Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-08

do let me help you" Says Betsy
Law, mar, what Ken you do? ID,
pray go along into the house an tall
to them ladies, and keep 'em from
prying about; but for the Lord
sake, mark, don't talk nothing low
life
"Well, says |, Betsy, will try t
to talk anything you want me to.
Says she, talk about the fashunG, snt
Washington Whar they went tht
last winter
$50 l goes in, and says |, 'You al
seed any new fashuns this year
Says one on 'cm, holdin up her heat
mighty high, we always receive
from our mantau-makcr and millinel
the latest STYLES We'll now, say
|, MOught you wouldn't a spile
yourselves that way, your owl
selves; and 10 and hChole its tha
manchcr-makCr woman. She sen
yeu all these outlandish iimcrack'
and thought youdidn't know no bet
ter. dom'l know What made Bet
sey think They would like to tall
about the tashuns, for they didn't
Twas cute enough TO see that i'll {
minute; 40 | tried Washington
Says |, "You was at Washington
last winterT Says one, might!
brisk, yes, VIC went to see our un
clio take his scat in Congress as Al
honorable Representative We'll,
says |, if aint clean beat! So Jakt
Fe8thercodc is Congris man
Well, If lie ken make speeches as fas
as he ken lay bricks, he's glib one
But don't approve Of people leavil
off a good trade an takin up wha
they don't know nothin tall about
Now Jake was a mighty good brick
layer
you are mistaken ma'am, say
she; my uncle is the Hon. Jacob
Feathercode.'
Says ], 4 reckon aint mistaken
Old Jake never had but two sons
Zeke, your pappy, and young Jake.
"Well, if you believe it, Bets!
was out of it again-they was NJ
ways anxious about Washington; 81
l picked up a mighty fine little shin!
snuff box, lyin in one of their laps
and says l, This is new fashioned
snuff box mighty purity
Ttis not snuff box, says she RICH
Off short, 1T is a card case
Bless, me, Hooked right up to th'
top of the room, 'Thc Lord help you
poor soul says !, 'whyyo aint cigh
teen years old, and carryin you
cards about to play and gamble Will
all the day long.
Says she, these arcnot game cards
they are visiting cards
We'll, says !, let me sec en-.
She showed me one; twas nothil
on the Lords yearth but piece o
white paste board, with Miss Nett!
Feathercodc writ on it.
Says |, "what docs you do will
these things, Twant worth whil'
to fetch 'cm here; we all knowct
you. And your niger in the uni
form told all O your names ator
you could get a chance to tell 'en
yourselves
Saws she, when we wish to pa.
calls if we do not feel like going il
ourselves or the persons we are call
ing on arc out, or do not wish to re
ceive company, we just send our ser
want TO the door with one of these
which is equivalent to visit. w
had some calls to make on the wa,
here this morning
We'll, says |, you all don't Sc
much store by each others company
eff "a nigger in a solgcr's jacket an
piece Of paste board docs as well, al
i put it down mighty softly, think
in, you'd better make snuff box 0
lit
Well, / tried mighty hard oentcr
tain for poor Betsy. | told 'cm a
about blue dye an copcra5 dye, a
how was the best way to set hens, a
which aigs would hatch pullcts a
which roostcrs, an how to keep
dog from asuckin Of EN-, and a
bout Bctsy's baby ahavin the measlC
an hoopin-cough, both at Onct. BIT
! ef you believe me, they never hecr
a word | was sayin So | ru
through an let EN- alone.
! We was all settin up bchayi
with all our might, when Betsy CON
to the door, and axed EN- all to wal
out to dinner 1t was powerful IT
| lief all round. When we got to tn
dinner room, thar wasa mighty nix
| dinner spread out and thar stoo
Barney, an Bill an jim Jones, read
to set down. The quality looked
Jim and Bill, then looked at oac
other, an looked for all the world lii
they never had been axed to cat dil
ncr before, an didn't know whetht
| to set down or not.
Y Barney he knowed what tncy WI
arter, butI didn't. So says he, IA
dies take seats an set down and hel
yourselves. Bill you an jim s.
down All fall too. These gentleme
ladies, arc my friends
Billand Jim did set right dow
end fall too shore enough, the!
never cared q mite ef the quality ha
a stood over 'cm all stared at them
month.
The quality seemed like they w
: sgwine back in the hall room. b
! they give another look at the Dime
an / reckon they was as hungry
!, Bill and Jim was, for they sot rig
| down, sort O. desperit, and got the
selves hoped.
l Presently one of 'em looked at ol
! fthe niger gals an says, Girl, han
5 me the celery
a Dflcc looked at Betsy mighty harC
Betsy frowncd at DilCc, an look
t like she oughter know all about
a and says, Han the salt cellar. N
A said the quality gal, Il asked for t
:, celery and she looked right hard
f the plato of raw shellotes.
1 Dilcc jerked up that and handed
G 10 her.
n oThem is shellotes,' says Barney.
: The quality gal turned her no
: right up at Betsy's shellotcs, VIII
: never done her no harm, an says,
q thought they were celery
}, i am very sorry, says poor Ben
4 didn't know you preferred cclc
: 10 shollotcs.'
n You needn't trouble yoursclfto
y sorry, wife, says Barney, we haI