Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-09-25
From the Y. Y. Dutchman.
THE MODEL BLOOMER.
BY TOM TWIGGS.


BY TOM TwIGGs.
To get away from hot weather. dust and
other summer accompaniment, took run
up into the country the other day-spent a
week among the fresh clover fields, and five
or six rosy, bouncing cousins, and altogether
had rich time of it.
While there I picked up story-a good
one-just one of the kind for those who like
tun-and I'm going to try and tell it.
A rain storm had one day prevented US
from indulging in our usual outdoor amuse-
ments, and we were all seated in the parlor,
endeayoring to entertain one another as best
we could, The party present was composed
of half dozen plump, rosy checked girls-7just
such ones as they raise in the country for
)ife.comforters to young farmers-my-s self,
and down-ca>t cousin, named Hezekiah
Green.
Cousin Hez, as the girls called him, was
one of the hest specimens of Green Noun
tain Yankee I ever looked at-he was a
character-could tell a good story-was al
ways ready to do so-aud, as he told them
in his peculiar dialect, they were always
amusing.
The girls were alexhausted 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 story,
uow-something to make us laugh said lit
tie Fanny, rural beauty of sweet sixteen.
yes, yes, Hcz, do tell US story chimed
in the rest of the girls.
wall, I declare to gracious, gals, I've
told so many stories lately, that I'm about
given out-you must let me off:
oh, no you don't said Fanny interrupt
ing Rez.
well, now, Fanny, I swow, 1 don't know
but one more story, and that dou't rally
think the gals would like to hear p'rticuar-
ly you, Fam good naturedly replied Hcz.
sOh never you fear Of offending the girls,
and you know, Hcz, wouldn't get angry at
anything you said, replied teazing Fanny.
Wall, now, Fan, if yeoa won't get hutfy,
and the rest of the gals will pay attention,
III tell the only story know. It's real
genuine one, howevcr-it actually happen
ed
I'VE all promise, and what's more, you tell
story, and I'll reward you with kiss,
said Fanny, by way Of an inducement.
'Will yeou, tho, Fan? Well, by golly,
III du it wW
you must know, gals begun Hcz, bout
the time that ere distinguished female, Mis-
ses Bloomer, made up her mind that petit
coats, corsets, frocks, and them ere fxins,
was hurtful to the female constitution, the
gals to hum-thc place where I was raised
concluded that they were teu, and sich
tarnal 'citements as was kicked up 'moug the
petticoats was 4 caushun to timidity of all
qualities. Lots on 'em rugged themselves out
in the Bloomer costom, as they call it, all
81. complete-pantaloons an all-and sich an
other sight never did see when they parade
the streets. There was little fatty Brown,
right good little body, she got the Bloomer
nancy, ten, and sich a sight as she was -
iiolly hoeshead cut in two and dressed
up in petticoats could hold no comparison to
her. And then there was Peggy Brooks,
the shoemaker's wife-she has twins twice a
year-she had the nancy teu, long with the
rest, aud gracious sakes she looked even
werse than fatty Brown. But Peggy was
rather sensible woman though, and finally
concluded that the Bloomers wasn't beeom-
ing teu female as was a good many gals,
though, as hadn't cheek enough to come out
in the pantaloons, just to see how the thing
would feel on feler, as some on 'em used
to say. Fan here
Hush Hez,' Interrupted Fanny, blushing
little, aud seeming angry. But Hez ap-
pcaled to the company and was allowed to
proceed.
wall, now, shant say anything bout
Fanny at present, but I'll try to finish the
story as soor as | can.
The gals and fellers were gettin' up
grand fare-up-a nick-picker, picker -nicker,
Or
'Pic-Nic,' suggested one of the girls.
wall, picnic. They was gettin' up
one of these arrangements, and great time
was expected One of the gals what was
going had Que of these ere Bloomer dresses
"A real nice one-but she never Wore it in
the street-toO modest for that. Wall, she
was going to surprise the party-take her
dress with her, steal off in among the BUSH
es, put it on, and then come back and ex-
hibit herself. This is the way she meant to
surprise 'm-and wait bilne by, and you'll
"Now, Hez, hush % whispered Fanny.
see if she didn't do it handsomely, teu.
sThe great day arrived. The gals looked