The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-07-26
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as well have n At onsi, kase ia BIN iroub,n' NY
conscoInce smazio 10 keep II kyef'd Up. The
atari raised iaFsy IN Nctlle Bottom, and old Sam
Stokes yen, when bo swat I'D 'cbaw me up,'
T g'ves my meat ,liglt spfInklIn' Of ager when.
! ever think on IL.
! "You see, thar wur small town called Euual.
NY, ~ !hni.e, that some spectators started
near Net,e Bo1om, cos thar wur a spontaneous
salt lick ~ the dggips, and no sooner did they
GIT Il agon, and build some stores and qroce.
rlcs thar, Than they wagon'd from CINCINNATI
and other upstream villages, a parcel OF fellows
10 attend the shops that looked nice, al'ays, as
u they wur goin' TO meetih' or on couriin'
iroic; and, salt their pctures,' they wur eter.
naNy pokD' up their noses at Us boys OF the Bot.
tom. Well they got up ball in the village,
Jest TO interduce themselves 10 the gals around
the Leighborirood, and invite few on Us to
make contrary picture 10 themselves, and so
shneus out Of site by comparison. AFTER that
bail thar want any thin talked on among The
gals but what nice felers the clerks in Equality
wur, and how nice and slick they wore their har
and their shiny boots, and the way they stir
rupp'd down their trousers. You couldn't go
to see one on 'em that she wouldn't stick one of
these .fellers at you, and keep a taikin' how
slick they locked It got 10 be parlect pizen to
hear OF or see the critters; and the Toys got 10.
ge,her al last TO see what was TO be done-ihe
hing had grown perfectly alarmn'. At last
meeiln' was agreed on, down 10 old J Ike Bents'.
I. "On next Sunday night, instead of takn' the
gals 10 meetln' whar they could see these fellcrs,
we ieit EN- at home, and met a, jake's, and fm
OF the opinion thur was some congregated wrath
thar-whew! want they!"
"'ll-Il and scissors!' says Nike Jol;: .!et's 90
down ard lick the town, rite Strattr"
"No! boi'cred Dick Butts, 'let's ki,Ch these
sick badgers comm out ofmeetn', and lare the
hide and feathers oft On 'em!'"
"'Hhy. Dbl 'em! what DIVE think, boys,'
bus ed n old Jake: Il swar if they hain't Iarn,
our gals TO wear starn cushions! only this NOR.
MN caught my darter Sally putin on one
and lyiu' It round her. She tho't was asleep;
but seed her, and made the jade repudiale ii
and no ali@ake-qgickefr "
''ihe boys took drink on the occasion, and
Equality Town was slumbern' for short spell,
over contiguous yearthquake. AT last one OF
the boys proposed before we attacked the town,
that we should git up ball in the Bottom, and
Jest out-shine the town chaps, all to death, afore
we swallow'd 'em. IL was hard to gin in to
this proposition, but tho boys cum to it last and
every feller started to put the AFFAIR." agoio.'"
81 had been long spell hankerin' ar,er old
Tom Jones' darter, on tha branch below the
Bottom. and She was a crtter good for weak
eyes be she hadn't pair of her own
well, if hey warn't a brace of movin' light hou.
ses, wouldn't say it-there was no cacula,in'
the extent or handsomeness of the family that
gal could bring up around her, with Teller like
me to look arler 'em. Talklabout gracefuness
did you ever see maple sspln' movin with
south wind? 1t warn't a crooked stick TO
compar' TO her; but her old dad was auful He
could jest lick anylhin' that said boo in them
dIggins, out swar Satin, and was as cross as a
she bar, with cubs. He had little hankerin'
in favor Of the feIlers in town, too, for they gin
him presents of powder to hunt with, and be
was precious fond of usin' his shootin' iron. |
determined, any how to ask his dar,er Betsey
to be my partner at the Nelte Bottom ball.
swell, my sister Marth made me bran new
pair OF buckskin trousers to 60 in, and rile my
picture ef she didn't put s,r'ups to 'elr to keep
'em down. She said straps wur the fashion,
and should ware 'em. just felt with 'em on
as eff had somethin' pressin' on me DOWNFALL
my joints wur not tight together, but Marth in
sisted, as knew could soon dance 'em off, SO
| gin in, and started off to the branch for Betsey
Jones.
"When arriv, the old Teller wur sit,in' smo.
kin, after his supper, and the Younger Jones'
a
pin big pan of mush stood rite in the centre,
and large pan of milk beside it, with lots of
corn bred and butter, and Betsey was helpln'
the youngsters, while old Mrs, Jones sot by, ad.
mirin the family collection. Old Tom took
hard star at me, and | kind shook, but the
straps stood 1t, and recovered myselfsand gin
him as good as he sent, but wur near the door,
AID ready TO break if he showed fight.
"What the hill are you dom in Disguise
says the old mamie swore dreadfully-'are
you comm down here to stea'
81 ried up at that. Says |, 'ef wur comm
fur SIGH purpose, you'd be The last Id hunt upto
steal off on
",You'r right says he, II make hole to
light your nnards, ef you did, Aud the old
savage chuckled. meant because he had no.
thin worth slealn', but his darter, bu, he tho't
twas cos was aieard on him.
t "Well, purity soon gether'd up and told him
what cum down fur, and invited him to cum
up and take drink, and see that all went on
rite. Betsey was in an awful way fur fear he
/, wouldn't consent. The old oman here spoke
in favor Of the move, and old Tom thought of The
ker and gin into the measure Off bounced
Beisey up a ladder into the second story, and
one Of the small gals with her, TO help put on
e the fixups. sot down in cheer and fell a
. talkin' at the old oman. While we wur chat.
d tin away as nice as relations, could hear Bet.
;, sey maxim things stand around above. The
floor was only loose boa DIS kivered over wide
!. ioice, and every step made 'em shake and rattle
h like hurricane. Old Tom smoked away and
q the young ones at the table would hold spoon
fu Of mush to their mouths and look at my straps
and then look at each other and Singer, ill al