Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-04-21
Uncle Peters Opinion of Girls.

Uncle Peters Opinion OF Girls.
..I'll tell you boys, this ere running ar
Ter gals amt what lis cracked up TO be.
I've had little experience in that line in
my day, have. A true girl is about as
skeerce IN article as Wall street honesty,
and that's decidedly below par. As long
as feler's got the ",n' and can treat
he's some; but just wait till the ballast
gets low and you will hear some of the
insinuations. This courlin' is just about
as riskey business as dealing in Per
hams. A feller don't draw blank, PlI
admit, but he must draw the pile or Ne u
moi get his stakes"
81 mind The time I'd smashed any
ieller's face that would told NE tha, Bet
sey wasn't pirty, but I've changed my
mind some since. | was sucked in
with that gal, The dod darnest, Ill admit;
but since It's over I'll tell you lellers about
it provided you don't say notbin'. )"
when | was young and natural con-
sequence rather verdant in court business,
| met Be,sey Baker al an aPple-bollng al
old Deacon Smiths, near Bangor. She
was dressed 10 kill, and powdered up till
she looked most darned nice; and |, be.
ing about as green as tulpy bacbing in
June, was fool enough TO think them
sleepy eyes she was casting at me were
caused by that called love al first sight, "
and The consequence was returned them
at glsnces with palpilaiin' heart"
"By ard ~ we go, done with the ap
Piles, and begun playing. "the first three
steps," Law sake you ought TO seen
me jumping around like parch pea on
drum head with tina, ar gal; and when
we got to playing "Joggle" didn't we
joggIe along well now we did nuthin'
else"
Somebody made move to adjourn a.
bou, half past ten, asked Be'sey TO ac'
cep, the angle of my elbow, and started
for home, ,hinkin' all the time that the
'posile Scrape shear must have been tight
or misinformed, one or the other, when
he said "The course Of true love never
did run smooth" Well, took that girl
10 all the circus shows, and treated her to
ice cream on all occasions, never once
thinking that she never thought any thing
o me-"
"Well, ] fool like, spent The most OF
nv hard earned dimes for Betsey. and
vas beginnin' 10 be hard up when young
lawyer stuck up his shingle in Bangor.
and soon found out that it was highly
probable that would have a rival in the
coufiin.' In fact, heard that tins limb
of lLe law was seen prowling around Sol
omon Bakers house. This kinder riz
my dander; so / started for Betsey's the
next Saturday highland on enterin' found
her alone. Well never was much for
useless ceremony, so | so, down in the
big rocking chair,and said in The language
of The poet, who with outsireiched arms,
exclaimed:
"Come to my arms, ye greasy filters ~
"This was way had often addres.
sed her when wanted her to sit on my
lap. and Inever thought but she would do
il again as she had often before. But she
tidn't; but with a turned-up nose. said /:
"Mr. Sanders, in future, do not wish
10 keep company with any person who
uses this kind Of language to me"
"This kinder skeered me, but soon
recovered sufficient 10 make use ofsn ex-
preston that ended with and, then slid"
II soon found that she had been want
ng 10 sack me for some time, but could
lever ge, the chance until this time. But
maybe you think thought Of stretching
lemp or s,rangl.ng myself with belona
aussge. If you did you are decidedly
uislak for in the language of Sykesy:"
81 only takes an horn, observing "let
er went" You see il amt girl fashion
D be true so leave of as | begsn-I will
sy, true girls are like Wall street. honesty
darn skeerce articles. ."-Fankee Pri- I
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