The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-03-27
do will find yourself mistaken" Soz
/, "Do be Rtil."

u,
IL, his mustash is if possible thinne
than hisscn, should say whiter-only
that is impossibility. lie is jest tll'
folks willin he should, for u don't wan
to call bin Mr.. Pecdck, and to call hin
bub as alwyys have, lie takes AZ a ded
~ insult. lie thinks he is in love Will
Tirzah which is jest rs bad ns long as i
lasts, ez il he wuz-jcst as painful to him
and to her. AS said he sung thcs,
words in mournful aud alIcctin manner
Whom think ov thee thou lovely dano
feel 80 weak and Oyercamc
That tears would burst from my eycld,
Did not my stern manhood forbid
For Tirzali Ann,
am melancholy man.
lskorn my looks-whnt are nu lnts
TO such wrctch-Or silks cravats;
My fcclins prey TO such cxtents
Nittlcs are Of no consequence
Oh Tirzah Ann,
am mclankolly man.
AS he waited OH you from spelln skool
My anguish spurned all curb aud rno,
Ny manhood cried be calm fDrbenr,
Else should have toro out my hair,
For Tirzah Ann
] wuz melankolly man.
As walked behind hc little mn.
What danger did his steps pursue;
had no dagger to linsh,a h.
But herccly did crate my teeth
For Tirzah Ann
WIZ mclunkUlly man.
I'm wnstcn slow, my last years vests.
Hang loose on iIic-nIy nightly rests
A. ~ tg,.I 4.
Gaslica cIn mIa'lly through and through.
Oh TirAali Ann.
N neankuily man.
My heart is Ii, such burning state,
ieci 1t soon must coni!igr,tc;
But ere 40 to he gost.
What bliss, cnuldst thou tel ne thou If,
Sweet Tirzah Ann,
Think ot this nncluiikolly nm.
lie didn't sing but piece more are,
this. | don't remember tho words for /,
wuz long piece. Josiah insists that il
wuz as long as Millions Paradise Lost.
Sez | don't be Il fool Josiah II ncyc,
read it,"
Sez he 81 lcv hcftcd the book and nc
the size Ov it-and no it WIZ as long i
not longer"
Sez ngn, in koo kollected manner
Don't he fool Josiah, there wuzzent
more than Is or 80 verses Mt the outside ;
That wuz when we WIZ salkin it over tc
the breakfast table this mornin, but
konfess it did seem awful long. there ir
tho ded ov mite; though l wouldn't On
courage. Josiah by sayin 80, he loves te
havo his own he'd now, and | don't M
what he would be if encouraged him il
1t. cant remember the words as red
but the korus ov each verse wuz-
"Oh langush for thce-Oh Ian.uisl
for thee,
Wherever that be
Oh, oh oh nm lnnguishin for thee
nm langushin for theo."
AS / scd l never sot much store b,
Augustus Peedick, but trucly everybod,
haz their strong pints, there wuZ qIavcr.
put in there into the.n "::!:s |" thai nrvel
can be put in again by anybody--evor
Josiah lay motionloss listorIin to em in {
kind ov ave. jest then we herd Thoma,
Jefferson spcakin out ov the windcr over
he'd
"My musikel young friend havn't L
languishcd enuff for ono mite bccaus if 4
have, father and mother and bein ken
awak by other screnaders the forcpart o,
the mite. will love to excuse you-wil
thank for your labcrs in our behalf
and love to bid good evenin Tirzal
bein fast asleep in the other end ov the
house. But don't let me hurry Angus
tus-if u haint languished cnough-u
keep rite OH languishcn--I hope j
hnint hard harted enutf to deny a young
man and naber, the privilege ov Ian.
guishin."
| hurd sound Of footsteps OH the gras.
under the winder, follered sccminly in
simultaneously by tho rattlin ov the bord
fence at the extremity ov the garden
judgin from the sound he must have go,
over the ground at rate seldom equilcd
and never outdun. A button wuz found
under the winder in the mornin-bust of
we suppose by tho impashionod beets Of
2 ardent hen.t-and n 2 vehement pare
~ lungs exercised much by the bold.
nens and variety e+tshe-aaaAeas durin the
last tune-that button and fu locks ov
malta fur is all we iay iait to remind Il.
ov our ufferins.-Irte.son's 4Maa,in