The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-11-23
CHAPTER iii.
Waviek's teedding described in a Letter,
by an old fa0ie 0f his.

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To Mi. Polly Stroud, nigh Noxvl, ia the
State Of Tennysee Gloss by whore the
French Broad and Holsin Jines
PrSsr Borrom this July Q.
Miss Polly Stroud---Dere maddam---I
now take my pen 10 hand Of the presence
opportunity 10 let yon know how we are
all WE'LL but am purly in sperlts, hopin
these few lines may dud you the same by
Gods mercy rs have been so mortyfide r
could cry my eyes out bodily. Bill War.
rick--yes. Bill Warrck. is married to Bar.
bry Bass seed it dons--a neaE, tfigia
decsiyinist creetur--but never mind. Did
Int know. him when he went TO old field
skool--a little raggid orfn boy. with no bo.
dy TO patch his close behn maxim OF
,licky y-dicky. out II hImself--causs his old
mgger oman Venus was too lazy to mend
cml Ddn ! know him when he couldn't
make pot hook or a hanger IN his copybok
To save his life, and theu to say | was toe
! old fot him aud that he always considered
| was sOrt Of a sister 10 him. o Polly. he
is 50 likely. perlicker when he's drest up of
= Snndy or a irolic--anl what is wnrser.
hs wife Is pnf too though don't ackno-
Iige it here. Only to think how dotted On
hIm, how used 10 save bosim blossoms for
hun, which some pepe call sweet sented
shfubs--sni how he used 10 put his hand In
aud pull EN- out, aud how used to blush
when he said they were sweeter for comia
from where they did, Who went black.
brnyin and a huckleberryin wiih me? who
always rode To preechiii with me, and helpt
me off lie ho>-! who made Pokeberry stains
in dlmons and squares aud circles and harts
and 80 on AZ quI ius for me!--aild talkin Of
Poke--l do hope 10 the fathers above that
Poke Wi beal Clay jist o spite Bill for he's
rank Distracted wbig and secreterry to the
Clay cub-who always kissed me in per.
tickilef, IN playn ofkneciin to the wittless.
bowln 10 The purliest, aud kissin of them
you 1--we best, aud playn Of Sister Feebs.
aud Oats, Peas Beans and Barry growsi--
who. do say. was ii bnt Bill Warrickl--
yes, aud heap more. II haven't CRATE
mud 10 sue hun. aud would do il IL wu>
not I'm faid he id show yolunrine writ
TO him Febeisry year ago. He orter b.
exposed, for II he IL ever widder, he'll d.
some body else the same way he sarved me.
lisa burnin shame, could hardly hold my
head up at the weddin. II hadn't OF bia
so mad aud to proude TO let him see ii Ida
cried severe.
!, Well. Il was nice weddin--sich ice.
cakes aud minicIes aud raisins and oring,s
and hams, -four doins and chickin 6xins ana
four uncommon iattest big goblers ever
did see. The Bryde was drest in white
muslin figured over pink satin pettycote.
with white gloves aud satin shoes, and her
hair curu down with little rose in il,
aud a chain aroun her neck. don't know
whether II was rale goal or plated. She
looked buuiai and Bill did look nice. ana
all the candydates and too preachers ana
Col Horde was there, all Bills nigaers the
llkeriest nine Of them you ever looked at--
aud when did look at EN- aud think, r..
Iy thought should broke my hart. Well
sich kssin,--severaI Of the gals sed thsir
faces burnt like fire, for one Of the preachers
end Col. Horde wusn't shaved cost.
Bimeby was a sittin leanin back. and
Bill he come benin me aud sorter ierKed me
back, aud sKeared me powerful, for wus
fa'lin hacKards, and screamed, and kicked
up my feet before to xetch ike. and II
hadn't had on pantaets. | reckon somebo-
dy would Knowed whether gartsred a.
boye my knees or not. We had a riqhse
good Iad on old Parson Brown as he got
through marryin Of sm--says be. II pro-
nouOce you, William Wsrrick and Bafbry
Bass. man aud oman. he did look 90.
when we lafied--and he right quick sed--
'mau and wife, salute your Bryde.'
Well us all over. but dont Kser--therc
is as good fish in the sea % svel come out'n
IN. Pm net poor for the likes OF Bill War.