The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-10
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BETSY HAMILTON,s LETTER.
A Sketch OF Llfe in the Backwoods.
ARanta C5nstitution.

It had been whispered around thai
Jake Lofts had firted Malindy Jane
Trctman, and was hitchin' of his ridin
nag up at our house but they didn't
know that when Jake's critter was q
chawin' Of ous fence, Malindy Jane was
inginnerly in the house.
The Trotmans is not the sort that
sounds horn and tells they business to
everybody, and for that very reason some
folks tries to find out ther affairs.
Malindy Jane she KEEP her sowin' hij
and never let none Of the neighbOr gals
but me and Caledoney see it, and Jake
he got SO he taken the nigh cut, and gin
old Miss Freshours aud old Arminty the
dodge when BE went 10 see her, and they
sot It down that he had quit gwine, and
that it was all busted up bctwixt 'em, or,
"Mebbe," says old Arminty, cater all he
haint never coted the gal."
But when the Trotmans let in to white.
washin' ther house and fence, and then
let in on the trees around the house, they
knowcd in reason it meant weddn';
but thar wasn't nothin' like fndin' out
for sertin. SO Arminty tuck it on her.
self TO go over thar and stay the live long
day. She hinted and binted but all she
gethered from Malindy James nav was
that the dock lowed lime was healthy.
Caledony was tellin' it at our house,
and she-lowed that when granmammy
Eve was lesvin' 80 much cu'osi,y to ole
hrminty she never forgot ole Miss Trot-
man. She left her sense enough 10 como
ahead of her. They didn't only white
wash, but they secured aud fixed up tel
they didn't skacely know they own place,
but Malindy Jano was the onlest gal the
old folks had and she didn't git married
every day.
To be sho if they'd had ther own sesso
about it. they never would have picked
out Jake Lofts but who in all the land
could they have picked out for hus.
band for ther gal, Malindy Jane.
The day was sot, and she axed me and
over 20 our house and we sll vent together.
She fetched her yaller buff muslin i;s,:ne's
me and her could fix and dress alike.
So We wheeled in and aarched our WALLER
bluffs 30 stiff they'd stand alone, and
ironed 'em slick enough to see your face
in 'em, and we tuck the artificial oT'n
our last summer hats and stuck 'em whar
the overskirt was tucked up to one side,
and We tackled row of cedar all around
the bottom of the cfock and put piece
under our breastpns and piece in our
hair, aud wisht you could have saw us.
tell you we was fxt. Aunt Nancy
lowed Goals, for all you do, don't out.
shine the BRIDE"
Buddy he hitched tho steers in the
waggin and sot in the cheers, and we oil
went, even TO NAV. We went soon so as
to help Malindy Iano fix, and bless YOU
when we got thar the house and yard was
plum full. They bad been comm ever
sense hour by sun. won't be sartin,
but | think everybody that come fetched
baby and bench-leggcd fee and flop.
yeared hound. We'unB alters fastens
:"Old scrouge" and "Trip" and never
let's 'em foller.
After fxt the artificials in the fashion
on Malindy James head and lent her nv
neck-ribbin, (it's good luck to marry ii,
sump'n borrid) taken peep in tho set
tim room to SEQ who all was thar, and
behold thar sot the Simmonses big as who
but they, aud know in reason they
wasn't axed nor wanted and who should
be hiked up on bench all in row but
them tore down Freshours' chillun grand
as you please, and still for the fust time
in they lives, and ther faces was rally SO
clean I didn't skacely know 'em. They
had shorely been put to soak the night
afore. Their skin was as shiny and slick
as q peeled ingon, and thor har plastered
down tight with saf soap, and they
looked plum satisfied.
Over in tho corner sot tho three old
maids, Hiss Bunch Eeasly, Miss Patience
Potter and ole Arminty Pendergrass.
Miss Bunch ia As broad as she's long and
as good as Shes broad. Miss Patience
is a5 long Us q bean pole and as good as
she's long and is funny enough to make
O. dog kill hisssf laughin', She wears a
short frock to try to make her look short,
and all the colors of tho rainbow to make
her look young. Pap lowed she looks like
Joseph's coat. Ole Arminty was set
tim right side of 'em. Now thar was
three old maids as different as the ele-
phapt and the monkey and the tiger So
folks needn't say old maids is ali alike. |
Aud widders lacks heap OF bein' nil |
alike, too. The widder uomings was
thar, and you wouldn't have knowed she
was widder. But the widder McAllis.
ter played fshin' for love, and put on a
sight of airs. She tuck keer to let ever.
BODY know she picked the turkey and |
baked the tatercustards and halfmoon |
pies.
2 jake he vas tho last one to come. He |
had bis had a-ipnia' VIII Lard and
scented with cinnamon draps, and his |
new shoes was so tight he couldn't skacely |
walk. wonder Il q feller ever got mar.
ried Without hayin'5 on tight boots or |
shoesY
Some town boys was out in the entry
az giglin'. Gal lowed If she'd d beer,
Maiindy Jane they. shouldn't or bean
aXed, enc OF 'em IN pertickler, disre.