Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-23
Sparkling Days Of Drinks.
How he Dressed, wooed and Won.
For the Fayetteville Observer.


For the Fayetteville Observer.
Mr.. EDITOR In the good old
time gone by, people didn't dress,
talk and act according to any
body's rules of etiquet. Drinks
was a specimen of the second class
of those days. HIS costume was
purely homespun, except a silk
hat, which was nearly as long as
the barrel of shot gun, and was
of material not much softer. How
exact a fellow had to walk, to keep
under what he thought to be as
essential AS a modern man does a
| ghtning rod. His coat, vest,
pants, socks and shoes were III
color cut and make, fully up to
the times. The FIST was of white
chain and blue filling-cut frock,
with short waist and skirts, and
trimmed with full set of gourd
buttons. The vest was made of
stripes, which run parallel with
the ibis, aid was not to have any
communication with the waist
band of the pants. The pants
were of stone dye and cut SO as not
TO collide with the top of pair
of blue socks. As to the socks, it
required nearly all the leg and
foot to cover the mans understand
ing. The shoes were on the clap
dozen style, with heels nearly as
broad as a saucer, and in shape,
resembled boat gunnel.
Now behold! A man of about
five feet and seven inches. Heavy
set, and dressed as described, with
this addition-a shirt collar of six
inches turned over the coat col
lar, and poppy stuck in the hat
band.
Dinks is now with his Sundays
on, and gone to see Nerva, his
gal. When at the door, ne is
asked TO a chair, but prefers set
ting on the steps, and playing
with the dog. When asked to
dinner, said he was not hungry (;
but for manners sake would sop
the frying pan. When asked to
take an evening walk, went along,
but kept at a lawful distance, and
looking to the of side. Intend
ing to tell Nerva secret that
very eve ming, he ventured nearer
before the stroll was over, and
said with a hog-and,hominy grin,
"Nerva. | could chomp you up in a
minute" AS he spake these aw.
full words, be drew from his pocket
a big pon'eganny, and vial Of
Gilman On drapS, and rendered
them to Nerva, who by this time
wss getting smartly scared. What
hallowed attests of true love and
devotion Nerva, though deeply
in love, and wishing in her very
heart the happy day was set, was
true to the nature Of her sex, and
said, Il will not take these things,
unless know whether we will
marry or not" Marry" said
Drinks, "I'll marry you before Satur-
day night, il you II say yes. | came
for that purpose. Mamma says ]
must stay week and cast Sleeps
eyes at you" "You shant stay
here that long, unless we are en-
gagged" said Nerva. "Oh, Nerva!
don't break my healt," Drinks
didn't understand what engaged
meant. At length he put the
question plainly. won't you have
me ?" The girl said, 81 will.
"Goody," exclaimed Drinks; ''l'll
get some more clothes. These are
all I've got" Diuks sold few
taters, and a gallon of chestnuts,
aud bought the license. Short
courtships are good as any when
they end with clear understand
ing.
If the readers of the OBSERVER
can relish this, without sauce, |
would like TO say something of the
sort, about Il character of modern
times. Respectfully,
Dp.,rurp D0u