The evening times., 1899-04-08
THE WooING OF CoRINNE.
The Way n Canadian Won Over III.
Girps Father
From the New York SUM

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Girls Father.
(From the New York SUM
| Il be marry now forty year an have nice
leet' family-thirteen. boy an girl. OATS
an onlucky number you say? Well. l don't
know bout dat. None dem be die yet an
| all do well. De four girl hall be marry
| good man an de nine boy mex h'out for
| demself. One dem a notaire, 'noder a
/ prizes. one be member Parliament. 'noder
! he work hon de government hat Quebec,
| two dem. Jaques an Onisme kip beeg 'otel
| hon Boston. one ave gol' mine at Klon-
| dak. an wen he come for see me las win
taire 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 SO bad luck, | ;ink
| msieu.
Il be tol' you how / come for marry me
femme? No, Bien. Ma femme be de
daughter oil bonhomme Gringas. He was
de mos 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 h'each oder at church an dance
an all dem place. l got for LAX moch dat
leet' Corinne wit her black heye an red
cheek an nice. leet' roun' wais. Praphs
you not tink dat now. m'sieu. but | told
you she was de mos belle girl as you fin
any place h in de Who'll worl.
Il was smart young man den myse'f. 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 tink
reech nough for marry hees file. Well,
| go one day for ask him dat | want for
marry Corinne. M'sieu DAT ol' Gingras he
jus dance wit mad when | spik bout dat.
- Wa; dat? You want for marry ma
file? How you max for keep wife, You
ask for my Corinne? | know wat you rink
You t'ink you got my money wen | be
not marry her
Il toll him dat | spik Corinne already.
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 if h'ever he catch me wit Corinne he
have mex me arres' an fine.
'Doucsment" l say. not so fas' Wat
fro you not lak me for son-in-law?
You got noting. he say. You pauvre
jus take one beggar. OATS de raison /
not lax you.
Bien m'sieu,' say I got nv leet'
farm. How moch money l mus have. too.
an you let Corinne marry me-
Wen you have four hund' dollar hin
de bank | let you have Corinne an you
not mus come here till dat tam.
'C'est bien.' | say. L go got dat four
hund' dollar. an come back den for Cor
inne.'
I spik LAX feel sure mex dat money
hin tree. four mont. but | not be feel
near so brave as l try for mex hout -Four
hund' dollar, OATS a lot money for POOR
hebitant to mex You see. m'sieu. it's lax
dis. We grow hall We want for heat.
plantee patac 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 for
smoke. Mais. nj 'sieu. we not be see YER
moch money.
Il t'ink for long tam how l go for mex
dat four hund' dollar S'pose | work ma |
farm an save hall | can. it TEX me long !
tam fore | be liable for marry COrinne, |
an | not feel lax wait for long tam. |
Il have cousin hon Quebec-smart man, |
same lax steel trap-an' l go for see him. |
tell him bout wat bonhomme Gingras |
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, 1 got de YER ting. |
know how you feex dat hold man.
t'ink ear dat dey fin same gol not YER |
far from your farm
'.Oui, l say: 'dey fin some at Pierre |
...Dat's good. OATS all correc', l go |
for yeesit your farm hin bout two week. |
You not lie. hon dat you be know me hat |
ALL
HE tell me hall wat he mex. an in |
bout two week he come an bring noder |
man wit him. Dey have leet' 'ammer. an
go hall bout my place. Dey chip 'hoff |
piece rock here. an piece rock dere, but |
dey have oder piece hin de pocket. dey |
Jov n m, do no,tca
Gingras.
. Hes ear bout dat dey veesit MA farm
an he feel curious for know wat for dey
do dat He h'inyite dem for stay an tex
supper hat hees place. for try fin'h'out.
At frs dey not be tell moch. Dat mex
lie bonhomme more curious as before. Aft
er while dey tell him dey's sure dere be
gol' hon ma farm. Dey tell him dat hin
confance for he be homes, man. Dey go
Tor try buy hall the right for mine hon
ma farm. Dey say he mus not be toll me
lat. an dey buy dem cheap. Den dey
show him some dat rock dey be bring wit
lem, an say dat be specimen quartz from
ma farm. Dey let him kip one dem piece.
He ask how moch dey tink h all dem right
,e wort. Dey say dey be wort moch. but
traps dey buy de whole ting for t'ousan'
iollar, for be hignOrant man an not be
Know de value.
iinsras laugh at dem for fool man. He
ink he see way for mex some money, an
lex day he start queek for Quebec. wit
lees leet' bit quartz. He get dat analyse
IN fin hin hit.
after he get back home he come for
zee me an want for buy ma farm.
Jacques! how mOch you TEX for your
ARM he say.
.Bien. Msieu Gingras!' say. 4 not
,e want for sell ma farm. Dat blong to
four familee for long tam now.
He try an try. for I sell. but I know
Fall bout wat he mex. an not sell hat
III. Den he say he tink mebbe dere be