The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-31
A Pleasant Evening.

a AchShul EtCuhlRa
SsXToU see," said the Squire, pitching
Il his voice TO an exegetical altitude.
1t wuz sorter this way. Last Chuseday
wuz week ago, sailed down from Gwin-
EFT to Atlanty with seven bags of cotton
Arter sold 'em, kinder loafed roun,
lookin' at things in general an feelin' jest
as happy as you please, when who should
l run agin but Kurnel Blasengame. Me
an the Kulnel used to be boys together
an we wuz as thick as five kittens in a rag
basket. We drunk outen the same goad
an we got the lint snatched outen us by
the same bandy-legged schoolteacher. l
wuz gitten as lonesome as raincrow, afore
| struck up with the Kurnel, an was
glad to see him-durned glad. We knock
ed roun' town right smartually, an the
Kurnel inteEjuced me to a whole raft Of
fellers-mighty nice boys they wuz, too,
Arter supper tho Kurnel says
"Skaggs," says he, less go 10 my room
whar we kin talk over ole times sorter COM
Portable an ondisturbed like.
"Groeable," says l, an we walked a
squar or SO an turned into alley an
walked up narer par of stars. The Kur-
mel gin u little rap at green door, an a
slick loolen merlatte popped out an axed
us in. He wuz the durndest perlitest mig
ger you ever seem He jest got up an
spun aroun' like tom cat with her tail
afire. The room wuz as fine as fiddle
an full Of pictures an sofys, an the cheers
wuz as saft as lam's WOOL an thought
to myself that the Kurnel wuz a lugsu-
RANT cuss. Thar wuz lof of mighty nice
fellers scattered roun' a laffin' an tallkin'
quite soshabel like. Aperient, the Kurnel
wuzent much sot back, for he sorter laffed
to himself an then he says:
"Boys," says he, 81 hev fetched up a
fren.' Jedge Hghtower this is Squire
Skaggs of Gwinett. Majer Briggs, Squire
Skaggs," an so on all roun'. Then the
Kurnel turns to me an says: l
"Reely, l wuzent expectin company,
Skaggs, but the members of the Young
Mems Christun Sosashun make my room
there headquarters.
"I ups an says wuz mighty glad to
meet the boys used to be Premative'
Baptis myself afore got to cussin' the
Yankees, an I hev always had sorter
hankerin' arter pious folks. They all
laffed an shuck hans over agin, an we
sot thar smokin' an chawin' jest as
muchuel as you please, / disremember
how it come up but presently Majer Briggs
gifts up an says
"Kurnel, what about that new parlei
game you got out the other day9'
"Oh," says the Kurnel, lookin sortel
sheepish, "that wuz humbug, can't make
no head nor tail outen it."
"Tll bet l kin manage it," says Judge
Hightower, quite animated like.
"I'll show you how, Jedge, with plea.
sure. says the Kurnel, an then he went
to table, unlocked box an tuck out q
deck of keerds an whole lot of little what
you may call ems, similarly to horn but
tons, some white an some red."
Squire Skaggs paused and supplied his
tireless jaws with fresh quid of tobacco
1t amt no use to tell you any more
When them fellers got done larnin' me
that game didn't lrave money enough tc
take me down stairs. / lay looked leetle
wild, for when the Jedge closed the box he
said
"We hev had a pleasant eyenin', Squire
You'll find the Kurnel waitin' for you on
the steps an he'll give you your money!
81 amt never laid eyes on the Kurnel
sence, an when do thar's goin' to be a
case for the Kurriner-you mind my
words. seed Rufe Lester next day-you
know Rufe he's in the Legislator now,
but used to give him popcorn when he
wuzn't so high-I seed Rufe an he sed
wuz tuck in by the Pharoah men. Tuck
in amt no name for it. Derned eff
didn't 20 to to the bottom an get skinned
alive.
GB- One of the best illustrations Of what
tact, pluck, and energy will do for mar