The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-24

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i and blood will BE- orr inevitable doom, 90
i We must take the cup that madness ~
revenge and frenzy silsll mingle for Il
country. n ~ ne Goa u ~ Jeus OIL,
II AZ nor also N ne Genti1ssf KS, I
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BETSY BROWNS THANKSGIVING
Betsy, sez Mr.. Brown to me, (my prope
name il Elizabeth, but Mr. Brown allcrs cal
me Betsy) what do you cay Ii, our going d
to uncle John Miller's Thanksgiving Strike
me il would be good chance to introduc
our darter Sally to tho society Of Green.
| Vile
Now, ye see, John Miller was Azaria
Browns uncle, on his mothers side a poo
boy IN the fust place, but he'd got a. rich a
Crocus manufacturin shoes, and a. natura
consequence, he was prouder than Jupite,
The Brown tribe thought everything OF hin
becacse ne lived in BIZ. house, and was
Justice Of the Peace and chorus. His parlo
was liked equal to Queen Victoria's sittin
room, they said; carpeted all ever with ia
pestry Brussels, three ply carpet and orna
mented with pictures Of Rafels, and Mondon
mas, and landscapes, and don I know what
John Miller was the big bug among Til,
Browns and Millers.
Well, SEE |, sAEarial,, Id like to 20 vel
enuit, but I'm afraid it would be properou,
20 lntrude on EN- at such time without or
invite. You know Jush's wife holds hersel
Q head and shoulders above common folks
There's no need Of her doing thatr sen
Aharlah, shes tall as \ hay pole naturally
without any stretching.
know that, SEE |, but then her mind il
histed up good many feet above the common
level, and if she amt any better than we are
she thinks she is and that amounts to lust
the same thing
'Nonsence Poll Miller is made out Of JUS,
the same flesh and blood as the rest Of us
only they do say that her great-grandfathe
was Niger; and she had fourth cousin,
whose wife's husband was put in the State
Prison for stealth two hens off from neigh
boris roost! Now there never was relation
OF mlnc in jail even; and my father and moth.
er was both white men
We'll, well, Azariah,' seq |, don't brag
over IT You know, tn. is tact that your I'm
Gle Jchn takes drop too much from the
water bottle occasionally, and according to
my way of thinking, its about % bad to
drink as to steal hens
Fudge Bets Brown SEE Azariah, tartly,
that's nothin All gentlemen drink! LIS
right down fashionabier
! seed that Azariah Yves !;,t,e .sohed, 90
! didn't stop 70 argue with him hut say
here-that if getting drunk is fashionable, /
don keer about any Of my folks being in the
fashion. That sail.
~ YVES settled that we should 60 to Green's
VILE to thanksgiving Yheshe: or not for
Aaariah - as obstinate as a white pine stump,
ana II his mind once gets sot, it ain no use
trying to alter it.
We were to kerry our darter Sally, and
bushel Of Baldwin apples, to make US vel
come.
sally, il do say it, ID remarkably we'll
looking girl, for red-headed one and it
amt every girl that got as much Ingenuity
as she has. She can knit, and sew and snin.
and crochlt things out Of thread She's quite
eduict, too; can read, and write, and cipher,
ana Say the multiplication table Without q
single mistake. She was nigh about ticklod
% death when she found out that she was
bound Tor her uncle Josh's. Young folks is
alters sot up with the prospect of gaddlng
Lawful goodness, aother, seq she, Il shall
have to dress in my 60 to meeting poplin and
my gold bosom pin, every dayr
Yes WIS than that SEE |; I'm gwine
% bny you yeller and green silk gownd;
and gray Rug-man cloak; and q black
velvet bonnet, with an oyster feather on top
m determined you shall look as well as John
Miller's Claribel Josepher and Selm Ewrekg ]
% bootl 1t takes me to regulate things when
set cut
We'll, the next day went up to Doyer,and
bought twenty dollars worth Of finery for SUI
y; and then | got a neck handkerchief .
or Azarlah, and coral ring for myself
Thinks |, If amt cutie sc rich as JOSH !
olks, | guess Ill let them know that | aim
0 be sneared at
We had Mrs. Huckaback, the miliner. q,
ur house for a week, fixin things; and de /
lare II il that time she didn't tell ne more I
bout the neighbours thao ever heard or /
nistrusted afore! Mrs Huckabccks an
wful news budget Azarlah saws that there
'arnt the leastest need Of the Atlantic par
graph under the sea, Tor If folks would lust
III their secrets to Mrs. Huckabeck, she'd
win clear across the ocean to tell EN- co the
Azariah is professor Of religion.
ut I'm sorry to say that he don't always
ontine himself to the truth Jest d day
efore he was to start for Groensyille.
zariah sent q letter to tell Josh folks that
was coming but be YVES too late to get in
le mail, and SO he took and put it in his
ocket and concluded to carry it with him.
e q be sure ne d get there safe, he said
Like as not they won't like to see usf sez
when we'd got fairly set down in the cars
they re stuck up set, i, they are some of
our own relationablesr ,
Nobody keers whether they do or not sez |
zariah. i want to see some Of the wonders
their big village, and If | can get boarded
+ nothin while I'm about it, it duat make
, difference to me whether I'm welcome Or
,tr I
Azariah is selfish. Loves money tho mon .
er
Well, after considerable Of a spell Of 5
reaking it on the cars behind the locofoeo. d
I. arrived at the dye pot, and such slew of Q
Hers as asked me 70 ride in their carriages 4
u never seed. Mighty pe1lite in them, :
ought but Azariah told them as he was
60 to walkiag, he guessed he could tramp j
It For my part, ! should good deal |,
ther have rid, tor there was cunsidera. s.
snow on the ground, and it was full half q
nile TO Joshs house, ono Of the dye pot Il
IN said h
Howsomeyer, we got there at last; and a j
menus fine place it was tool Bi, as Do b
! Town Hall, and the meetin house on ton q,
that! Then thar was the slightest Of fur, ii
owing all over it that you ever hcarn tell
It beat Noahs ark and Herod palace 81
to nothing. Azariah, he stepped up TO the IN
Mt door, and rung tile bell. The house d,
5 all lighted up from top to toe, as If some. W
~ was dead or marriai A
starched up dandifed Niger cum to the te
IT, ~
Ny gracious says Azariah, some Of Poll to
lers folks is here, as sure as YOU liver pa
Your card 2 says the darkcy, erinninr al
scraping. va
My card SEE Azariah; who's he? I want ar
60 uncle Josh Miller, and the rest of en- it
by your leave, Ill jest walk in Il to
A goshed low set' SEE the Niger, looking sa
Us kind Of impudent, and stepping fur fol
: into the entry. ed
say that again, yeu darned black impr wi
Azariah, and Ill knock YOU into tho III
Idle Of next week in no time, ifsyou arc it
q of Polls relationables! Give wavl and -
! that Azariali strammed riyht al. 80.