The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-15
LOVE IN OLD CLoATHEs.

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Starve, It's sadie. for that v more
Bloode there be in V. Sicke mans Bodie.
" more fOodo is there for V Distemper
to feede upon.-And it IS moste fittings
y Il come backe to " my Journal
(wherein / have not WRIT n Lyme these
manye months) on v It CT Aprile, be-
ingc IN sone Sort myne owne foole and
y oole of Love, and q poOre Butt on
whome his hearte hath play'd a Sorry
tricke.--
Tor it is surelie a strange happen
inge, that /, who am ofte accompted
man of y Worlde, Gas V Phrase goes)
sholde be soc Overtaken d caste
downe lyke a Schoole-boy or countrie
pumpkin, by meere Maybe, q sholde
set to Groaninge and Sighinge, q, for
that She will not have me Sighe to Her,
to Groaninge and Sighinge on paper
w'h is y greter Foolishnesse in Me,
y some one maye reade it Hero after,
who hath taken his dose of V same
Physicke, and made no Wrye faces over
it; in w" case doubte l shall be much
laugh d at.-Yet soc much am |
foole, and soc enamourd of my Fool
ishnesse, y have a sorte of Shameful
Joye in tellinge, even to my Journal,
VI am mightie deepe in Love withe
" yonge Daughter of Mistresse French,
and all maye knowe what an Angel is
V Daughter, since have chose
Mr French for my Mother in Lave
Though she will have none of my
choosinge. And / likewise take COM
forte in V Fancie, " this poore Sheete,
VIII" l write, may be made of V Raggs
of some lucklesse Lover. and nave
y more readilie drinke up my com
plaininge hike
This muche have learnt v Fraunce
tistilles not, nor " Indies grove not,
V Remedie for my Aile.--For when /
l" became sensible of v folly of my
Suite, ! tooke to drynkinge 4 smoak-
inge. thinklnge to cure my minde, but
all got was head ache, for fellow to
my Heart ache.-A sorrie Payre!-I
then made Shifte, for while, Withe a
Bicycle. but breakinge of Bones mendes
no breakiDge of Heartes, and 60 myles
Daye bringes me no nearer to W ed
dingc. beinge Lowe Sondaye,
(w'A my Hearte telleth me better than
.y' Allmanack,) l will goe to Churche;
VIII. maye chaunce to see her.-Laste
weeke, her Eastre bennett vastlie
pleas'd me, being most cunninglie de-
vis'd in " mode of cure Grandmothers.
and verie lyke to a coales Scuttle, of
white Saline
2'd Aprile.
L trust / make no more moane, than
is Just for man in my case, but there
is small comforte in looking at We backe
of white Saline bennett for two
Houres, and l maye sage as much
Neither any cheere in Her goinge out
of V Church, " walkinge down v Ave-
nue., with Puppe by y name of Will
hanson.
An Aprile.
Because man have HIATT with a
Brimme to it like V Poope-Decke of a
Steam-Shippe, and breeches lyke V.
Case of an umbrella, and have loste
money on Hindoo, he is not therefore in
y beste Societie-I made this obserya-
ton, at v Clubbe, last nighte, in We hear
inge of W"''', who made a mightie Pre-
tence, to reade y' Sp' of V Tymes.-
doubt 1t was scurvie of me, but it did
me muche goode.
7" Aprile.
Y manner of my meetinge with Her
and fallinge in Love with Her (for y'
two were of one date) is thus-I was
made acquainte withe Her on We'd
nesdaie, at y House of Mistresse Varick.
Ctwas Reception,) but did not hear
Her Name, nor She myne, by reason of
y noise, and of Ms Varick having but
lately newe settle of Teethe, of VIII.
she had not yet gott, as it were, We lust
Pitche and accordance. Il sayde to Her
that y Weather was warm for that
season Of y yeare. She made answer
She thought was right, for NJ William
son had saide Y same thinge to Her not
minute past-I tolde Her she music
not holde it original or an Invention of
W~'', Tor y Speache had beene mamie
yeares in my FGmilie. Answer was
made, She wolde be muche bounden to
me if | wolde maintaine We Rightes of
my Familie, and lett all Others from
usinge of my propertie, when perceiv-
inge Her to be of livelie Witt, | went
about to ingage her in converse, if
onlie so i mighte locke into Her Eyes,
VIII. were of Il coloure suche as | have
never scene before, more like to
Pansie, or some such flower, than any,
thing else can compair with them
Shortlie we grew most friendlie. so that
She did aske me if 1 colde keepe
Secret. i answering / colde, She sadie
She was endangered, having Shopp'd
ali " forenoone since Breakfast. She
pray'd me to gett Her some Foode.-
What, l ask d.-She answered merrile,
Beafesteake.-It olde Her " that Con-
lection was not ON V Side-Boarde; but
presentlie brought Her such as there
was, u She beinge behinde Screane,
stoode in y waie, so v none mighte see
Her, " She did cate and drynke as fol-