The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13
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s0me fl1tEutes ne sat gtiII, watching me
iatently a. if he was tgyiog 10 make ems
by tho solni Of ray pen what ] was writ.
Esquire" said he &c leaElh, adid ever
tell you about my eerape with the widow
Horny, up here on the giyer?n
"NeyeT did" said j, laying down ray
pen, "lets hear is."
They're curious creatures, widows is,p
eaiG he 10 o meditative tone, "and the
more you study about 'eu The more you
don't know ebout 'enn. What was this
thing I've read about ia Egypt, oE come
other couLlsys thas nobody could un-
.'The Sphinx, probably" replied.
WELL" he continued, ''that was o
widow as stre % you ever had granny.
Everything else in the earth has been
found out but them, and they're as much
2 myatsry to-day &c the length Of the
of the world from Genesis TO Revelations,
and you'll find that widows has besn az
che bottom or Top Of Eve quarters of all
the deyilinent thays been cut up. Was
You ever ia iovs with ene7"
"Llots Of them," aaidT.
You're 8 great gander-thas'e what
you aFe," said he. IA man that loves
oBe and gets over it won't never ges i.ie
by another, IL he's got as much sense 90
a aground hog. don't consider T'yo got
any sense ut ell, but I'm q little grain too
amars TO lot another of them get all the
tramps on me. The widow Horny that [
was speaking of, 10 o little the hand.
soonest woman reckon that ever looked
q man into fits, and ought to be Judge,
for I've eeen lots OF pretty women IN my
day. She was about twenty-five yesfs
old when went up there 70 work, just
in the bloom OF her beauty and as full OF
doviltfy ss three year old mule colt.
There was ball over &C yenkius', ard of
couTee went, for always 20 where
there's any fun going on, and generally.
act the fool before i get away, OF course.
The widow was there, dressed as fne 40
Solomon's lilies, and flying around asi
frisky. as young lamb III rye patch.
got introduced 70 her and asked her to
dance with rpe, and when she flushed her
eyes at me snd uaid yes Ijnmped up
like bad set down on griddle. You
may talk about sensation, but when ahe
took hold Of my hand and eoTteT
squeezed it, I felt q sensation 10 biz 90 q
load OF wood, end Il kept running up and
down my back like o squirrel With @
hawk altar him. I'm very fond Of Gan.
cling /; buE I'll DO hanged IL know
whether enjoyed it that niea. ys los.
for every timo che tool. hold oRpsy hand
I'd commence feeling curious Sehfnd nav
eHs aud up and down my back aSain,
and chen 1 IWeuldn't know whether / VAS
on earth or in 0 baLlooii, or on comet,
or anything about it. 1t was unioubted.
ly case OF love nt firat aight, and novs-
erful bud case at t1lat. For o wonder
got through tho frolic without making
myself conspicuous or cutting up any
extras, as I'm In the habit of doing when
! 60 into public. I'd set my pees co 60
home with the widow after the ball, but
jnse as was fixing my tnoGth TO ask huy.
up etopa big, long, leather faced doctor,
named MRbFys aud walked ihar gight OF
before Iny eyes, That Flled mo o littis,
but I kept my tongue nlil!, inwardlv
swearing to break his boues the very flrSt
Opportunity ttaRss prevented prevented itu5if. / gsv
there was no use In saying anything, co
went hcme and vent TO bed, and all the
reat Of che night I was dreaming about
r1inDowg, angels, butterflies, 1ddIes,
widows and docaoFs mixed up woruo
than o Ontchman's dinner. Well,
Squire, 70 mako q ahnEs atnyv ne ik
made up my mind 70 haye Che widow, or
kill myaslf or acmebody else. So i made
it convenient to be on hand where uha
was, upon ali oCeasicsa. I couldn't eat
nor sleep nor work, and If tho thing had
held on, ] wouldn's have had eense
enough iefe TO skin Q faDbit. But was
9etorinined It ahouldn's ia0t long, for I'd
becn fooled 90 often by women that I
thoagbt I wealdn't give her time 70 think
of anything but nic. aho aDnasred IN n
tato Co me right sharply, and the doctor
ssenned inclined 90 msx In with mo. but I
siiIE5 5S;ztyIHHsslS.sF Ss=Ts 20 uorc tiun a
bruah fence, for I Was 60 fur gone I
thought she could see nobody on Earth
but me. Well, Squire, things went on
30 soF 'hout q month, aud one Sunday I
aerewd up my spGnck and put The qnes.
ton to her. She soIter laughed and
sortar locked one sided, and finally told
me ahe couldn'e give no I'm aEswer itst
then, but II I'D call as her hcuso SsSs
Thufsday evening eha'd give me q fsanl
answer. Thinks / you ars y,ine 3;sai sa
sure GO there's q fiddler below, when.
eveg q woman takes time TO rfstsy sFia'li
say yes. Squire, doa't the Dnats eav
something about tho calculation OF moi,
and g0iEg crooked f'i
"Mies and men, Burns says,s / GA.
awered.
~ tfelg. u yea and rata is all one, lad 60
- men hss- fOol9 soEetinleg. as / hare
found ont In my travels. I was 60 eura
she would havo ma ] Wens OF and snase
all my nioIFT fE1T an5 clothes, thinhiFir I
would have tAeza faadY for tho WeddiDg
--and /! Gid C6nf0uHtl that vi1ogi
sayl G0nfcund all y1idewsi Thsnslay
evening como at Iaat. though e. yfss d
long TINA about it, Snd oyer i yTesst
dressed into Gsg. and feeling ae bio aa 4
Josh Raynos dtd Whe- ne yyss eiec4e5
SoEossF, I got there ahosis DARK, anal
found % right EtIleEs croNd G0ilestsd,
which ves not on tEe bills, but I 5slt Is
big and c. good o. Tho Eest Of ,eEa. 50 I
iSiaFUiiVa N nk0 q bliEd mnIo into O
potato patch, aud took d aeAt by tho aro.
sa.sss,z ss &c si
l kept looking for kee TO cota8 ia,anSi
send soe alep and passed away che hne
by cuasiE the crowd 60 Haydsif. thinking
they had no btiriEe EsaeSos ord z lyEolil;i
not ges to talk 60, my WOMAN his.
Presently tho door elel and IN walksa
Polly and thar long aeIgsoa Doosor, and
q whole team cg boys end Girls sxed an
ssyagely, I tell ynr. + licked aaound Coz
Q tiddier, they N ere going 70 have q ball.
but wondered S'a;ns shey kefst oo ntiIf 81.
and was about pro oposiag & ffeel, Hher, M
gitS iittle DIT and 63ss.a MI,
could sWaliesp a live eystes. ha had Polly
ana tha u0etos t8akale0 faassg than q
Mexican gzeaseE eusid tie q bullsa hogna.
was 20 comp stely EHIiuauxa3 that I
set there With my mouth opaa Ike L yns
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