Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-22
Winning Of
Corinne.
8 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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II be marry now 40 year an have
nice leet' family-is. boy an girl. OATS
an onlucky number. you sayf Well. ]
don know 'tout dat. None dem be die
yet. an all do well. De fonr girl hail be
marry good man. an do nine boy mex
bout for demself. One dem Dotaire.
'noder q prizes. one BE- member parlia-
ment, 'ncder he work hon de govern
ment hat Quebec. two dem, Jaques an
Onisime. kip bceg 'otel hon Boston, one
ave got mine at Klondsk. an wen he
come for zee me las wintaire he bring
bees pocket jus full dem nugget Two
more ave good farm near st. Marie.
Beance. IN de younges' he live here
wit me- Dat not 40 bad luck. i t'ink.
m 'sieu.
81 be toll you bow / come for marry
ma femme, No, Ny wife BE- de dsugh-
ter oil bonhomme Gingras He was de
mos reech man on desc part den, wit
beeg farm IN mebbe tree. four t'ousan'
dollar b in de hank Hees file. Corinne.
JUS two year younger dan me, an we
use' see h each oder at church an dance
nm all dem place. got for lax moch.
dat lees' Corrine wit her black h'eye
an red cheek an nice leet round wais.
P'raps you t'ink dat now. IN sieu, but
toll you she was de mos belle girl rs
you fin any place hin de Who'll worF.
Twas smart young man den myself,
On che come for lax me too. So we
gree for go, marry. but FIRE, she say. !
mus ask Pere Gingras not lax dat
part. me. He not h'onderstan' dat jus
for we love beach oder we mus be
marry. He MOI fink be reech 'nough
for marry hees file. Well, go one day
for ask him dat l want for marry Co
rinne. M'sieu. dat Of Gingras. he jus
dance wit mad when I spik bout dat.
".W'st's datt You want for marry
ma fillef How yon make for keep wife'
You ask for my Corinnef i know what
Jon think. You s'ink you got my money
wen b. die. Bapteme' No, You got
not ing. You not marry her.
~ toll him dat / spik Corin2e al
ready, an she say yes. sbe marry me. an
say go fos marry her anyway. sure
Wit dat he border me h'out bees
maison an say il h'ever no catch me
wit Corinne he have me arres' an line
"'Softly. say. not so fas'l Wat
you not lax me for son.in-law
"'Yon got noting. he say. 'You
pauvre jus take one beggar. OATS de
raison not lax you.
".Bien IL 'sieur say. Igot my leet'
farm. How moch money INNS have.
too. IN yon let Corinne marry met
"'w'en you have four humid dollar
hin de bak. ! let you have CorinDe, an
you not mus come here till dat tam.
Very well. say. Il go got dat
four humid dollar. an come back den
for Corinne.
81 spik lax I feel sure ! mex dat
money b in tree. four mont. but / not
be feel near no brave rs try to mex
b'out Four hund' dollarl OATS lot
money for POOR habitant to mex. You
see. IN 'sieu. it's lax dis We grow hall
we want for heat. plantee patao an
grain. We have tree hon 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.
Mais. N sieu. we not be see YER moch
money.
81 t'ink for long tam how go for
mex dat four fund dollar. S'pose ]
work ma farm an save hall l can, II
tex me long tam fore l be liable for
marry Corrine. an not feel lax wait for
long tam.
81 have cousin hon Qnebec-smart
man. same lax steel trap-an l go for
zee him. I tell him bout wat bon
BONNIE Gingrass say an ask him wat
ne t'ink mus do. He study for while.
an den he jomp h'up.
+" Ma fol. he say. i got de YER
ting | know how You feex dat oil
man. It'ink ear dat dey fin some gor
not YER far from your farm
"'Oui. say; 'dey fin some at Pierre
Boulanger place. bout tree mile from
Inc.
+" OATS goodl OATS all correc'l !
go for veesit your farm h'in Don't two
week. You not let hon dat you be
know me hat all.
HE tell me h'all wat he mex, an in
<,,,.. ,,a.I h. cn,ra living '0odQY
man wit him. Dey have leet' ammeT
an go 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 60 hon de
house bonhomme Gingras.
Hes ear bout dat dey veesit ma
farm. an he feel curious for know wat
Tor dey do dat. He b invite dem ~. ,tay
an tex supper b at hees place, for try
I'm bout At frs dey not be tell moch.
Dat mex de bonhomme more curious as
before. After while dey tell him dey's
sure dere be gol hon ma farm. Dey tell
him dat hin confidence, for be be homes
man. DEFY go for try buy hall de right
for mine h ON 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 t'ink b all dem right be wort.
Dey say dey be wort moch. but p'raps
dey buy de whole ting for t'ousan dol.
lar. for be h'ignorant man an not be
know de value
"W'en dey lef for home, Of bon.
bomme Gingras laugh at dem for fool
man. he t'ink he see way for iDek
some money. an mex day he start queek
for Quebec wit hes leet bit Quartx
he get dat snalyss' IN I'm gol' hin
hit.
AFTER be get hack home be como for
80 me an want for buy ma farm.
".Jacquea. how moch you tex for
your fanny be say.
'Bien, n. 0ingrasi' ! say. i not
b want for eel ma farm. Dat b'long
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