The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-20
He'un and She'un We're Fit
ten, and So They We're
HitChed Without Him
Having Around.

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make soft soap, and as I sat down on a
log beside her she INDUCED in a chuckle
and said:
''You'un dun used pap right up in
them talks. He'un sees he's got to
change. Me and nam is right glad of
it, fur pap has dun beer powerfully lazy.
Him made us all believe the Lord didn't
expect he'un to work. Him jist wanted
to spell out the Bible and talk of the
Judgment day while me and ma had to
go bar'fut. Pap is dun mad about it, l
reckon, but he dasn say nuthin'. You'un
stoo big fur him in your talk, and when
you'un goes away mann win keep the
water hot"
"Well what is it about, Tom 2" I asked.
"He-heg' she giggled as she twisted
her apron in her hands in great cm-
barrassment. 81 like he'un, and hin,
likes me-"
but your parents object"
"Pap don't keer, I reckon, but mann
says I kin do better"
'Sure he loves your"
"He-he! Him says SO, and I believe
he.'
las 1o any Odu udUlOo1
mary"
Doesn't he chew, smoke, swear or
drink moonshine?"
"He'un chaws plug. He'un smokes a
pipe. He'un swears at his OK. Heun
drinks moonshine to keep the chills
away. Them's what everybody does.
Them's no bad habits. Them don't hurt
nobody
"Where is he now?'
"He-he! Obi hui Him's close"
"Do you mean he's around here ON
where?"
eyes. He-hel You won't tell?"
"No."
''Then he'un is beyand that brush
He'un's dazzled of man. She'un besots
him when he comes. Go out and talkto
he'un, but don't skeer him."
I walked out to the brush heap indi-
Gated, and crouched down behind it was
a young man of two-and-twenty, dressed
in the garb of the lowlanders there
abouts, but having a spirited look i'll his
face. He was much embarrassed over
the discovery, and / sought to put him
at ease by saying:
Gifts all right. Tom; glad you are here.
I've agreed to stand for you and Sarah,
and if you'll come along we'll have atalk
with the old folks and settle the matter
this evening"
"She'un don't seem to gubble (have IA
liking) fur me-" he answered, as he
waved his hand towards the cabin.
"Well, We'll find out the reason. Come
along. Sarah loves you and is willing
to marry you, and that's the big end o.
the bargain"
what if she'un (the mother) dun
bubbles?' he inquired, as he stopped
short.
"What do you meanF'
Dun gets mad"
"Wen get her pleased again. Come
along"
ooh, Tom, he'un will stand for u.s."
she whispered as we drew near. you
orter heard him down pap, and I'm r
he'un kin beat mann to s~havings."
Just then the deacon returned from q
vain search after the hog, and his wife
called out that supper vas ready. Leav-
ing the lovers together at tho soap ket-
tie, / went forward and said to Mrs.
Tanner:
''Sarah's Tom is here, and I hope you
will ask him to supper. / want to talk
to him"
''Tom yerel" she replied, looking very
serious. ~ dun told him to SHELTER
keep away weeks ago. l never did
Struggled to he'un, but mebbe I'm sot.
He'un kin cum along to smack"
1t was pretty embarrassing for Tom,
but he held up gamely. When supper
was over / pulled the deacon out of his
fit of abstraction by handing him a cigar,
gave Mrs. Tanner a clean, new clay pipe
and a paper Of tobacco, and when we
had all got settled down for business !
said:
"Now, then, I've agreed to stand for
Sarah and Tom. Deacon, do you object
to this young man for a so~n-in-law?"
kin him support Sarah, and will him
make a good man to herr" he queried
after a long pause.
Tom stoutly declared in the affirmative
in both cases.
"Mrs. Tanner, have you anything
against TOMB" / asked.
"I've heard he was abusing too
much"
"'Tain't so, Mrs. Tanner" replied Tom.
~ haven't been fussing with nobody fur
a hull veal. I'm friends with ALL"
"Ar' ye moonshining any?"
mot a bit"
"Gwine ter stay on yer squat
''Sartin shore. It's gnv'ment, and n
body won't SHELTER me off,"
"Sim Parker dun told me you was a
snapper" (trader).
'sThen he'un dun lied to you to git
Sarah hisself."
WALL, that's all I've got to say.
Sary's likely and she orter hev a good
a If she'un loves and is satisfied
reckon l shan't growl."
elbow is it with your I queried of the
deacon.
''Them craps orter be hoed out" he
answered, waving his hand toward the
corn and potatoes.
"Tn hire two niggers tomorrer," said
Tom.
"Will ye? Wall, that's powerful kind
of we. I allus did think ye was fitten."
"And now when does this affair come