The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-03
Criminal Matttr.
Prepared especially for the Western Democrat.
THE FOUR "FESTIVULLS."
GSecured by two Copyrights.
SLEEPIN HOLLER,
Phebuairy the 30 Is & phifty Z.

Il
Mr. EDITURs: As I hav bin thinking fur
sum time about ritin you letur, konklu-
ded to do it dewring the pleasant days with
which we find ourselfs surrounded. and
hav now took my penn in hand for that
purpus. An ainshunt poit has sed that the
Proper study of mankind is man. This
then as you will purseeve bares intimate
connecshun with what i am goin to say,
and will strike u at wunce as attourdin SUIT
fshunt thought for 4 midling sized letur.
How mulch more cumfurtabul they wood
feel if those lantern jawed, slabsided speci-
minis of mankind who are in the habit of
exercising their gifts in redikuling certain
whalebone fxins which they kohl "shin
SINNERS" wourn by the ladys, wood obay
the potts injunkshun and study mankind.
Speaking of potts sir am reminded Ov the
name object of mi letur. which was to rite
sum POETRY fur the papurs, and if you
deem it ov suffishunt demeret you kin pub
lish it," as it will Civ sum respite from
the trashy stuff what is yousualy ritten
fur papurs.
In my yunger days have thout that thar
wur poitry inside ov me, and the spark has
recently bin blue to blaise by rccdin
Gray's eligible to country graveyard and
Longfellers translashun Ov Shakespeer
crossing the Alps, and thOut wood Civ u
n Sampull. have bin in Sharlotte on all
yore CRATE days and dcclear that was at
log rollin down on Hongry neck in sleep
in Holler which was wOurth the hole
bilein oy en-. So then to the lines, part ov
which l writ while in yore Sity:
1t has trooly been sed that fun now & then
Is relished by wyse and baldheded men,
So thot id just send IL the skratch ov a pen
About what think 0v it all.
You hav 4 CRATE festival days in the year
That air KEEP very loosely by foxes about hear
Crismus, 4th Joolie, , will say,
The Goth and awlso the Ist day ov May.
1t is tru the latur day has lost its intruSt
ov late years-its interTanemcnts havin
groan shawl by degrees and most abomi-
nably few-O wing as suppose to thar
beeing so menny purity ladys in yore Sity
that they cant make chawice fur Queen.
and the day is thus purmitted, like unkle
Ncd's cornkakc, ''to Be"
On Crismus, oxshuns shutting matches & flies
To children Il boys air very CRATE sites,
But for groan foxes to indulge in such delites
Is enuff to make mankind stay out of mites
And seek pleshure in ekneebriashun.
The neckst will speek Ov is 4th Joolie,
Which now a days receives a cold 90 by;
A nashun'S birthday thus purmitted to pass
Is stanelng disgrayse, & shorcly will last
As long as people, insted of marcthn by
the sole sturring drum to ''feest of RESIN
and flow of-rum. keep Their shops open
and are tratlikin ON the solum day.
But the Goth May amungst awl the rest
Accordiu to my noshun is dcsidcdly best,
Everybody will hav CRATE time it is said,
And i'll be on hand if i'm not sick or dead,
For the hole people are gwine to rise in
Their mite and hav one ov the gratest '.blo-
outs" that mortal man ever stuck an axe
in a tree, and wish to see it decently did
with Dew respeckt yourn til Deth
p. X. jon ANKLES, NJ. C. S. II.