The Cairo bulletin., 1874-02-22
SECOND EPIsTLE FROM PEGGY.
(Communicated1


the circus when he throws a summeresult
and himself al the same into the ring,
only ] leave out the summersault. 1t
wouldn't be lady like, as you are--sup-
posed TO be--a man.
don't want 30 get any one into
trouble l don't wan. to get you into to
trouble, ! dont oven wan. to get into
trouble myself it may be into that
stormy, clustering, squally state OF mstri-
mony and the troubles incident thereto
and Am not more anxious than are all
the rest Of tho girls to try that. always
was honest and ] havnt got any
broad-.houldered brother to fight for me !;
haven't &C. any one but cousin Tom, and
be don't like to fight tho belongs to the
"Independent Grays') and l am not
strong minded, II nave gotta will of my
own, bat would like to see one Of those
young gentlemen that have collarcd ! on,
get hi. cholar up and AXE me BY the
collar. Wouldn't care II he req ,hed clear
round and took hold on tho other side,
SO be did no. disturb the set of my
"Elizabethisn." l think could make it
interesting for him. | wish you would
let me say we. Amt I on your staff? I'd
like TO be. 1t would be SO much nicer
and 80 much moro to the point to say we
would make II interesting, etc.
haven't confined myself to the church
entirely-went to the Chapman Sisters" +"
and took in "Humpty Dumpty last Satur-
day; and that reminds mo, thst night l
heard some ono say peggy Peggy !
thought they meant me and ! don't like
familiarity on q short acquaintance. As
Aunt Jerusha says al ri: right up" and
was going to say something, bat found il
was only an insurance man with a sweet
name talking to himself. ! aont think
he is well balanced. Wounder II
he 10 insured sgsins. accidents,
Let me see was speaking
OF the Chapman Sisters when tha,
insurance man led me astray. took
II ell in last night, (tbS 10 Saturday in
spite of the rain. Two Of us (he and I
went in crowd. The acting was goot
aud the singing was spleodid {; but, but
why can't they put on more clothes
There dresses oil commence too late .
the top and stop too soon at the bottom
Modesty 10 my failing. WANTED to peel
through my fingers oil the time. Speaking
Of modesty, If there is anything l dots Of
yea Lord, If there is any one thing in thi
world ! like better than another il is Cd
sity-not bashfulness-in man. Goo
Lord, deliver me from . basbful ma
Tom says like Mr.. Rennie for initance
I &c. uneasy ss soon a. bashful ma
comes iuto the room; my chair gets ful
Of nesdles and pins as !. were, and col
chills play hide and 60 seek among my ru
Aes; am always expecting something de-
perate and i. comes. He is sur
to step ON your flowers. rip out Ii
! gathers, upset ohairs. and max
himself ridiculous But / digress.
Speaking of assurance, l wish DO,
tor - we'll, no matter; l don't CO
names. / am sorry he is i
backward. l am sure we girls hsv
done oil we can TO help him out and
that brings me TO Winters Gallery.
love art, especially painting, {
learned to pAi-.-snd powder, when
was--younger) and there is no better plac
to 60 than to Winters Gallery to s.ud
it,-neve: was there but once--don
know which l admired most, his picture
or his wife. ! can rise above petty thin!
and I'D mire q woman as much as u man
almost. Cousin Tom says Mr. Wint'
"has just finished perfectly beautif'
colorod photograph OF splendid woma
and magnificent (he deals in supsrl
tives) oil painting of Mr.. E. +. Davis,
natural that you could pull his nose sir
Now I never thought Mr.. Davis had
rory largo nose but Tom knors.
Don't know what connection there
between them but speaking OF noses l
minds me of Mr.. James johnson. Cous
Tom says he is the most promising IN
:. in the settlement, will promise snythil
aud then forget all about it.
INorE.-IIs must belong to that spec
), Of moth tha. Mr.. Cox tells Of in his spec
that "lies quietly all summer" and &
' winter too for that matter. Mr.. Saffor
or DR.. Dunning. or Captain Hamilte
!. will either Of them endorse this note.
:, What funny man Capt. Hamilton
. saw him in Mound City last week.
was built for "end man" in . minst1
troupe, and has run off the track. Th
face and that tw,s. of the mou
never have becn msde in vain.
A Talking of funny things l saw d
= yesterday on Commercial avenue; yello
r long, lank and lazy, like an editors d.
i. but he wasn't lazy when saw him;
O was carrying . small tin bucket; it W
tied TO bis tail, and lie was taking it hol
A with him; he seemed TO be in q hurry.
% think he must have forgot something a
"a was going back after 1t.
"a Why are dogs such soeisble animal
q l have blsck-snd-tan, that 10 on intim
\ terms with all the dogs in the town VIII
n l live, and has Q speaking Acqusintal
+. with two-thirds of tho dogs that come
;. from the country on business j
:. like hotel clerks md that romii