The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-04-19
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fEDEvtLLE, February the 9th 46.
MISTER EDlTER: Deer Sir--I;ye had q.
noshun of troublin you fer more'ns con,
siderable time, but LXentto see the Leg
iatatur, and didn'tgit away from, Il, ,ar tilk
it moved sing dye. And arler Egot home.
the boys apd gnlls kept arter. me TO tell
EN- about how they does things up in the
city Of Nashville, until almost fergot my.
promis tdyou. ;i'
Since writ to you, wc've been most
tickled tew deth with fun out here in.
Pedeville. Dads moved into moo house,
and one Of old Simms gals is got married,
and Cousin Juke's gwine 10 the army--he'
SEE; but believe he's only tryin tosgit
some O. the girls to ak him to stay. We
had somethn Of a time here while Christ.
mus lasted, and as soon as that went out
q iashun, Leap Year pop'din, and we've
had some o the interesinest jollyficash-.
uns you've heern Of since the last leap
year. A-Monday, the I'd Of Leap-year,
The gals Of Peedevile met over to Mr.. .
simmes, and congratulated therselves on
the privilege O. maxim love 10 the boys,
and day or two arter that they gin the
ginninest spree that was ever danced in
Pc'leevlle; and what was the best of It,
the boys was took thar by the gals. Miss
Sally Simms was thar, looki as butifnl as
whole lump o sweet things White-wash-
ed with loaf sugar! I'll be odrapt if her
eyes didn't make me feel like was mel
tin 10 pieces like silver dew drops slidin
out O. the reach o. the sun! Arter we ali
got thar, and was strewed round tergeth.
err, the head boss o. the occashun, Jerry
Peters, he riz, and seq he
"Ladies and gentlemen, sez he, well
Introduce somethn new"
And then the gals and boys was de-
ranged over the room in couples, and if
we didn't kick up some pumpkins Q,
Joshua, assist mo to sneeZe! TVe all got
twisted in each others necks, and sich kis-
sin, and huggin, npd holcrn! il was enufF
10 make feller wish fer it to last al.
ways!
"The Lors mcrcy!'' sez old Misses
Simms, what upon the ycath does the.
young folks mean by sich ondecent ca
pers, and thort shed tore her new
apern clean up.
20, we's only playing inercently," seq
one Of, the gals. nH:
"Thry didn't have no sich carryins on
us that in my young days. continued the
old lady; sif n fellcr kiss'd a girl them.
they as gwine to get married.
"You don't know but some Of us is,"
replied Miss Julia Peters; and they I'LL
busted into the oudest kind o. larfin.
When that was over, somethin else was
got up; the gals and boys was all strung
round agin, and had therselves number.
ed. Jerry got big plate and placin
hizsc]i in the middle O. The ring, SEE he to
the gals, seq he
"When turns this round, Ill call out
one o. your numbers, and If YOU ketches
it before it falls you won't have to pay no
pawns-ef you don't, you will, and"
"Let 'er rip, Jcrry!" said Cousin Jake,
well have it now
"Whiz!" went the plate as Jerry hol.
Tered out number three Round he kept
wtirlin it and callin the numbers till he
gothis hat full Of pawns and seq he to
Jake, scz ne
"Now comes your time; git ready to
runn'
:. always thar!' said Jake with
smile.
"Whiz!" Jerry sent the plate, and hol.
lcrin out Jakc's number. Uphc jumped.
and maxim lunge to get the plate afore
il fell, his heels slipp'd uperds over his
head SO high that he couldn't stop till he
whirled clear round and fell Que o the or.
fullest bouncers that cver-busted a
pair o britches clear across the Straps.
With that Jake riz, and getherin on to
his britches, he come up missin when the
hoys and gals got TO redeemin their
pawns. hain't got time to rite no more
now. I'll write agin nfore short.
Yourn till then,
YouNG ONE, JR.
p. S.--i didn't send you this to publish.
If you print it, you and Jake fer it-I
aint responsible, no way.
Tennessee Tslegrapgh.
MISS Glory FoRM-"I say, Bill SIM
SON." says Pete Gumbo, Saturday eve-
ming, ",loes you feel like glamnadin wild do
ladies dis ebenin ''
"Gosh. Pete, de Illumination oh your mind
is gittin above dis nigga's nstgation. Who
is to hab de oberjoyous fecility Oh de nigga's
intenshuns?'
"Ya! ya ya how do nigga talks. If
you's no consquenshus intr,sioIis, we'll grace
dc colored society OBJ Miss Glory Form, dis
ebening!"
"Miss who is dat, Pete /, I'be heerd oh
her in de papers. va f! va ! va !! is dat
she -
"Nothin darker, and do niggas Hoya her
breff's so sweet, it puts 'em fast asleep afora
dey knows whar dey is T.
"Gosh Pete, please TO left dc compiler.
ments oh dis nigga's presence before dc Mbs
ly object OBJ de 'cason, and dat lows to fro
dis hart away to her most ngracious and
consequious confidelity We left.