Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-12
o Doctor Peter Jones % ...h. .I.,

| Doctor Peter Jones" ses he, q intsrdu.a
you to their MsJsstys the King and Queen -
Cousin Pete scrsped about a while and ~.
| dropt on one knee, rite afore 'em,
Rise gallant knight" ses Bill Bvsr
"rise, we dub you knight of the.roysI bsth d;
Cousin Pete got up and bowed and scrsp,d
few more times, and went to sit down be.
tween 'em, but they ris up Jest as he went 20
set down; and the first thing he knowed, ker.
slOsh he went, rite into big tub of cold
water, with nothing but his he'd and heels
stickIn out.
He tried to kiss Mary as he was takin his
seat and if you could jest seed him as he went
into that tub Of water with his arms reached
Out to her, and his mouth sot for q kiss, do
oene'e you laughed more'n n you ever did
dlore IN your life. The fsllers was all 90 spi.
eious that some trick was gwine 10 be played
.nal Iney all left the dore open, and when the
thlng tuck place they all run in shoutin and
iapghln like they would bust their sides.
fete get out as quick as be could, and
never seed feller so wilted down in ali INV
ne. ne got as mad as hornet, and sed It
was mean Trick to serve emmy body 20. spe.
cisliy IN cold weather. And he went rita Of
home by himself to dress
Mary made the niggers take out the middle
chair and put the tub of water thar uhen No
was in tOther room. Pete didn't spiciou the
trick was gwine to turn out that way he
thought the queen was gwine to sentence eyery
teller what didn't kiss her as he sot down. 10
do something that would make fun for the rest,
and he was jest gWine to open the game.
ieii perfectly satisfied after that, and don't
thlnk cousin Pete will be quite SO fond Of funny
tricks the next time
But like to forgot to tell you, nv weddin
Is to take place e-proyidin ther ain no more
earthquakes nor unaccountable things 10
prevention the 22d Of this month, which vou
Know Is famous day what ought to be cele.
9rated by every gene wine patriot in the world.
shall look tor you TO come, and hope Won
VIII be sure to be thar, for | know Won
couldn't grudge the ride Jest TO see Miss Mary
Jones what is to be. We's gwine to have a
considerable getherin, Jest to please the od
folks, and old Miss Stations ses she's gwine
20 gave us real Georgia weddin Of the cid
time fashion No more from
Your friend till deth, JOS. JONES.
P. S Il went over tother mite to see 'eua
all, and they was as bissy as bees in tar bar.
rel sowin and maxim up fuery. Mary was
sowin something mighty fine and white with
rufies and jgamarees all round it. What
kind of thing is that 2'' ses L The PALS
looked at one another and laughed like thew
would die, and my poor little Mary (bIess her
souD kept gatherin it up in a heap and blush
in dredful I" Tell him, SIS ses Miss Caro-.
line, but Mary Looked rite down and didn't
say nothin. I'm tell him, " ses Kesiah. stit's
a -" No, you shant now-stop, stop,n
'es Mary, and she put her pretty little hand
rite On Miss kesiah' mouth, and looked lie.
she'd cry for little. L felt so sorry for her,
told EN- L didn't want TO know, and thew
put the things away, and bimeby l went home,
but | kept thinkin all the way what upon
gearth it could be. spose I'll find out some
lay