The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-04-02

and take seats, and set down, and be seated
Arter while she told 'em she was a lookin
Tor 'em all the mornin. Oh says old Mrs.
feathercod, we engaged to be here to din
ner; We never dine before four, and j; wants
some minutes TO that now,' txk;n out her fine
gold watch, tho the clock was starrin her
before her face. Betsy looked as blank as
IT she d run for sheriff and didn't get a vote.
But she run right in the kitchen, an the
way she followed up dice, an ALICE. an
Dina, an the whole tuckin of 'em from tho
taller patch, an the wash tub an the ironin
board, an all quarters, want slow.
Soon as got the quality all settled, I
went out to help poor Betsy. was sorry
tor her. Sicll sight as the kitchen was, I
Thar was halfpi"ked turkeys, halfkilled
chickens, everybody runnin round, and Bet.
sy looking like she Was the demon of cooks,
Every side of the kitrhen was hern, and she
was turnin round all sides at onct. Saws 1
Betsy, honey, do let me help you.' Saws
Betsy, Law, mar, what ken you do? Do
pray go long in the house and talk to them
ladies, and keep 'em from pryin about but
for the Lord sake, mar, don't talk nothin
lowlife' ..''~ '.
Weil,' says /, Betsy, I will try to talk
anything you want me to- Says she,
Talk about the fashuns, and Washington,
whar they went to last winter
SO goes in, and says J., You all seed
any new fashions this year 2 Saws one ON
em holding up her head mighty high, We
always receive, from our mantua maker and
milliner, the latest styles Well. now
says !, L thought you wouldn't a spild
yourselves that way, your own selves /; an
10 an behole, its that manchermaker wo.
man. She sent you all these ou,landish
limcracks an thought you didn't know any
better. ] don't know what made Betsy
th'nk they'd like to talk about the fashuns,
for they didn't, was cute enough to see
tkat in minute; so I tried Washington.
Says l., You was TO Washington last win.
terF Says one, mighty brisk, Yes, we
went to see our uncle take his seat in Con.
gress as an Honorable Representative.
Wen, says |. if aint clean beat! So
Jake Feathercod is a Congressman! Well,
II he ken make speeches as fast rs he can
lay bricks, he's a glib one. But don't ap-
prove of people leaving off good trade and
takn up with what they don't know nothin
about. Now Jake was a mighty good
bricklayer.' '....a. go
You are mistaken, ma am says she ::
my uncle is the Hon. Jacob Feathercod.'
Says !, Il reckon I aint mistaken. Old
Jake never had but two sons. Zele. vour
pap2y, an young Jake. '.. -
Well, if you believe it, Betsy was out of 4,
again-they was no ways anxious about,
Washington so picked up mighty fine
little shiny snuff box, lyin in one of their
laps, and says l, This is new fashion snuff
box mighty purity -
1t is not snuff box saws she, right of
short; it is card case a....'
Bless me. looked right up to the top of
the room, The Lord help your poor SOUL
says I, why, you aint eighteen years ole, ,
and carryin your cards about to play and
gamble with all day long,
Says she, These are not game cards, thcy
are visiting cards. ..' lis.
Well says I, do let me see 'em.' .'.
She showed me one twas nothin on the
Lords yearth but piece Of white paste.
board, with Miss Nettie Feathercod,' writ
on it. ..-.. - e...
Says /, What does you do with these
things Twant worth while to fetch 'em
here; we all knowd you. And your nigper
in the uniform told all o. your names afore
you could get chance to tell 'em your.
selves
Says she, When We wish to pay calls il
we do no: feel like going in ourselves, or tie
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
is equivalent TO visit. We had some calls
to make on the way here this mo, ming
Well says l., you all don't set much
store by each others company, ef a nigger
in solger's jacket an piece of pasteboard
does as WE'LL an put it down mighty soft
ly, athinkin, you'd better make snuff box
Of it, ,.......'...
= Well, tried mighty hard to entertain for
poor Betsy. tod 'em all about blue dye
an coperas dye. and how was the best way
to'set hens, and which s,gs would batch
ppllets an which roosters, and how to keep
a dog from asuckin of 'en, an all bout Bet.
sy's baby ahaSin the measles an ,Loopin-
cough, both at onct. But ef you believe me,
they never heerd word ! was sayin So
run through an let 'etn slone. ~ !. ay-.,
We was all settin up behavin with all
our might, when Betsy come to the door, On
axed 'efn all to walk out TO dinner. Il was
a powerful relief all round. When we got