The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-19
LIN ES.
ARERnEEN. MISS. March Is. 1888

ABERDEEN MISS, March Is. 1888.
Mrs. SALLIE ANN JoDUNcAN, Okolona,
Mississippi:
Dear mama. am sure while you are gone
You'd give deal to hear from home,
How we are with the crop advancing,
And by white-wash the place enhancing,
whether doing right or wrong,
In fact. how we are getting along.
There's no news but the death of my calf
Az which | am sure you will not laugh,
When you think how well I've done my
part
To keep some life within his heart;
Howsomever as he has died,
I've had the luck to save his hide.
The old black horse is as spry and frisky
As If in him had got spirits of whisky;
'Sub-rosf," to tell you the truth,
| believe Pa has bathed him III the foun-
tain of youth;
Yesterday evening the old white SOW
Got after the chickens and created row.
Name has fashioned for G. Il. some pants
That doth his visage much enhance;
And jess has cut for NJ. II. Il shirt
That seems around the world would girt;
And Name has also KNIT me Il sock
Whose dimensions oursensbilities would
shock,
And then she wrote to her cousin Tom
Moo
And says she intends to visit him "Sho,n
Just for little short emancipation
From such uupoetic, unromantic occu-
patton
As attending toaroutine ofdomestic cares
Which scarcely gives her time to say her
prayers.
Having got to the conclusion that life is
race
We are whooping up things at a lively
pace,
Knowing if we loiter on Times track
Things VIII give us Il shove and send us
back.
We've hired hand in the crop to work,
And we keep him at it like Turk.
And we are one and all in the mind
That if this crop is very fine
Wen sell right out stock lock and branch
And 20 out West and buy ranch;
If things should prosper well this year
what say YOU to lt,mama dear?
The girls upon the stove perform
With the grace of Il city Miss ON the piano.
But Nan says she'll liqmfy, It's so warm
Unless some ones always "standin" by
to fan her.
! am awfully sorry, but I've got into
disgrace
BY desperately attempting TO enh ance
my lace;
That horrid old razor my lip did hash
Durlug I'm operation previous to growing
moustache,
And Name vowed was too too utterly too
And jess with vehemence said twas true
But IN the future | intend to study hard
AUD perhaps may turn you out bard;
I've always felt was born poet.
And some day intend the world shall
know it.
The girls seem to take much pride
In making things to smoothly glide,
But talnt exactly Home, Sweet Home"
Mother dear, when you are gone;
Iour visit may you much enjoy,
Is the earnest wish of your little boy.
Kiss each of the boys for me apiece,
And then my darling little neice;
hope you wont think me quite absurd
II | send my compliments to Miss Bird.
Tell sister Mary Jane that aunt Kate
Her letter did much appreciate,
And II she'll have patience to wait bit
shell take the pains 90 answer it.
And now dear mama with sparkling eve
Your boy must bid you Il tender Q ,odhye
AS the supper bell is ringing loud aud
long
And you know TO his ear It's musical
song.
You must be sure to let us know
When to meet you ut the depot,
Ana wen have for your supper roasted
pumpkin
Your true hearted son, JOHN JOSEPH
JoDuNCAN. n, NJ. NJ.