The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-05-17
Winning of
Corinne.
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nice leet' family-13, boy an girl. Dat Il
an onlucky number. you say2 Well,
don know bout dat None dem be die
yet, an all do well. De four girl II all be
marry good man, an do nine boy mex
h 'out for demsclf One dem notaire,
'noder prizes. one be member parlia-
ment. 'neder he work h on de govern
ment hat Quebec. two dem, jacques an
Onisime, kip beeg otel h on Boston, one
ave got mine at Klondak, an W en- he
come fer zee mo las wintaire he bring
hees pocket jus full dem nugget Two
more ave good farm near ST Marie,
Beauce an de younges' he live here
wit me. Dat not 80 bad luck, l ink.
III sieu
81 be toll You how come for marry
ma femme? Mol My wife be de daugh-
ter oil bonhomme Gingras He was do
mes reeeh man on desc part den, wit
beeg farm an mehbe tree, four t'ousan'
dollar h in de bank Heea file, Corinne,
Jus two year younger dan me, an we
use zee h each oder ut church an dance
an all dem place. | got for lax moeh,
dat leet' Corrine wit her black h eye
mn red cheek an nice leet round wais'.
P'raps you t'ink dat now. 'sieu, but
l toll you she was de mos belle girl as
you fin any place h in de Who'll worl'
81 was smart young man den myself,
an she come for lax me too. SO we
gree for got marry, but frs she say,
mus ask Pere Gingras. | not lax dat
part, me. He not h'onderstan' dat JUS
| for we love h'each oder we mus be
marry. He not ink | be reeeh 'nough
| for marry hees file Well l go ono day
for ask him dat | want for marry Co
rhine. NJ sieu, dat OF Gingras he jus
dance wit mad when spik bout dat.
wv ats datH You want for marry
ma fille2 How You make for keep wife 7
You ask for my Corinne2 | know what
you t'ink. You t'ink you got my money
W zen | be die. Bapteme Mol You got
not ing You not marry her.
II toll him dat ] spik Corinne al
ready, an she say yes, she marry me, an
/ say go for marry her anyway, sure.
Wit dat he h'order me h'out hees
maison an say II hever he catch me
wit Corinne he have me ares an fine.
"'Softly, l say. not 30 fas Wat
you not lax me for son -inlaw3'
"'You got noting. he say. 'You
pauvre JUS take one beggar. OATS dc
raison | not lax you.
'Bien m sieu' say. Igot my leet'
farm. How moch money mus have.
too. an you let Corinne marry mef
4" w en- you have four humid dollar
h in de bak. let you have Corinne, an
you not mus come here till dat tam.
Very well, say. Il go got dat
four hund dollar, an / come back den
for Corinnc.
az spik lax / feel sure / mex dat
money in tree, four mont, but not
be feel near SO brave as l try to mex
h tout Four humid dollar OATS a lot
money for poor habitaut to mex. You
see, m sieu. it's lax dis We grow h all
we want for heat. plantee patao an
grain. We have tree h on our farm for
keep good fire hin de wintaire tam
Les moutons grow wool for mex warm
clothes. No man go 'ungry or col. We
grow de tabac Canadien fer smoke
Mails, m sieu. we not be see YER moch
money.
81 ink for long tam how / go for
mex DAT four humid dollar. S'pose I
work ma farm an save hall / can, it
TEX me long tam fore | be h able for
marry Corrine, an not feel lax wait for
long tam.
81 have cousin hon Quebec smart
man, same lax steel trap-an | go for
see him. | tell him bout wat bon
homme Gingrass say an ask him Eat
he t'ink / mus do. He study for while.
an den he jomp II up.
Ma fol. he say. 4 got de YER
Ting know how You feex dat OF
man. ItiDk ear dat dey fin some gol'
not YER far from your farm.
'Oui, / say; 'dey fin some at Pierre
Boulanger place. bout tree mile from
ue.
" OATS good OATS all correct |
go for veesit your farm hin bout two
week. You not let hon dat you be
know me hat all.
''He tell me h all w at he mex, an in
bout two week he come an bring 'noder
man wit him. Dey have leet' 'ammer
an 90 hall bout my place Dey chip
h'off piece rock here an piece rock dere,
but dey have oder piece hin de pocket
dey bring wit dem. Den dey go h on dc
house bonhomme Gingras.
Hes ear bout dat dey veesit ma
farm, an he feel curious for know wat
:or dey do dat. He h'invite dem for stay.
an tex supper hat hees place. for try,
fin FONT. AT fire. dey not be tell moch. :.
Dat mex de bonhomme more curious as
before. After while dey tell him dey's
sure defe be gol' hon ma farm. Dey tell
him dat hin confidence, for he be honesa
man. Dey go for try buy hall de right
for mine hon ma farm. Dey say he mus
not be toll me dat, an dey buy dem
cheap. Den dey show him some dat
rock dey be bring wit dem. an say dat
be specimen quartz from ma farm. Dey
let him kip one dem piece. He ask how
moch dey link b 'all dem right be wort.
Dey say dey be wort moch. but p'raps