The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-22

z wasn't = very long aro-'.ous forty years.
That iir-s went acquiring Deacon nodkin's
darfcr iicss
N. lsa.swa,s. n.ssey was her name; bur that
she W. ~ awful purity rnl. with ,alIow-or-
An cheeks = round an ro.y = any se,npIin'
That makes f..IIer smack his lips because is
out q reach.
an was down IN Ole Missouri. an was keepin'
when me An Deacon Bodkins ral frst thought
about match
4 had little cabin. an good chunk Of
In Buck erik bottom. side the erik The Dca-
con lived across
On tOfhcr SHE 4 mile or two. an when the
erik wis low
used r. ford 4 every day. TO soc my gal. you
know.
The Deseon--wal reckon nc'e that he vas
No hciSer an 10 wusscr then other people air.
Blu thru he want no fayorate with me; an
Twas cause 80 couldn't see the pint OF me
a-couffin' hess
And when be founi thar me an her was want
in 10 Rct ~pl &c
He rarcd and tore. and ordered me TO jest Rit
up an hist
The reason Why he got % mai at me Is easy
Twas cansc my brecchcs-pockcts wasn't cut-
tered up with gold
He loxef thar hal better ei1rs. and 20 jest
His darser shouldn't hevs man as pore -
isesides there wss another chap. . droser.
ne had right smart . money. say thousand
more OF less
But be was mortal humly. and awkard a.
And Bcss Declared she want a-roin' to hes no
a h fool
An when the Deacon rarcd an tore. an or
she ~ M vowed emphatic like. that me
would never stay
To marry any arover that ever wore hat.
An what the Deacon'S tarter said she meant.
an that was HAT.
favored M.
An aius made me We come. when ne wasn's
thar "a see:
hut when the Deacon rared an sworc thar
Bre> should marry ST.
Che drovers name was Siias -or he'd kno,r
M rfu''
Aunt Jane. she sided long of Bcss. an'-wai.
I'm free 70 say.
We got our plans N ready. fur We lowed q
run away
SO ncSs she gathered M her clio " an met
me In the lane.
An brung two cups an Sassers. that wns give
her By Aunt Jane.
Then she ciumb up behind me. for my hoss
would carry two.
An on We struck touurd the erik. the highest
distance through.
Fur loNcd that We could ford Il. bcin' Tom.
my boss was stout.
But when We reached the ford. see my reck-
OniuE was out
Fur inc erik had RI that very day. ana got %
see We couidnsfori u. an Il want no use q
The n,ybe., br,dsc aerost thc crsk -. ,cr
mi "a on. Or -.
An fur minute lest thought our cake had
turned 10 dough.
An Jest that very minute. white We was stand
ing SIN.
We hcer'i The sound o. horses hoofs. artearin
down the hill
An Bees. she rive little scream. and lii rieh'
on her ho>S
For twas her a acomin. With she drover'
An'-wall. hal toe iect ms thoughts. and that
most shun,iesln quick.
me water. biled around u.s. but struck out
An swum = don't rcckIn he'd ever -~un
before.
~, We ~, across. an there NE stood M >
min wet and ca
An HeSS' hnir hung down her back. jus II .c 1
shower OF roli
Hut We we're asri and purity soon We found
some TRENDS OF Hess.
An went fur the preacher while they helped
her clangc her dress.
There want no license needed then. an
twasn't long tell We
Was man an wife. an started home. n< happ,
~ could hc.
An who should b. there waifin At tne bar
hut Tom my ho~ss
I knowcd Z ~aS safe 10 leave him. fur he X
folicr mC Acri~~
An the lunch 81 else that Bes= had hruni
was there all safe and dry.
A-hangin n the punlmel where We left EN-
hcr ana i.
An'-wal. there haInt much more 70 tell; bu
IN about week
The Deacon come a-walkin' in. a-lookin pow
erftIi meek.
An after ShaAin' hands with both. he says
Would YOU believe
That ornnrs. thcivin ~. he stole my hoss an
tuck French lfayt,
He dii--the nncst boss hai-an' it right OUT
the cuS~.
Hut cr he'd III my darter too. I would beer
> blamed sirht wus<
An ever scncc ycu swum that erik. rvs
thought THAT YOU ana me
Would make rood parsincrs after all: % lett
Fur Jane he wantin' powerful bad 20 -
An t6ourh you stole my darter. reckos
fwn ne no Sin.
rurbeln that YOU saved her from that thievin
only T."
An 90 the Deacon tuck Us home TO live will
him an Jane.
An neither or en- wouldn't hear 20 let us "
nxain.
An % we've lived here ever sencc. me an
your grandma. Bcss
In THE ono house FUR forty year. J rcckin
more or irss
wal. children. fhsts the story i've bin prom
isinx 10 sou.
An you Kin ask your grandma n I hav' nj tol.
II true.
-hsisn Whitney Clark. n Confasnf.
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