Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
, Winning Of
!, Corinne.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

an onlucky number, yOu say! well,
dom know 'bout dat. None dem be die
vet, an all do we'll De four girl hall be
marry good man, an de nine boy mex
h'out for demself One dem notaire,
noder a prizes. one be member parlia'
ment, 'ncder he work hon de govern
ment h at Quebec two dem, Jaques an
Onisime, kip beeg 'otel h '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, tink.
III 'sieu
81 be toll you how l come for marry
ma femme? No! My wife be de daugh-
ter oil honhomme Gingras. He was de
mos reech man on desc part den, wit
beeg farm an mebbe tree. four t'ousan'
dollar n in de bank Hees file, Corinne.
jus two year younger dan me, an we
use see each oder at church an dance
an all dem place. got for lax moch.
dat leet' Corrine wit her black eye
an red cheek an nice leet round wais'.
P'raps you t'ink dat now, III sieu, but
| toll you she was de mos belle girl as
you fin any place hin de Who'll worl
Il was smart young man den myself,
on 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 b each oder we mus be
marry. He not ink | be reeCh 'nough
for marry hees file. Well, | 90 one day
for ask him dat | want for marry Co
rinne. NJ 'sieu, dat Of Gingras he jus
dance wit mad when | spik bout dat
"'W ats dat? You want for marry
ma filler How you make for keep wife?
You ask for my Corinne? | know what
You t'ink. You t'ink you got my money
w en- be die Bapteme! No! You got
not ing. You not marry her.
Il tol him dat | spik Corinne al
ready, an she say yes, she marry me- an
| say 90 for marry her anyway, sure.
Wit dat he border me h'out hees
maison an say if never he catch me
wit Corinne he have me arres' an fine.
Softly, say, not so fas' Wat
you not lax me for sonin-lawT
"'You got not ing, he say. You
pauvre jus take one beggar. OATS de
raison l not lax you.
"'Bien III 'sieu!' say 1got my leet'
farm. How moch money mus have,
too, an you let Corinne marry meT
w en- you have four hund' dollar
h in de hak. | let you have Corinne, an
YOU not mus come here till dat tam.
Very well. | say. 4 90 got dat
four humid dollar. an | come back den
for Corinne.
Il spik lax l feel sure l mex dat
money h in tree, four mont, but not
be feel near so brave as | try 10 mex
h ont. Four bund dollar OATS lot
money for POOR habitant to mex You
see. III seu, 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 mouton grow wool for mex warm
clothes No man go 'ungry or col. We
grow de tabac Canadien fer smoke.
Mais. m sieu, we not be see YER mOch
money.
II tink for long tam how go for
mex dat four hund' dollar S'pose !
work ma farm an save hall | can, 1t
tex me long tam fore | be liable for
marry Corrine. an not feel lax wait for
long tam.
Il 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 wat
he 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 gol
not yer far from your farm.
"'Oui say; 'dey fin some at Pierre
Boulauger place. bout tree mile from
me-
OATS good OATS all correct /
go for veesit your farm h'in 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 go hall bout my place Dey chip
h off piece rock here an piece rock dcre,
but dey have oder piece lin de pocket
Gey hiring wit dem. Den dey 90 h on de
house bonhomme Gingras.
Hes ear bout dat dey veesit ma
farm. an he feel curious for know at
Tor dey do dat He h 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' h on ma farm. Dey tell
him dat hin confdance, for he be homes
man. Dey go for try buy hall de right
for mine h on ma farm Dey say he mus
not he 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
mocb dey ink h 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 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' b in
hit
AFTER be get back home he come for
see me an want for buy ma farm.