Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-07-18
sWEIGNIN, TIE GALS.

Sum body says it aint a fair question
to ak a gal her age. The old maids,
reckon, sed that. Now think it's fully
as unfair to ak Il gal her are'ght, as il
is 10 AK her her age, case lisa ulr qnes'
lion, it is, and when you hears about
weighin, Sally Greeny, you will say So
too.
You know cousin Jenr; he's a rale
stavers 'mongst the gals, he is, and he
don't kare a straw what lie SCI 10 any
on 'em, he don't.
Cusen JEFF, he cum over to our house
one Sunday, and he sez 10 me. "Pete,
les 60 TO see Squire Greeny's gals, y
agreed. .scd I. And so out we struck.
l eel, orIul bold when we first started,
but sumhow the nearer we got TO Squire
Greeny's the worse skeared I was. And
| wished we had never, started; but it
was 100 late now, so'in we went. Squire
Greeny's go, two gals, Sally and Betsy,
as nice. gals as you ever seed. they is.
They tII seemed mighty perIi'e, and
me and cusen JEFF thought we was gittin'
on fust rate, we did. Sally looked
dreadful nice, tell you. I'D gin the
world, if could only "a found sumlhing
to say to her; bu, studied over every
thing I ever heard or thought about in
my whole life, but not the fust darn'd
word could | think OF wuth sayin.'
Cnsen Jeff was all the time talkin'
like all natrr' to Betsy. After while
Sally she proposed we should all 60 and
weigh. So out we all went, Squire
Greeny goin' along 10 weigh US. When
Sally's turn cum. Squire Grceny, he
looked sorter 's,onished. why Sally
says he, 'you weigh Il hundred and lic>
ty.' Law par sed Sally. 'Ainl it
JeG?' sed the squire: Yes sir.ee,' scd
jeff. And sure enutr Sally weighed
hundred and fifty; tho hevy est crittcr in
the whole gang on US.
Well, we all went back to the house.,
and arter a while sez Squire Greeny,
sez lie, .:old oman Sally weighs a hun.
Il +drrd il7rtqdii affTss ffhy':: {. Z =
mo she don't sed the old lady. 'Yes,
but l tell you she doz,' sed the Squire.
Don't she Jell'?' Yes stree, she doz,'
sed jeff.
Il don't b'Ipve it, sed the old lady.
We'll. we'll weigh Sally ap'n, and
show yol.' scd The Squire. 'Oh no,
don't ssd Sally.
why not sally7' 'oh, case it's
Sunday sez Sally.
But T will, though sed the Squire.
So Sally was strung up ag'in, and the
Squire he balanced the sliIyards 10 the
fas, kickup place; and thrnhe commcnc-
ed Iookin' over his specs and counting
his fingers. jeff sez he, how much is
that? Jeff he looked over the 'Squire's
shoulder. 'Onc hundred aud thirty
seUcn, srz JEFF.
Yes stz the Squire, "a hundred and
Ihirty>seven.'
'lhar now scz the old lady, Il told
YOU Sally didn't weigh Il hundred and
fifty.
well how on yrlh did we make such
mslakc.n scd the Squire.
Il know sez Kate, Sally's little Sis
ter.
Hush = scd Sally, shakin' her fist a,
Kate, and luruin' as red as beet in the
face.
'Ilow 2 scd The Squire.
'El you do scd Sally, stampin' her
foot.
But will, though scd Kate.
'Yrs tell scd lhr Squire.
"Saliy has tooh her hustle of -
Bring the camp fire here, quick
You've MEN.-I, shonld be the aim
of young men TO go into good society
we mean not the rich, nor the proud,
nor the fashionable, bat the society of
the wise, the intelligent, and the good.
When YOU end men that know more
than you do, and from whose conversa>
ton you can get information, it is always
SAFE W UC Will ~
broken down many man 10 associate
with the low and Yulgas. where the rib
bald song was sung, and the indecent
story told to excite laughter or influence
the bad passions.
Lord Clarendon attributed success
and happiness in life, to associating with
per.ons more learned and vruous than
ourselves. If you wishlobe wise and
respected, if you desire happiness and
no, misery, we advise you to associate
witt the intelligent ard good. Strive
ror excellence and strict integrity, and
yo, will neve, be fount in the sinks Of
pollution, or in the ranks Of profligates;
AMI gamblers. Once habituate yourself
ton virluous course, and no punishment
would be greater than, by accident, 10
be obliged, for half "a dayto associate
viii the low and vulgar.