The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22

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scrape, me and Sal got along middlin
well for some time, till made up my
mind to fetch things to he'd, for
loved her harder every day, and / had
an idea that she had sorter sneaking
kindness for me, but how TO dew the
thing up right pestered me orful.
got some love-books and red how fell
lows got down on their marrow-bone
and talked like parrots, and the gals
they would go inter a sort of trance,
and then how they would gently fall
into the feller's arms, but some how
that way didn't suit my notion.
asked marin how dad courted her, but
she said it had been so long since that
she'd forgot all about it. (Uncle Joe
allus says marin done all the courtin' }
At last l made up my mind to go it
blind, for this thing was fairly consum-
ing my innards. So I goes over to her
daddy's, and when got there l sot
like fool thinking how should begin.
Sal saw somethin' was troublin' me,
and says she, "Ain't you sick, Peter?"
"Yes-no," SEE 1 "that is, 1 aim
exactly we'll; l thought I'd come over
tonight" SEE I. That mighty putty
beginnin' anyhow thinks /; SO tried
again. "Sal," SEE I, and about this
time felt mighty fainty and Uneasy
about the squizerinctum.
"What?" SEE Sal.
"Sal," SEE I agin.
"What?" SEE she.
"I'll get to it arter while at this lick, "
thinks 1.
"Peter," SEE she, "there's sumthin's
troublin you powerful, 1 no. Its
mighty wrong for you tew keep it from
body, for innerd sorrer is con-
sumin' fire."
She sed this, she did, the dear, sly
creeter. She noed what was the matter
all the time, mighty well, and was just
trying to fish it out, but l was gone
so far l didn't see the pint. At last |
kinder sorter gulped down the lump as
was rising in my throat, and SEE l, "Sal
does you luv everybody"
"Well," SEE she, "thar's dad and
marin, and (countin' her fingers all the
time with her eyes sorter shut, like a
Teller shooting off a gum thar's old
Pipe Chat were an old COW of hern.) l
can't think of anybody else just now, "
SEE she.
Now this war orful for a fellow ded
in luv, so arter a while l tries another
shute. SEE l, s'Sal, I'm powerful lone
sum to hum, and l sumtimes think if l
only had a putty wife to luv and talk
tn, and to move and have my bein'
with, l should be tremendous Teller. "
With that she began and named over
all the gals within five miles of thar,
and never wunst came near namin' OF
herself, and sed orter to get one of
them. That sorter got nay dander up,
and so hitched my cheer up close to
hern, and shet nay eyes, and tremblous-
ly sed:
"Sal, you are the very gal I've been
hankering after for long time. l luv
you all over, from the sole of your he'd
IS tbs s 69o s S5 and # You So
we'll be joined together in holy bons
of matrimony, e. pluribus unum, world
without end" SEE l !; and felt like I'd
throwed up an allygatur, | felt so re
lieved. With that she fetched a sorter
scream, and after a while she SEE, SEE
she, "Peterl"
"What is't, Sally?" seq 1.
"Yes!" sez she, hidin' ov her put
ty face behind her hands. You may
depend upon it felt orful good.
"Glory! glory!" SEE l. 81 must
hollar, Sal, or I'll bust wide open.
Hooray for hooray. I can jump over
a ten rale fence. l can do anything
that any fellow could, would or orter
do" With that 1 sorter slashed my
self down by her, and clinched the
bargain with kiss-and such kiss !
talk about yer sugar-talk about your
merlasses-talk about yer blackberry
jam-you couldn't have got me come
nigh 'em, they would all tasted sour
arter that. Eff SAILS daddy hadn't hol-
Tered out its time all 'onest folks to be
in bed, do believe I'd staid there al
mite. Ye ought to seed me when go1
hum. l pulled dad outer bed and hug
ged him. 1 pulled marin outer bee
and Rugged her. pulled Ant Jane
outer bed and Rugged her. l pulled
the niger servant outer bed and hug
ged her. 1 roared and hollered.
danced about and cut up more capers
than you ever heard tell ov, till dac
thought was crazy, and got rope tc
tie me with. "Dad," SEE l, "In
gwine to go for to get married"
"Married," bawled dad.
"Married," squalled marin.
"Marriedi" squeaked Ant Jane.
eyes, married ~ SEE I. "MarrieC
all over jined in wedlock; hooked OF
for worser or for better, for life and TO
death, to Sal; 1 am that very thing
me, Peter Sporum, Esquire" Witt
that up and telled them all about
from Alpher to Omegar. They wer'
all mighty pleased and mighty willin
and went to be as proud as a younI
rooster with his first spurs
o Jehosifatl didn't feel tremendou
good and kept a getting that way al
mite. l didn' sleep wink, but KEEP
rollin' about and thinkin' till my Gu
ov happiness was full pressed down ant
a runnin' over.