West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05
GRANDPA,S COERTSHLP

GRANDPA'S COURTSHIP
1t wasn't so very long ago-'bout fort; years.
That I first went accounting Deacon Bodkiu's
carter hess
Or va 'twGys, Kelsey was her name; hut that
rho was AN awful purity gal with yallow-or
m checks as round an rosy as any temptin'
Dcach
: 'st makes fcllcr smack lis lips because it's
rat q roach.
Has .ss down In o,o Missouri an was kcopin'
wh~- nc an Deacon BodLnn's gal first thought
bout a match
ha" little cabin, an good chunk of n
In INss, erik bottom side the erik. The Dca-
SAn lived across
On 'tCrher side mile or two. an when the
'rik was low
useii 70 ford 1t every day. TO see my gal. you
bNOw.
The ISaacon-wal | reckon no,o that he was
rurty square;
No better an no wusscr then other people air
But then he want no fayOrHC with me; an
you can guess
Twas cause he couldn't see the pint of me
acourtin' BcSs.
And when he found that me an herwas want
in to get spl eel
lie rhrcd and tore, aud ordered me to lest Qit
up an hist.
The reason why he got so mad at me is easy
Twas cause my brooches pockets wasn't clut.
tered up with gold.
He lowed that had better ctTTr and 20 lost
where please
HIS dartcr shouldn't heV man as more as
black eyed peas
besides there was another chan a droycr
wanted BcSs.
H' had right smart o. money say "A thousand
more or less.
But he was mortal humly, and awk'ard rs n
mule,
And BcSs declared she want a.goin' 10 hey no
sich a fool.
A. I...r
dcrcd me away,
She up an vowed. emphatic like. that she
would never stay
To marry any drOvcr that ever wore "A hat
An what the DcaCOn's durter said she meant
an that was HAT.
The Dca on's wife-Aunt Jane-sbc sort n,
favored me,
An al,us made me we como, when he wasn't
but when i the Deacon rared an swore that
m l}css should marry 81
Nlhc Grover name was SilHs-) cor hed kuOir
ne reason riu"
Aunt Jane, she sided long of Bcss, an'-wal,
- I'm free TO say.
We got our plans an ready fur we lowed IN
run away.
So Ross, she gathered up her close nm, mo,
me In tho lane,
An hrung two cups an sassers, that was give
900 her 10y Aunt Jane:
Then she clumb up behind me- for nv boss
would carry two,
An OF we struck toJrnrd the erik the highest
distance through.
lur lowed that we could ford IT, b,in' Tom
my boss was stout,
But when we reached the ford, see my rock.
Ouing WaS out,
FUR the erik had riz that very day, and got so
mortal high,
sec we couldn't ford it, an il wa mt no use to
try.
The highest bridge acrost the erik was ton
turned to dough,
An Jest That very minute while we WINS stand
ing .stul,
we hccrd the sound of horses hoofs. a-tearin'
down the hill.
An Boss she give a little scream. and M right
of her boss,
Tor twas her pa acomn' with the drovor
Silas Gross.
An'-wall. hal to elect my thoughts. and that
most thundcrn quick,
RICH. in the erik.
The water billed around us, but struck ont
fur the shore, '"'
An swum rs don't reck he'd ever swum
before: "
Blu we got across an there we stood. a. drip-
pin wet. and COZ
An Bcss hair hung down her baol, inst lilo q
shower OF goli. ~
nut VIC were ,aycd. and purity soon we found
some friends of BcSs.
An went fur the preacher while they beIncd
m her change her dress;
I"'re want, want no license ,, needed then, an
as nan an wife, an started home, as happy
a. could bc.
IN who should bc there waitln' nj the bors
but Tom my hossr "
kn9wed [ was safe to leave him, fur he'd
iOller mo across.
an TIC lunch OF 81 SO that Bcss had brung
was there all safe and dry,
A-hanEiu to the pummel where We 1cf, ,,,,,
her and J. VII
An'-wal, there haint much more to tell; but
- IN about wees
Inc De icon come a-wakin' in, a-lookin' now.
crful meek: NV"
An aftcr shaUn' hands with both. he savs
would YOU believe
nat pIn thctvln 81, he stole my boss an
tucN French leave! ~"
ne d'l-the finest boss had-an' lit right ont
the Cuss: w ""''
but 81 ned got my darter, too Z wouId baen
blamed sight wuss
An ever sence YOU swum that erik Tve
thought that YOU and me ' 'e
ou.d make good pardncrs after ALI. so LOT, q
ht'h up ana gee: w
you both agin. W ''e
An though you stole my darter, reckon
Fur be that you saved her from thar tt,io,.i,,.
rascal ~, ''' Oh"
II ANYBODY was TO blame, I guess = was
only T. vas
An 50 The Deacon tuck rs home TO live with
An neither OF en- wouldn't hear TO let rs 20
again. " 10 ~
I'm. so we've lived here ever sence. me nm.
80 grandma Bess. "
}" ii.s ono house fur forty year. reckin,
Wal children that's the story I've bin prorn-
ising to you. ''' P''h-
Az you KIN ask your grandma il I hav'nt told
-Hi.n Hhane, clark, IN Continent