Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-11-09
| Owe IN THE MOUNTAINS.

LOVE IN HE MUM AiiNO.
The next day after the affair at Bur
tons. in Tennessee, | went over TO An
drew Fork, seven or eightmil away,
and was made heartily welcome at the
largest of the three cabins. Andrews
had daughter about 20 years old,
and | soon understood that she was TO
be married next day. Indeed, the
lucky young man was on the ground
and waiting. He was siXfooter,
slim as a toOthpick, awkward as calf,
and dead in love. The girl was more
shy. but not to be blufTed by my pres
ence. When | entered the front door
the young man, who answered TO the
name of Davy, ran out of the back.
He felt confused and embarrassed,
and. taking his seat on n log about
thirty feet from the house, he hid his
face as much as possible behind'a sap
ling. Andrews called to him, then
Mrs. Andrews called, but he put his
finger in his mouth and would not
come Then his Susan went out and
said
"Now, Davy, what's the scrimmage?
He'un has not come yere to hurt
we'uns."
Il amt scarf"
Then come along in. All of us will
be ashamed of ye."
"Got headache" said Davy, as he
hung back.
"Honest?''
Yes. orful honest. Feels like it 'ud
split
'Shucks Yous bashful! You are
afraid he'll poke fun at we'uns. But
he won't, Davy. Pops done tole him
we're to jine, and he says it's right.
He'un won't laT, Davy"
Fur shore?'
Fur snake shore Come in. Davy.
She came leading him by the hand,
and | did my best to put him at his
ease. In this | succeeded so well that
after dinner he took me into his con
fidence. We were lying under tree,
and | had given him the first cigar he
ever saw, when he suddenly said:
Would you-you-run away
What. From getting married?'
Yes"
"No, stree! You are lucky man
to get such a girl as Sue"
But folllsl lalf.'
LET EN- laugh"
"And wink and litter and make
fun"
pooh, What of it,
It's jist orful, but mebbe kin do
it. I've killed bars and rattlers and
wildcats, and I've had fights and rows,
but this skeers me
got him braced up after an hours
| talk. and then we took cut through
the woods to see the new cabin which
| had been erected for the bridal coup
le. 1t was an humble structure made
| of poles. with no door 10 the doorway
and no sash in the window. The
| ground was beaten down hard for
! floor. there was a rude fireplace at
one end, and a bedstead had been
made of poles laid in crotches Davys
mother had given him a bear skin, a
kettle, a skillet and jug, and these
were placed in a corner. Susan's pa
rents had given her pan, a kettle,
! three tin plates, two spoons, two
knives and forks and n bottle of vine
gar. and these were placed in another
! corner. That was the whole outfit.
The mountaineers were my friends.
/ They had gone to every trouble to
oblige me. and here was an opportu-
nifty to requite their kindness. There
was genuine country store about "A
mile away, and got rid of Davy and
went down there. had little talk
with the storekeeper. and wrote out
list Of things and rendered the pay,
and his voice actually trembled a. he
/ said:
Twelve hull dollars. Stranger, We
can't mean it,
"Oh, but | do"
And all a free gift to Dave and Sue?
Wall, it beats sarpintS. Deed. 1t beats
bars and wild cats Put it thar,
stranger. I've seed strange things in
my time, but this cutters mer'
That evening Andrews and his wife
bad to 30 over to sit up with sick
neighbor. leaving me alone with the
lovers. After the "sputter" had been
lighted Sue said to me:
You won't keer, will you?'
About WHAT
And Pop said You wouldn't litter
nor laff."
What att
"Davy and ne Is goin' to court.
go right ahead, my dear girl. !
am very near-sighted and hard Of
hearing, and you needn't be afraid of
me-"
They sat down on the door-sill, and
after minute Davy queriedi
"Hsin't nobody Iookin', be thar
Guess not"
Then I'm goin' tor
NO, you hain'tr'
But must, cause | ortertn
! He mt his ar,n around har waist