Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-08-11
Winning Of
Cori1a1le,


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II be marry now 40 year an have
nice leet' family-13. boy an girl. OATS
an onlucky number, you say7 Well, /
don know bout dat. None dem be die
yet, an all do well De four girl hall be
marry good a an do nine boy mex
h'out for demself. One dem a n~otaire.
'noder a pries'. one DO member parlia-
ment. 'noder he work hon dc govern
ment hat Quebec, two dem. Jaques an
Onisime. kip beeg 'otel hon Boston. N
ave got mine at Klondak, an wen he
come for see me las wintaire be bring
hees pocket jus full dem nugget. Two
more ave good farm near st. Marie,
Beauce, an Go younges' he live here
wit me, Dat not so bad luck, l t'ink,
m'sieu.
~ be toll you how l come for marry
ma femme2 Mol My wife DO de daugh-
ter OIL bonhomme Gingras. He was do
mes reech man on desc part den, wit
beeg farm an mebbe tree, four t'ousan'
dollar hin de bank. Hees file, Corinne.
jus two year younger dan me, an we
use see beach oder at church an dance
an all dem place. got Cor lax moch.
dat leet' Corrine wit her black h'eye
nm red cheek an nice leet' round wais'
P'raps you t'ink dat now, m'sieu, but
/ toll you she was de mos belle girl as
yon I'm any place hin de Who'll worl'.
81 was smart young man den myself,
On she come for lax me too. SO we
gree fer got marry. but frs, she say. l
mus' ask Pere Gingras. l not lax dat
part, me. He not h'onderstan' dat JUS
for we love h'eaeh oder we mus be
marry. He not fink 1 be reech 'nough
far marry hees Gle. Well, l go one day
for ask him dat l want for marry Co.
rinne. M'sieu. dat Of Gingras. he JUS
dance wit mad when l spik bout dat.
"'W'at's dat2 You want for marry
ma file? How you make for keep wifeS
You ask for my Corinne2 l know what
SOU t'ink. You t'ink you got my money
wen l be die. Baptemel Mol You got
not ing. You not marry her.
~ toll him dat | spik Corinne al
ready, Nh she say yes, she marry me, an
/ say l go for marry her anyway, sure.
Wit dat he h'order me h'out hees
maison an say if h'ever he catch me
wit Corinne he have me ares an fine.
"'softly, l say, mot so fas'l Wat
you not lax me for son-in-lawf'
"'You got noting, he say. You
pauvre jus take one beggar OATS de
raison ! not lax You
"'Bien m'sieur l cay. Igot my leet'
farm. How mech money ! mus have.
too, an you let Corinne marry me2'
"'W'en you have four hund' dollar
hin de bak, | let You have Corinne, an
you not mus come here till dat tam
Very well, l gay. Il go got dat
four hund' dollar, an / como back den
for Corinne.'
81 spik lax / feel sure | mex dat
money him tree, four mont. but / not
be feel near so brave as 1 try to mex
h'out. Four hund' dollarl OATS a lot
money for POOR habitant 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 hon our farm for
keep good fire him de wintaire tam
Les moutons grow wool for mex warm
AAOAAlHs " man ~ 0LhAl W AOA b W.
grow dc tabac Canadien fer smoke
Mails, m'sien, we not be see YER moch
money.
~ t'ink for long tam how / go for
mex dat four humid dollar. S'pose /
work ma farm an save hall / can, It
tex mo long tam fore / DO liable for
marry Corrine, an Lnot feella wait for
long tam.
81 have cousin hon Quebec-smart
man. same lax steel trap-an | go for
see him. | tell him boot writ bon
homme Gingrass say an ask him wat
he t'ink l mus do. He study for while,
an den he jomp h'up.
Ma fol. he say, Il got dc yer
t'ingl l know how you feex dat oil
man. It'ink / ear dat dey fin some gol
not YER far from your farm.
"'Oui. l say 'dey fin some at Pierre
Boulanger place, 'bout tree mile from
me-
OATS goodi OATS all correct /
go for veesit your farm him bout two
week You not let hon dat you be
know me hat all.
"He tell me hall wat he mex, an in
'bont two week he come an bring 'noder
man wit him. Dey have leet' 'ammer
an go hall bout my place. Dey chip
h'of piece rock here az piece rock dere,
but dey have oder pieee hin de pocket
dey bring wit dem. DEN dey go hon de
house bonhomme G.ngras.
"He's ear bout dat dey veesit ma
farm. an he feel cnrioua for know wat