The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-05-21
For TIE HERALD,
UEN-IECKED STATION,
NEwBEREY, S. G., May Il, '713 -.

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NrwBgREY, S. c., May II, '73.
Mr. EDruE-I Gee in Your last ccdishun
sumLhin ccd about only wun !cller on Sail
da being how kun you so-and that his
legs KEEP so fur ! part that thay scanned to
be only slightly ackquaynted-and sum
moor SIGH. rather think its me, job 1sing,
Hezekiah, you know, who writ that COM
munykashun sum time ago fur your valoa-
bel paper, that you lood to. / wur raizcd
1y pyus paricnts to skorn ly-and like
George who ced it wur his hatch it witch
PLAYED scrach with the old gent!cmun'S
grape vynes-I allus own up. | wur tyght
-glcorously jolly, and timber as a paper
kolar after the fcller who had it onn had
cum often Il Two hours fanta>tikuar per-
formance at 4th Of JUL pick nick. 1nev-
er prcvary cate, fur opin conteshun is
good fur tie sole. There are ten you
ating surkumstances in my case though,
which yur Intelligent al virtuus rcedcrs
ought to know. If a feler gifts tite without
kaus or proyikashun. or reeson, the tenn
perance people git down on him like 1000
Of Brick, and | am free 10 admit they're
rite, but as cei there is ten you a!iug
surkums,ances. Polly fur instance-she
ryles me terrible, that's why he'd my ar
t;kle hen pcckcd station. That's one Of
the surkumstanccs, and then fur reeson-
its he rcdig terry with me. lie because it
cum frum the pcteruul side-the ole man
was evcriastin sum on ! titc. Well You &C.,
rs it wur born il the marrer it c.,u t be go.
out the bone, and as Hnt Que Of them
kind Nv fcllcrs you have about town, kor-
ncr sewers We call thcm-an | don't kno why
you call them corner sewers, for they most
| wise never Scw nor reap either on corners
nor in their gardags at home, but sit in
sum grocery or back store and DO their
! drinkin-I Amt one ov them ere kind as sit
an hold up their Ticker, an look at it, an
play with it like a cat with Young mouse,
no sir, but like sum great orther ced, who
p.edccescd both me an the ole man. and
with who we both felt symphonious, when-
ever YOU have anything to DO, "do itquick-
ly"-an find it the best plan, fur fel,r
is mostly reddy fur the necks turn. I per-
pctchuatc that mans memory-in a sort OF
in me more he am way cvcrytime swaller.
IF this mint 4 good rceson then I'm no
| judge-of what's good But about that
pertikler time-sail da. I stcercd clear oil
the feller with the rollin pin this time and
that hospital little new house, and though
any one lookin' at my fizzeek would have
swore u true bill agin ME, got home TO-
ward morning, iist as my old shang hi wur
kroin fur da, an fur Polly to rise. phool
ed the ole woman nice fur onct. She kind
or smet: sumwhat, but sails Polly, ole gal,
beat you up, and have kavortcd all round
over these premises while you were hug
gin Murphe. The fat kun nj gcttin in the
fire jes then I tell you. "Its no sich a
thing, You kantankerous, onerous crectur,'
sais Polly-"don't YOU never say Murphc
to me agin, or you'll catch fits" Diskre.
ton is the better part Of waller, Mr.. Elitur,
and as Polly gcnrally gets the best Nv it, !
kep mi tung in mi he'd. The way she first got
the inside trac on ne wur thiS-on da in
the old rcjcew times, jes after Polly an l
wur marryd, kinder thort little morrill,
trainin wud be in chune an tride it onn,
sais !, "PolIy, You knecd reorganisin.'
"What's that" sais she, sorter snapturtleish
"Walkiu' a chawk line,-follcring your
lecdsr,-an rckognisin ME as your master,
an q lord Nv krecashua." "ThAt's it is it, y
sais she. "Yes, Polly mi luv, that's it,"
see her stoop down, like she wur overcum
with the thort, an consequently s:raitcncd
up with dignity ittin so momcnshus Okla
shun, an turned mi he'd little to wun eide
IN spose I must slipped an fell, any how
I swoonded away like, an dreemed Polly
wur kurling mi huir with the tongs. Its
like dreem to me yeti never kould
eggsactly make it out, an not havin mulch
kuriositi didn't tri very hard, an ever since
I never Ey TO persuade Polly agin her will
Wimmen aiat like men nohow, an the best
way is to tell en- to hav ther own way, it
seems to satisi EN- like, an you git on site
better.
have no rekollcckshun that have any
thing more to sa At present, an as l only
started 10 tell you it wur me, Hezckiah
who, was tite on sail da, an hav dun So, l
prescribe miself yours,
HEZEKIAH JONSING.
S.-May Civ you luther kommnny-
kashun before long.