Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-11-27

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.i, K was tifty-one.
High time seq 1. TO be choosin' suitable
pa-dner fer Iife.'
So jest set down an considered where I'd bet
ter look fer wife
1 wanted her young an harnsome-of course
an Study an neat,
Smart at bdkin' an churnin', quick with her
hands an feet
But SLOW with her tongue (fer talkin' Jest wastes
wOman'S timeD.
An as savin' with every penny as eff twas a sill
yer dime:
An eff she was good at mendin' an scrubbin'
an cleanin' house.
1 made up my mind to take her eff she was poor
as mouse.
WAL. it cost some time an trouble TO diskfvir
gal to my mind
There was lots on en- TO choose from. but the
best was hard to find.
AT last. after loolin' and thin!iin, 1 settled on
Eunice Stout.
The dcacons youngest differentiation or
theccabout
Pretty-ycs. as 4 picter; made the best butter
too.
That ever was sent to market. SEE I: y guess
she'll do.
Whenever I've stopped to the deacon's she's as
buSy as a bee
AHus aworliu' an do;n'-yes! that's the wife
fer me-
But now that I'd done my choosin' 1 SEE to my
self: What's ncxt:''
didn't know much bout wimmjn, an I'll own
was some perplexed;
So asked advice of a neighbor-t.Gt was the
biggest mistake
Things mightn't hev gone crooked eff I'd
never said nothin' to Jake;
But he was twenty year younger, an the gals
all liked him. We see
So asked his advice about Eunice-icst like a
fool as ! be.
take her out to ride;
You must bring her home from mectin' an
stick close to her beside:
You must 90 10 see ner of cTonin's: you must
buy her some pretty things
book or breastpin, mcbbc, some ribbons, or
some rings;
Then tel. her her checks is rosy. tell me- her
eyes i bright:
Tel her YOU love her dearly, an dream of her
NJ night;
Tel her But here I stopped him. It's
easy taIHiu'." sen /.
But never did no courtin', an I'm half afeard
to try.
I'll make We an Offer Jacob: eff you'll so with
m" tonight
Kinder keep up my courage, an see that things
goes right,
Tackle the deacon, mebbe, an show me how to
I'll give y a yearlin' calf-I viii as sure as sin
Is sim
WAL the bargain was struck. Me an Jacob
Went I sac Eunicc together.
Jake. he talked TO the deacon bout crops an
cattle an weather:
Eunicc. she KEEP very 4set-je5t sot an knitted
away.
An l Sot close beside Der, a-thn.lin' Of some
thin to say.
Many al cyenin' | noticed, when she went for
apples and cake
Inter the pantry, twas allus: Come hold the
candle, Jake
As if she counted L m nobody; then she'd give
m a smile.
Sons | offered to help her, al say 'twarn't
worth my while.
I'll own twas quite surprisin' how long they'd
heV ter stay
4 ,ic.in' out them aprles, but Jacob told nc
day
They was tryiD' to find the best ones, SOS she
could give EN- to NJ
An surrey that fiattevin', as any orc could
see.
Once bought her ribbin-Jake said it oughtcr
be blue,
But brown ones far more lastin an this one
was cheaper, too.
An once 1 took her a-rdin, but that waste /
half Cay,
An made up my mind that walkin' was pleas
autcr anyway.
WAL Id been six months a-courtin. when l
sez to Jake. seq l:
It's time that married; here's Thanks
givin' drawil' nigh
a firstrate day fer weddin'; an besides to
say the least.
1 can make that Thanksgivin' turkey do fer part
of the weidin' FEAST
So that night screwed up my courage to this
very sticbin pint
you wouldn't never mistrusted that l shook in
cv'ry int
We was comm along from meetin'. Sell: I'd
like We to say
That We hain't no objections. Eunice to be mar.
ried Thanksgivin' day
She turned an looked at smilin an blushin'
an jest As sweet
Il s5urSe.y knew fer u mint eff l stood on my
head or my fecti:
THEM hewitt the least objection, SEE She as
IopeHed the gate;
But she didn't ask me to sop: she seq only: It's
ruther late
L looked all round fer Jacob, but he'd kinder
slipped out of sight
So 1 figured The cost OF weddin' as went along
home that night.
WIa'. go: my house all ready, an spoke to
the pa son beside.
An arly Thanksgivin' znornin' 1 started to hev
the knot tied.
But before l come to the deacon's-I was walk
in along quite Spry,
All rugged in my Sunday best, of courSe-a
sleigh come dashin by;
Thar was that Jacob a-drivin IAN Eunice sot ct
his side,
An he stops an seq: ALLOW me to interduce
my BRIDE"
So that was the end my of courtship You see, I
started wrong.
ASlin' advice of Jacob an tallin him along:
Fer team may be better fer ploughin' an hay
in an all the -eSt.
But when it comes to cOurtia'-wEy, single
boss is best,
e. T. Corbets, in Harpers Magazine.