Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-03-21
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Gay, Tor the CuTOStty VI tn0 tutnSS ss"Oas
to pafty thinking 10 have aslittle fun.
Wal. ilwaS saying, j went to The party.
: Howsomever, before1 went, l took and
BACKED up my old boots little Of the
slickest. and Rut on my new striped trous.
efIo6ns and sold blue coat and all my
other Sunday, go TO meeting fixes; and
thinks to my self i'll don't shine to night
my name amt Bill, that's all. But my
lroweserloons was a little too short, and
When1 strapped them down they was
anfred.tigh! that had to walk just like
an old gobbler. -. go
Wal, | started for the party, and to say
nothing of the two or three times |
fell down as was a goin,l got along pref
ty safe. tillTI got into the door, arc, when
out comes Sig dog snarlin like o cross
cut saw. broke for the. door, but, / soon.
saw The dog was like to take me in the
rear. so / turned and ran to a tree that
stood in the yard; now thinks |, now Billy
do your best,' my boy, or you'll'be ehawed.
up. Wal, started up, the tree. but |
hadn't got fur afore the dog jumped up
and kotched me by the rear of my trows.
erIoons ahdjerked me down ko.whollop.
Then Egin inyselfu for lost, but what
was my Joy when saw the dog leggin it
round the house like skeered lighting.
Wal, seq 1 asI,nzedup, my salvation this
time is OWN to the dogs takin under,
holds. is is-t oasas a..s IS y
When entered the room, to my CRATE
estonishment about thirty of the kind of
gals that ain't bad ITO look at was there;
and you'd better think, if you know any
thing about human nature, that | did'nt
feel awtully queer and wished myself at
home agin; didn't know which end was
up-Oh! by golly, when think ont | felt
like suewed frog. Wal, l hadn't more
than got the Illustration off and Sc ted,
when out comes the prettiest gal you
ever seed in your life, her beautiful Looks
riz me right up on my feet, and es she
began tonear me, the power of attraction
was so great ! began to feel my heart
slipping up towardsymy throat. and
mint more Id choked, for the whole in
side of me was trying TO follow my heart.
Wal, she began to talk, and if the first
word, had been a mint later Id been a
gone Sucker, but 1t settled my heart right
down to its place. She told me she was
so glad to see me-and what a pretty
evening it was, hoped | had PLEASANT walk
to the party-and such kind Of find say,
ings. Then she axed me TO set down,
know'd what she wanted, and looked
round every body was lookin at US, end
! felt as streaked as a garter snake. But
down. ,sot and a(ore knew she was
right slap in my lap. Now ifthat wan!
atrying time, then l'll give up, and I'd
gin all | made at Pekin, KILN hogs TO
have been out ofthe scrape Howsomever,
sot as still as mice and never said tur
key but thinking all the time of the hair
''breath escapes" | had already made
that evening. Arter while they began
to play what they call PLEASED or Dis
pleased" This was the fust thing that
kinder relieved me in my present fix, and
[ began to feel comfortable and good when
"a fsller come up to the gal in my lap, and
seq he. pleased or displeased, and afore
he got the last word out of his mouth she
said very much pleased, sir. Well, then
he axed me the same question, and seq l..
pleased>sir.ee. So he axed the next one
who said he was dspleased; so he axed
him what, would please him, and SEE be
make that, Teller, pointing to me, talk to
that gal in his lap. Wal, blushed but
didn't say anything, SO he fell to beating
me with handkerchief be had twisted
and tied3a knot in the end. till got mad,
and grabbed at him, and by mistake
got hold ofthe gal tbatwas in my lap and
pinched her SO blamed hard that she
Jumped up like kangaroo, and tarnation
SOW she hollered Well, seq l to myself
Billy, you've played thunder now my boy.
Wal, went to the gal to pollygize, and
'aiore knew it she struck me slap in
the face so Internal hard that I could
count the stars through the roof of the
house. Wal, ! sat down again. and kept
as still as you please, and the rest played
and cut up like thunder, but could not
laugh nor saya ward. At last heard
sasgal say, that lfeller's mighty bashfnl;
and, that raised highlander, and thinks
ny thunder, tLat's none of your business,
Miss Brassface.
- Wal, then gal cum an d sot rite down
beside me, aud seq she, these parties is
mighty pleasant, Yes, mum, SEE |; and
then we sot as. stillas posts. and III be
darned iff could think of the fust thing
to say. Wal SO the evening passed, and
arter while they began to talk ofgoing
no me. and | was mighty glad of il, for
I'had wanted 10 60 for good while. as
had been doing nothing but thinking o.
that darn big dog. Wal, some ofthe gals
put on their bonne,s, and my gal kept
limiting to me that she was alone, and !
thqpght should have the earthquake
chillss for rather had my throat cut than
:, to nave, asked her i'll mnnpht 90 home