The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-03-09
SALLY ANN JOHNSON.
AS RELATED BY HERSELF.


Nose Philips used to he considered
about the finest young man in our ma
borhood. ! kini of thought so, too; bu,
sins I've found ont mole about him, he's
jist as mean teller as walks on ground.
Softer King, she's ornrier than Nose,
and You'll Say 80 when you read all that
I'm writin' about her.
You see, Nose is purity we'll fixed in
the world, has two fnrty acre lots, and
he feels leetle abnve common people
He didn't use to he that way when be
come to 8 e me, and that's the reason
liked-well / didn't exactly like him
neither. hut lowed him to come when no
one else wanted to come.
/ was leetle older than Nose the 6rsi
time be come sparkin' to our house.
recollect it % m'ghty we'll. 1t was the night
of old Mrs Phillipses apple cutlin'. Az.
ter the crowd got done cutting up-and
some OF them girls did cut up high, tell
you. II I'd cut up like some of them
did, I'd heen ashamed to . showed my
face to dec Mt people So6 K'ne
wasn't there; she was only o chunk OF Q
girl then, but II she'd been she'd car
.ripd on as bad as The worst Of 'em
Well, as I was salin' when they'd goi
done cuttin' apples and cntlin' up, thev
started home, and it kind Of happened,
don't see how II did happen, hut that's
The Way it was any how--it kind of hap
pened somehow tha' all the Young iellers
gathered up their girls. and none of EN-
tbst I'd went with happened to ask me
for the pleshure OF my company home,
and that kind of left me like, you know.
Mrs. Philips, seem how it was, whis.
pered to MISE that he'd have to 'ecori
me home I would give purity thing to
know II them girls with their cuttin' up
didn't ask the young men to take 'em
home. But snyhow, I'd a. leave a wen,
with Nose as the best of 'em, if not @
leetle ruther.
Nose and me went along together-it
was ahont q mile and half--he was 8
good deel bashiul at first, hut talked to
hum familiar like, and against we got hat
wav be sdled up and l took hold OF his
aim.
When we got home I asked him to
come iE; be KEEP maxim excuses, and
KEEP insistin till he run out Of excuses.
and he walked In. / most knowed be
didn't want to, but kno we'd at the came
time it would be to his advantage to
learn something about keepin private
cumpnv, and that's the reason l might q
seemed little anxious for him to come
in.
"Mr. Phillios,' says I,openin the door,
"won't you step in and rest yourself q
mint ?"
"Oh, no; ain, the least mite tired, +"
ses he.
"Jist stepin mint or so," ses I. 81
have something particular to say to
you
81 have to git up airly in the morning
10 GO to mill, and il's getlin late," says
he.
"Oh, but Mr.. Philips, its not perllte
no uTst ttuo yOu kO Win yOu"S in"N
not to cnme in. / shant insist, but jst
step in mint OF co." ses |, takin holl
of his arm and steppin in.
Nose come in and stsid three or fore
ours 1t was nigh onto one when we
90. home. fixed cupple OF cheers
ard we sot down and clinched. Inearly
lafIe I at his swkerd pullin, but KNOWN il
was his first etfert l KEEP serious. / KEEP
talkin up to him right smart, but he
didn't say hardly three words the whole
epdnrin time, except yes and no When
he'd motion as thow be was goin to ge,
up kinder squeezed him leeile tighter
than usual and KEEP him q set,in. -
Finally when he went to leave, "Mo-
ses," SAYS ], II spose as von've had sicb
a pleasant time you'll call again, won'l
you, Mosy?"
"Yes," SAYS he, "sometime when /,
comes handy I'll drsp in :"
swell now do, Mosy. LIS only 9
leetle step over, and you ort 10 cali Of