Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-12-31

party. 4u6 CIFn SGutlSLudu got QOWn
from the wagon-ruff and opened the
wagon-door, and sez he, This is the
st. Nickelus, ma'am.' is it?' said I,
peekin' out; what a rich man Mr..
Nickelus must be, to be sure You're
to get out here, if you please, ma am,
said the driver FOh,' said I, docs
Mr.. Nickelus take boarders is this a
tavern? He smiled agin, and said
yes, and got out and curtsied, and
said, Thank ye, sir, kindly for bring
in me- Then I watched him bring
my baggage up the steps, and he slam
med it right down hard ento the stun
floor of the tavern till I was riled a
little, but didn't darst to say nothin'.
Just as YVES agoin' up the steps he
called, My fare, ma'am' Wall, now,
gals, I was clean beat at that, for I
thought he had druv me out of kind
ness of his heart, but I took out nv
han'kercher and omitted the corner and
give him a few pennies. With that he
up and screamed real loud, 4 want a
dollar, old lady; none of your non
sense La, sir!' said I, as red as a
beet, you amt so purlite as I 'sposed
you to be- and rather than lower my
self to al argerment, gave him a
dollar, but la! didn't I hate to let it
go! Wall, l drew long breath when
that kerridge driv off at last.
'Byme-by a man see mea wonderin
round and asked what wanted. Then
he gave me room, but I had to tell a
sassy clerk my name, and he writ it in
book for fear he'd forget it. I slep'
pretty well that night, but la me, how
late some Of the folks in that tavern
did sit up larfin' and talkin'! I riz
up at sunrise and put on my best
gown, (it's massy it hadn't been
spilled bangin' about in my trunk, J
and thought I'd take look about the
house before breakfast; but would
you believe it, I couldn't find my room
again, and the black darkey who met
me someWhar way down stars whar
they was a cookin' the vittles, larfed
all the while he was takin' me back
agin' whar I had slep' all night Pears
to me never see such merry folks as
them in the tavern. Whenever 1 talked
to bless creeter he larfed to kill his
self, and everybody acted like they
was e'enamost tickled to death.
But oh! I had the aust time at the
breakfast table, gals! I sot down to
long table with lot of other peo-
pie, and, being hungry, eat a good
deal, mind 1 tell you. 1 wasn't half
through eaten when I jist leaned back
in my cheer to take a look around the
room, when up came a sassy waiter
and he whisked my platefnl of vittles
away, clean out of sight, in less than
a mint. l was too scarf to call him
back, but my how I did banker arter
the things l hadn't no time to eat
Well, they brought me kind of pud
kim, with froth on the top of it. 1
did think the waiter might have been
more keerful and not a-spilled milk
all inter the plate; but grumblin' ain'i
my way, didn't say nothin' only
sighed.
Presently thinks 1, Laws a-massy
Pm a sittin'on my gown. all in wsi4.
kles!-so l just riz up to smooth my
self, when the man behind me (the sas
siest feller l ever see!) he list up and
pulled my cheer away, quick like,
when didn't know it, and l sot down
real hard rite on the floor. Sir sez I
a risin' mournfully and dignifed, dom
try your sass on me agin', mind I tell
your With that all the folks bust out
a-larin', and the waiter he axed my
pardon real humble Wall, la how
late it is gettin', must hurry and get
through. Let me see. Iwent to walk
arter breakfast, and, my SUI how the
folks was rugged to kill. I bowed
pleasant like to all see, because, gals
was alters brung up kind of manner
ly. And every blessed time l curtsied
the folks they began to larf. 'Spose
they never see so good natured cree
tur as l be afore, and it nigh tickled
'em to death. La how pitied then
poor, smothered city folks, livin' il
the crowded streets and never seein'
a mite of sky 'cept where there's holes
between the houses. I though of our
old caow at hum, croppin' the fodder
in the barn, and chawin' of her cud
contented-like, and my! the critter'd
a gone well nigh crazy if she'd beer
turned out to pasture in New Yorl
Town, reckon! I did wish nv ole
man-him that died ten year ago, be
fore some of you gals were on tht
face of the earth-had been a walkin
with me that mornin'. The shops
looked so fine, and Christmas things
was hangin all above, temptin' like
How them eyes of hisn would {
opened and shet with the sights 1 wa.
seein'. Wall, byme-by I wanted tc
cross the road, and jest as got q lit
tie way over, pickin' my steps anG
holding my gown clean up from the
mud, one of them big kerridges, with
with the driver a sittin' clear to tn,
top, driv right along and nigh upso
me. La! how mad was, to be sure
I gin one screach, enough to wake tht
dead, and riz up my umbril and shool
it to the mans face. With that he
reined up his critters, and sez he, go
in up, ma'am ? Want to git in p No,
sez but want yoW to get outp H
looked qeer a mint and said some
thin about green, and then he I'D ant
driv rite close to me and splashed m,
Sundy gown with mud. Now, gals, tina
are gown hadn't had mite of dus
onto it for nigh ten years or more, an,
was CleaH peaG Will Gue SaSSlneS
of that man. Just then big man, al
, dressed up like a soljier, come up, AM
sez he, ma'am, let me assist you, an
afore I rekivered from my surprise b
put his hand familiar like agin m,
: arm. My dander had riz mighty higi
by that time, mind tell you! and
, stepped back like Queen Victory, an
sez 1, 'I'll thank youto leave me alone
If my old man was on the face of th
airth, ye wouldn't dare to insult til
like of me. Yer tryin' to strike up al
: acquaintance, and yer quite too famil
lar r-likep With that, said he, I'm
7 pleeceman, ma'am, a-goin' to purte
: you from the crowd Sez 1, Il ain
t a-goin' to be purtected, so there now
i and I riz up my umbril to him to scar