BACKWOOD'S COURTING.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3323, 16 August 1879, Page 4

BACKWOODS COURTING.

He sat on the side of the room, in a big, white-oak, rocking-chair. A long-eared deer hound snapping at flies was by his •ide; a basket of sewing by hers. Both rooked incessantly—that is, the young people—not the dog or basket. He sighs heavily and looks out of the west window at a wrape myrtle tree; she '«ighs; lightly and gazes out of the east window—at a turnip patch. At least he remarks: "Thisis mighty good weather to piok cotton." , f ; "'Tie that—if we only had any to

pick." j. The rocking continue!. ; What's yoar dog't name ? ! "Coony." ' : Another §ij?h»broken stillness. " What is he good fur P " "What ii who good fur?" said he, abstractedly. "Your dog, Coony." " Fur ketchin' 'possums." Silence of haif-an^hour. " He looks like a deer dog." ; ''Who looks like a deer dogs ? "

"Coony." "He is—but he's kinder bellowed, and gettin' old an' slow now. An' he ain't no account on a cold trail." " You may rasin' many chickens ? " Forty odd." c ' , Then more rocking, and somehow/after ■while the big rocking-chair and the little rookibg-chair were jam bed side by side I don't know how it happened. After •while the conversation was resumed' ■ ?* Howjmany hai your ma got R." : " How many what ?" " Nigh on to a hundred." 11 By this time the'chairs were so clos^ together that rocking was impossible^ r ; " The mink has ea,t most of purs."t i \ Moire silence,' when he says :' "Do you like cabbage?" ' . "I do that." ; ; ■;;.:■ Freiently his hand is accidentry placed on hers. She does not know it—at least, does not seem to be aware, of it. tThcn after a half hour spent in sighing, coughing and clearing of throats, he says: 11 I've a great mind to bite you." > "What hare you a great mind to bite mefatV' i >~. .... „:,>/. I " Ease you won't have me. " Kase yon ain't axed me." i "Well, now lax you." ; _ ; ; " Then now-1 has you." „ : > : , ; Then " Qbony " dreams he hears a sound of kissing. [.-. !....■,..'. „v ...,■ - r ., y . ...■; ' Then the next day the young man, goes to TigerviUe after a"marriage license; Wednesday the. following week. JNo cards. •■-.-■■ ■'■■■■- '' ■' ;