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

VIII. | hope nave leade TO better Con
clTsion, than them v came afore.- For
/ an MOVIE resolv d. d havinge berunn
vii carry to an Ende, v if | ma G not
overcome my Passion. | NAV at v least
over-com V Mel lchollie, & Spleene.
borne y'', and being Lover. be none
v Jesse Manic VIII. Ende ! have
come to vs. Resolution, TO departe I'm. V
Towne, ~ TO goc TO V Countrie-H House
of my Friend. win Winthrop, who has
often intreated me, Il has instsntie
urged, VI Sholde make him a VISIT -
And | take much Shame to.nyselfe.
" have not given him Y" Satisfaction
since he was married, VIII. is MOVIE ii
Years.-A gOode Fellowe, Il | minde
me a CRETE Burden to his Friends when
he was in Love, in VIII. Plight | mockt
him, who am MOVIE, | much feare me,
mockt myselfe.
Sd June.
Pack'd my cloathes, beinge Sundaye.
Y better y Dale, y better y Decide.
Al June.
Goe downe to Babylon to-daye.
8" June.
Att Babylon, att V Cottage of Will
Winthrop, VIII. is no Cottage, but a
CRETE House. Red, w. Verandahs, &
builded in Y FASH of Her Majestic Q.
Anne.-Found mightie Houseful of
People. VIII, his Wife, verie proper
fayre Ladie, who gave me a moste gra-
cious Reception, NJ Smithe, V ii
Gresham girles (lnowne as litter
inge Twins). Bob White, Virginia
Hinge q her Moth. Clarence Winthrop,
d V whole Alexander Family-A CRETE
Gatherings for so Garlic in W Summer.
i'm y aiternoone playd Lawne Ten
Mss. Had for Partner one of
y TWINS, ag" Clarence Winthrop &
Y other TWIN, VIII. by being Confus'd,
| loste iii games. Was voted Dutfer.
Clarence Winthrop moste unmanner-
lie merrie He calfd me W Sad ky'd
Romeo, IL likewise cut down y' Ham
mocke WIN l laye, also tied up my
Cloathes VIII. we were att Bath. He
sayde, he Chaw'd them, a moste bar
barous worde for a moste barbarous
Use.-Wh. we were Boyes, d he did
V thinge, | was wont to trounce him
Soundlie, but MOVIE had to contente NV
selfe W. beatinge of him iii games of
Billyardes in y Evg.. & W. daringe of
him to putt on y Gloves w. me, for
Funne, VIII. he mighte not doe, for
could knocke him colde.
10h June.
Beinge gOn to my Roone somewhat
earle, for found myselfe of a peevish
humour, Clarence came to me. and
prayd a few minutes Speache. --Sayde
twas Love made him so Rude a. Boys
ferrous, he was privilie betroth'd to his
Cozen, Angelica Robertes, she whose
Father lives at Islipp, and colde not
containe HmSelfe for Joye.-I savinge,
there was Il Breache in y' Familie, he
made Answer, twas true, her Father &
His, being Cozens, did hate each other
most heartilie, butt for him he cared not
for that. ~ for Angelica, She gave not
a Continental. But, sayde /, Your
Consideration matters mightie Little,
synce y' Governors will not heare to it.
He answered twas for that he came
to me, l must be his allie, for reason OF
our olde FriendP. With that / had no
Hearte to heare more, he made so Light
of suche Division as parted me & my
Happinesse, but tolde him | was his
Friend, wolde serve him when he had
Needle of me, and presentle seeing my
Humour, he made excuse to goe, 4 left
me to write downe this, sickle in Mynde,
and thinkinge ever of v Woman who
vii not QUITE of my Thoughtes for any
change Of Place, neither of employee
For indeede | doe love Her moste heart
lille, SO Vt my Wordes can not sage it,
nor will y Booke containe it.-So will
even goe to Sleepe, " in my Dreames
perchaunce my Fancie maye do my
Hearte better Service.
ION June.
She is here, What Spyte is VI of
Fate a. " alter'd gods! That /, who
mighte mott gett to see Her when to
See was to Hope, must MOVIE daylie
have Her in my Sighte, stucke lyke a
fayre Apple under olde Tantalus his
Nose.-Goinge downe to V HOTEL to-
daye. for to gett me some Tobackoe,
was made aware Wy Ffrecch familie
had hyred one of " Cottages round
abouts.-'Tis a goodlie Dwellinge
Without-Woude / coudc speake with
as much Assurance of y lnnsyde!
13@ June.
Goinge downe to y' Hotel againe To-
daye for more Tobackoe, save " ac-
cursed name of W"''n on " Registre.
Went about to a neighboringe Farm &
satt me downe behind y Barne for }
an Houre.-Frighted y Horned Cattle
W. talkinge to My Selfe.
16@ June.
To Eyre Islande, in Winthrop's Yacht
" Twinnes W. us, so Titteringe q
Choppinge Laughter, " twas worse Va
Flocke of Sandpipers. Found a CRETE
Concourse of people there, Her amonge
them, in Suite of blue, Vt became Her
avelie.-She swimms lyke to Fishe,
butt everie Stroke of Her white Arms