The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-01-18

MARSHALL" VI
dyi" '' '"'
The fiddler shouted il out, and every tbirp
on the ground locked round him; the men,
wlmmen, lac gas, and the old niger oman,
and sch shakln' of hands agin, and such show
dom" you never seed. Then he had to tell the
news over again. Some on 'em wanted TO
hear all alout,lhe governor, what he was doing,
ard when ne was gwIne TO commence dom
some'hih Tor EN-. Most all the wmmen were
mighty periickler.about him, and enc sorter old
gal and mighty good ookin one at that, sorter
tall and active made, with light bar, and had a
heap q hne. tixens on her, she list parted the
crowd and come 10; she wanted all the news
about the Old hero. When The Squire told her
lived with him, she daried at me her ewes,
bright as diamonds, aud she was all over n a
swivet. She invited me in the ye,her room,
and thar we both sot down on a bed, and she
talked on. AFTER gettin' through she Jumped
and run out door and comes in with good
chnnK OF boy, sorter chumpy and bright eyed
boy and perfect pictur.
How old Is your boy, Miss?"
"He,ll be SIX years old in the spring.
"And what's his name, marm?'
81 call HIM arter his, the Governor"
"Do The Governor stay here much them
times!"
81 reckon he did," sal id she tossin' her head,"
ale used TO stay a month at a time with uncle
10 h.
We'll said |, "f this don't beat Reputation
into fits i'm blessed.
When went back into the passage, Squire
was still iettin' on 'em about old Jackson and the
last war, Some on 'em had been with the old
General at the Emucktaw aud Talladega, and
New orean'; and when he alluded to them
| tights, the men shouted and the wimmin said
eyes, Lord" Some on 'em then asked the
| squire "W ho'd be the next President"
"My dear freud said he, sorter straitenin'
himself up, "ny friend Col. Polk, OF Tennessee,
will be The next President. I'm gwine through
the whole country to let you know all about il;
and want every man and woman to vote for
Poik. If you don't SAID he, and then be turned
IN and abused Clay, and praised Old Hickory
and Young Hickory He SAID young Hickory
was chip of the old block" winkln at the
wImmn, and thenhe worked around 10 Orleans
agin, and got to shootn' mighty. Just then tina,
fellow what mel us at the .'stilI' walked I'D and
SAID, ''li you ant no objections, I'D like you to
iine and Sal Brown!n
81 would with pleasure, my friend, but amt
got no authoa'y."
"What's thcreasen! I'd like to see the mar
what says YOU aini-I'd snath him before you
could say WHO'S who
The Squire then turned in and explained his
want Of authority, and the consequence Of actiHl
without it. Whilst he were maxim these ex. |
PLANTATION the real sure enough Squire came TO-
He was in bis shirt sleeves, but made himself
easy. He shook hands with the crowd, took
three or four drinks and then told Bill to git his
gal and stand up. He pulled out a little piece
of paper as Jig as your hand, and sorter read
and spelled over, and said something | could't
understand; then said he, "If any Of You got any
thing to say agln William Jones and Sally |
Brown, nov's your time-if you don't Call it out
now thar ant no use sayin' any thing about it
hereafter. now pronounce you man and wife
If any bodyfo with Bill or Sally arter this
hang 'em Salute your bride, ard let's all go and
take something" Spirit Of the Times.