Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Winning Of
Corinne.
Observation-Disclosures


ST be marry now 40 year. an have
nice leet' family-13. boy an girl OATS
an onlucky number. you say2 Well, l
don know bout dat None dem be die
yet. an all do well. De four girl h 'all be
marry good man, an de nine boy mex
hout for demself One dem a notaire,
'noder pries'. ons be member parlia-
ment. 'ncder he work hon de govern
ment b at Quebec. two dem. Jaques an
Onisime, kip becg otel h on Boston, one
ave got mine at Klondak. an w EN- he
come fer see me las wintaire 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, t'ink.
m'sieu.
81 be tol you how come for marry
ma femme? Mol Ny wife be de daugh-
ter oil bonhcmme Gingras. He was de
mos reech man ON desc part den, wit
beeg farm an mebbe tree. four t'ousan'
dollar in de bank. Hees file, Corinne,
jus two year younger dan me. an we
use see reach oder at churcn an dance
an all dem place. got for LAX moch,
dat leet' Corrine wit her black h eye
an red cheek an nice leet' round wais'
P'raps you t'ink dat now. m sieu, but
| tol' you she was de mos belle girl as
you fin any place in de Who'll worP
81 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 not lax dat
EJo NOT 7of
for we love h'each oder we mus be
marry He not t'ink be reech 'nough
for marry hees file. Well, go one day
for ask him dat 1 want for marry Co
rinue. M'sieu. dat oil Gingras. he jus
dance wit mad when spik bout dat.
ats dat2 You want for marry
ma filler How you make for keep wife
You ask for my Corinne2 know what
you t'ink You t'ink you got my money
wen be die. Baptemel Mol You got
not ing. You not marry her.
81 toll him dat l spik Corinne al
ready, 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 me arres' an fine
'' Softly, say, mot go fas'I Wat
you not lax me for on-in-law2'
lyon got noting, he say. You
pauvre jus take one beggar. OATS de
raison not LAX you.
"'Bien IN 'sieu' say. Igot my leet'
farm. How moch money mus have.
too. an you let Corinne marry me7'
g Wen you have four hund' dollar
him de bak, 1 let you have Corinne, an
you not mus come here till dat tam.
Very well, say. 1 go got dat
four hund dollar. an como back den
for Corinne.'
''I spik lax feel sure 1 mex dat
money in tree, four mont, but not
be feel near so brave as try to mex
h'out Four hund' dollarl OATS a lot
money for POOR habitant to mex. You
see. IN sieu, it's lax dis We grow h all
we want for heat. plantee patao an
grain We have tree Ii ON our farm for
keep good fire hin de wintaire tam.
Les moutons grow wool for mex warm
grow de tabac Canadien fer smoke.
Mais NJ sieu. we not be see YER moch
money.
''I t'ink for long tam how go for
mex DAT four hund' dollar. S,pose 1
work ma farm an save hall 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 smart
man. same lax steel trap-au l go for
see him. tell him bout wat bon
homme Gingrass say an ask him W at
he t'ink mus do. BE study for while.
an den he jomp h up
. Ma fol. he say. Il got de yer
t'ingI / know how you feex dat oil
man. It'ink ear dat dey fin some goI
not YER far from your farm
g 'Oui, say t.dey fin some at Pierre
Boulauger place. bout tree mile from
me.
OATS goodl OATS all correct
go for veesit your farm hin bout two
week You not let hon dat you be
know me hat all
He tell me hall " at he mex, an in
bout two week he come an tring noder
man wit him. Dey have leet' 'ammer
an go hall bout my place Dey chip
h off piece rock here an piece rock dere,
but dey have oder piece h in de pocket
dey hiring wit, dem. Den dey go b on de
house bonhomme Gingras.