
track, SO seq he, "you are, an each of
you do solumly swar."
But Bill Stokes he cum up then, an
ses he, Squire, spose you let Te help
you out" an scs he, "ail rite pich in,
my mouth wont 60 off rite now;' so
Bill he sed it oyer rite, an when he
got threw, the squire ses he, "thems
my sentiments, | pronounce you man
an WIFE accordin to the statute made
provided for in all SIGH cases." an
then ses he, salute your BRIDE" an
thea thar wus a nois like q small size
pistol had Fl ed, an then the kiSsin
commenced g~inera'ly, an of all the
kissin that over you seed that wus the
b~eateuest, | seed three fellers q kissln
one wilder, an two more a waitin fur
a chance at her, but it dident seem To
wust her q bit, she looked like she
rutber liked it. Well then the dane
in begun, an went on till about mid.
night, an then Jim Slade an the wild
der Sorrel they hiched upon a dance
an Jim he put in lis highest ticks, a
gumping powerful hi, an a cutin all
sorts OF carers an curlecues but the
wilder she gist racked off like she wus
a gwine to make q bisnis OF it. We'll
they danced on about two hours an
Jim he got down to a groun shuttle a
putin an a blowin, al the SWEET a bile.
in off him, but the wilder she gist
rackcd on like she wernt a bit tired,
all the crowd got round to see
which wood beat, an some hollered
huraw fur Slim Jade, an sun hollered
huraw or the Sorrel wilder. Well,
they danced on till abou} an over by
sun, an thar sot the idler with his
he'd throwed back an his mouth wide
open an his eyes shot an all the
strings gone off OF bis fiddle but one,
but he wus a sawiL away an a path
his foot as lowd as ever. So they
concluded to stop an eat brakefast, an
after breakfast Jim he went up TO the
wilder an ses he, "widder Sorrel
blame my buttons il you Amt the
spunkyest woman that eve | seed. an
you've got more spring in them heels
of yourn than emmy deer in the range,
an If you say the word old squire