The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-01
ROMANCE or THE AVENUE.
gEe Wasn't Drunk. IL was Only his
Efoota.
EOr. Don Par. lHs.htao.on ospfiai


One night last week member of Con-
greas, quite an exceptional one. IN respect
of the proprieties Of his station aud from
q social point Of view. called on we'll.
known young lady Of this city: The
pavements were sloppery and his feet
were wet; While waiting 10 the parlor
iho, register, lucky :hupght struck him,
40 fsospee. af his leay eegnaintanee s for
and stretched his brown.sock encased
was soothing aud comfortable, and when
Congressional reosies started 20 p;,l! On his
damp boots. The movemen: progressed
finely as far as the legs were concerned.
when he struck the instep and there
ling with the leg straps were Of no avail.
and crowding lis of: boot into the remain
ing, boot steod, with perspiration on his
brow aud cold chills down his back, to
receive her. When che entered he sank
into chair with relief, and with the OK.
ception of some agitated absent minded.
meas, all progressed well until her father
dropped in, when, rising to greet the
paternal bird, our Bf. G. lurched dread.
fully, 80 markedly that he was keenly
watched in his conversation, and his en-.
barrassed language resulting from the
situation subjected to scrutinouy sus.
picion.
The general idea prevalent was not
favorable to the Congressional servant of
the people, and worse still he forgot him.
self, and asking the young lady to sing,
offered to escort her to the piano, which,
under tho circumstances, he could not
very actively accomplish. AS it was he
lurched to leeward and starboard, rolling
on the uppers of his treacherous boots.
while the lady recoiled from an abrupt
fall on his part, and the old man seized
him violently by the shoulder.
"You are little Off" he said az polite
ly as possible with the occasion. II will
.all my man he will see you home"
II ain't drunk" e1postu'Aied the mem
Der, tits my boots only i; my boots"
why you must ,,e in bad way I
Snakes in your bo&ss7 No, no, my good
fellow, don't ba alarmed, good nights
rest and a;i will be well. Thomas'o,-
"You internal old fool" howled the
booted man; eXasperated beyond the
limit Of decency by his wretched condi-
ton and the placid misunderstanding of
the old gentleman s'ynu infarnal old fool,
! ain't drunk / can lick the head off'n
you In two minutes-I ain't drum !"
II never saw man in more rampant
and beastly state of intoxication in my
life." (This in an undertone.) "If It
were not that am restrained by the
presence Of my servants would put you
out rnyeelf. Thomas, show this gentle.
man into the nearest street car" a
Overcome By che cee!neas Of the old
man and the muscular development of
the darkey boy, the unhappy member was
led out jogging and Jerking on hia rickety
boots aud sproining an ankle at every
lurch. The darkey boy returned in few
minutes. saying;
"Goddlemity never see such drunk.
en- man in my life. He wanted TO fight
me fust and then gimme ten dollah bill
fe' my shoes, and sot down on do cub
stone and put 'em on. Dey was too tight
fo' him though, TO- he was Republican
gentleman"
tAs he was Republican member, nc
deem it necessary TO state that the ten
dollar bill in this instance was not coun-
terfeit.)