The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-01-16
From the Rome Commercial.
Bill ARD OH a Bust.le.

See here, Mark Antony, if I was you would
ent take on so about the f;ishuns They don't
bother me- Its none of your bsness what the
women put on or put off, so they behave them
selves and look just as purity as they can. They
are heap better than you or me anyhow,
whether they behave or not I wouldent give
one woman for several men no time; would
you? Now see him smile and pat that off foot.
IF women want to wear busselsy let EN- wear
en- 1 thought that panears was the best be-
cause they stuck out sideways and wasent in
the way of leanin back when they sat down,
but they know which is the best side to stick
out on, and its nobody's bisness but theirs. They
may wear anything they want to, bussels and
hoops and hang-overs and convexes and COL
lapses and whimadiddles and stickouts and top
knots come down, and anything else so there is
woman hid way somewhere inside of it all.
It's all sham-that rubber bussel-there amt
no substance nor backbone in it. I've seen em
fiat and seen em blowed up. There aint bit
of harm in em, but never see one on woman
that I don't want to hit it just hard enuf to
make it pop. golly, wouldent she jump high
and hollers But Pm not going to do it; no,
sir; Eve got too much respect for women
Their bussels don't hurt nobody, and do des-
pise to see man always pickin at a woman's
close. IF they dident wear something to dis
gise EN- the men would quit bisness when they
cum about. Purity women always did wear
something to skeer the men away. Its been so
forever. During the war seed one who jest
dressed as material as life without any paddin
OF stufin, and when she cum along the boys
TEST laid down and rolled over and hollered.-
They warent fit for bisness for a week. But l
couldent bear to see EN- 90 with their faces all
tied up like they do in Turkey That would
mighty nigh kill me. If I can look into their
blessed countenances can put up with their
fore riggin and hind riggin and top riggin' and
ALL A good, sweet, purity face speaks for all
the balance of the craft I wouldcnt marry
marry girl on the earth till see her face, and
not then if she dident suit me. If the eyes;
nose and mouth are right natur is an endorser
for all the balance. Paint aint nothin-shape
is everything They can't paint shape, nor a
glance of the eye. You may paint house
ever so white but that don't signify what's in
side of it. But when you see bright roses and
posies and blossoms in the front yard and a
vine over the door, and clean, clear winder
glass shining, you may bet your Lat on the
balance. You needent worry about the bussels
nor the back. Women have been doing that
If they do lean little as they go, its all right.
No spinal disease about that. Thems the very
sort what can lift two bushels of meal without
crackin bone. Its only a passing fashun-
and will last till something else comes along.
Nature made em that way, and you can't
change it. The more you try, the more you
can't. The more you abuse their bussels, the
more they'll stick EN- at you-so let em alone,
I say. They are all the same about fashuns,
and the last one would put em on if they had
their own way and plenty of money. wish 1
was jest rich enuf to give every lady in the
land string of diamonds and hat full of
pearls. Good gracious how quick that Meth
odist discipliu would be busted on the jewelry
business. Well, do like to see them look
purity, and so far as I am concerned, if ribbons
and flowers and founces and furs will do it. its
all right Some of the birds dressed up mighty
fine, and reckon their pride amt much of a
sin after ALL But understand me, Mark, ! don't
banker after bussels, tho they do say it makes
the incest little shelf for the arm to rest on in
the world, when feller is dancin around with
his gal. That's all right provided the feler aint
a dancin with my gal. If he is, why he may
take her and keep her, that's ALL
RITJ ARP