Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-03-09
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WHOLE NO. 234.

Land o liberty We scare me, Jabe!
m wantin' some nice hankerchers won
deriuily jest ro,o. but dear me! I'd go
without to the eend of my days afore I'd
pay such price for EN-
wal. then say tew dollars fifty cents
I'm willin' to let 'em go for that, consid-
erin the Shoes
Twenty shillin'! it's awful high, won.
give it,
Say eighteen shilIin' then, nobody
could ak less than that. I'm sure.'
Eighteen shillin'! it's tew much-can't
afford H.
'Tew dollars then-take 'em for tew
dollars-it's the same as givin on 'em a.
way. tell ye wilder, we wouldn't git
such chance if 'lwant for my feelings in
relation TO them shoes. I told We they was
worth twelve shillin apiece, and now Of
fer 'em tew We for tew dollars a pair, one
dollar struck off, that's all we paid for the
Shoes
Il never gin so much for handkerchers
in all my born days, can't We take no less!'
wv q ICuis WuauCTp hot d CENT.
We'll then don't feel as if | could af-
ford to take EN-
And SO spose | may as we'll put 'em
up agin-wal, I'm sorry, not that it would
be any object to me to let them go so
cheap, only thought I'd like to set my
mind at rest about the matter of the shoes.
I've offered to make it up; and you've re-
fused to have it made up, so the fault is
yourn. not mine my conscience is clear ;
if folks will persist in stamina in their own
light, I cant help it, that's ALL puts them
in the box.)
'Lemme jest look at 'em once more,
Jabe-these IS purty-cant take no less
than tew dollars 2
Not red cent less and tell ye sgin,
it's the same as givin on 'em away at that
Sure they amt half cotton!'
Jest as sure as be that my names
Jabez Clark
well, then, guess l shall hev to take
'em:'
Pm glad ont for your sake-as said
afore, ii Amt no object to me. I've got
piece of silk l want to show we, Miss Be-
dot, very desirable article for wedding
Dress
Lawful sakes hope we don't think
l want SIGH thing
Wal, folks tell singular stories. Iheerd
something down here
% shaw! 'twont dew to believe all We
hear
L sold Elder Snif1es a black satting
stock and buzzom pin yesterday; spose
he wanted 'em for a particular occasion.'
cit out. JADE! what sort of buzzom
pin was it?'
Wal, twas very desirable pin, top il
sot in gold. / sold it tew him for almost
nothing. l always make it a pint to &C.
commodate the clergy in that way, never
charge 'em full price. always lookt up
on the Elder as very gifted mani staid
here over the Sabbath once to hear him
preach-I tell We, wilder, twas powerful
pleading. I'm ruther inclined to the Bap-
list order myseIf-have bin quavering on
the subict ever sence was brought out
in fact, I've thought hard of givin' up
the travelin mercantile business and STU
dyin' deology; but on the hull, I've about
gin it up-'twouldn't do for me to be con-
fined to preachin-my health requires such
a mount oil exercise. But here's that silk,
did We ever see the beat ont! now that's
what call splendid-its gnniwine French
they call it gIody-grody-grody'-
what the dogs-them French names is
consumed hard TO remember-O, know
now. 'grody fewry ; jest take realizin
sense of the colors-how elegant them
stripes is shaded off, green and yalIer and
purple, regular French try-color, as they
call it,
It's slazy though, ther Amt much helt
to It,
.Heft! to be sure faint heavy. but heavy
silks Amt worn no more We know they're
all out of fashion-these ere light French
silks is all the 60 now-ye see folks has
found out how much more durable they
be than the heavy ones-them's so apt to
crack-why one of these ere outlast do
zen on 'em. I've got jest pattern on it
Ieft-had hull piece-sold tew dresses
off on it, one to Judge Hogebome's daugh-
Ter in Greenbush, and the other to Rev.
Dr.. Fogo's wife in Albany. Now, wilder,
what do we say to takin shat; 'twouId
make most mystical weddin' Dress
Well, faint for me to say I'm wanting
such an arlicle--but spozen | was-I've
got new one tha.'ll dew. Sister Mcguire
pickt it out for me. She haint got much
taste about colors-but she's good Judge
of quality
Got it made up!'
mo; but the mantymaker's comm TO-
morrer to make it,
'Lemme see it. if we please. | want to
compare it with this (She brings it,
. jim go! I'll be darned if faint stun color
the fag end Of all colors! Why. body'd
think twas some everlastin' old maid in
Std of handsome young wilder that had
chose such stressed thing for weddin'
Dress