The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15

takin. a fit, so glad to git sumpen to
nisg6a ne about: .-----'-, '''-'
was mad as I could be, and tickled
to death, too, kase Tom was sosplum sat.
isfied with hisself. After me and him
h6Wd5e'd he giggkd and his face turned
red! He alters laughs sover nothing:
Then he axed me, 'Miss Betsy, what for
atime,did. you have, at the show? Did
..vSii lsselfhem hyAiheee- -aiesy and did you
sea the street progade? 1 seed you" !"
saysi ia aaIn,d You looked mighty sweet,
stoo. to- And, II knowed in reason. ! must :
er. for it was rainin' hard as 1t cooio
pour, and my, oat'ail was all. .drahbed 1a
mnd up to my knees" He said. I looked
sweet and / neyerdenied it, but when 1oe
no and lowed, Miss Betsy, q think; you
air the smartest' gal lI eyer seem 2 I 1 wanted
TO him how pom the yeath, he kuowed;
Tor he Has got about the least sense 2 Of
ANY, any ignant fefler know. - -
s.i had q, turrible grpdge agin, Il, Tom, MS H9le He
had knocked me opt,n 7gWiaet to- the s1ng-
in, twice,t liandgwine, and oncet to. the.
sorghum stretthin' at old Miss Gooden's.
He bsd axed, me to incspt of his company
and / list No .ldn,tgo at ali, kase Nav
she thonehsisi CHI q power of old Miss
Davis Toms .afaM) that she didn't Low.
me- to slight him. Tom he fetched his.
self here every :SupaayG rain Or shine;
list when I was lookin' for Cap Dew
1 berry Of! Ky RobersQn, and rthey'd see
him ia the entry they'd lay whip to ther
critters and gallop by, and it got me SO 4
fairly hated Tom Davis. .
That Sunday he sotifacins with his
back to Cal and them, ande they :kep 9
lauehin' and crookin' thet fingers at
me. It was a hot -evenin, and ! thought
nlebbe it was.a fiIina torain, Tor z never
seed Itha.l .like,of saiess andlwe ddn'tipgsn-
nerly have many flies. -ls-.t-e;,-
sHow do you like the name of Betsy
Davis9" says he hittin'' at the flies:
sThe flies is mighty bad" says 1, for |
I seed they was pesterin' of him power.
full. leone here this evenin', says he,
s(slsppin' the flies "toax you (hittin' at
Penn a little harder ito AK you.if.fyou
didn't want to be Miss Davis" says ne,
ffightin' the flies with both hands and
4 scratchin his head)!. sc beenia lovin'
Won ever sense the (hittin' the fies) log
rollin' at old man Hasher's." Then he
! slapped at his head and neck and face,
but they 'peared to come IN. drqyes from
eyetwharS and his head. begun to look
like 3 swarm of bees-the more he fit 'em
I the wusser they got. I looked at tother
eend of the entry and thar sot Caledony
and Cap jest killiR they fool selves. a
slaughin,. Tom he. fit barder'p ever.
"Whata sotsinto the idiesW says 1; II
never seed 'em 80 bad, 5'pears like they
are tryin' to eat you barbariously np,3
saws |. He scratched his head and lowed:
{ tI dunno what they want er me, haint
so sweet; looks like they had orter bite
YOU instid er me. Hit shorely amt me
they are after; hit must be these here
fool 'lasses I've creased my head with,
land h&hitem faster'n ever and / reckon
the onlyest way to git shet of 'em is TO
.go tothe branch sand wash 'em off. L
know in reason they are jist what's a
drawin' these tarnaital fies," and with
that he riz and went to the branch. He
never said good evenin' nor nothin' to
nobody, and I'VE. lowed he MAS q. comm,
back, but he never.
The ne4tSeaday here he come sagin ;
I had dcnefmade upamy mind / wasn't
gwine to be tormented with him no
longer. lowed to gin him his walkin'
papers ana Iethiip gpi [SHHs sos snd'soytp,
and told i9N ne how putty ! Was, and how
sweet, and how smart, ,sands lowed as. hoW
his heart had been o spinin' forfmsaeger
& sense he seed me at the circus, and up
and axed me, says he: "Now, Miss
$40: Says 4 not & 1nairy grain. 10 Iseea
he was mad ,as. .blazes. Next time ! seed
him twas at the candy pullin at Miss
Hooker's, and the fust chance he got he
,a1ed meifI I.wasn'ttmighty sorry Ididn't
take him. mo" says I, "for I don't
want your t"Well,'I don't keer," says
he; 81 jes courted you kase I hearn your
Pap lowed to gin you that ar creek bot
tom (clearin' over thar. fernent Miss
Gooden's." "Well," says !, II have
heaEn OF thefellef that t1dyea theiground
gal walked on, but | never lowed I'd
see him. I am monstrous glad hit was
the land you wanted instid ersme,r ,rkase
if you've got the money you can hnyahe
land, kase hits for sale and l haint, and
if I was, you couldn't buy me no how,
at no price. 1Sheyef o4ce't sYsplcpned
hit was, the. land syop wanted III was
hiked up with the idee that you was a
lovin' Of me for my p'yore susartness,
and my puttiness, and myFsweetness-
least ways that's what I lowed" says |.
"There are menny men of menny minds,
And psnps fools af ne9ay kinas.pss ses7