The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15
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BETSY HAMILTON,S LETTER.
Tom Davis Tells Betsy She Looked Pre!,
and Sweet.
IiNanta Constitution. !

said about him that Sunday eyenin' a
our house, that he'd have sense cnoug
to take the hint and stay away, but h
can't be knocked down. Buddy low
he's wusser'n n tarrarin for holdin' on
If a tarrapin bites he holds on tel it thnn
ders if you don't choke him of. Hi
hair had been crappcd to the skin of hi
head, and when it s0t in to CROWN Ou
agin thar was one onruly lock that stooc
out stiff all TO itself on top Of his heac
and made him look like a skeered rabbit
He tried TO grease it down with q meat
skin, but it wouldn't stay down no way
he'd fix it, IL werried and tormented
him turribe. Last one Sunday he primp:
hisself to come TO see me, and he was
bent and determined to make that ar lock
lay down. lie worked with it, and swc!-
ted over it, and it wouldn't stay; il riz
up agin every time. lie lowed it shouldn't
outdo him no longer; he knowed what
would stick it. So he turned in, he did,
and taken some Of these home made
'iasses and smeared 'cm all over his head,
and they hclt that lock down tight tell
you; every har stayed right whar lie stuck
it; and when he come in didn't skacely
knoR him. Cap Dewberry was thar a
settin' up TO me, and as quick as he sot
eyes on Tom lie let In to laughin'. Then
he dragged his cheer to tc.her cend of
the entry TO git outn the way and sci in
to talkiD' to ,Caledony. seed the devil,
meut in Calls eyes, and Cap he was most
takin' fit, SO glad to git sumpen 10
plague ME about.
was mad as l could be, aud lickled
isfied with hisself After me and him
howdyc'd he giggled and his face turned
red. He alters laughs over nothing.
Then he axed me, Miss Betsy, what for
time did you have at the show? Did
you see them hy-nce-niesy and did you
see the street progade? ! seed you"
says be, "and you looked mighty sweet,
too. And ! knowcd in reason ] must
er, for it was rainin' hard as it could
pour. and my coat all was all drabhed in
mud up to my knees" lie said looked
sweet and l never denied il, but when he
up and lowed, "3Iiss Betsy, l think you
mir the smartest gal ever SEEN" l wanted
to AK him how 'pon tho yeath he owed,
for he has got about the least sense Of
any ignant feller know. -
/ had o turrible grudge agn Tom. l(o
had knocked me out'n gwina TO the sing.
ih' twice't hand -gwine, and once't to tue
sorghum stretlhin at old Miss Goodcn's
He had axed me TO incept of his com pany
and jist wouldn't go at all kase Nav
she thought sich a power Of old Miss
Davis Toms NAVY that she didn't low
me to slight him. Tom he fetched his
self here every Sunday, rain or shine,
jst when WAS n lookin' for Cap Dew
berry or Iky Robertson. and if they'd SEQ
him in the entry they'd lay whip to ther
critters and gallop by, and it got me so
fairly hated Tom Davis.
That Sunday he sot facin' me with his
back to Cal and them. aud they kcp
laughin' and crookin' thcr fugers at
me. 1t was hot evcnin' and thought
mebbe it was fixin' to rain, for | mover
seed the like of flies, and We dou 'tingen.
nerly have many flies.
How do you like tho name Of Betsy
Davis ?" says he n hittin' at the flies.
"The flies is mighty bad" says for
seed they was pcsterin' Of him power
ful. II como here This cvcnin'," BAYS he,
(siappin' the nics) "to ax you (hittin' at
'em little harder) TO ax you If you
didn't want to be Miss Davis" says he,
(fghtin' the flies with both hands and
scratchin' his head). II been loyir'
you ever sense the (hittin' the flics) log.
rollin' at old man Hasher's." Then he
slapped at his hoad and neck and face,
but they 'peared to como in, droyes from
,evefwhars, and his head begun to look
like swarm of bees-the more he fit 'em
the wusser they got. looked at tother
eend of the entry and thar sol Calcdony
and Cap jest KILN they fool selves u
iaughin'. Tom he fit hnrder'n cyc..
whats got into the flies ?" says l.; II
never seed 'em so bad, pears like they
are tryin' to eat you barbariousy up"
says l. He scratched his head and lowed:
II dunno what they want or me, l haint
80 sweet; looks like they had orter bite
you instid er me. Hit shorely aint me
they are after; hit must be these here
fool 'lasses I've creased my head with,
land hehit'em faster'n ever) and reckon
the onlyest way to git shet Of 'cm is to
so TO the branch and wash 'em off,
know in reason they are jist what's n
drawin' these tarnaital Hies," nrd with
that he riz and went to tho bracch. lie
never said good evenin' nor no.hin' to
nobody, and We lowed he was n comm
back, but he never.
had donesmade upslny mind. wasn't,
gwine to be tormented with him mo-
longer. I lowed to gin him his walkin'
g5fsTb and I.stttif,ssai EpJ IyIIIs so!snd'sot
md told me how patty TWAS, and how
sweet, and how smart, ,iand lowed ns how
his heart had been q bpinin' forinsadget
sense he seed me 'at tho circus, and up
and axed me, says he: Nov, Missi
.'No3S says hshot bairy grain. ~ stea /
he was mad as ,blazes. Next time I seed
him it was at the candy pullin' at Miss
Hooker's, and the fust chance he got he
,a1ed neifI wasn't mighty sorry I.didnt
take h:m. "No." Gays I, "fos dcn'.
want you" '''Well,I don't keer," says
he; II jes courted you kase hearn your
Zap lowed to gin you that ar creek bot.
tom (clearin' over thar torment Miss
Goodeu'e.") "Well," says I, II have
heaztr o. thefeller that1ovea thcigroundII
gal walked on, but never lowed I'd
ses him: 1 am monstrous glad hit was
the land you wanted instid er.me.-kase
If you've got the money you Ean 6nSahd
10 ad kase hits Tor sale and haint, and
il, I was, you couldn't buy me no how,
g.. no price. 1tneyef opce't susbfciSiei
nit vas The. land sypu. .wantedss II lwas1
hiked up with the ides that you was
lovin' of me for my p'yore smartness
and my puttiness, aud damyTsweetnesszl, y
least ways that's what lowed, says |.
There SnS msnsr are %sSn,ny scD,y men Of msnuy mlas
Thathtkepeetfy CAP said that S6ndays|
evenin' after Toni left Your'n,sa *srs:s