The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-22
Established A: ID. 1900.

! ipn 1t, but instead Of snesking OF and letting
the stuck up varmints think they'd scared me
80 that darsent dance, felt my dander get
ting up, and sez TO myself, ] guess I'll let
EN- see that wafht brought up ID the woods
to be scared st owls any how, 90 jist turned
10 the black eyed gal that was my partner, and
sex /. come now Mise, let US show 'em hsw
its done and With that begnn to put Il dowh
right snd left like Streak Of lightning. IL
warn, more than two mnits afore heard the
gals talking 10 each other, aud saying how
4 sdd-how stranse-quits the exceniricity OF
genius--thcse literary lions never do any thing
as other people Ito IL don't wonder Miss Be-
bees proud on him." The young fsllsrs join
ed in and stopped larfng as quick as could be.
the mint they begun to see how the wind vas
blowing up 10 my quarter. and when finish
ed of and led the blach eyed gal to one Of tho
footstools, there was no eend TO the soft solder
they all put on to me- Sez 1 to myself moth
ing like keeping stiff upper lip with these
stuck up fashionabIes, for sncr all they amt
more than half ssrin whats genteel and what
amt t7N
JiSt then the music begun ngin, and one Of
them tall hairy Tipped fsllers got up with puff
~ little gal that didn'nt look more than eight
cen yeas old, and he put his white gloves on
little tighter and then I'll be darned II he didnbt
begin to hug her right there a.ors all on us--
he pu, ono arm round her little waist jiss above
the bump on her back, and be took one OF her
hands In hisen, and then she looked up into
bis eyes Nnd he looked down into hern as loving
two pussey cats, and then they began 10 max:
chescs on the carpet till you couldn't have told
which was which. never felt my blood bile
so ia my life Il rarely didn't seem decent. and
IL she had been relation Of mine, I'll be darn
ed to darnation Ii ] would not have knocked
that indecent varmint into a cooked hat In lees
than ne time. I'd made him glad to eat him
self up hair aud all, nasty a. II looked, TO have
got out Of my way. Oh but was wtathy with
the eoot for mint and then SEE to myself,
! don't know as the chsp's 80 much TO blame
srter all, its the gala own fault, II she likes TO
be hugged and whrled round SO afore the folks,
the fsller must be AN alfred fool not to like u
30 much as she dees, but, thinks J, u the gal
neansto git married, her bread will be all dough
arin ar,er this. for no decent honest man would
want 10 marry u gal arter he had seen her tous-
led abou, afore 6fty people, BY such shu's as
that chap 10. -
As soon nc the two critters sot down the fel-
lsrs and gals all licked arms and begun to
stream out OF the room. l thought ! might
az well see where they were q going, so J Jst
crooked my arm aud the black eyed gal put
heru through IL and out wa went infc fhe entry
way 10 room further back. where all the COM
pany were standing about round table sof
With every thing on arfh. that feller ever
thought OF eating. thought the table when
I eat dinner at cousin Johns, took the shine oft
from any thing I'd seen sfore in my life. There
was no cend 10 the silver dishes and baskets all
sbt out with flowers. and running over with
bunthcs Of white grapes and ornogcs, and every
thing else good that ever u teller thought on,
and there were more than half dozen little
sieeples wade of red and white candy, all hung
over with flowers and eurlecued about with
little sugar images, and sich lots Of cake aud
and Jelly. and things that I'D never
seen afore in my life. Every thing glittered
and shone 81 1t fairly took away my appettc.-
There was snoihcr table covered over with de-
canten and with lot Of them cider bottles
that I've told you about standing on II, but
kept purity clear Of that can tell you. Cous-
in Bebee como TO ine with one on 'em IN MS
hand. and ser he, sort oflaning,
Come, cousin Slick. take glass
Says ], NO II you jst as lives Id little
rather not, your York cider don't sgree with
me-
%, seq he, its only sham pain. try
little
Il am list as much obliged to you. but had
a lestle ruther not, il warnt sham pam that l
had in my head the day srer drunk il afore'
can tell you
With that cousin Bebee larfed. and sez ne
YOU mus, be gallant, and help Miss Miles, she
has got no refreshments yit.' looked toward
the black eyed gal, and sure enough. there she
,ood as mute as could be Iookin ON while all
hs rest was a eatin. went up 10 her sgis'
made low bow. and sez l.
Miss Miles what will you take arter you
manners for me. and begin TO feel as II
houId like a bite.
| could see that tsrns purity mouth Of hern
scin 10 ncnible as IL il wanted TO say some
hing funny, but she looked in my face and
ez She ra- ...tf
I'm fake a little blue mongs IL you please
didn't know what she could mean, but there
as some stuff in some little blue glasses. that
,oked a. much like soap suds AS any thing else.
nd took one on 'en out Of the silver thing
lat it stood in, and j;st stirred il up with
Joon afore ] gave it to her. don't Know
hat on arh became Of the blue monge, but l
adn't more than touched il. when OF il went.
I'd Ieft the glass eenajist empty. Miss Miles
rfed lflIe, and sez she. thank you. the
Ilabub will do just as we'll. A few srapesand
trihe Of that Jelly il you please s..rusls
{. But,' sen T. q holding the glass and a look
z down on ihs carpet and over my new troos-
., where on srth can that mongc have gone
(! hope there Amt none Of il got on your
X frock, Miss Miles, arh1f
'Oh. no. sez she, don't mind it, the grapes
III do jis, as WE'LL
took up a plate and gave her awbop-
ng great bunch from on one Of the dishes,
Id then | made another bow, and sez T.
Any thing else Miss Miles, Id do any thing
q arh to oblige you
She twisted up that plump little mouth of
rrn into one Of the handsomest smiles ever
e, and sez she. IN take that rose bud that
ropped from the grape basket whes you teok
lese out ..nr sf. ~. .l'f t..slH8lL
fswan bot she looked plaguy handsome.
'udn't bur jist keep from staring night 10 ner
ee all the time. | felt my heart hounde,-
q about like pullet with its neck fs",eo
hen she said this. and took up the rose o.a
stweeu the fioeers Of nv ysIler gloves. and
,ade as ceu,eei a bow as could. considering