_'Well' the next Sunday I told him that I and his Mary had_ (English idiom) _made up our 'mind' to marry, and asked him_ (ob) _if he had_ (einiges etwas) _any_(some)_thing there-against. No,_ (_sägt_, for G. sagte) _said he, I have nothing against it--but have you seen 'Amanda' to-day?_ ¶ 11. "Iir hen mich lets f'rschtannǝ," saag ich, "ich will dii Meeri heiǝrǝ, net dii Mændǝ." (Du muscht wissǝ, dii Mændǝ iss 'ǝbaut' seks joor eltǝr wii dii Meeri un net neekscht soo guutgukich.) _"You have understood me_ [Swiss and SG. letz] _wrongly," say I, "I wish to marry 'Mary' and not 'Amanda'." (You must know, 'Amanda' is 'about' six years older than 'Mary,' and not_ (next) _near so goodlooking.)_ ¶ 12. "Joo, ich hab dich recht guut f'rschtannǝ, aawǝr du bischt noch net 'ufge_pooscht_.' Geschtǝr marighǝ iss dii Mændǝ nooch 'Hen' Greifdaalǝrs 'schtoor' un hǝt sich eppǝs kaaft--'Griischǝn' Bendǝr glaab ich heescht sii des ding. _"Yes, I have understood you right well, but you are not yet 'posted' up. Yesterday morning 'Amanda' went to 'Hen.' Gripedollar's 'store' and bought herself something--'Grecian' Bend_ (pun on _bend_ and _bänder_, ribbons,) _I believe she calls the thing._ ¶ 13. "Wii dii Meeri sel geseenǝ (or kseenǝ) hat, wærd sii gans (or gants) närrisch dofoor, un fangt aa˛ mit d'r Mændǝ tsu handlǝ, weil d'r 'schtoorkiipǝr' juscht dii eéntsighǝ maschiin katt hǝt. _When Mary saw it she becomes quite silly_ (dafür) _for it, and begins to bargain with Amanda, as the 'storekeeper'_ (hat gehabt) _had but the single machine._ ¶ 14. "Well, sii sin net eenich [geworden] warrǝ bis geeghǝ oowǝt, un dann hen sii 'ǝgriid,' das dii Meeri dich tsu d'r Mændǝ ufgept, un dii Meeri dii Griischǝn Bendǝr kriikt!" _"Well, they were not_ (einig) _in accord till_ (gegen abend) _towards evening, and then they 'agreed' that Mary would give you up to Amanda, and she should get the Grecian Bend."_ ¶ 15. F'r_schwappt_? Mich uf den 'Griischǝn', Bendǝr 'f'rschwappt,' oone mich ærscht tsu frooghǝ?! _'Swapped'! Me 'swapped' on the Grecian Bend,_ (ohne mich erst zu fragen) _without first asking me?!_ ¶ 16. "So schteet s 'nau,' dii Mændǝ is drunnǝ im kuuschtall, wann du fĭleicht ærscht mit iir dǝrweeghǝ schwetsǝ witt." _"So stands it 'now,' Amanda is_ (darunter) _down there at the stable, if you perhaps_ (willst) _will first speak with her about it."_ ¶ 17. Ich? mit iir dǝrweeghǝ schwetsǝ? Iss gaar net nootwennich! Wann mich deini meed kaafǝ, f'rkaafǝ un f'r_schwapp_ǝ kennǝ, dann sollǝ sii aa seenǝ, dass sii mich kriighǝ. 'Guutbei.' _I? speak with her about it? (It) is quite unnecessary. If your girls_ (können kaufen) _can buy, sell, and 'swap' me, then_ (sollen sie auch sehen) _shall they also see that they get me. 'Goodby.'_ ¶ 18. Ich wees net was dii Windbeissǝr meed[61] mit un oone Griischǝn Bendǝr fun miir denkǝ, aawǝr was ich fun iinǝ denk wees ich, wærd diir s aawǝr 'ennihau' net saaghǝ.