The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-07-14
a Iobs Affiaf aeOp ii, East
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90 PvE heard folks say that the wimmin was
contrary. We'll, they isa little so; but if
you manage 'em right---haul in here and let |
'em out there-you can drive 'e,n along with
out whip or spur, just which way you wish
'em togo.
u When lived down at Elton, there was
good many fust rate gals down there, but |
didn't take hkin to any of 'em till SQUIRE
CummiDs cum down there to live. The
Squire had mighty pretty darter. I said
some OF the gals were fust rate, but Nancy
Cummins was fust rate and leetle more
There was many dressed finer and looked
grander, but there was something jam about
Nance, that they couldn't hold candle to.
If a feilcr seed her once he couldn't look at
another gall for week. Ituk Il likin to her
rite off, and we got as thick as thieves. We
used to SO the same neetin, and sot in the
same pew. 1t took me to fud sarms and
hymns for her; and we'd swell 'em out in
manner shockin TO hardened sinners ; and
then we'd mosey hum together, while the
gals and fellers kept lookin on us as though
they'd like to mix in. I'd always stay to
supper and the way she could make injun
cakes, and the way Icould slick 'eIn with
meriasses and put 'em away, was nothin to
nobody. She was dreadful civil tew; and
alway, gettin somethin nice for me- | was
up to the hub in love, and was goin for il
like locomotive. We'll things went on in
this way for spell, till she had me tiyh
enough. Then she begun TO show of, kind
er, independent like. When I'd 60 to meet
in, there was no room in the pew ;Ithen she'd
cum and she'd streak it off with another chap
and leave me suckin my fingers at the door
Instead OF stickin to me as she used to do
she got to cuttin round with all the other
fellers, just as if she cared nothin about me
no more-none whatever. a...
| got considerably riled-and thought
mite as well cum to the end of it at once SO
down | went to have it out with her. There
was hull grist of fellers there. They SEEM
ed mighty quiet till went in; then she got
to takln all manner of fnonsense-said moth
in TO me, and darned little of that. tried
to keep my dander down, but it worn't any
use--l kept moyin about as if had a pin in
my trowsers Isweat as if I had been thrash
in. My collar hung down as if it had been
hung over my stock todry. couldn't stand
it; so | cleared out as quickly as | could, for
l seed twas no use to say nothin to her. /
went strait to bed and thought the matter
over spell. Thinks Ifthat gall is Jest tryin
OF me; faint no use of our playin possum :;
III take the kink out of her; if / don't fetch
her out Of that high grass, use me for sau-
sage meat
heard tell OF boy wunce that got to
skewl late on Sunday monin master seq
"fou tarnel sleepin crittur, what has kept
you so late 2" ts, ..ss z,.s..,,.. -
"Why," says the boy, 1it's so .eyerlastin
slippery out, / couldn't get along, no how I;
every step took forward, | went two steps
backward and couldn't have got here at
all, if hadn't turn'd back to go t'other way"
Now that's just my case. Ihaye been put
ting after that gal considerable time. Now,
thinks |, I'll go tother way--she's been slit
en- OF me, and now I'll site her. What's
sass. for the goose, is sass for the gander.
Well, ! went no more to Nancy's. Next
Sabbath day, | slicked myself up, and dew,
say, when got nv fixins on took the shine
clear off any specimen ofhuman natur in our
parts. About ineetin time, put off to Ell
thun Dodges. Patienee Dodge was nice
more than She want inst like Nancy Ctfr,-