The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-02

and no women. This accounted for pretty lnateraiiy, the last were all at home and the first were goin round to see em. l had made a me morandum of my female cquantance--there were list six of em and old made. went 10 see Mrs. Muggins first, whois the wife of q gro cer that keeps next door to us. She bords out like every body else in New York. WhenI got there she want quite dressed, and so set down in one room while she was riggin in the next Hooked round but didn't see nothing thanksgiv- finish. l began to think l was too early, for the servant gal was brushin up the floor and l had to set in all her dust and take it. l waited about halfan hour longer and then told the gal guess ed Fde be of. She run into the bed room to l tell her mistress, but thought she might come out to see me addressed which would be horri- l bly, mortifyin, and so l sung out happy new l year, and cut and run.
 After waiting an hour or so, made my se- eond call-not en Mrs. Muggins, for don't be- lieve she got dressed till next day. The women l folks were all ready to see company here and had a table full of cake, wine and whiskey punch. l took a swig of the punch and drank to our better acquaintance and they all smiled and seemed dreadfuliy pleased. The gals were tolerably good looking for city gals, but they looked so plagv old shouldn'tlke to mar " em, thoughfhe old woman has said as much to me, as l might if l was amino to. But at the Inexthouse where wentwas darned' pretty gal, almost as handsum as your Sally. She was up to fun guess, and knows a thing :. After had chatted q leetle about the weather and compliments of the season, says she, "my dear Enoch, what will you take that's good.a told her did Int care what and then she took up plate full of mushrooms as thought, and says she you shall have a kiss Enoch. By the gorry! how my mouth watered at the invitation, lsprang at her and she dropped the plate and run, not so fast that didt catch her, and smack both sides Ter cheeks pretty considerably tell you. You need not to say any thing to your Sally about this, for it is nothin but one of their foolish New-Year customs and she might fret d. bout it, and make herself uneasy.
 The fact is ! didn't lose my heart or my sen ses all day long, though I saw lots of fellers in the afternoon walking Virginia fence and some at the corners hoidn up post. l made one mistake however, got into a wrong house though the name on the door was the same as the Mr- John Smith where l was going to call.
 The lady was not in the room when went in.
 thought twas best to make the most of my time and so helped myselfto a glass of wine and piece of cake. Just as1 begun to eat Mrs. Smith conessi in; saw my mistake at once, but my mouth was so full couldn't tell her of it. 1 slipped back my glass on 10 the tableas sly AS could, and kept bowin and bowin to the lady 1 til backed my way out of the room, when made my escape as fast as my legs would carry me.
 There was one other leetle scrape I got into during the day whicii will tell you. One old duch lady where called filled the pockets of my ropper choek ftll of cookees as she called em, which are kind of lappin sweet jonnycake as big as founder. guess she gave me as much as 20 on em. l hadn't got fur from her house afore stubbed my toe in crosin gutter and upset my apple cart as sleek as a whistle.
 went spawling one way, my hat another, and my eookees another In less than giffee, a whole lot of boys was on the spot and serab- blinfor the cookees. knocked down oy en1, but they eat up more than half ov my New
 Year presents before ] got enn back agin. These New-York boys are full of the old sarpint, and don't know manners at all.
 lbeleye have told you all my adventures on new years day. like this custom of treat
 Ing once a year all round, though some Of the
 fashionable folks here have set their faces against It and are going to try to brake it up. What do you think their reason is? cause 'tis expen- sve?no, cause tis nconvenient? no, youcouldn' gess week Of Saturdays and oFll tell you cause 1t is aasgenteel. Now if this don't beet the duchmy name aint Enoch.
 should like to see some of these would be quality folks who set up their Ebenezers in this style and ax em who they are an who their grandfathers were, aye, or their fathers either.
 We shouldn't go back far afore Enoch Timber toes could boast as regular bilt pedigree as any on em. If my father was farmer theirs ware tallers or tallow chanders. The only differ ence IS, sir sticks to his blow and aint ashamed oi his dirty hands, while some of these city gentry when they getrieh, are so mighty grand, l they throw of theirsleather anerns and sin1 tho