The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13
Winning Of
Corinne.
!, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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II be marry now 40 year an have
nice leet' family-13, boy an girl. OATS
an onlucky number, you sayF Well, I
don know bout dat None dem be die
yet. an all do we'll De four girl h all be
marry good man. an de nine boy mex
h'out for demself One dem notaire,
'nOder prizes, one be member parlia-
ment, 'noder he work b ION de govern
ment Fat Quebec, two dem, Jaques an
Onisime, kip beeg otel b on Boston, one
ave got mine at Klondak, an w en- he
come for see me las wintaire he bring
bees 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. t'ink.
m sieu.
Il be toll You how l come for marry
ma femme9 Mol Ny wife be de daugh-
ter oil bonhomme Gingras. 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 beach oder at church an dance
an all dem place. got for lax moch,
dat leet' Corrine wit her black b eye
an 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
you fin any place hin de Who'll worl'
II 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 l not lax dat
part, me. He not h'onderstan' dat JUS
for we love h'each oder we mus be
marry. He not link l be reech 'nough
for marry hees file Well, l 60 one day
for ask him dat l want for marry Co
rhine M'sieu, dat Of Gingras, he JUS
dance wit mad when / spik bout dat.
Watts dat2 You want for marry
ma fille2 How you make for keep wife3
You ask for my Corinne2 know what
you think. You t'ink you got my money
wen be die. 'Baptemel 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
l say I go for marry her anyway, sure
Wit dat he h'order me h'out bees
maison an say if hever he catch me
wit Corinne he have me ares an fine.
Softly, l say, mot SO FAST Wat
You not lax me for son -in-law?
"'You got not ing, he say. You
pauvre jus take one beggar OATS de
raison not lax you.
"'Bien N sieu T say. Igot my leet
farm. How moch money mus have.
too. an You let Corinne marry me3'
Wen you have four humid dollar
hin de bak, let you have Corinne, an
you not mus come here till dat tam.
Very well, I say. i go got dat
four humid dollar, an 1 come back den
for Corinne.
! II spik lax feel sure / mex dat
money h in tree, four mont, but not
be feel near so brave as l 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 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 coli We
grow de tabac Canadien fer smoke.
MATS, m sieu, we not be see YER moch
money
Il t'ink for long tam how go for
mex dat four humid dollar S'pose l
work ma farm an save hall I can, it
TEX me long tam fore l be liable for
marry Corrine, an not feel lax wait for
long tam.
II have cousin hon Quebec-s smart
man, same lax steel trap-an l go for
see him. tell him bout wat bon
homme Gingrass say an ask him wat
he t'ink l mus do Hestudy for while.
an den he jomp h'up.
g 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
me.
OATS good 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 h ali W at 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
b off piece rock here an piece rock dere,
but dey have oder piece in de pocket
dey bring wit dem. Den dey go hon de
house bonhomme Gingras.
"He's ear bout dat dey veesit ma
farm. an he feel curious for know wat
;or dey do dat. He b invite dem for stay
an tex supper hat hees place, for try
fin h'out 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' b on ma farm. Dey tell
him dat hin confidence, for he be homes
man. Dey go for try buy hall de right
for mine b 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 ink h all dem right be wort
Dey say dey be wort moeh, but p'raps
dey buy de whole ting for t'ousan dol
lar, for l be h'ignorant man an not be
know de value.
Gwen dey lef' for home, oil bon
homme Gingras laugh at dem for fool
man. He t'ink he see way for mex
some money. an mex day he start queek
for Quebec wit hees leet bit quartz.
He get dat analyze' an fin gol' hin
b it.
"After he get back home he come for
see me an want for buy ma farm.
" Jacques, how moch you tex for
your farm he say
'Bien. NJ. GingrasI l say. 4 not
be want for sell ma farm. Dat b'long
to hour familee for long tam now.
HE try an try for sell, but know
all bout W at he mex, an not sell
b at all Den he say he fink mebbe dere
be iron h on ma farm, an he want for
buy de right for mine. I say he try for
mex me joke an dat never see any
iron dere. He hotter me one humid,
den tree humid. let him go head till
he offer FIVE humid Den say
/" IN sieul tell you W at do. You
be give me Corinne an two humid dol
lar, I let you have hall dem right.
Mebbe, say, 'dere be h'iron dere,