Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-25
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"s. inonson,--Dsar Sir: Crismus is
over, and The things ded You know 4
told 20" in my last letter WA. yw;nr
" bring Miss Mary up TO IA. cIaIk a
Srismus- Well done il. as slick az a
whistles though il como nigh v nigh be-
~ serious undertaken. Blu, IN ell
yon all about the whole circumstance.
ne Tact IS, Ia made my mind Up more'n
twensy times TO pest go and come rixhi
sut with Z . who.e business. bur when-
ever got what sse was, and whenever
sbe looked al me with. her witc hin ewes.
and kind o. blushed at me 4.always FELT
cert o. skeered and. fainty land alt what
4 had made up, 10 tell her was fofgot. so
couidn1 think Of II To save mes. Bot
you re a married. man, Mr. Thomson,
90 couidn't tell you nothin about pop :.
pin-the question, as they call il. liza u
mighty great .fayer TO AK OF a rte d rel.
~ gal, andHto people as ain; used sdiit,
u goes monstroas hard, dosil in They
say wldders don't mind il. no more than
noihin' Bat I'm maxim a transeres.
sion, as the preachers say.
crismus eve I put on nv new sui,
and shaved my face as slick as a smooth
m iron and went over TO old Miss Sian
lev. As soon as | went into the p.rIor
whar they was all settin refund the
fro, Miss Csrline aud Miss Kesi "A hot
iaughe rite out.
There, there, ses they, told you SO.
knew II would be Jos ,ph.
what's done, Miss Carline! sesI
You come sisters chicken bone and
DO believe she knew you was comm
when she put II over the door
No, dIdu'r-l didn't, no such thing
now, ses Mary and her iacu b!usheJ red
all over.
Oh, you needn't deny. il, ses Miss
hesiah' you long TO Joseph now. les a,
sure as thar's any charm in chicken
bones.
knowd that was rst rate chance
"a say sometiin, but the dear litile crea
tuf locked SO sorry and KEEP hlushin
So couldn't say nofhin zacilv TO IN.
pm, sol tuck chair and reached M
and tuck down tue bone and pu, il in NV
pocket
"hat are yon gwine to do with that
bone now, Malsresays Miss Mary.
I'm gwilc 10 keep'it as long as live.
:es AS a Crsmus present from the
handsumest gal in Georgia.
When ! scd that sire bIusi1cd worse
and worse.
Ant you shsmed. Maierf ses sh..
'Now you ought 10 give her Girls
mus gilt, Joseph, to keep ali her life.
ses Miss CarIine.
All! ses old Miss Stanley. when was
gal we used to hang up our stockinos-
why mother! ses all OF EN-, 10 say
Hiockius rite afore-
Then ! felt liuie streaked too. caus
'hey was all biashin as hard as they
roaid.
:. Hishty-tiiy! ses the old Indy-what.
huement. I'D like 30 know what harm
ineTe IS IN siockins:- People now a DAYS
Geitln SO. Inealy-mou,hed that itey
can't tell nothing by it's name. ami
dont see as they're any better than the
OLD time people was. When I was a
gal Ike you, child, used 10 hang up nv
elocklns and get 'elD fall OF presents.
The gals kept iaughin
Never mind, ses Mary, the Maier's
got 10 give me Crismus 'giGt-Wost
you Majerf
Oh, yes, ses !, you know promised
But didnt mean that, ses she.
I've GOT one 70: you. what want YOU
To keep all YOUR life. hnt il would take
three bushei bag to hold il, ses ..
Oh, that's the kind, ses she.
sbI' vii! you keep it as long as you
live? SEES |. r..
Certainly will, Ma:er. i
81, Now you hear that, Miss Carline, ses
u she ses she'll keep il all her life. :.
Yes, ! viii ses Alary-but " hat IS ,t7se
Never mind, ses l. YOU hang Oh a bag
h'g enough to hold IL and you'll 6nJ1
Out VIA u lin the marnin. 4
Miss Carline winked at Miss Kesiah.
ana then whispered 10 her-tben they
both laughed and locke at me as miss
chlevoaa as they could They spectod
sOmethin.
feuli DC sure TO give IL to me now, ifI
hang "P bag. ses Miss Nary.
And you promise To keep II, ses I.
Well, viii, oaus know you would. |
NJ give ms noihia that wasn't worth
keepin.
They all agreed that they would hang
Up a bag for me to put Miss Mary's /
Crismus present in, in the hack porch. y
Hno about nine o'clock | told 'vm good
eve in, and went home.
set uP iill snidaighi. aud whan they
was all gone 10 bed ! weni sof,Iv into
the back gate and went up TO the porch.
and thar, shore enud, was a great bio
meal bag hangin 70 the jice. u was
monsirous unhandy 10 get into IL, but
vas iarmine5 not TO back out: 50 / sot
some chairs on top Of a bench and got
hold Of fta ror~ ooI - ........Ir -