Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-11-15
JUST A NEloHBoRLY CALL.

= NElGHbORLY CALL.
Who's that comm up the path,--run. Betsey
III bet it's horrid OF Mis- Jones comm here
to tea.
mis- Perkins, is it' Wuss an wuss. I'd ruther
hear it thunder.
Sne'a ON atatlin' trip spose. What brings
her here, wonder,
My how that woman likes to talk. Don't ask
her II she'll stay,
II we urged her hard enough she'd never
go away,
Vi all the gossipers know Mis- Perkins beats
EN- Aolier,
She'siest chuckful O. news an things, I'll bet a
silver dollar.
She's got that OIL silk bunnit on. It's older
than the hills.
Land, don't 1t look redIckerrus, all ruffes,
puffs an frillsf
What's that you say? She's got her work.
Wall, han me down my knittin'.
IN ask her why oil Jim Tom son give her da' ter
Ann the mittin.
Come IN. Mis- Perkins s this your I'm a,eful
glad you come,
Fer, as says to Betsey Jane, the house seems
desprit dumb.
Mis- Perkins, take the rockin' cheer, an Bet
sey take her bunnft
Be sure you put 1t where the flies an dust
won't git upen 1t,
See I, not hat aa hour ago, sez to Betsey
Jane;
Il wonder where Mis- Perkins isY'-Here, Bet
sey, hahd that skein-
See Il IAope she'll como to-day ef nothin's
up TO hinder
shes comm now" sez Betsey Jane, lookin'
thru the winder.
Mis- Perkins, take pinch O. snuf an tell me
all the news.
Haven't heerd 'em in SO long I've almost had
the blues.
Mis- Johnson's got new silk dresss Good
gracious, wall never.
/ wonder of she reely thinks her money'll last
forevers
Mis- Perkins, yes; acas at church Now spasn't
you glad to hear
The preacher preach so plain on DRESS it hit
some folks SO clear
Mis- Primrose colored like beet-you know
she wore q feather
An Sarah Grimes was hoppin' mad. 1t hit 'em
both together.
Iwonder ef Squire Pettinbone ha!n't got an
other wig?
swan, I do dislike that man, he feels SO awful
big.
You see him wallsin', did you say, along with
Kathrin' Snyderi
Mis- Perkins, thatll make match, I'll bet a
pint o. cider.
Mis- Perkins, ohat? Mis- Blodgitt let's her pir,.
play plays an dancer
WALL declare, that takes me down, She'd
better go to France.
know one thing, my Bets ey Jane won't heir
'em in sich doin's.
might as well jest p'i A. her to tho n,rror o,.
to room.
MIS- Perkins f.sv you heerd about that fus.
WIN ,seg Brownf
Aou ndme Why goodness gracious me, it.,
ar. about the town.
An0s say he cheets his customers q selin
sBllyratus,
An sim'son ketched his youngest boy steal
in his tummatoes.
pf course you've heerd the talk that's rount
about the Widder Hatchs
They say she's sparkin' Thomas Sweet an
bound to make match.
Her hushan' hain't ben dead six months an
now she wants another.
She'd never be my dater-in-law ef wa
yhomas' mother.
Hev heerd of the weddln', No. Who under
meath the SUM-
John Wait an Huldy Robrsons Mis- Perkins
you're in fun.
Why he's as much as fifty-six an Hubby nigl
on twenty;
But then we know the reason why. the oil
fools cash is plenty
Ms Perkins, lay your work aside an hev cu]
O'tea
This cake O. Betsey James is NICE Jest try
piece an see.
I'm never braggin' round like some, but jes
twtxt you an me,
We've got the smartest girls In town. TAX
after usi He, he!
1heerd your Ann Civ Tom sons son the mittin
was 1t sol
l jest admire her spunk. guess she'll find an
other beau.
My Betsey Jane she allus said she'd never &
with Jim,
Fer any girl with common sense would 500
git sick Of him.
Mis- Perkins are you goin' now! I'd reely lilS
to know
Go git her bunnit Betsey Jane-why 70
should hurry SO.
Your bunnit's jest as nice as new, swan; it
Them ruffies an these gathers here are reel
very dashin'.
oh, yes, Miss Perkins, shall come. You mus
run in agin,
You haven't been here in so long It RELY is
sin.
Good afternoon. Yes, Betsey Jane shall com
an see your dater
There; is she gomez freely hope she got wha
she was a'ter
do declare, / never see woman that 'ud bea
her.
It's tattle, tattle, all the time, the mischie
maxim creature.
allus act discouragin' when she comes roun
aspyin'.
Fer believe, as most folks do. that tattln
bad as lyin'.
-Ebea T. Rerford in Yankee Bla IL.