Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-27
Nnmuruus Repattmfut.
HOW / COATED SAL.

naruer every udy Ill ldu d iued thaI sue
had sorter sneakin kindness fur me; but
how'to doc the thing up rite pestered me or
full. l got sum luv books, and red how the
fellers got down on thar rnarrerbones and
talked like poiks, an how the gals they wud
gently fall inter the fellers arms, but sum-
how or uther, that way didn't suite my notion.
| axed nam how dad coated her. but she sed
it had bin so long, that she'd furgot all about
it, (Uncle 10 alters sed nam dun all the
coating At last made up my mind tu 60
it blind, for this thing. fairly copsumin
my innards, so l goes over to her daddy's
CHATS Sals,) and when got thar, sot like,
like fool, thinkin' how to begin. Sal sed
sumthin was trublen Nv ME an ses-
Ses she "Ain't you sick Peter!"
She sed this nifty soft like.
ly we'll. l thought I'd cum over to mite, ="
ses l.
That's a nifty putty beginin any how thinks,
I, so tried it agin-
"Sal," ses l, and by this time felt nifty
fainty an Uneasy like about the spizerinc'
tum-
What" sesSal.
"Sal," ses agin.
"What" ses she.
I'll git tu it arter a while at this lick,
thinks l.
Peter" ses she, "thar's sumthin trublin
you powerful, no its nifty wrong fur you
to keep it frum body, fur an innard sorer
is consumin fire. She sed this, she did, the
deer sly creeter-she noed what was the mat
ter all the time nifty WE'LL and wus jist try.
in to fish it out, but | wus so fur gone, |
didn't see the pint. At last sorter gulped
down the lump as wus risn in my throte
an ses- ...s.
Ses I. "Sal do you luv emmy body?"
"Well ses she, ''thar's dad-an mann
an "a countin on her fingers all the time, with
her ise sorter shet like fellow shootin Nv a
gum "and thar's-old Pide" Chat wur an
old COW NV hern) "and can't think Nv emmy
body else jis now," ses she
Now this wur orful fur feller ded in luv,
so arter while tries another shute.
Ses I, Sal, I'm powerful lonesum at home
an sumtimes thinks eff | only had nice
putty wife to luve and talk to an to move an
have my being with, l wud be tremendous
feller."
With that she begins an names over all the
gals in FIVE miles NV thar, an never wunst
come nigh namin Nv her SELF and sed
orter git wun NV them. This sorter got my
dander up, so hitched my cheer up close to
hern, an shet my ise and sed,
Sal, yu are the very gal I've been a
hankerin arter fur long time. | luv yu all
over from the sole NV yore he'd to the foot Nv
yore crown, and don't keer who nose it, an
ef you say so, we'll be jined on tugether in
the holy bons Nv matrimony, pluribus u
mum. world without end, amen" ses L, an felt
so relieved. With that she fetched sorter
screen, an arter while ses-
Ses she "Peter"
"What Sally" ses I.
"Yes," ses she, hidin Nv her putty face
behind her hans You may depend on it |
felt good.
"Glory! Gloryr sesI II must holler
Sal, or I'll bust wide open. Hoorah fur Hoo
ray. l kin jump over ten rale fense, kin
do emmy and everything that emmy uther'fell
ever could, would, should or orter to do. "
With that sorter sloshed myself down bi
her, and clinched her, and seel7d the bargain
with kiss, and sich kiss. Talk about yore
merlass, talk about your blackberry jam,
you couldn't got me to cum a nigh that
wud all tasted sour arter that.
Oh these wimin, how good an how bad,
how hi an how 10 thay kin make feller feel
Eff Sails daddy hadn't hollered out, it wur
time fur all onest foxes to be in bed, do be
leeve I'd staid thar all mite. You orter seed
me when l got home. l pulled nam outer
bed and hugged her. pulled aunt Jane
outer bed and hugged her. I roared, snort
ed, cavorted, LATED and hollered, erode
like rooster, daDsed about an cut up more
capers than yu ever hearn tell on, till dad
thought wus crazy, and got rope too ii me
with
dad" ses !, "I'm gwine to be marrid %
"Marrid" bawled dad.
"Marrid w seualled nam.
"Marrid !" squeaked aunt Jane
"Yes marrid too be shore-marrd like a
fash-jined in wedlock-hooked on fur WIS
ser or fur better, fur life or death to Sal,
am-that very thing-me, Peter Sporum,
Esquire"
With that ups and tells EN- all about it
from Alpher to Omeger. Thay wus all mite
ly pleesed, and nifty willing, and / went too
bed as proud as young rooster with his fust
spurs Oh! Jehosaphat, but didn't l feel
good, an keep a Citing that way all mite. l
didn't sleep wink but kept rolin about,
an thinkin an thinkin, tell l felt like my
cup Nv happiness wur choc full, pressed down,
and running over.