The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-11
A LITTLE MISTAKE L MADE.

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-FasdySc BrowH, ia N. y. Clipper.
LITTLE MISTAKE 1 MADE.
1 had an awful time the last week of
school You see the boys called me
\ molly-coddle and girl-boy and things
that no feller can stand without being
riled; and | just gave out that I'd lick
any one of them that wanted to try it,
and can tell You had to pitch in right
and left pretty lively, for of course they
took that the same as a stump, and all
for standing up for my cousin Lefty
Mason, and I'd like 10 know what kind
of boy I'd be not to stand up for my
own cousin-visiting at my house, too,
You see Ned Allen was mad because
said Lefty was rs smart and pretty as
any six girls in town put together. and
his big brother goes with Young lady
that Ned thinks is Just perfection. be :
cause she treats him as if he was grown
up, and asks him questions aboutuhistory
and things, and I'd like to know what
business she has to make him think he's
the best scholar in school, when he gets
the worst reports of most anybody; it's
deceitful, think.
Then, besides, she hasn't any eyebrows
TO speak of. and her teeth stick away
out Lefty has little curly rings ofbiack
hair all over her head. and her great
black eyes shine ike IInele's ,boQtsaftsE
po.isni anu lne !, ,pinE.ess checks WIKI
she smiles But ali that wouldn't 90
for much if she wasn't so smart She
won all my allies, playing marbles. and
tell you she skips stones just bully, if
she is a girl. EFf MeEErs HfE
But was going TO tell you about Ned's
brother Phil. He isn't here all the time,
because he's lawyer, and this town
isn't half grand enough for Master
Philips talcnts. l haven't ANYTHING
against Phil though; he's nice feller,
only he does wear such dreadfully clean
shirts, and is forever twirling his mus
tache. HsaA
Well so it was the last week of school,
just after Ned said that Lefty couldn't
hold a candle to Phirs young lady, and
we just had it hot and heavy, and We're
both of us pretty well bunged up, that
Phil came home with q broken arm. A
horse had run away with two ladies. and
Phil grabbed the bride and stopped it.
but he was thrown down and trampled
upon and got pretty will bruised up, be-
side his arm. But / guess it paid, for
he was about as much of hero as Gen
eral Grant The sewing society talked
about him a whole afternoon. Ned felt
as set up as if he had done some great
thing himself, and was always telling
what ''my brother Phil said. And
Phil went round as grand as you please.
with his arm in a sling. and said any
man with the courage OF mouse would
have done the same, but of course that
was all bosh. he knew as well as any
body; and liked it., too I.tt44s k 4.
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in the house with a sore throat; and she
pretended to think it WASH ANYTHING
great and couldn't see what all the fuss
was about. But the queerest was when
Mrs. Allen gave lawn party in honor
Of Phil's being at home, and let Ned in
Fite some on his own account-we'd d
made up by that time; he promised TO
keep still about Phil S young lady, and
promised not to say any thing. about
Lefty! only told him should think just
the same, and her teeth did stick
out aayhow-so he asked me. And Mrs.
Allen came over on purpose to ask Lefty
|c eo.ce en.l 420;]k2ESaHl IS ax.ish. .ihe
young pesf 81 . and sand sand
looked as scafeu i,sr throat. l guess
something sbouS ,t'it wasn't polite. Tor
Mrs ARen thongsr;sed, and said kinder
sne looked q
sin ,rss Mason's throat dirncuity
hope ms and Will disappear pelors ore
tbssd r At any rate snaii ss PEI peIS ,,,tt..d
80. ,ne--and she smiieu anu I'll Rs'ss.t .,,t
nat can't bear 20 have folks pat
my head. head. generally; it makes you
me on 'nu .,,all. but Ned's mother ain
ieel so si hit. It's an awful thing to
nat k,nu .n,,r mother die when you're 2
raw C after she was gone aunt says;
eany .+;t;, what possessed you to be so
rude to Mrs Alien
-. INT CRYING, and ran out OF sthe
49,, So then she turned TO me and
..Josephus''-Aunt don't approve of
nicknames-. Have you any idea what 5
|. the matter with your cousin ?'
Not the least. ma am, says L with
gut hsy throat's made her delirious.
ssThfoatrs saws Aunt. sstuff and non
sense! She takes after the Pendletons;
always wsre queer lot. Old Abe Pen
dleton's more than half crazy"
And OF she stalks up stairs, and twas
lucky she did, for / wasn't going to sit
there and hear my own second cousin
called aluny. Pm fond of Lefty She
have made an awful nice boy, and aunt
don't think so either, only she was kind
Of riled just then, and was glad didn't
get chance to say anything. %se
The next morning at breakfast Lefty
says: II believe tCas rude yesterday.
Aunty, and if Joe will carry it for me, ]
will write Mrs. Allen the incest note
can and accept her invitation
Aunty looked real pleased and SC that
was settled; but all the same Lefty was
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