Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-17
A GEORGIA WEDDING.
society and Life in the BaehwOods-
Betsy Hamilton's NefghLors.


Betsy Hamilton's NefghLors.
1t had been whispered around that
Jake Lofts had hirted Malindy Jane
Trotman, and was hitchin' of ms
ridin' nag up at our house; but they
didn't know that when Jake's critter
was a chawin' of our fence, Malindy
Jane was inginnerly in the house.
The Trotmaus is not the sort that
sounds horn and tells they business
to every body, and for that very reason
some folks tries to find out their af-
fairs.
Malindy Jane she KEEP her sowin'
hid and never let none of the neigh
Dor gals but me and Caledony see it,
and Jake he got so he taken the
nigh cut, and gin old Miss Freshours
and old Arminty the dodge when he
went to see her, and they sot it down
that he had quit gwine, and that it
was all busted up betwiXt EN-, or,
"Mebbe, said old Armiuty, "arter all
he hain't never co'ted the gal.
But when the Trotmans let in to
whitewashin' ther house and fence,
and then let in on the trees around
the house, they knowed in reason it
meant a weddiE', but thar WASH t
nothin' like findip' out for sartin. So
Arminty tuck it on herself to go over
thar and stay the live long day. She
limited and hinied, out all she gether-
ed from Malindy James NAV was that
the dock lowed lime was healthy.
Caledony was a tellIn' it at our
house, and she lowed that when
granmammy Eve was a leavn' so
much cu'osity to ole Arminty she
never forgot ole Miss Trotman. She
left her sense enough to come ahead
of her. They didn't only whitewash,
but they secured and fix up tel they
didn't skasely know they own place,
but Malindy Jane was the onliest gal
the old folks had and she didn't get
married every day,
To be sho if they'd had Their own
sesso about it, they never would have
picked out Jake Lofts; but VINO in
all the land could they have picked
out for a husbond for Their gal,
Malindy Jane2
The day was sot, and she axed me
and Caledony to wait on her. Cal
she come over to cur house and we
all went together. She fetched her
paller buff muslin (mine's of'n the
same piece and lowed me and her
could fix and dress alike. So we
wheeled in and starched our yellow
butts so stiff they'd stand alone, and
ironed 'em slick enough to see your
face in EN-, and we took the artificial
otf'n our last summer hats and stuck
EN- whar the overskirt was tucked up
to one side, and we tackled a row Of
cedar all around the bottom of the
frock and put piece under. our breast
pins and a piece in our hair, and |
wisht you could have saw us-I tell
you we was fixt. Aunt Nancy lowed
Gals, for all you do, don't outshine
the bride"
Buddy he hitched the steeos in the
Vaughn and sot in the cheers. and we
all went, even to NAV. We went
soon so as to hep Malindy Jane fix,
and bless you when we got thar the
house and yard was plum full. |
won't be sartin but, but think every
body that come fetched baby and a
bench legged fee and flop yearsd
hound. We'uns alters fastens "Old
Scrouge" and "Trip" and never let's
'em foller.
After | tixt the artifcials in the
fashion on Malindy James bead and
lent her my neck-ribbin, dts good
luck to marry in sump'n borridD why
| taken a peep in the settin' room TO
see who all was thar, and behold thar
sot the Simmonses big as VINO but
they, and | know in reason they
wast'nt aXed nor wanted and who
should be liked upon a bench all in a
row, but Them tOre,down Freshours'
chillun grand as you please, and still
for the fust time in they lives, and
their faces was rally so clean didn It
skasely know EN-. They had shOrely
been put to soak the night afore.
Their skin was as shiny and slick as
a peeled ingon, and ther bar plastered
down tight with sa1f soap, and they
looked plum satisfied.
Over in the cornder sot the three
old maids. Miss Bunch Beasely, Miss
Patience Potter and ole Arminty Pen
dergrass. Miss Bunch is as broad as
she's long, and as good as she's broad
Miss Patience is as long as a bean pole
and as good as she's long, and is fun
ny enough to make a dog kill his-sef
laugbin'. She wears a short frocl1
to try to make her look short, and all
the colors Of the RAINBOW to make her
look young. Pap lows she looks like
Joseph's coat. Ole ArmiBty was a
settin' right side of EN-. Now thar
was three old maids as different as the
elephant and the monkey and the
tiger. So folks needn't say old maids
is all alike. And widderS lacks a heap
Of bein' ali alike, too. The wilder
Comings was thar and you wouldn't
have knowed she was a wilder. But
the wilder McAllister played fishin'
for love, and put on a sight of airs
She tuck keer to let everybody know
she picked the turkey and baked the
later custards and half-moon pies.
Jake he was the last one to come
He had his head drippin' with lard
and scented with cinnamon draps,
and his new shoes was 50 tight he