The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-22

sn"Ps neeen Keep out ot the gutters for wan
3 o, them, they are ready fof service any time
mere Tustw or three ,ruiher good lsokin
: chaps that didn't let the hair grow ON their up
: per hps' ont u come up IN pint like letter
I form top Of their chins eenamost TO thei
d mouths. These fellers had great hairy whis
J kes that made them look as IL they had run n
q TO head like a ssed onion. swsnny never di
$ see such set Of infarnal looking eoots in al
a my hte,--a tribe Of ribbed nosed haboons wbsI
a have looked ten times ns much like men an,
. yet they didn't seem the least bit ashamed O
. themselves, but sirutted round among the gal
. as large as life, showing of with their whit,
| gloves on, and white cambric handkerchief
that s'pose they borrowed from their sisters
7 stuck into their pockets.
. ] wouldn't 60 up aud speak TO Miss Beebe,
, till that ninnihammer with the BRUSHES went a
! way from her. for | was aleard that couldn'
! bold in, but should haw hsw right out in hi
face. II got to locking at him too s,iddy.
rally didn't know which looked the worst, me,
running about among decent people with dirt,
brustles under their noses. or women a iryini
to make themselves look humpbacked so as tc
be 10 the fashion.
AT last the chap with the brustles went of
with young gal into the room where the
bushes were, TO look at the swarry 'spose, and
1 "a N
bow, and scz l.
It's a pleasant evening, Miss Bebee.
Yes" sez she. IL is very pleasant.
| didn't seem 10 stand easy, so / put torher
foot forud. aud wiped my nose little with my
red haDdksehsr.
Any news stirring 7 sez I.
Nothing particular that ! know on ser
she.
changed feet again.
i rulher though il was . going to rain, but
| guess IL wont now" ser 1.
Nc. ruihet think not. sez she.
We stock stock still a mint, and then put
my handkacher in my coat pocket agiu, aud,
sez l.
Il swspny Miss Bebee you've got grst Of
handsome gals here tonight. III bs darned if
l aint esnsmost in love with some on 'eni.
I'm sure you ought 10 be- srz she, pucker-
ing up her mouth. you don't know how much
they have been talking about you. / declare
you've got TO be quite lion since you took to
writing. cousin Slick
"A what 7 sez /.
a literary lou.' ssz she, with ono Of her
old Weathsrsfeld smiles.
Wal, sez j. that q queer name, but
don't care what they call iiie. Il they don't call
una lais 10 dinnsr.,, ----s...-.-v--,.-...--r.
Jist that mint tall, handsome Young felier
cum up TO us, and Miss Bebee Turned 10 him
and spoke softly, jist as IL she was dying Of.
and she asked him il no wouldn't sing.
With that lie pucksred up his mouih and
said be couldn't. cause he'd got such 4 bad
cold bu, any body that had his eye teeth cut
might have seen iha, he only wanted her TO
COAX him. A lot Of young gals crowded round
and begun to put the soft solder over him.
Oh do-now pray do" sez enc. and the rest
on 'sm toos il up ill the poor feIler. didn't
know which eend his head was on. So hs sot
down and flung back his head with his oyes
hall shut, and he begun to sing. | swnnny
eenamost made the tears cum into my eyes
TO hear him. it was rale ginuins music; but the
very mint he begun. the young gals that had
been teasing him so to sing, went of, talking
and larfng, az IL he hadn't done what they
wanted. rally felt sorry for the feler; but he
did'n, seem to mind il, but sung away as Il
everybody was listening.
Jist then, cousin Bsbee called out my name
from ioihsr sido the room. wish you could
a seen how they all stared IL warnt more than
ten mints arier that, afore eenamost every one
in the room was at cousin Bebce TO be intro
duced to ms--ths fellers with the brusiles and
and all. The puryest gals In the room kept
Gocking round me as if they'd neSef seen
man that wrote for the newspapers afors.
Talk about soft sodder-tbers's nobody on
srth can put it into a chap so smooth a. hand
some gal. Somehow they melt IL with their
smiles till il sinks into his heart nforc he knows
il. was talking with rale peeler Of gal,
with two Of The brightest black eyes that ever
see, whom somebody struck up a tune on the
forty, and two or three couple got on
to the floor as if they wanted to dance.
DO you dance quadrilIs. Mr.. Slick 7 sez
the black eyed gal, as IL she wanted me to ask
her TO dance. Il
wal. ! dsntt know" sez J. Il never tried
hem kind Of things. but ruther guess ] can,
4 you'll show me how 4
With that, I took the tip send Of her white I
love between the fingers Of my yaller one.
md went with her into the middle OF the room.
didn't know what they we're going 10 dance, +,
ut wafnt much sfesrsd, anyhow-for there
,srnt a chap in all Weaihsrsfeld could beat q
no at double shuttle. or could cut so neat I
igeon wing without music, As could Wal, .
he music begun, and tine ono Of the fellers v
bat bad the hair on his lip, begun 10 slide A. b
out with his eyes half shet and his hzuds a
anging down. aud looking as doleful a. if he'd !,
st come away from funeral. Did you ever 3
70 duck swim mill dam, or hen turning a
p its eyes When It's drinking IL you have,
on can cit some idee how the lazy coot dane !,
.. thought | should 20 off the handle TO
&c him. but the gals all stuck out their little >,
ci, and poked about jist in tho same way. !,
kinks, sez when il comes my turn, III give
Du a little specirpsnt Of gisuins dancing. ]
,iy wish I'd thought TO put little loose
isnge in my pocket to jingle 1.-THE. jisi to n
,ow how we'll keep step
A young lady with her hair tvisied all up
nh little white flowers balanced up to mo jist o
you've seen bird walk, and then it come
y turn. took two steps forerd and then ] b
~ peeer Of pigeon wing. and ended of $
iih little touch OF tho double shuttle, but my d
ousen we're 90 plaguey tight that ! eooldut I,
ake my legs rsIe lumber all could do. be-
des the music warnt much more like dane c
z tune Than Grsenbzok or Old Hundred. Al +
st vent up to the gal that was playing. and 4
IL I. =
Look hsre-jist give US something lively |
Yankee Doodle. or Marcy Miss. or the ,