The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-16
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80 We rid over TO the railroad bright and early
Monday morning and tuck the train. Nary one
OF US had rid on the cars atore, or bin TO city,
and when the duTn things got 10 goin' the way
we hid on 70 them s,Ats was caution 70 Crocklu;
When We got 70 Wilmington. Squire Tucker ted
We might as well stop and see the place, as IL
wern't likely we'd ever make the wage again
SO We goes 10 the Clayton House fur dinner, and
a mighty nice tavern Il was, too. When we went
IN there . rale nice young fellow showed q big
book at US and sed Il was n purity day. Squire
Tucker lowed Il was, but thought we'd have a
wet spring. Then the young Teller showed the
big book at us again and axed US about our
health. The Squire said he was ruther rheuma-
ticky, but he rcekoned he felt spry enough 10 sur
round a good dinner. The young felier hadn't u
doubt Of Il, and showed the book agin. The
Sqaire said:
"Jeems what does he mean by pokin' that book
usi"
81 reckon he wants Us 10 read IT,"
"Daggoned if kin read anything now, Jecms,
I'm so fustered Your eyes air younger then
mine. Suppose you tackle u"
The young fciler smiled when he heerd this
palaveFin' and sed
81 only want you 10 sign your names in the
book, gentleman
"No, Stree" cut In the Squire, "you don't git
my name In that durn thing I've cut my eye
teeth on them sort Of things long ago Young
isllsr, I've seed many book agents and bin taken
In by few Of 'cm and by peach tree agents, but
you lay over the deck burn my cats, young
man, IL you hain't the eutest book agent ever
sot eyes on! Why. you'd do honor 10 the smartest
lightnin'.rod cOnsarn in the country, aud when
say that I'm settn' you mp purity tall No, sir.
We jest don't want no bieturesque Ameriky. JeG
ns~'s@s Htss@sy, 49, ~s@- - t1.s- sh'~g. We're
on on wage 70 see somethin-so drap the
book oiftiness anu talk dinner
Then That young Teller jest let Iaushin come.
Ithongnt hed taNe eanipshnn ht Atter
whiIe ne managed TO say that be only wanted US
hegnter sea the squire mhy' young ie',
ie1' We aoh vote - DelA"ofi were registereu
III "'n ia'! !,anu anu 'o'e the bene'stn ueAv
eFS.y umc ,
wen, eonsafh my onuonf' u diah think Tue
leher would eomoustihcate "hen the squire sed
'hn ne jest opener ,ne hume ana roared
lhis nnder rhsi tne squire anu ne iosea
ihat the chap would take duek.ht u he didnt
mlna' OF ous, his oier' OF some'hin OF ruther.-
fa. his part ne wasnta goin 10 sign iur no BOOKS
ahd wash goin 20 register IN peiawer' anu rha'
wa more he WASH soin 10 s'and thefs anu oe
laughed a. nn,ner: lie vas 40 old man. be S%,.
aud had ~ IN his time. he had, and he'd hsht
again a! the drap OF the hat.
~ thi' tue young ieiisr sei that he oniy Santed
% 70 write our names IN inc BOOK as guest, oithe
ho.ei. Iheh We All isusned anu went anu tue1
somethlh; bat shc squire was 80 haeoergasted
~ All mar ne I.Igot 70 nse snss. ~ hsnLa
.n'ns WIG" "Aah naPpehed WIZ" n''h ''nes Tue
war:
we got TO New fork late at night and stopped
- ~ c;V. noa NC ~. ou. ~ ~.
mornin' u was arser = o'clock. But We couldn't
sH out 'he ioor' iur thero was the g'eateH per
sssslon goih up anu down tue ROAD We ever sesd.
Insy was nareh'n down one sIie oi the wax
ana up the other -iie' aad Hhere they were eoan-
teFmaNnih VIC eouiin see 'ur tae NE ~ Us We
hen ehaP ABOUT tne pefee"on' out ne se1 u
WASH 10 Pefee.sion' out jest Ine rsgi.r number
" Pe"pe passh over! aaE' ihe sPnhe ioneu
tha' ee oene'e some 'hin anu then asin ne
.ouldn oehe'e some o'ner 'hinss' anu that
mere sta'sineh' vas one o' taeh tninss Shat
Souldht &c Iahltnei aoNn MIA VITA hoini'y
pcatsr' ne was h''ie s,eeh, nc knoNeo he was
nc NAsh green eh0usn nO' 70 Know Pe'ses'
,ion Nheh nc sesl 1he-anl 'aa. rae Pe.ee,s'oh'
sae.' We Ns,ei s., an h9ar isr 20 Slt aone'
eat ar,er whiIe We reekoned y wouldn't stop
!u1 an h"ur o' 80 anu: a We Hah'ei 70 walk We
nned y. ba' y Masa ions aiore We iouhd out
'H1 s,.IsP ynsP va I's,' sooet 'ne Ie'Se's'"h.
,s,," ,e " "e va 'VeAla :. "'"Ie, s'o' 'O"~-
IN trner s.ePs Up 20 'ae Sluire ahd sei
az III '.'' 1y"es' ~ ~ .,4'I'H go =.
see y"A' """ uiu you 'eA'e 'neh Az 'h
'el,e!
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80 y aoh "sa. s' An .Stai,s;
I,suty ss s'.i sPoAe !" you 'u' my ,,'eni 1"he..
Ehos she,s your %! Is anu VIII carr! you
nent 70 hlm
we we're mishty glad and started on with him'
We walked round corners aad though muddy
places onti We came 70 what ne sed was |. JAIL
rnere, he sed' Fam vas confined Tar board eiii.
IL the squire would hand him 80 hed 80 ngh'
Va pay tne oih ani nave the ooy OUT IN aJiny'-
me squire done %. but tnAt teller neter come
0,eA' And "neh We vent ~ 'ne P'aee-' vas ""'!
ean2om.ihe people IN there toId ss We were
par o. ioon anu had pm .v'na'ei. wen, We
aidn Know tue way oaek 70 the taFefa' 80 se
aiFei uFay ius my cents 70 takeusthefe are,
dinner We sent out agin' anu oy supper tune had
seen enough % SCI most men crazy. nut ine noeAs
ana droses Of Pe2Pie va: the greatest sonder 70
s9ai1e iee.e': lie eouidnt gt over ~ no now
We vas 'iiin IN our room a smokin'. The Squire
hadn't sed noihin fur I've minii'. lie vas IN
resiar brown nudy:
what AR yon thinkin about sqaire ,ef !.
Jeems, I've sot mere and thank anu tsank
aoont All these people. but eAnt make 90, ~nsre
they All come irom- III be dossonei " they amt
as thiex a. aaskeieF. oa marsh 10 August
Jeems' used 70 TANK u was qaare tnat the ! an
KEGS Iekei our folks IN The late onpieasAn,ness.-
But see it All now. Why Jeems, vas the
draggondest tooiskness in the world fur Southern
ers 70 think they ecuid HEX all those people
That night the commission man What sells our
strawberres come along aud tuck Us 10 the Italian
ePery. sieh gotns-on as It was TO be shore IL
iaid over any nigssr camp .meesin ever seed
! ei.re%emeer the name o. the opsiy; bst mats
neither here nor there II vas all Greek 10 me
and the Squire. We seed 10, Of men and vim.
men on the stage dressed ,ha, ou,ianai'h TIA;
would have made lot OF svampers ashamed Of
themselves. The squire sed u one OF bis gals vas
TO git herself ur IN sieh ondeeent style bed hide
hsf aire, ina, ne would Al these people boiler
cd and bawied and made motions, and purity soon
two oi en- commenced TO hght VITA swords. jest
a. one Teller vas goin TO gre the other chap such
apanen as would nave ls' Daylight into aim, an
other ieiIer rushed 70 and pat an eend @ the row.
he was asiui mad, TOO, and tack on Ike game
rooster arter he has hesed saanghi: While thi'
snss vas ranun Toand snd hoshn ms isreign
hnso hse mad pull Win = eane'e bee IN D., ear.
se snaaeniy heerd screen and' the next tning
We kno"ed' tne Pnruest gai IN tne worsd rusned
into the crowd from soneuners,: ny gun, bot