The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-09-27
Ally PAPER.

A FLY PAPER.
~ think flies is sociable, l do. For
nv part, I'm glad to be back where they
be. Nobody neyerneed TO excuse their
flies to me. II they'd been where
there want no flies, as l have, and
where the poor critters was jest a-hunt-
ed and a-gone-at from morning till
night. they'd never lift their hands agin
'em as long as they drawed the breath
o. life
Miss Semanthy simmons remark
seemed to be understood by her audi
ence, Notwithstanding the fact that she
had her s'twister, (" two side-combs and
some hair-pins in hermouth. Semanthy
was spending the afternoon at a neigh
boris, her first call since her return from
the city, and, for fear that some one
would call to detain her, had "jest taken
her hands out o. the dish-water, put on
clean apron and scooted This was
thelady apology for nothaving dressed
her hair at home.
'Yes, do mean to say that flies don't
have no privileges where I've been.
Cousin Gusty will as good as faint away
if she catches sight o one. They've got
blinds and shutters and screens and lace
cuttings and swing doors, and every
hired gal has feather duster three yards
long. and sticks with frizzled paper
stuck to 'em, and little fpop-guns that
they put sneezing powdcrinto and blow
at 'em, and rally believe that if hun
dred or two of them unfortinit critters
should git in unbeknownst to 'em they ID
order out the militia. Oh, it's easy to
say; oh, Semanthyr- butif you had un-
dergent what have from their thrash
ing and shooing and exterminating the
air, don't know what you'd do. You
know in this house. if anybody knows.
that don't git much chance to sew
when I'm to hum, and so sez / to my
self; I'll jet take my crazy bed-quilt
to Cousin Gusty's, and as they never
will let me wash dishes or putter round
any, why, it.stands to reason can Git
lot done Did II No, | didn't. That
quilt is crazier than when took it
away; for, what with jumping up every
other minute TO see if l couldn't get 4
crack o light so that / could tell yaller
from green, and blue from cinnament
brown, the hull thing is in that state
that twould make a lunatie of any
body who'd ever try to git it to-
getber Ets 3ttt fea aFtf ~ fta4
Gould have shelter open if I was
a mind to? Didn't | tell Won that |
couldn'tP My cousin Gusty is a pious
woman, and / amt going ter say to the
contrary, but believe she'd ruther I'd
broke five out of ten of the command
ments than to took out one o. her
screens. You don't think it speaks
very well for her pietyP Well, l don't
know. Folks is about as they're made,
We dlskivered, in New York as we'll
as In iairmount. You know, in this
mouse, too, thatI never set my heart on
nimmydiddles, but didn't skasely know
myself IN regards to that crazy quilt, [
uld banker SO to git it along. WHY I've
craned my neck till I've had the neu-
ralagy Tor week trying TO tell which
was luther OF my silks. I've rot up in
cheer and lit the gas contrivance that
,nlung down from the wall--lor sakesi
would go offlike a pistol every time.
anu scare me een-a' most out out o. NV
Wlts-and there I'd stand, and. iab AZ
the eye O. my needle for all the world
as II l was spearing for cells. like n
pesky fool, till my knees would tremble
aslf ! had the agerl Why didn't / saw
that I'd brung work with mo and
wanted to do itp So / did more,n a a
nIunurea tInn .tlmes. As Quick as I'd say
snss' cVusih q say; Come down to the
isetw.lLng-room, Cousin Semanthy, and
so eI sne seamstress help you, 'Gracious
sa. saAesi ! amt a-fishing round for help. )
ss ssa = amt no cripple The only
Hng lung mats lacking, Cousin Gusty, Is
Ignt enough 70 see tothread my needle.
IL II was owl could do it in the dark.
bot Sas pelng nothing but poor human
.a pae amt able TO see through all them
'",cRnesses ..Rts that,sup to my winder.'
"hat would she say? Oh, she'd
smile kinder amused like, and that
;oo moulo be the eend of it. One day /
!ess spoke my mind about them screens
an9 Inings. I'd clum up to the gas.
@nl cipm up to the winder, and I'd
s9ulI.eu and twisted my neck till i was
a. a. lul q cricks and kinks as a ero is
,h lneat. ! hadn't been raly riled till
.nen' and then my dander was clean
~ uIp.--sez l, Cousin Gusty, whatever il
% .ae matter with you about fiiesP'
aoo1t nles, said she; i don't under
9'squ you, Semanthy.' sWa'al.' said
4 should think that ANYBODY that had
sI Joen cold and bling water let into 'em
rrihIIGgn the wall, and wash-tubs and
suU4ang. rnn' g.ooards ready to their hands,
s,l;ul rHulun't : be quite so pertikcler about
s.ulg their things. WHY. sez 4
sT y'sl ~ ciear-starch them cuttings and
IN in u me rest Of the fummery in this room
sronsme ~ ume; For PHYS sake, seq I,
sosr uusln Gusty, do let me cast aside
Ids Ie oi mat superhumsiness of kiver-
& I'M, man ana allow the light o day to shine