The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-07-07

do let me help you" Says Betsy,
Law, mar, what Ken you do? Do
pray go along into the house an talk
to them ladies, and keep 'em from
prying about; but for the Lords
sake, mark, don't talk nothing low
life.'
"Well,' says l, Betsy, 1 viii try to
TO e tx any ttlhIng yeu want me to-
Says she, talk about the fashuns, and
Washington whar they went the
last winter.
$50 1 goes in, and says l, you all
seed any new fashuns this year 2
Says one on 'em, holdin up her head
mighty high, we always receive
from our mantau-maker and millineT
the latest styles We'll nOw,' says
| I, thought you wouldn't a spile,!
yourselves that a way, your OWL
selves: and 10 and behOle its that
mancher-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,
| was cute enough to see that i'll a
minute; so 1 tried Washington.
Says l, "You was at Washington
last winter?' Says one, mighty
brisk, yes, we went to see our un-
Gle take his seat in Congress as an
honorable Representative. well,
says ], if aint clean beatl So Jake
FeBthercode is a COngris man
Well, if he ken make speeches as fast
as he ken lay bricks, he's a glib one
/ DIT n 4 NF yTIT7
off a good trade an takin up what
! they don't know nothin tall about
Now Jake was mighty good brick
layer
| You are mistaken ma'am,' says
she; my uncle is the Hon. jacob
Feathercode.'
Says ], 4 reckon 1 aint mistaken
Old Jake never had but two sons
Zeke, your pappy, and young Jake.
''Wel, if you believe it, Betsy
was out of it again-they was nc
ways anxious about Washington; SO
picked up a mighty fine little shiny
snuff box, lyin in one of their laps
and says 1, This is new fashioned
snuff box mighty purity
tits not a snuff box says she right
| off short, st is a card case
| Bless, me, Hooked right up to tho
top of the room, THE Lord help yOul
poor soul,' says 1, why you aint eigh'
teen years old, and a carryin yOul
cards about to play and gamble will
all the day long.
Says she, these are not game cards
they are visiting cards.
well, says I, let me see 'em.
CIo e6ovuo1 mn Onas nnthiT
on the Lords yearth but a piece o.
white paste board, with Miss Netty
Feathercode writ on it.
| Says l, "what does you do will
these things. Twant worth while
to fetch 'em here; we all knoWeC
! you. And your nigger in the uni
form told all o. your names afort
you could get chance to tell 'en
| yourselves
SAYS she, when we wish to pay
calls if we do not feel like going il
| 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 the door with one of these
which is equivalent to a visit. W.
had some calls to make on the wa!
here this morning.
We'll, says l, you all don't sc
| | much store by each others company
eff q nigger in a solger's jacket an
piece Of paste board does as well, a
I put it down mighty softly, think
[ ! in, YOU'D better make a snuff box o
= it.
: Well, tried mighty hard to enter
5 tain for poor Betsy. l told 'em a.
] | l. a
I how was the best way to set hens, a
2 which aigs would hatch pullets a
which roOsters, an how to keep
! dog from asuckin of 'em, and a
2 bout Betsy's baby ahaVin the measle
t an hoopin-cough, both at Onct. BU
= eff YOU believe me, they never heer
e a word I was a sayin! SO L ru
! through an let EN- alone.
? We was all settin up behavi
t with all our might, when Betsy com
/ ! to the door, and axed em all to wal
= out to dinner. 1t was powerful II
s lief all round. When we got to th
+ dinner room, thar was a mighty mic
e dinner spread out, and thar stOO
= Barney, an Bill an Jim Jones, read
;, to set down. The quality looked ;
d Jim and Bill, then looked at eaC
# other, an looked for all the world liI
3. they never had been axed to eat din
s ner before, an didn't know wheth'
: to set down or not.
It Barney he knowed what they w;
u arter, butI didn't. So says he, Ii
n dies take seats an set down and hel
t, yourselves. Bill you an Jim 81
l. down an fall too. These gentleme
d ladies, are my friends
G Bill and Jim did set right dow
Y end fall too shore enough, they
q never cared a mite ef the quality ha
n a stood over 'em an stared at them
II month.
;; The quality seemed like they WI
t. agwine back i'll the hall room. b
It they give another look at the Dime
y an reckon they was as hungry
lie Bill and Jim was, for they sOt rig
d down, sort O. desperit, and got the
l. selves hoped.
m Presently one of 'em looked at OF
N ofthe nigger gals an says, Girl, han
es me the celery
a Dilce looked at Betsy mighty har,
Betsy frowned at Dilce, an look
OF like she 0ughter know all about
a and says, Han the salt cellar. N,
III said the quality gal, 4 asked for t
+, celery; and she looked right hard
of the plate of raw shellOtes.
ID Dilce jerked up that and handed
DC 20 her.
m Them is shellotes,' says Barney.
n The quality gal turned her no
T. right up at Betsy's shellotes, VIII
n never done her no harm, an says,
Id thought they were celery
~ 4 am very sorry says poor Bets
o. 4 didn't know you preferred cele
II. to shollOtes.'
III you needn't trouble yOurselfto
ut sorry, wife, says Barney, we hal
he got no salary, and taint your fa1
e, they don't grow here