I called it a double
stroke of lightning, but auntie said it was
perfume stealing down from the wild vines. For me
it wasn't anything that came stealing--but with a
jump. As soon as I saw her I said to myself, 'wow,
I'm gone.' You have always chided me for being
what you called too brazen with girls, but this
girl scared me in a minute. It's a fact, but I
said to myself, 'Old fellow, what's the matter
with your knees?' I made up my mind to win her if
I could, but she kept me cowed, not by what she
said, for she didn't say much, but by what she
looked. Auntie's husband's preaching knocks
anything I ever heard--that is, I hear it does,
for he hasn't preached for us yet. I would have
written to you sooner, but the creek rose suddenly
and the mail couldn't get over. When I come home I
will offer my wife as a plea for pardon, and if
you don't grant it I will appeal from your
decision.
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