Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1875-06-12
MANAGEMENT NJ.
How He Fetched Her.


I've hearn foxes say that wimmin was
Contrary well, they is II little so; but if
you manage 'em right, haul in here, and
let out there, you can drive 'em without
whip or spur jest which way you want
'em to go.
When l lived down to Elton, there WIS
a good many lust rate girls down there,
but | didn't take notion To any on 'eln
till Squire Cummins come down there 10
live. The Squire had u mos. mighty
pu ty darter. TUX ter !kin her lite on.
We went to the same meetin', and sot III
the same pew. 1t took me To IND the
sarm- and hims for her, and we'd swell
'em out in manner shockin To hardened
sinners then we'd moscy hum tergether
while the teIlers and gals kept Iookln on
a. though they'd like to mix in. Well,
til e, went on this way IL spell, ill he
t ut she had me tte enutf. Then she be-
gan to show off independent like. When
l d 20 to meetin', there VAS no oum for
ne in the pew when she'd cum out she
would streak off with another chap; got
considerable riled and thot mIghta IL well
cum to the end OF it ut onct, 50 | wet u
have it out with her. There was II hui
grst of felers there. They seemed Won
,rtuI quiet till went in /; aud then she
got to taikin all manner of nonsense, sed
nothin ter me and very little OF that. L
couldn't stand this, so clearn out as soon
as | could, went hum and to bed and thut
the matter over spell. Thinks |, that
ga is jest tryin mr; faint no use in
her p,ayin postum, if don't fetch her out
of that high grass, use me for sausage
meat. Next Sunday | sicked myself up
and about rneetin time, put off To Ethan
d res. Patience Dodge was rs nice
as'you'd see 'twixt here and yonder,
~ >he wasn't jest Nancy Cummin>.
Ephe Massey used to court her. Well, l
went to meetin with Patience and set rite
il front OF Nancy | didn't set my eyes
on her till arter meetin she had teller
with her who had bluzin red head and
leg. like II pair OF compass es she had a
face MS long rs grace aIore II thanksglvln
dinner. Well, kept boin Patience till
l ike to have got into II mess about her.
Wun day Ephe came down to our place,
lookin as wrathy n pizen. Look here.
Seth Stokes" ,ez he, I'm be darued-'
"Hello," seq /, whats broke?" 5 z
he. 1--WE cum down to have satisfaction
about Patience Dodge. Here I've ben n
cortln her ever since last grass II year, and
oh was jest rs good n, mine Till you cum
agoin al ter her and now | can't tech her
with ioity-loot pole. She amt like the
same gal, and I'm darned I'm agoin to
stand it," :" What n rth are YOU talk
in ABOUT ?" sez |. - amt got nothn Ia
do with your gal but s'po>e had, there
Amt no,hin Tor you ter git woliy about
3 1t ain 50 mighty tab en- with her and
va may have her Tor all me-" Well,
1 IN the onIuckie-t thing in all creation, y
he ,ed, kinder cooled down, "ani 50 |
to Patience and -he right up and called
me a harmed fool" Sez |, d" Well, Epl e
t,,l's hard, but never you mind it; jest
y ~ ~ on and you can git her, ard when
you do, you KIN lile the rough ,dg S off
jet IL you like" That ticked hun, and
he went away better pleased. Now, seL
10 myself, It's time to look after Nance.
Next day | went down. Nance was all
on. i asked her II the squire was in
and she sed he want. She sed she Tho
he'd be in soon, and I'd better set down.
Down | sot ; she looked sort of strange
and my heart felt queer round the edges
Arler While | SEE, Are you gJin To he
quitin at Betsy Martins 2" Sc. she "
don't know for Satin ; ale you go.n p
Sed / reckontd l would. SEE she, 80
spose you'll take Patience Dodge" SD
mout, and then agin, | mout not. SEED
she, /" hearn you're agoin to git mar
RED" See |, ~ shoodn'L wonder bit,
and maybe she'll ask you to be hide -
maid. Sez she, " Seth Stokes !" and
she couldn't say any more, she was &c
fun. Won't you be bridesmaid ?" seq
1. NO." seq she, aud she bust rite out.
WelI," SEE /, If you won't be brides
maid, will you be bride ?" | took ho d
OF her hand" Yes, or no ?" seq |.
"Y' 6, Sc ,he. That's your sort - /
~, and 81 her buss and hug.
soon made matters all rite with Squi' G
Cumlnins and | was happy rs horse up
t. his eyes in clover. We soon hitchrd
tr ices to trot in double harness for life.
and never have had cause to repent my
bargain.