The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-02

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1 llolyE aK1 iNtctcA o13ug o1caa h6api1nlf
/ H;;s hue &hsSher they Wsre soosin' - 10
I 6<hy 6hUcuulaas0 nAh1 Q.k HIT howSon
ovsds llstiy 'lowei sle bettef - % shs ~
/ side, ~ shc kept up mighty AKIN IN ~ Wsok
Nhsa Saturday came ahs hAd everything ~
6mcNs = brides cake 'coptin The dinnor.--
l3sesy lowed she wouldn,s put that 81 talI
shq made ours if they were conAin. ,Gha
had bcen w6rkin' mighty hard ~ VA. nnogn.
49, 81 ~ nienpsa y rp5 ~ IS Y 49,,
ana dssaein ~ tAeif slssvea. HIT when lev.
EN- QaA - they I'll oook a. thar 6nA1ay
sclosa and west 10 gettin every ~ 1innsa-
Yheyh had - harrNy mightily, hut MWas ~
ready arter while. The kaaslssswaa wrrk.
| In CLOSE 10 the house, % nctay lest hcll~-ed
| u en- d come 10 their dinner Al, 4 80
| ,dinnckwa& I'll OVER and cvcrytiAg wAs waah.
!. ea IN ANd Ut b rlehta, and tho nlrgsrs "a
i "a work, 10 and betsy sOt down ~ tho On.
| Try 10 se9. Bout four O'Clock nAraey
| hakes hs come hack from Tho cAthouso, saya
ho, sRetsy, was 10 taken np expecttn'
| them Feathorcod l(olks "a dinner that for.
got you hirin' nill and Jim Jones N srli,
sails, beiN' a they're 10 Nar az. | reckon tkcy
didn't hear whom / called tho hAnds III
didn't blow tho horn y sHs
'Conteund The quality" saya Harnoy,
thvy'a alljuat qualified tos tho lanatiksr N,
linn. and I reckon yoall 70 along With 81,
Just b b. with che quality whom thoy IA, an
he jaske,i dawA the horn and blown I hlNae
YOU would q theavht Ill the stages that ever
lwM waa'rivlns AAr a onsA Juae men ~ AoSp,
"a mighty Nlaa In The ttunt yard, and when
- ls,sShsA sthan ,~au H. - - -N.W ~
men. with nahin seina on tho horace, 4 c~yur,in
about over tho yard and ono u thc puIlbd un
nisgsru they had dressed ~ like .uivcrx l
sittin ON high heNch 0NtslAc the carriage,
wNs bounced 0G Tho IA Indian rubber hall,
I Though, the oruslAr Might ~ killcd a. run
u him, but no jumped right w and atooa
seed tAe lies 81 4 lNat LIKE h wNsA pNrt q
erood, Mia EeAther,ad, Mlaa Nsaty aud Mia
nsy had gNt the hessea quiet and Mys |,
'iea, Mr. FlNNesy, had better heN epMiN
he aacr an le,,lN them Mlks out stilasr
etAMdiM here making manner 10 no did,
Y WIS well he told we who they war; iAr
Ateh q loekiM cArgN mover did zee AetNvN -
They had tho bach u their AeAaA kiy~reA
with ARTIFICIAL lewesS al Rxed IN little AaNN.
Gee, ard little silk lAna IN their banda they
cAlled sNasMNaeA reckon they wan much
acquainted with the nun, Or they wvNlAA't
thought he WA Mindtn' them purity llttle
lhinsa Then they had tleNNvea Nll over
their lfeck tails, and they we're heAounceA
nom the tepa Of their heads 10 the bottom Of
their Feet and all tho fcNncee piated like win.
din sheete only heap liner
"Betsy had run back eoon ~ she got the
Mst glimpse, cANee she hid Ion mighty dirty
lfocks but she put on \ white SATIN shawl al
over her, and then che looked ~ Rne NJ any
OF EN-, and Axed EN- h. wolk In, and take
seAta, and Get down and be seated AFTER 4
while che told 'eM che was 4 lockin for en-
oil the mornin. oh, Gays old Mrs Feather.
cod, we engaged to be hero 10 dinner, We
never dine before four and Il wants rome
minutes 70 that now taking out her Rno
gold watch though the clock was staring
right before her Detsy looked AZ blank a.
though she a run for sheriff and didn't net
vote. But she run right in the kitchen,
and the why she hollercd up Dilcc and Aloe
and Dina, and the whole tucken of EN- from
the later patch and the wash tub and the
ironin board, and all quarters want slow.
Soon as got the quality al settled, |
went out 10 help poor Betsy. was sorry
for her. Sicha sight as the kitchen was -
Thar was half picked turkeys, half killed
chickens, everybody rnnnin round and Bet.
sy lookin like she was the demon Of cooka. -
Every side Of the kitchen was hera, and she
was turning round all sides at onct Says
Betsy, honey, do let me help you Says
Betsy, Law mar, what Ken you dol DO
pray go long in the house and talk to them
ladies, and see to them ladies' and keep EN-
from prying about; but for the Lord sake,
don't talk nothin' low-life'
Wal says I, i viii try to talk anything
you want me to- Says she talk about fash
uns, and Washington, and whar they went
to last winter
$50 goes in, and says l. You all seed
any new fashuns this year, SAYS one Of
EN- holding up her head mighty high, I'VE
always receive styles Well, now, saws /, Il
tho'tyou wo' dnta spilled yourselves that way
your own selves and loe and behold its that
manchermaker woman. she sent Won all
these outlandish iimcracks, and thought you
didn't know no better don't know what
made Betsy think they like to talk about
the fashuns, for they didn't; was cute e.
nough to see that in minute; SO tried
Washington Says /, You was to Washing
ton last winterY Says one mighty brisk,
Yes we went to see our uncle take his seat
in Congress as an honorable Representative.
Well, says |, If amt clean beat! So Jake
Feathercord is Congressman! Well if he
ken make speeches as fast al he ken lay
bricks, he ia geib one. But don't approve
OF people lcayin otfa good trade and takin up
with what they know nothin tall about
Now Jake was mighty good bricklayer'
You are mistaken, ma am, says She my
uncle is the Hon Jncobi Feathercode
Says l, reckon amt mistaken. Old
Jake never had but two sons, Zeke, your pap
py, and young Jake.
We'll, if you believe it Betsy was out of it
again--they was no ways anxious, bout
Washington; SO picked up a mighty fine
shney little snuff box lyin in one OF their
laps, and says |, This is a new fashun snuff
box; mighty purity
Its not snuff box. snys she, right off
short; its a card case
Bless me- looked right up to the top Of
the room The Lord help your poor souls,
says /, why you amt eighteen years old, and
q carryin your cards about to play and gam
bic with all day long
Says she, 'these'are not game cards, they |
are visitin cards
well, says do let me see en-
She showed me one; twas nothing on the |
Lords yearth but piece Of white paste
board, with Miss Netty Feathercode' wrote
on it
Says I. what does you do with these
things? 'Twant worth while to fetch 'em |
here we all know'd you And your niger
in the unicorn told all O your names afore |
you could get a chance to tell em yourselves.
Says she, When we wish to pay calls, If
We do not feel like going in ourselves, or the
persons we are calling on are out, or do not
wish to receive company, we just send our
servant to the door with one Of these, which
10 equivalent to visit We had some calls
o make on our way here this morning.
WE'LL says |; you all don't set much
store BY each others company, eff a niger
p sol giers jacket and piece Of pasteboard
ioes as well, and put it down mighty soft
y, thinkin you better make snuff box Of
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