The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-14
LOVE-MAKING IN THE SOUTH.
M. quad In Detroit B1es Press.

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the three cabins Andrews had a daugh-
ter about 90 years old, and soon under
stood that she was to be married next
day. Indeed, the lucky young man was
on the ground and waiting. He was a
six.footer, slim us toothpick, awkward
as calf and dead in love. The girl was
shy. but not to be blufred by my pres
ence When l entered the door the
Young man, who answered the name of
Davy, ran out of the back. He felt con-
fused and embarrassed, and, taking his
seat on log about thirty feet from the
house, he hid his face as much as posi-
BILE behind sapling. 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 hasn't come to hurt we'uns."
II amt scarf"
Then come long in. All of us will
be ashamed of We.
SCOT a headache" said Davy, as he
hung back.
"Honest?"
Eyes, orful honest. Feels like it 'ud
split"
HShucks! You's bashful You's
afraid he'll poke fun at we'uns! But he
won't, Davy. Pops dun told him we're
to jine, and he says it's right. He'un
won't laff."
Fur shore?"
EUR snake shore. Come in, Davv."
She came leading him by the hand,
and / did my best to put him at his ease.
In this case / succeeded so well that af-
ter dinner he took me into his confidence
We were lying under q tree, and had
given him the first cigar he ever saw,
when he suddenly said:
Would you run awayT'
"Whatl From getting marriedT'
eyes"
mo, sir-e-el You are lucky man to
get Sue"
"But folks'll laff''
LET 'em laugh"
"And wink and litter and make fun P'
"Pooh What of it ?"
cts jist orful, but mebbe kin do it.
I've killed bars and rattlers and wild
cats, and I've had fights and rows, but
this skeers me"
got him braced up after an hours
task, and then we took cut through the
woods to sec the new cabin, which had
been erected for the bridal couple. 1t
was an humble structure made of poles,
with no door to the doorway, and no
sash in the window. The ground was
beaten down hard for the floor, there
was rude fireplace at one end, and a
bedstead had been made of poles laid in
crotches. Davy's mother had given him
n bearskin, kettle, skillet and jug,
and these were placed in O corner.
Gn,on'u ,,araptu haJ Oiuap har nan a
kettle, three tin plates, two spoons, two
knives and forks, q bottle of vinegar, and
these were placed in another corner.
That was the outfit
The mountaineers were my friends.
They had gone to every trouble to oblige
me. and here was an opportunity to re-
quite'their kindness. There was gen.
uine country store about mile away,
and l got rid of Davy and went down
there. / had little talk with the store
keeper, and wrote out list of things
and rendered the pay, and his voice
actually trembled MS he said;
Twelve hull dollars! Stranger you
can't mean itl''
"Oh, but do.
''And all free gift to Dave, and Sue?
Wall, it beats sarpintsl I've seed strange
things in my time, but this cutters
mel
That evening Andrews and his wife
had to go over TO sit up with q sick
neighbor, leaving me alone with the
lovers After the ''sputter" had been
lighted, Sue said to me:
"You won't kcer, will your"
About WHAT"
"And pop said you wouldn't laff nor
litter"
"What att"
Dave and me 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
soon Dave querred:
liant nobody lookin' be thar?"
Guess no"
'Then I'm goin tor
mo you hain'tl"
"But must, cause l orterl"
He put his arm around her waist and
there was another long silence, Their
he said:
kin squeeze yer hand?"
"Noap"
''But l orter
well, mebbe,"
"And you hain't kissed me fur al
hour"
"David!"
''But / orter be kissed And you orte
be kissed"
''Well, mebbe you know best"
"Course | know best. Haven't killed
bars and cats2'
"Cartin, fur seed their hides
Don't sot way off thar, Susan. So
cusser."
"Noap."
But you orter. Your pop would say
yer Orter. Haint we most married?"
"Well, mebbe orter,
ewes gwine to be crackingly
happy. "-"Yes."
"Never git mad2"-"Noap."
went off to bed and left them there
and shouldn't wonder if they put il
most of the night at ii. At about II
O'Clock next morning the people begar
to drop in, and at IL the marriage tool
place. The groom had weak spell, bu
! braced him up, and when the fata
moose was adjusted and the trap sprung