The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-09-03

eo,a stealets; Why You look cut in SORTS, Dor
eas
4 reckon Barney said, the umid Dorcas,
that nov bekase you're turned Legslaitf man,
you'd leave of comm here. md in fdcr hitch
you cretef to the rack afore Patty Potts door,
She hayn larnt an edi6cali0n al boardin
school
Now. Doroas,' answered the half offended
lover YOUR gong 10 come your old riggs on
me Pollylirs has elyngated me, aud III stick
by H. hui. Continued he aappmg hs hands
aud looking marscIou.ly loving for YOU. Dor
cas-. IN do almost nothIng-but love poly
ties
Ant you ashamed, yon unhccded man :
you'n spoken il nov right out 10 my very lace
i reckon PoiIg Ticks Is no better than other
folks. though yon make 50 much Of her
Dun, Dorcis yoo'fe moughtiy ont IN yonr
re,konin. ! mean P0i9ties. sort of thing for
what all men fgbts aud talks ia these days You
sec--Geotgia and Gin'ral Government Is Poly
tics nOW--the last having made conf ngemenis
on the rights q the hrst-'Sposc now one TELLER
should take a Rourd OF On ylnc, aud say, II
be- swingcd II ihat aint a squash !'--and then,
spose another fellow should say, You lie It Is
a gourd aud then they fought about it-that's
pretty much now what the people calls politics.
/ Mavhaps you don't read the newspapers Dor
newspapcfs Is tho great renicie Of pulsic 'opin-
ION, and tbe ifrpdom of the press should be held
sacred aud feYicable But come, Dorcas, nov
that I'm member Of Legislator, | Spose YOU
wont swagrpr long about thc bill which I'm go
ing lol to nierduccnlm not much OF a cnrfi-
i 6if IN love malter., howsomdever, as Jack
Gpca says I'm . little monument within me
which whispers me ihat II don't mob you this
magcntly. may whistle ior you hereafter |
couldn't do Justice to my tuuOruiditon speech
II lnowed The procession OF you was JULIUS
I've drawed a saiugoing big Plantation in the
/ Tarritoty Of the counties, aud has getting be
sidc il "A irafk ofaud at home which IN disnnc
tion with good dsGciency OF political ragaeiiy
aud my remcuus powers of rnaritory and ellie
ounce | recon We moaghi paddle our canoes
together pretty snlpshus lke.-fhey says thai IT
takes a man of great parts, or big storing limbs
10 be- in the Legislator about these tunes, for the
nations IN n state of ,ri,to-erazy and il wants
ralc roarers 10 hold Gin, raj Government in and
keep him from nving the track; aud may he
pepcrcd like Christmas Turkey if ba mt the
fcllcr TO dot I'm moi aiirard of their reiernal
dollling rs the calls it, when two ielers shutes,
their pistols IN thcr air NJ though they was
prlo ,husing on the wing; no I'm a rale true
oonlinentaler aud will whip the ole poszg rome
Al MS on en- thai bucks the 'ministeratlon and
may be-
Here Doreas gently placed her hand over his
| mouth aud babe him not be unheedml of her
| company or talk SO much outlantish glbberish
as she could moi undri stand II for the life of her
Barney, as il under the sudden innuence of II su-
pcrlor being instint tivcylci full the hand d foot
he had raised 10 hurl the thnnderbolt aud the H.
on yielded with the mcelness ofa lamb TO the
| all powerful appeal ofbeauly. sconntry was
again forgotten, aud not word OF politics
was spoken until some time after the squire had
united the couple in the holy band, Of wedlocls,
which happened the following week. mncb to
the modification OF the diseomftted host OF Dor
cas- fair rivals