Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-08-09

| The neighbOrno0u, anu lh'lteu 10 +" v" 70
10 make contrary picter to themselves,
and so shine US out Of site by comparison.
After that ball thar wasn't any Thin talk
ed on among the gals but wha! nice iel-
Iers the clerks in Equality wur, and how
nice and slick they wore their har, and
their shiny boots, and they way they Dir.
rupp'd down their trousers. You couIdn I
90 10 see one on 'em that she wouldn't stick
one Of these (elIers a: you, and keep a
talkin' how slick they looked. Ii got to
be RECT pizen to hear Of, or see the crit
tiers. and the boys got together at last TO
see what was 10 be done the thing had
grown perfectly alarmin'. AT last a meet
in was agreed on, down to old Jake
Bents.'
sOn next Sunday night, instead of ia
kim the gals TO mee,in' whar they could
see these lellers, we loft 'em at home, and
met at Jakes's, and am Of the opinion
thur was some congregated wrath thar
whew want the?
.H--ll and scissorsn says Mike Jelt,
lel's 90 down and lick the town, r'ie
strait
.Nor hollered Dick Butts, 'let's ki.ch
these slick badgers comm out OF meetln'
and tare hide and feathers off on 'emn
why, d-n 'em, what dye think, boys,
busted in old Jake, 4 swar if they ant
Iarnt our gals to wear starn cushions; on
hy this mornin' caught my darter Sally
putin one on and tryin' it round her.
IShe tho't was asleep, but | seed her,
and made the Jade repudiate it, and no
mistake--quicker"
THE boys took drink on the occasion.
and Equality town was slumberln', Ter d
short spell, over a contiguous yearth-
Quake. AT last one of ME boys proposed
before we attacked the town, that we
should ge, up ball in tho Bottom, and
Hest out.shine thetown chaps, all to death
before he swallowed 'em. II was hard to
gin in to this proposition, but the boys
lcum to it al last, and every feller started
to put the AFFAIR." agoln.'
4 had bin a long spell hankerin' arter
old Tom jones' darter on The branch be-
Iow the Bottom, and she vas crltter for
weak eyes--maybe she hadn't a pair OF
lhcr own-well if they warn't brace Of
Imoyin' lighthouses, wouldn't say it,
there was no calculatn' the extent or
Ihansomness of the family that gal could
bring up around her, with teller like
me 10 look arter EN-. Talk about grace
lfulness, did you ever see maple sapiln'
lmoyn' with south wind?--lt warn't q
lcrooked stick to compar to her, but her old
dad was auful. He could jest lick any
fthin' thai said boo, in them digglns, out
lswar satan, and was cross as she bar,
with cubs. ae had little hankern' IN
,own, too, iur they gin him presents Of
powder TO hunt with, and ne was precious
fond OF usn' his shootin' iron. detar-
mind any how, to ask his darter, Be,sey,
10 be my partner at the Nettle Bottom
ball.
| well, my sister, Marth, made me q
hiram new pair Of buckskln trousers to 60
lin. and rie my pictur, Of she didn't put
stitrups 10 'em 10 keep 'em down. She
said straps wur the fashion and should
ware 'em. just felt with 'em as eli !
had somethin' pressin on me down all my
I,o;ots wus sot tight together, but Marth
Iinss,ed, and knew could soon dance
,em off, so gin in, and started off to the
branch for Betsy Jones.
sWhen arriv, the old Teller wur sittin'
smokln' ar:er his supper, and the young.
Eer Jones' wur sittin' round the table takln'
Theirs. A whippin' big pan of mash
s,ood rite in The centre, and large pan OF
Mill beside it. with lots of corn bread and
lbul,er. and Betsy was hepin' the young
sters. while old Mrs Jones sol by admirin
the family collection. Old Tom took a
hard .tar at me, and kind shook, but
the strags stood ii, and ! recovered my,
self, and giu him as good as he SENT out !
wur near the door, and ready TO break u
he show'd fight. -, y.
sWhat the hill are 700 dom IN aus
gise?' says the old mamie swore oread,
Tally: are you comm down here 10 s1eal
Il riIed up at that. Says | 81 ! wur
comn' for SIGH purpose, you'd DO 'heias'
ll'd hunt to steal off on'
You're right says he, I'D make nole
10 light your innards. q you dld' Anu
Inc old savage chuckled. meant Dc
cansa he had nothln' worth stealth, 0ut
his da r,er, but he tho't twas cos Wasl
aleard' on him.
We'll, purity soon ! gathered up ana
told him what | cum fur, and invited nim
10 cum up and take drink and see .nat
ali went on rite. Betsy was in al awiui
way fur fear no wouldn't consent. Inc
old omen here spoke in favor Of the moves
and Tom thought Of the Ticker ana g'n y
rhe Measure. Off bounced Betsy up led'
der MO the second story, and one o. Inc
smallest gals with her, TO helP put On the
6vnns sot down in cheer, and Tell
uAuPS' $50 While we wuT |