The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-11-01
LOVE IN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS
Susan and Davy-An IdyI of Andrews
Fork

The next day after the affair at Bur
ton went over to Andrews Fork
: seven or eight miles away, and was
inade heartily welcome at the largest OF
: the three cabins. Andrews had a daugu
ter about twenty years old, and | soon
understood that she was to he married
next day. Indeed, the lucky young man
was on the ground and waiting, He
was a six-tooter, slim as toothpick.
awkward as a calf and dead in love,
The girl was shy, but not to be bluffed
by my presence, When | entered In.
front door,the young man, who answer
ed t" the name of Davy, ran out of the
back. He felt confused aud emharras,-
ed, and taking his seat on log about
thirty feet from the honse, he hid
as much as possible behind sapInq
Andrews called TO HIM. then Mrs. An
drews, but he put his finger in his mouts
and would not come. Then his Susan
went ont and said
Now, Davy, what's the scrimmage ?
He'un hasn't come yere to hurt we'uns,'
Il sin't scart."
Then come long in. All of us will he
ashamed of ye."
Got headache" said Davy as he
hung back.
Honest ?"
Yes, orful honest. Feels like it 'ud
split"
"Shucks You's bashful! You',
afraid he'll poke fun at we'uns But
he won't, Davy. Pops done told him
we're to iine, and he says its all right. >"
Fur shore p
Fur snake shore. Come in Davy.'.
She came leading him by the hand
and l did my best to put him at his ease.
In this | succeeded so well that after
dinner he took me into his confidence.
We were lying under a tree, and had
given him the first cigar he ever saw.
when suddenly he said
Would you-you-run away Z"
What from getting married.
"Yes.n
mo, stree! you are lucky man to
get such girl as Sue"
But folks'l laff."
Let .em laugh"
And wink and utter aud ma Ike fu :,
Pooh! What of III" H.
"lt's jist orful, but mebbe kin do = |
I've killed bars and rattlcrs and W
cats. and I've had fights and rows, but
this skeers me-"
got him braced up after an hours
talk and then we took a cut through
the woods to see the new cabin which |
had been erected for the bridal couple,
IL was humble structure made of poles.
with no door to the doorway and no
sash in the window. The ground was
beaten down hard for a floor, there wss
a rude fireplace al one end, and bed
stead had been made of poles laid in
crOtches. Ddvy's mother had given him
a bear skin, kettle, a skillet and Jug.
and these were placed in a corner.
Susan's parents had given her pan. a
kettle, three tin plates, two spoons. two
knives and forks and bottle of vine
gar, and these were placed in another
corner, That was the whole outfit.
The mountaIneers were my frlends.
They had gone to every trouble for
me, and here was an opportunity 10 re-
quite their kindness. There was a gen
uine country store about mile away.
and | got rid of Davy aud went down
there. had little talk with the store
keeper, and wrote out list of things
and rendered the pay, and his voice
trembled as he said
Twelve hull dollars Stranger. We
can't mean it |"
"Oh, hut do" y
And all free gift to Dave an Sue : $
Wall, it beats sarpints ! Deed, it beats
bars and wildcats Put it thar, stran- )
yer I've seed strange things in NV 2
ime, but this cutters me ~
That evening Andrews and his wife Il
lad to 60 over and sill up with sick 3
leighbor, leaving me alone with the
overs. After rhe 'sputter" had been !,
lghted Sue said to me n
You won't keer, will you 2" q
"About what T.
And pop said you wouldn't laf nor 81
tier" -
"What at p
Dave and me is gUiu' to court"
go right ahead, my dear girl. Lam
cry near-sighted and hard OF hearing. I
nd you needn't be afraid of me-"
They sat down on the door sill, ard
her a minute Divy queried
"Hain't nobody lOukin', lie thar 2"
Guess not"
Then Pm gOin' to I"
''No, you hain't r.
But | must, cause | Orlpr r.
He put his arm around her waist, and
ere was another long silence. Then
said
g KIN squeeze your hand - |
"Noap.n \
But orter.
'Well, mebbe." =
And you hain't kissed me fur an ID
ur." II
David !" 10,
= But orter be kissed. And you ort,r :: -
be kissed" Pl
Il can't consider ar
But you orler. Nobody1l see." ii,
We'll, mebbe you know best" :
'Course know best. Haven't | kill 81