The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-29


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LETrER w..
A PROMENADE IN BROADWAY.
To MIR. ZErHrsrAB SLICK. Justice ofIhe Peac.
and Deacon of the Church over in Weath.
ersfeld, State Of Connecticut.
| Dear Par-l am eenamost sartin that vow
was disappointed because did mt cum hum ia
thanksgiving. but somehow coud't raise plu eL
enuff 10 starr, all could do. rally don't know
what seemed 10 be the matter with me but
arter Miss Bebee's party. begun TO get a.
peaked aud ~anblecropped as could be.
s~anny. II II didn't set me all in a fluster the
neAt morning when got up aud found tha,
sPrg OF myrtle that Miss Miles give me lying
on the floor jist where il had dropped from the
button hole Of my new coat. | didn't hardly
give myself lime 10 put on my clothes. aiore |
went out TO a rroekery-~sre stand aud boush ht
tnmblrr 10 put it in; and then set il on my
desk. and tried TO write little. for didn't feel
jist like eating any breakfast. But IL wsrnt of
no use trying-all | could do. every idce in NV
head got liked Oh the myrtle. aud Miss Miles.
and The party. ddut write two words togeth-
er. but scrabbed all over the paper. and fig ger
ed out the little heads. and nIeelin houses and
hay stacks on IL, as nat'ral as could be but il
d been hung and ckoked to death, | couldn't
wrote two rale ginuine lines. felt sort of odd
all over and | hadn't the least notion what could
all me: it warnt a very tedious feeling though
but II seemed as Il | was dreaming VII, and all
about that tarnauon little Miss Miles. kept
a seeing them bright black eyes. and them long
curls OF hern all the lime. as plain as day. IN
be ehoked II didn't git afeared that ! va, be.
ginning 10 have Kind Of \ sneaker notion artvr
her. and seq TO myself, " Mr.. Jonathan Slick,
o HE IL.
Of woman natur in that Judy White, you must
be a darned crazy shote to poke your fingers 10
that fire agin." But felIer may as well drink
too much lickor and ash it not to make him stag
ger, as TO git hs head chock full OF the gals and
then try to talk common sense TO himself IL
Is like giving advice 10 a rat when his leg is in
the trap. The long and the short Of IL was,
couldn't set still. snd couldn't think Of any thing
on arth but that gal, and jumped up all at
onoe, and sez 10 1Iyself--" w all one way or
anoth.r. by hook or by crook I'll see her agin
in the mouth about It. 'tae e2R get down
give me the mitt-n, any how. and it will be the
FIRST gal that ever got it from il she does, |
can tell her that.
] was so anxious that Il seemed forever sfore
got on my dandy coat and trousers agin. My
bsnkerch.r smrlt purity strong yet Of the ss-
seDoe Of peppermint, so / just fixed it right ia
my pocket. put on my yalar gloves. aud stuck
the sprg OF myrtle in my bosom afore ] give
the last peak into little lookin glass that hangs
in 4 corner Of my office. don't think there
could be much said agn my looks. as | went
down Cherry street. with my head flung back
sort Of indie epdanr, aud The tip eend OF my yal-
lar gloves stuck in my pocket. Consarn that
Broadway tailor h. made the trousers SO tight
that couldn't git hull hand in no more than
\ l.ya tha fnT.
iher eend OF Broadway. so ] jist took a short
cut acros, the Park. aud went along by the As
tor House. A lot Of dandyfed looking chaps
stood on the steps staring on the handsome
gals as they Seot by. all furbelowed and linrted
out like a stream Of garden flowers all IN fall
blow. They may talk about England and
France and Germany, as well as all the other
big places that iellercsn pint out on the map; ;
but Tor my part, ] don't believe there is place
on arth where the womsn dress 50 ALFRED cost
ly as they do here in York. IL rally is enough
10 mske fellow grit his teeth to see the hand
SO ne critters sideIne and curchyiug along the
the store walks, wrapped up IN silks. and satins,
and velvet, and all sorts of feathers. as long as
them that Capt. Jones wore in his training cap.
Jest as il it only wanted fiddler TO set them all
a dancing. When their Husbands are out a
shining and working themselves 10 death to
keep their mates from being sued by the
lawyers. II don't seem right. but yet they do
look iarnal killing 10 their fuIbslos-h no use
denying thai.
Iwss a thinking sbou, one thing or ano,he,
when all at once lifted mp INV head and there
was Miss Miles a coming to-srds me a looking
as fresh and handsome as a full blown butter
cup. and close to her side. that Count With the
grabbed name shat ! saw at Miss Bsbee's. was
k,n,..I( alnpo ~tth his he al beut
sideways I'LL the great long whit, saher that
she wore in her bonnet all but ~ ept across his
eyes. ] sepamost felt ss Il ] should cry out.
aud | rally believe that ] should boo -hooed right
cot II ! hadn't been so alfred ~rsihy al the
sight Of him. oh bot my yankee grit did rise
II dug my hand down iu my trousers pocket
and walked right straight up to them grinning
like hysns. for | was determined 10 let them
see that didn't es,e how much they walked
together. They were so busy twisting their
hands about and looking soft sodder al ssen
other, that they didn'i see me till stood night
afore them - stiff as an iron bar ~ith ny head
up straight. and enc foot stuck out fored ss an
indepsndsni and true born yankee ought to do
when he sees himself imposed upon.
There was no mistake ia Miss Miles this time
any how. She give little scream and blush
ed as red ss sturksy's comb, and then she look.
ed about sort Of skeery ss if she vas siesrd
somebody would see how slick I'D caught her.
| vas as mad as all naiuT. but 40 true a. you
live ] couldn't bot jisi keep from bs- having
right out to see ho~ that hsir-lipped Count act
ed when he ss- ne standing up sfore him. lie
kinder stepped back and suck out one foot q
hule sideways. jia ss IL ne vas q going TO make
"a 5o-. AMI he t-ised his little stuck up ~sis'
round till his head poked cut like a mud-iortle
When he ~soisto zee Il anybody n near. Tsen
/ he took thing out Of his vest pocket hiieh.d
70 gold chain that he wore round his neck
snd held II up 70 one eye. and there stood star
ing ., me and twisting his face and brunlIn;
pp his hair bp. bte On etsfnsl monkey. dido
seem TO mind hum bot Ioohsd right straight a
I Nj. Miles. snd ser L.
-" Ho- oo you lie, Mis-, Miles"