I told her how I loved her; that she was the darling object of my soul and body, and I must have her, or else I should pine down to nothing, and just die away with consumption.
"I found my talk was not disagreeable to her.

But she was an honest girl, and didn't want to deceive nobody.

She told me she was engaged to her cousin, a son of the old Quaker.

This news was worse to me than war, pestilence, or famine.

But still I know'd I could not help myself.
I saw quick enough my cake was dough; and I tried to cool off as fast as possible.