The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-09-04

an lnNy was III cum NJ Nlnln. III
last konkluded tn ware her white or
CANDY, had ruflles all over it, jis struck
about WHARF her shu tops orter cum, but
she had on slippers, thay wus black
with yaller bows on en-; she had on
striped stockinS, blu an red her dress
wus made short sleeves; she put on
green sash an blu bows, she did look
so purity. | wore mi blu shally, it
wus trailin dress, it orter bin called
a sweepin dress, for it TUX all the dirt
with it. l had on slippers with red
bows on EN-. l put on my waller sash
an bows. Bets was fiyin around like a
chicken with its head cut off, a hell pin
us to git reddy, we had our hair all
frzzed up an put on top NV our beds,
with long kurls, we snatched up our
fans an wus reddy tn 20 in; Bets went
with us to give us knock down tn EN-
(she sed we looked awful nice, but way
down in mi hart | wus grievin for mi
John Samuel, thay wus both SO han
sum, mister jeremiah Beniiman Pack
enham had dark hare and the purtiest
brown Use you ever seed, he had brich-
es kinder copperas color like mi moth
er used TO color her cotton, thay wus
so tiie it wus hard for him to set down;
his cote wus blu, it wuS the kind that
has no tail before, but AL behind sich
a purity WALLER buff vest, and pea green
tie Mister Nathanial Obidiah SOmer-
set had purity gray Use an dark hair
kinder kurly, he had mustache, an
burnSides that hurled around the ends
50 beautifully; he had savage green
briches on, tite nearly all the way
down, and flared out at the bottom
his cote was blu kOrduroy, same stile
as Jeremiah's; itmade me think NV the
cote John Samuel wus married in, he
wore a purity satin vest with red flow
ers in it, an his kollar jiS struck him
about the ears, with pints tn it, and
his tie wus a purity snuff color; thay
both had on little brespins all up an
down the front NV thare shirts, which
wus so slick, an looked like a fiji would
fall off and break his neck if he wus tn
lite on EN-. Thay both had watches an
chains, and rings on thare little fingers;
Jeremiah had wun on each hand. |
thOt thare wus no use in SIGH extrava-
gance. Thay wore stove pipe hats, an |
carried little canes. LOr! them boys |
did look stiiish. Cinth. aXt me If
that was all gold, | was rele afrade tina
woud hear her. We liked EN- 50 much.
While | was thinkin, John Samuel's
image riz before me. When thay got
reddy tu leave, Cinth. seq, | presume
we will hav the exquisIt plezure of
scein You gentlemen agin. Cinth. was
alters trying to use SO menny big
words, so | sed, we kav spent a very
plezant evenin, call agin, thay sed,
"thank You" an left. Jis as soon as
the door klosed, Cinth. kummenced to
kritisize me agin, | told her that | nue.
lis as much about mister "Under-
bridges dicktunary" as she did.
Vel thare was mister Peter Shocks,
he wuS fine looking Teller, an | be-
lieve him an Cinth. wus kinder sweet
harris, emmy way thay looked sweet at
each other.
Mister Jeames Hesekiah Waits wus
a nice old man, l tel you; when l
seed him | begun reasunin with miself,
(meb6y it is sinful fur me tn be griev-
in so much after mi poor, dead John
Samuel, when he has bin gone 50 men,
ny years. Mister Hesekiah wus fond
NV gearls, that l wandered he never
married. but | expect he is tn hard tn
pleze.
Thare wus Phil. Shanks, Cor sum-
thin, an a good menny others we met
while we wus thare, wish you koud
hav bin with US, we had nice time
playin kroka, and gOin tn parties.
But l must tel you somethin about
the gearls an boys in our town. We
all went tn a party, an l will tel you
how thay were dressed. Bless me
jis wish you koud hav seed Jerusha
Sprigs Tor! how purity an sweet that
gearl did look that mite, did look so
stilish in her blu dress, it
jis struck her about the ankles
or a little above, and had yaller
bows on her dress, had on slippers
mercy them red un white striped
stockin's did look purity, an them green
kids /! Her he'd Guz partly kivered
with rare flowers. Nancy Quick IAN
she wus quick, tn, an her wus alters
tugether. Nance wus purity, tn; look
ed snatchin' in her foul hard silk
looked like it might hav bin cut in
high water. She east good meny
shy glances at the boys that mite, an
think sum Ov 'em WIS returned. Thar
wus Hiram Smithers, az nice a Teller
as ever you seed,-hansum tn. l no
you would fall in luv with him if you
wus tn see him. He looked awful
sweet at Jerusha that mite. LOr, sakesl
what purity little mustache; alters
looked so trim. He wore a blu frOck
tail cote, an green an yaller striped
briches. My stars what purity red
kravat. How the gerls did look at
him. He reminded me NV mi John
looks like sumthin or sumbOdy is alters
maxim me think NV him. Jls think,
he has bin ded nigh on tn three years
but l mus tri an not grieve so much
about him, an think Nv other things.
Ike Squash WIS thar, tn, a cuttin
around with the gerls. lie wore what
is called roundabout; it has got the
rite name, for il was round a bout that
Teller, shure. 1t was snuff colored an
kivered all over with big brass buttons.
His briches wus purity tite; tina wus
this divisible green. He had on a blu
tie; collier looked like it wus almost
swallerin him. Thunder and lightnins
L wish you koud hev seed julie Snipes.
She looked as purity as a pictur. Her
hair is kurly. She is a sprightly gerl;
one NV my favorites. She had on a
luvly brazine dress 'twus pink, and
jist kivered with red bows what wus
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