The Somerset reporter., 1890-06-12
SELECTED.
Love in the Tennessee Mountains

The next day after the affair at Burton's
went over to Andrews Fork, seven or
eight miles away, and was made heartily
welcome at the largest of the three cabins.
Andrews had daughter about twenty
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 six-footer, slim
as toothpick, awkward az calf, aud dead
In love The girl was shy, but not to be
oluhed by my presence. When | entered
the front door the young man, who
answered the name of Davy, ran out of
the back. He felt confused and embar
raised, and, taking his seat on log about
thirty feet from the house, he hid his
race as much as possible behind sapling.
Andrews called 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, Dayy, what's the scrimmage :?
lie un hasn't come yere to hurt we'uns. +"
81 amt scarf
Then come long in. All of us will be
ashamed of ye."
Got a headache =" sail napq. "a he
hung back.
"Honest?"
Go, oiiui houtst. reels ike IL 'uu
split"
"Shucks You's bashful You's afraid
hell poke fun at we'uns, But he won't
Davy. Pops duh told him we're to jim,
and he says it's right. He'un won't laff,
Davy."
Fur shore?"
Fur snake shore. Come in, Davy."
She came, leading him by the hand
| l. ht.a to, p,,fh hi l.;
In This succeeded so well that after din
ner he took me into his confidence. 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"
mo, scr-e-e! You are lucky man to
get such girl as Sue"
but folks'l laff',
LET 'em laugh
"And Wink, and litter and make fun?"
"Pooh What of it?'
''lrs jist orful, but mebbe kin do 1t.
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
LAIR and then we took Gu, through the
woods to the new cabin which had been
erected for the bridal couple. 1t 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 floor, there was rude fireplace
at one end, and bedstead had been made
OF poles laid in crotches. Davy's mother
had given him bear-skin, a kettle, q
| skillet and jug, and these were placed In a
corner. Susan's parents had given her
pan, kettle, three tin plates, two knives
and forks and bottle of vinegar, and
these were placed In another cornor.
| That was the whole outfit.
The mountaineers were my friends.
They had gone to every trouble to oolge
me, and here was an opportunity to requite
their kindness. There was genuine
country store about mile away, and |
got rid of Davy and went down there.
had little talk with the storekeeper aud
wrote out list of things and rendered
the pay, and his voice actually trembled
as he said
Twelve hull dollars Stranger, ye can't
mean 1t!
"Oh, but do"
And all free gift to Dave and Sue?
Wall, it beats sarpints Deed, it beats
bars and wildcats. Put it thar, stranger
I've seed strange things in my time, but
this cutters me-.
That evening Andrews and his wife
had to go over to sit up with a sick
neighbor, leaving ME along with the lovers
After the 'sputter" had been lighted Sue
said to me:
"You won't keer, will youi"
| about what"
And pop said you wouldn't latf nor
litter"
| What atp"
"Dave and me is going to court
| go right abe d, 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 a minute Dave queried.
"Hain't nobody lookin' be thar"
Guess not"
Then I'm goin' to-"
mo, you hain't!"
But must, cause orter!"
| He put his arm sround her waist and
there was another long silence. Then he
said:
| kin squeeze yer hand,'
"Noap."
| But orter."
| We'll, mebbe."
And you hain't kissed me fur an hour
| david |"
But ! orter be kissed. And you orter
be kissed"
| II can't consider"
| ''But you orter. Nobody'll see."
"Well, mebbe you know best"
"Course know best. Haven't killed
bars aud wildcats?'
| "Sartin, fur seed their hides"
| don't sot way of thar, Susan. Sot
clusser."
| "Noap."
But you orter. Your pop would say
yer orter. Hain't we most married?'
We'll, mebbe orter."
We: gwlne to be crackingly happy"
Never git mads"
went Oh to bed and left them there,
and shouldn't wonder II they put 10
most Of the night 1t t. Al about 10
O'Clock next morning the people began 70
come In. ard at II the marriage took place,
The groom had weak spell, bat I 6raced
him up, and when shs fatal nooso Was I'd.
justed and the trap sprung hts .conduct
was fair 70 medium. Altar dlnner n
formed II procvsaion and escorted thsm
20 thsif new home. Almost everybody
I'D cone ladea With prsssht Of 1ome
eort 10 The centsr Of IL cahla ,was ~
eaFpriss. ard no csOwd Of peopls were @
dnooeouuded. Mn. Andrews drew ~
aeeease oas aed Il took every oae's breath
iaD ~ eAeaaa1. u :,
ell -, IA ooiIbe, "a an,as,ans
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