The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-04
ThantoEn RIlactGs EIltUidntsd I,ys YgiI. !.
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/ family 6ictatioa than 90 be an alisteas j j
man. Men can go about and talk poii-
| tics and swap horses, and hunt. and fish,
and attend ccust, bat tlls women have q, !
stay at homo most all the sime, and 10
| when they want to have 8 littia froiic.
meyer say nay, provided It don't 'tcost sny-s
thing hardly,
Well, the other day We iiad pudding
Tor dinner. am always sGspiciops
about puddings, and the girls seemed ,nn
l common sweet and one ftiien feif,arEed
that we had been living issere two or three
years and the nabors had been very Kind
and sociable and We had never given a /,
party. Then they helped me to some !
more pudding and parsed. After d
while another one asked me what
I thought 0fhayEng o little sdrihblc on y
Friday night, and i was sobiidgefl y to re- Z
mark ! thought II would ;be very becoin-
ing, and go the thing was settled and fbey
began TO stir round quite lively and
Wrots up stout half fniy paper id inyi-s
atasions. soon discoyere6 itwas 10 Sc Il
E'nd 2f joint stock concern with SiFs MAJ
Dor Freeman, for they we're going to and
fro and Either and thither aud fliay an
put on their working aprons and sent 3fo
beating egga and stirling bat tar. and sa,f,n
more yOnag ladies dropped In to shcin
and never heard such d rippet az thew
kept up all day. T4o Of islh said ffleyy
-heu 70 go oltogn on a little business and
| wanted q little change for the sugar; Esgas
out anu the coffee was low and the need
cd few lemons, and If ! conld afford IL
| o Few apples, and oranges would 6A n,
nice aud they talged 90 al aiiectiohate Z waa
oble9ged to- surrender, and told 'en where
my book was, and to spend ne
| little!as possible, for ! owed Che blaek.
amith and some other littie bills tJIat 5gG, =
pressing. About the time hey Ros star
.s shey said otss s,e;;,sas s,e;,ss i isssSor had fftI.
ished tue turkoys, and we ought to fur
nlsh Q nam, for ours we're not cfireSi, and n
an old one would bc no nice and would
nelp out wonderfnlly, for they dldent be- z
ilevet ue turkeylwould quite go round.
by this time lhad been gently tolleti &
become as clay In the hands az ahe i,s,i'
ter, for there was my nabot wiiIliiig ss Il
the girls and smiling at riip 40 e,yoetI Wand
\ could hear her tell them az I walled {
ont of the room they had The best father
! in the world. S
Ah, thege woGien, these bleased va. e,
men We'll they spent every sioliar of
ance. S .s & 81 'S's,..s. ..
Next morning they putnie 20 pai,t;ngs
| the mantiepiece, and then showed me The
new calico cllrtains, and Faii Il riubt
make cornices to hang, them Id. Il nm -nf 4
which did, and then / hat, 20 rainttbe
cornices, and me and the boys had % Z.
farn cut and replenish the wood spiia and )
80 70 the Wcilds after lightwooi. and ey.
cry time weptin the housatieyput me
at something, and ever, and anon hearti
| them talking about hhests and pillow Y
| easea dominGes, and i had put this chill
dreng box OF doninoes away To- keen
from !, peing tofs, and 80 Is.went5 and got
| wanted and they took tie hysfeFifa IA, 5
said they were going "a kays IS iifai &
party, and explained IL all tb me. ana N
| thought it would be quita au5episode fnrl u
hadn't been 20 circps nor seen (,
clownin long time, and so it .sas ,sF5
ranged that was 10 receive and ia Ieof5e
lfestivities. n -, ~ l4's
|! The next day was the last day, of tho
gfand preparation. All handg beFaI,
early TO clean up blis house rsit5 sat aiia
banquet, table. They kindly DerI5itlasil
me 20 inBpectit onco or twice. and ;sIs5
kindly locked the doorwlien /. .caIr,5 8 ont.
Afssra an Impoverished lunca fsiey assste{l &
/ for my aaaistanbs ab6I:ss ta alsfnr I'D ia sii;s
bedsteads, and taking up the carpcs and
Eemoying the bureaus from our J, largo; {
/ ianaiiy room. light then a shock q ne
lover my fofbearfng nature. &
Mlsat w; isa this Tor l's saidi j.
WY, to dance In; We want this room
Tor tha fantOnls 70 danes /. 4, 5
In sa,S WIPES Z, {, s.a 3 e sleep toni
Oh, YOU caii pnss LIZ. s.!s :sSs ~ bacts again
after the frolit is over 4 It tgol,, fa Sefys
much tronble, = they. siid, and st;ley :nat. +
TED me lovingly on; my Iaged civ jeS.s =
| Z Well, got ID thin IliT Il nv SvSr md
Come TO the conclEsi 6n that It 81,
dreadiui bad afttr nil. lTf sgaSert
| as caa as wa, nor death nor
psatilenca, ard didept happen inore tian
once In two or sIree years. and "a 4 c,,,, Is
| cluded to MAKE tho best OF ;tiI Tae6yn-
tcrted mgnelf by calling TO mind fhaf,
some thirty oad years ngo I ygSs q softer
| OF phantom myself, for II went Eve
mlie2 In the country one dark and Tfif,v Z
evening to an ole. shio0ed froIis. and
Z danced all night, TN broad day iiehk
And went homo Win tho siris Il is saornlag
When The oloek str1elr eight the inn
/ portant crisis VIII ia were to 6nya ar.esay,
I, Z kfoyesI and q HpieCl e61sihg iiiS the 9eTjc
4 avenue sns conpi of faitor1s sfFavs5 ifi d
1 white sheets aacl other iisFuises. i fa-.3
eelsed them hpl ally, and as. tze Al y.
had Epsne guests ifl the parlpr ysla % wsrn
/ not tantonlH but gettline res peckahla ned.
/! pie, geutiy ingaifed of the phantcsns
fhaAir znlnesl eik 2hak Inniiill isgsS
as q was Instructed. Bnt the feiISaie +, I.
i tom agtad BY. me and went atssttgiiIt 70 +
/ the giriP room, and the male iantbIr
gave an Iljuh gfdnt and i5il ilinsssd me
j into the paflor. OF coilTse Ffslt Tarv !.
| much embarrassed. but he filenk nd a
4 yuE TrHIl UI y DEJterE IHw6 q T0oE5 5nfYn79
/ round and Introduced him rs (yoIonkl
Rip Van Rinkie, oe North Caf6lisa.
! And sitbsy kept collirg iil md WcSili-s.
ant give any tiaElg III Ind to name ,eT,,
until run out, and lHothoE tyoni la svas
.c2nlant toll q tISals iais IL from Il ie-
iIiiv5liis aIsJI ~ Vas q yI5SicTa dileas
/ ton 70 ask any body but 4 tier iiila sliey
ali got IN some how and n ltez tho Tsusic
begun they oil took stie right kind oE
i partners reckon. n ahos Freeman is 4
mighIy knowing man and laid he dfden,t
4 even know lbs otesl wife N tic ca Ia
i Jsmaks him lose conf tidence iis I;inlsel ma,
balance OF the evening. when sIfpSar
wax toIfnced the fint0Ins disrobea and
then ifTit Dl ftis began 10 chSster t0 make
i Iirp for lost time. All went sneftt ss 4 8
ilInafriege boil, agid afteg The banq.fes taev
ttresur1ed tho fileFrp ffaflea ami TSes ftataS