The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-02-21
ISCE LLANEOUS
DEvEL's Fork OF LITTLE RED,
January 9. l645,


My Dear, Mr.. Editor Since the last
time Iwrit you, have had all sorts of times;
took trip away out South. Well, when
| got TO the Rock, was in big hurry to
keep on, so walked up early in the morn>
ing to Goodrich and LOOMS, thinking
woeld rig out in a suit of their best, but
they hadn't opened their store, so / steps
into another, and bought me a pair of red
broadcloth briches. The fellow measured
me, and put up pair that be said would fit
me to shaving. So stuffs them into nv
saddle bags and put out south. Well, when
gets out, was asked to a party, and
rugged myselfup but oh, lordy, my breech.
es were big enough for the fat man that
was blOwed up in the steam boat. had
my gallowses up 10 the last notch, but il
wouldn't all do, for / could have carried
grist Of corn in them without stretching a
cloth. ! hardly knowed what to do my
breeches wouldn't do at all, and my new
ones hung like a shirt on a bean pole.--
Thinks there is no frOlic for Pete, butjest
right at this time in pops Major Greene,
wei, says he, 'kuTnel, amt you ready to
gOr Says |, am thinking won't Co.,
8 WhyT says he, Look at my britches,'
says /. Well, he commenced laughing |;
says he, Them bTitches were made for
Daniel Lambert Well,' says /, Daniel
Lambert is a stranger to me, but | know
they are pretty lOOseAt.' Oh, never mind
them,' says he come go and nobody will
notice you. Solvent, found lots Of peO.
pie, and abundance Of pretty gals. Well
there was mo- dancing, and the folks were
all sitting round the room; so | slips in q
corner thinking would hide my britches
Presently some gentleman asked a lady t.
sing; so up she gifts and he leads her tC
something in the corner that looked like
the incest kind Of chest. Well, she open
ed the lid and it was right chuck full o
horse teeth she just run her hand across
}. them, and never heard such a noise il
my life. | whispered to the next fellow +
inc. and asked what sort of a varmint tina
I. Twas Why, Kurnel,' says he, that is pc
amy. well the young lady commenced
and never heard such singing. forge
my britches, and started to walk close up {
the peanny, when heard them titering.-
!, s Daniel LAMBERT says one-then | kne'
they were laughing at my britches. So
felt my dander rising, and began TO g
mad walked right up, bold as Sheep
There was sort of dandy looking GENT
standing by the peanny. Says he, No
do, Miss, favor US with that delightful lit
ditty-my faVorite-You know it, The
she commenced.
sWhen the belly-aker is hearn over to see,
I'LL dance the rOnny aker BY moonlight with the
That is all recollected. When she g
Through, up steps Maj. Green, and introd
ces me to her. SaysShe, land | tell ,,
she looked pretty,) Col. Milestone, WI
is your faVorite7' Says /, suit yourself, al
YOU will suit me- And that made
laugh. Well right at that up steps a 4
low that looked as IL he had been sent
and couldn't go. Says he, Miss, will y
give me the last link is broken 2 tWh
ed saws she 'indeed sir have the most WretC
he ed cold in the world. why, Miss, says
you wouldn't call yours a bad cold If J
had seen Jim Cole after be lay out il
& swamp and catched cold.' why says 5
- (and lord, but she looked, killing, .how
- was bis cold r "Why Miss" says |,
-, didn't quit splitting ice till the middle
- August. That made her laugh. wv
saws she sKurnel Milestone, that cures
!. cold. So she commenced.
tThe last link Is broke that binds yen to n,
The words you have spoken Is sorrow 70 !
i we'll, aFter the lady was over, they