The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-08
MAI. JONES' LETTER.
Mss Kesiah makes a bomiadble Joo'
Of Cousin Pete
Pineville, J,o s'h, ls44

DEAR SIR-Wen-Chrismus anc
N.w Years is gone, aud heap OF Ia"
has gone with them. Down he'e y
P,neyiIle we had a real time you may
he sure. Every body tuck CrlsmuS
especially the nlggers, ana s'en o'e'
c.rr, i,s on sch dancin and slngin' q
skv ,ockeis-you never did see
Bur tie bes, joke was The way cousn, .,
psle 20, tuck in about ge'Iio IN S,s'e,
Kes,. Cnri.mus bag. Pete had a K'"o
,Tso.ak;n no,,on OF her for some time'
bnf,bc 5faucd fool don't know no more
nam cou,t,n nor o hown pup does oou'
,.,,o,ouv lie was over 10 our mouse
Chr,smu. eve, g~iue on WIN h's 10"
ecnse.and bopherin sister hIs ild she go'
,i,e ,;,sd or him-lellin her how ne
wanted 10 gi m1rred SO bad he d'do ~
Know wha, would come OF HIM. ne WIS"
ed somebody would hang up Dag 'o'
him, like Mary did fo' me.
sOh. yes, ses she, you want 70 1907
somebody now, dpnI you?--bu' you &c
mighty mlslaklnd. ,c,
No. Miss Kesiah. ses ne, III ! ann
in GOOD yearnesI, never was 10 my
life
Ah.'ses she, Fm fraid you want TO
,Dlav some trick--you young doctors Is
so monslrous hard 10 please And then
she looked around at me and Kind o
winked her pretty black eyes and smiI
ed.
Pete looked in the glass, and sort O
.slicked down his whIskers, and then Sc
he, eAt The gals says that, bu, tire fact
is, Miss Kesiah ives scep'iblc TO iemal
charms lest like common men, can as
shure YOU. And the fact is, I'm 'terml'
ed to marry the frs, gal that will hav
me for a Chrismus present
Now you all hear that, ses kes
ah.
sYes,' we all said.
Now mind ses she 10 cousin Pet'
sec you ain' foohn'
aever seed Pete look so qnere-h
hooked sort o skecred and sort o plea
Ell, and he trembled all over and hi
voice was so husky he conldn't hard
speak
No, is in down right yearnest--yo
-sCe if | sinl.
Well, ses she, we'll see.
Pele seemed ,monstrious 6lgeiy, az
ybimeby he flowed it was time 10 go,sr
after bidinsus all good night, ses h
Now remember Miss Kesiah, ana avs
he went with heart as light as han
fu of chicken feathers.
He hadu' been gone more'n 10 tin
afore Sister Kesiah, bust right cut
laghin.
Now, ses she II don'l fix DR.. Pos
,posiry, good then amt Kcsiah Stallion
ihst's all. He's always been cavort
about and maxim so much of himself
who but he and now III take him dow
peg.
Why, aint you gwine TO hang up |
bag? ses sister Calne.
That aint, seS she.
Oh, now, sis, thal's TOO bad 10 disa
point him go.
But ,he Doctor shan'tb be dlsappoin,t
for III make aunt Prissey hang up OF
NOT HlUi 10 ldhc Hn llh w WV hIo' "llI
he's a mind 10, and thea we'll see if he
be as good as his word.
Then shure enough, she called au
Prssy and made her 60 up in The |,
and empty the feather bag,and fix a 70
10 it, ard 60 and hang il on the por
for cousin Pete. Then she told Pr
all how how she must do 10 the mori
and we al went TO bed.
couldn'' sleep for lhnkin what
tbominable fool They was gwlne to ma
oul Of poor Pee. Mary said it wat
great shame 10 serve any body so, /
she didn't believe Kesiah ever wou
quit being wild and m,scheyous.
Ii wasn't no great time fore hea
the gate squeak, aud he next mi
there was a muHsireus racket among /
dogs, snd knowed Pete was come.
could hear the gals tltterin and langl
in their room. and the next thing Ian
went something agin the fence, and IA
one of The dogs set up kieve! Ii
something had burt him, and all was 5
for few mrus Then heard p
steppin about very cautious on the por
and movin the t,ble aud chairs, and |
iice shuck with his weight, as he dr.
ped inte the hsg,-All was still agin
little while, 'cep,he gals s0ickelin
their room; & then heard Pete snee