The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-06


mo on tother-about the length of (
wagon axle betwixt us; she wasn'
willin fur me to get higher In fact
sho seemed TO be more techous an IL
ever seed her before.
Boys, / want to remark jest here
that thar is mighty big difference il
the way town people and country peo
pie do their courtin'. I've seed boil
Sorts Town folks always have plenty
to say, an are easy enough about it
but when country gal on q feller gi
ready to pop the question they are
more tongue tied N new born babies
Lord, I'd thought up the mos
natcherl kind of a speech to say, but
couldn't do it TO save me.
"Fust thing | llnowcd we'd done
passed the forks, not far from Ford's
and hadn't opened my mouth more
over, the road seemed to be a-passin
under our feet same as of wo's behind
u trottin' hoss. | knowed that
wouldn't do, but didn't know how to
better it.
"Td crossed over on to her side o the
road, but that was as fur as ] Iadvanced.
| felt powerful inclined to drap back a
stop behind .'er, fur it was mighty
tic1;lish to be a-walllin' SO nigh her,
an her nor me mother a-taliin, when
| knowed she was sartin o what |
wanted to say.
Il seed the light at Ford's on the
rise ahead, an she stopped at the
| branch that run across the road to put
on her shoes an stockin's that she'd
been a-totin', wrapped up in towel.
In them days it was mighty common
fur gals to presarve their shoes by not
wearin' 'em when they TUX long
walk.
II drapped back rod or SO, out of
perliteness, pertcndin' ter be inspectin'
Ford's chance of corn crap t'other
sido the fence. When she riz from
the log she was a-settip' on j'ined 'er
agin.
Thar was jist one leetle more shady
stretch betwiXt us an the house; SO
knowed eff twas ever done on earth it
had to be then. Suddenly thought
struck me. | made up my mind 'at
I'd grab her an kiss 'er smack dab in
the mouth; she'd understan' my mean
in an thar wouldn't be no partic'lar
iSo III IOtHSf CLo uS d-Uilhil
over it.
Il changed sides with 'er an got
triflo higher. An, jist before we
rc'ched the end o the shade, flung
my left arm aroun' her an drawed her
sqilar agin me; an, fore she knowed
what was up, I'd slapped it to her
right in the mouth.
'She turned on me an clawed wuss'n
q wildcat, an jerlsed out'n my holt. /
couldn't helt her no moren baby
could q eel in water Then she went
on ahead o me like tornado, 'thout
loollin' back, an went into the front
door O lord's with passlc o others.
II never was as tuck back. 1t was
a genuine surprise. l was convinced
at she'd go right in an tell the others.
II followed her in-that is, as fur as
tho door, The house was packed with
women; most o the men was stand
in around the front. | tucl; place
with them. paid no attention to
what the fcllers said to me; was busy
a-watchin' Mary's movements.
"She went right up to Jennie Ford
an said somen' TO her; then she turned
an looked at me mighty curi's. She
fust got red as blood in the face, then
turned as white as sheet. She come
right through the crowd to me a.
lookin' powerful ilustered.
"I want to see you n minute. Mr.
Jennings, she said a-tremblln SO much
when she touched me on the arm at
forgot my own skeer.
II followed her outside; she led the
,ll,,-,, lnl,f,,l ol,, -
vines. | wondered what on earth was
next.
"Atter we got thar, out o. sight o
the house, she stood perfectly still
'thout so much as opcnin' 'er mouth.
''Terectly she said, kinder ilustered,
fumblin' amongst the grapevines like
she was after bunch o grapes:
" Have you got a handkerchief about !
your
"'Whatp axed, so much astonished |
could hardly speak.
Have you got handkerchief" she I
said again, "'kase ef you have, you'd
better bresh off your coat, its liter'ly /,
kivered 18th face powder. You don't |
want folks to be a-makin' light o us,
do your"
lDFSSlcu IL on III u hurry, EechOl, !
about the gladest man on earth jist .
then, fur ! lInowed we'd come to a
understandin'. Fore we went back
in she'd promised to marry me- We
didn't goin right Off, fur we had a good
deal TO say after we once got started,
and besides, we had to stop several
times to bresh of my coat, fur gals in
them days jest stuck their heads in
the flour barrel when they begun to
primp
We're been man an wife nigh
twenty year, an III that time hain't
seed a single day o discomfort. Wore
got as likely Il set O. chil'ren as the
sineral run, an we are thankful for
what the Lord has allowed us.
She wasn't the sort that's lletched
easy. Till my dyin' day I'll al'ays
feel sartin it was peert management,
m onderstandin' OF the female giner-
ition, that fetched her. viii n.
Harden in Atlanta Constitution.