The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-07-06
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picked turkeys, half-killcd chickens
everybody runnin round, and Bets
looking like she was the demon Q
cooks. Every side ofthe kitchen wa
hern, and she was turning round al
sides at onst. Says l, "Betsy, hone!
do let me help you." Says Betsy
Law, mar, what Ken you do? ID
pray 90 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
NYell,' says |, Betsy, | will try tt
to talk anything you want me to-
Says she, Ialk about the ihshuns, ant
Washington whar they went th'
last winter
so ! goes in, and says !, you al
seed any new iashuns this year!
Says one on 'cm, holdin up her heat
mighty high, we always rccciv,
from our mantau- makcrand millinci
the latest styles well now,' says
|, M0ught you wouldn't Il spilled
yourselves that way, your own
selves; and 10 and behole its that
manchcr-makcr woman. She sent
yeu all these outlandish jimcracks
and thought you didn't know no bet.
ter don't know what made Bet
sey think they would like to talk
about the fashuns, for they didn't,
l was cute enough to see that in a
minute; so l tried Washington,
Says |, "You was at Washington
last winter" Says one, mighty
brisk, 'Ycs, we went to see our un-
Gle take his seat in Congress as an
honorable Representative well,
says !, if | aint clean beat! So Jake
Feuthercodc is q Congris man
Well, if he ken make speeches as fast
as he ken lay bricks, he's glib one.
But | don't approve of people lcavin
Off q good trade an takin up what
they don't know nothin tall about.
Now Jake was q mighty good brick
layer
you arc mistaken ma'an,' says
she; my uncle is the Hon. jacob
Fcathercodc.'
Says J, Il reckon ! aint mistaken.
Old Jake never had but two sons,
Zcke, your pappy, and young Jake.
"Well, if you believe it, Betsy
was out of it again--thcy was no
ways anxious about Washington; so
l picked up mighty fine little shiny
snuff box, lyin in one Of their laps,
and says /, This is new fashioned
snuff box; mighty purity
Itis not a snuff box says she right
off short, is u card case
Bless, me, looked right up TO the
top of the room, 'Thc Lord help your
poor soul,' says l, why you aint eigh-
teen years old, and a carryin your
cards about to play and gamble with
all the day long.
Says she, these arcnot game cards,
they are visiting cards
well, says |, let me sec EN-
She showed me one; twas nothin
on the Lords yearth but a piece Of
white paste board, with Miss Netty
Fcathercode writ on it.
Says l, "what does you do with
these things. Twant worth while
to fetch 'em here; we all knowed
you. And your Niger in the uni
form told all O. your names afore
you could get a chance to tell EN-
yourselves
Says she, when we wish to pay
calls if we do not feel like going in
ourselves or the persons we are call
ing on are out, or do not wish to re-
ceive company, we just send our SER
want to tho door with one of these,
which is equivalent to u visit. We
had some calls to make on the way
here this morning.
We'll, says |, you all don't set
much store by each others company,
ETA niger in solgcr's jacket an a
piece Of paste board does as well, an
| put it down mighty softly, a think
in, you'd better make snuff box of
it,
Well, | tried mighty hard to enter
tain for poor Betsy. | told 'em all
about blue dye an cOperas dye, an
how was the best way to set hens, an
which aigs would hatch pullets an
which rOosters, an how to keep
dog from asuckin of 'em, and all
bout Betsy's baby ahavin the measles
an hoopin-cough, both at onct. But
ef you believe me, they never heerd
a word l was a sayin! So | run
through an let EN- alone.
We was all a settin up bchavin
with all our might, when Betsy come
to the door, and aXed en- all to walk
out to dinner. 1t was a powerful re-
lief all round. When we got to the
dinner room, thar was a mighty nice
dinner spread out, and thar stood
Barney, an Bill an Jim Jones, ready
to set down. The quality looked at
Jim and Bill, then looked at each
other, an looked forall the world like
they never had been axed to cat din
ner before, an didn't know whether
10 set down or not.
Barney he knowcd what they was
lrtcr, butt didn't. SO says he, la
lies take seats an set down and help |
yourselves. Bill you an Jim set |
lown an fall too. These gentlemen,
adics, are my friends
Bill and Jim did set right down
md fall too shore enough, they'd
never cared a mite Of the quality had
l stood over 'cm an stared at them a
month.
The quality seemed like they was
lgwine back in the hall room. But
hey give another look at the dinner,
IN | reckon they.was as hungry as
Bill and Jim was, for they sot right
down, sort O. despcrit, and got their
selves hoped.
Presently ono Of 'em looked at one
1fthc Niger gals an says, Girl, hand
ne the celery
Dilce looked at Betsy mighty hard
Betsy frOwned at Dilcc, an looked
ike she oughter know all about it.
md says, 'Han the salt cellar. No.
'aid the quality gal, Il asked for the
,elery;;' and she looked right hard at
he plate of raw shellotes.
dice jerkcd up that and handed it
o her.
'Them is shellotes, says Barney.
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