The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-18
For the Union.
Mrs. Pry Relates HOaO She Goes
to the Singiat'. v" ~ 20
BY LocHE.

"Wall," says Mrs. Pry to me, 81 ies wish
you'd bin along 'tother night, when Zeke an
me was up at singin'.'
Says Zeke, says he, "Come Jemima, git on
your fxins an lets go up to Rushtown, to
heer them folks as makes such thunderin'
racket up there" says he. -5l l5l ri
"Wall," says l, "Zeke I'm willin', for of all
the talk I've heerd about 'em, it beets ALL .
says l. ...'...t, ..... 81.
avail, they dew say" says Zeke, chat they
sings ekal to cage of nittengals, as has bin
Gagged an then sot loose" says he.
So he goes out an bitches up the critter to the
little hite-kivered wagon, an was awaitin'
with my best yaller bunnet on-the one as has
tie red peony on top, as got from Mis- Green,
you know; an my green allapacca, an my
blue shawl-the one as has the red stripes
down it, you know, an as l sed, was awaitin'
when Zeke comes in, an says he, =
"Jemima, the critters ready but it do blow
like all thunderation,' says he an goes an gifts
his big red comforter an the lantern. -
"Now Jemima" says he, "lets be agittin' on
our way" a9.-a9 na-
"Wall," says l, an we goes out an gifts in the
wagon, an as Zeke sed, it was ablowin' power
full, an monstrous dark in the bargen.
"Now Zeke," says I, abe keerful." -n..
"Never you mind, Jemima," says he, an cuts
up the critter, an off we starts like blazes.
Wall, we happened to no accidents, though l
was sartain of gittin my neck broke, what
with pitchen' fust on one side an then on
'tother.
At last after riden' an riden'-fur you know
its long spell-says zeke, says he, "Jemima,
heer we air."
An sure enough. 1A
"Come hop out old woman, sharp now,' says
he, an you may depend want slow about it.
Wall, Zeke he tied the critter, and then
says he, a.ee .tia.a.) % a-l.
''Come along Jemima, lets git in before the
singsters gifts heer." .... -4t. si te
Wall, we went in, an sot down, up on one of
the fur seets g.a
Thar want morn three or four folks as had
got thar yit. .faG.4-t aasAr
l seen one monstrous purity gal asett;n along
side of chap with big moustash, an
couldn't fur the life of me help giYin Zeke q
nudge on the the sly like, an asayin', "Zeke,
don't them mind you of the time, when you
was athinkin' aboutaskin' Pap? courtin' sure"
says l. -.- -.... st.....ss5.s i.
And ZeEe, says he, 80 Jemima, you git out y
Wall, as was atellin you, 'spose we'd bin
asettin' thar nigh on to fifteen or twenty miu-
its, when in comes a big whiskered chap,
awalkin' so independent like, with jes the
charmingest cravat you ever seed-put me in
mind Of 'Araminta Jones pink and white waste
ribben-the one as she got jes after Decon
Smarts second wife died it was most beauti-
full sure.
Says |, "Zeke, who ken that be? ?" sl-
"That's the man as leads 'em," says he. i+'
claw, says |, "wall now, he amt bad look
in" Al, .s1 a,.tF III
While was still awatchin' him, in comes a
lot of em, an goes up an sets down; an they
keep comm, an acomin' tel l 'spose thar
want much less'n twenty of 'em. s4
After they'd all got set down-lets see-on
the fust bench was the soprannys, an ON the,
one ahnd them was the alltoes, an on the
hindmost one was the base men, though why
they should call 'em that can't see. for they
was as nice, well behaved lookin' men as ever
| seed this side of Phillydelfa. 5-s-A
Wall, after they'd bin a settin' thar awhile,
up jumps the man as lead 'em, an says he, so
smilin like
"Air you ready!"
An says they. with one accordance,
"Yaas t
Then he whips shining thing out of his
pocket an holds it up to his year, an says he,
"Sol Dough tI
Glands, Zeke," says /, "what on airth is he
acallin of Sol to bring the dough in heer fur?"
I "Jemima," says Zeke, "dew be quiet, he's
agivin' 'em the PITCH" says he.
!. 90 the pitch" says |, an while was atalk
in, sure enough, they all commenced asing
in and it were lovely. jes sot thar Til Zeke
says, 80. 1850
"Jemima, dew shet you mouth, says he.
: And thar was asettin with it wide open an
never knowed it. declar felt rale 'shamed.
Wall, they sung, an they sung. an as | sed to
Zeke, every last one was more butifuller than
the one afore it, ~ s
One of the soprannys an one of the alltoes,
they'd sing awhile, an then all the base men
an all the soprannys an all the alltoes, they'd
jine in, an it were lovely.
The sopranny as sung with the altoe, when
them two was asingin' an the rest of 'em want
jes put me in mind of medder lark, when I
used to git up airly of sommer mornin' ali
see 'em asoarin', an asoarin', an asingin' as
they scared. She were little thing, but when
| shet my eyes thought sure it was a lark.
AT last the man as called SOL says he,
"Thatll dew for this evenin', won't IL" an
shets up his book, and all the rest shets up
their'n too, an Zeke says.
"Come along Jemima," says he, "lets be
gittin'" ID
REisrERsTowN, Dec. Sd, 1859.
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