The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-11-17
The Model BiOOmer.
OR, HEZ's 5 ACCOUNT OF a COUNTRY PIC.
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! OR, HEZ' S ACCOUNT OF a COUNTRY PIC.
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To get away from hot weather, dust,
and other summer Accomplishments, |
took run up into the country the other
/ day, spent a week among the fresh clover
fields, and five or six rosy bouncing cous-
ins, and, altogether, had an interesting
time of it. While there, l picked up a
story-a good one-just one of the kind
for those who like fun-and I'm going to
try and tell it.
| A rain-storm had one day prevented
US from indulging in our usual outdoor
amusements, and we were all seated in
the parlor, endeayoring to entertain one
another as best we could The party was
composed of half-a- -dozan plump, rosy
checked -girls-just such ones as they raise
in the country for life-comforters to young
farmers-myself, and down-east cousin,
named Hezekiah Green
Cousin Hez, as the girls called him, was
one ofthe best specimens of Green Noun
tain Yankee that l ever looked at-he
was "a character tell good story
was always ready to do so-and, told
as he told them, in his peculiar dialect,
they were always amusing.
The girls were all exhausted, talking
about this thing and that They wanted
something to dispel the gloominess of the
day, and SO Hez was asked for story.
Come, cousin Hez, give us funny sto-
ry now-something to make US laugh
said little Fanny, rural beauty Of Six
teen.
Yes, yes, Hez, l. tell US a story
chimed in the rest of the girls.
wal. l declare tu gracious, girls, I've
told so many stories lately that I'm bout
gin eout-you must let me off
%, no you don't, says Fanny, inter
rupting Hez.
wal, meow, Fan, I swow, l don't rally
think the gals would like to hear, 'ticular-
ly yeou, Fam, good-natuedly replied Hez.
90, never you fear offending the girls;
and you know, Uez, wouldn't get angry
at anything you said, replied teasing Fan
ny.
Wal, meow, Fan, if yooa wunt get buff
fy, and the rest of the gals will pay ten
ton, I'll tell the only story l know. It's
i real genuine one, however-it actually
happened
we all promise, and, what's more, you
tell a good story and Ill reward you with
a kiss, said Fanny, by way of inducement
'Will yeou though, Fan! Wal, by golly
III du i'll WILL said Hez.
'Yeou must, know gals began Hez,
that abeout the time that that distinguish
ed female, Mrs Bloomcr, made up her
mind that petticoats, corsets, frocks, and
them ere fxins, was hurtful to the female
CONSTRUCTION, the gals tn hum-the place
where | was raised-concluded that they
were tu; and sich tarnal 'citement as
was kicked up among the petticoats was
caution to dimity of all qualities Lots
on EN- had rigged themselves eout in the
Bloomer custom-pantaloons and all
and sich another sight you never did see
when they paraded the streets There
was little fatty Brown, a right good little
body, she got the Bloomer mani, tu, and
sich sight as she was! Golly! hogs
head cut in tu, and dressed up in petit
coats could hold no comparison to her
And then there was Peggy Brooks, the
shoemaker's daughter she that has twins
every year. she had the mani, tn, long
with the rest, and, gracious sakes, she
looked even Wus than fatty Brown! But
Peggy was rather sensible woman,
though, and finally concluded that the
Boomers wasn't becoming tu female as
was doing such an extensive family busi-
ness as she was. There was a good ma
ny gals, though as hadn't cheek enough to
come right eeut in the street with the pant
aloons, jest tn see how the things would
feel on tcller, as some on en- used to say.
Fan here
Hush IIoz,' Interrupted Fanny blush
ing little, and secminly angry. But
ilez appealed to the company, and was
allowed to proceed
wal, meow, shan't say anthing bout
Fanny at present, butll try to finish the
story as soon as | can.
The gals and tcllcrs were getting up
grand haro-up-a nick picker, pc nick
er, Or
Picnic, suggested one of 4he girls.
WAL a nic-pie They were getting up
one of thcse arrangements, and great
'jH2 T2s evnoct.l One ol the gale wet