Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-22
JUST A NElGHBORLY CALL.

JUST A NElGHBORLY CALL.
Who's tina. a comm up the path.-run. Betse
Jane an see.
I'll bet it's horrid or Mis- Jones comm her
to tea
Mis- Perkins, is it, Wuss an wuss. I'd ruthe
hear it thunder.
She's on tat'lin' trip, s'pose What bring
her here, / wonder:
Ny! how that woman likes to talk. Don't asl
her il she'll stay,
For if we urged her hard enough she'd neve
60 away.
OF all the Rossfpers know, Mis- Perkins beat.
'em holer.
She's jest chuckful o. news an things, I'll bet 9
silver dollar.
She's got that ol' silk bunnit on. It's olde,
than the hills.
Land, don't it look redickerlus, all runaes
puts an frills:
what's that you say She's got her work!
Wall, ham me down my knittin'.
I'll ask her why oil Jim Tom son give her da't tel
Ann the mittin.
Come in. Mis- Perkins is this you: I'm auru!
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 bunnt-
Be sure you put IT where the flies an dust
won't git upon it.
SEE /. not hat an hour ago. SEE to Betsey
Jane;
1 wonder where Mis- Perkins is-,-Here, Bet
sey hand that skein-
See /: Il hope she'll come to-day eff nothns
up TO hinder"
"She's comm now" SEE Betsey Jane a lookin'
fhr,,ff ha inda
Mis- Perkins, take pinch O. snuf1 an tell me
all the news
Haven't heerd em in SO long Eve almost had
the blues.
Ms Johnson's got a new silk dress: Good
gracious, wall never.
wonder eff she RELY thinks her money las.
forever!
Mis- Perkins, yes; ,ras at church. Now scasnr
you glad to hear
The preacher preach so plain on dress, it hit
folks so clear.
Mis- Primrose coored like q beet-you know
she wore q feather
An Sarah Grimes was hoppin' mad. 1t hit 'em
both together.
1wonder eff Squire Pettinbone hain't got an
other wig!
/ swan. do dislike that man, he feels so awful
big
You see him walkin', did you say, along with
Kathrin' Snyder!
Mis- Perkins, thatll make q match, I'll bet a
pint o. cider.
Mis- Perkins, whats Mis- Blodgitt lets her girls
play plays an dancer
Wall declare. that takes me down! Shed
better go to France.
know one thing, my Betsey Jane won't help
EN- in SIGH don's.
might as well jest pint her to the narrer road
TO room.
Mis- Perkins. hev you heerd about that fuss
with Peleg Brown!
You hofnH Why goodness gracious me, it's
all about the town.
They say he cheets his customers . sellin'
sallyratus,
An Sim'son ketched his youngest boy steal
in his tummatoes.
OF course you've heerd the talk that's round
about the Wilder Hatch:
They say she's sparkin' Thomas Sweet an
bound to make match.
Her husban' hain't ben dead six months an
now she wants another.
Shed never be my dater-in-law ef I was
Thomas mother
Hev heerd Of the wedd!n'. No. Who under
John Wait an Hsldy Robson: Mis- Perkins,
you're IN fun.
Why he's as much as fifty-sx an Huldy nigh
on twenty;
But then, we know the reason why the OIL
fool's cash is plenty.
Ms Perkins, lay your work aside an hev cup
O tea
This cake o Betsey James is nice, Jest try a
piece an see.
I'm never brasgin round like some, but Jest
'twixt you an me,
We've got the smartest girls in town. Take
after US! He, he!
Iheerd your Ann Civ Tom soa' s son the mittin:
jest admire her spunk guess she'll find an.
Ny Betsey Jane, she allus said she d never 90
with Jim,
Fer any girl with common sense would soon
git sick Of him.
Mis- Perkins, are you so:n' now. I'd RELY like
Go git her bunnit Betsey Jane-why YOU
should hurry So
Your bunnits jest as nice as new, swan: it's
right in fashion,
Them rufies an these gathers here are reelv
very dashn'.
Oh, yes. Miss Perkins, shall come. You must
run in agin,
You haven't been here in SO long il ree,v is n
sin.
Good afternoon. Yes, Betsey Jane shall come
an see your da'ter
Ihere; IS she gone: RELY hope she got what
she was alter.
do declare, 1 never see q woman that nd heat
her.
ITS tattle. tattle, all the Time tie mischief.
maxim creature
allus act discouragin' when she comes round
aspyin'.
Tar ho,,eya nc ,,,o,. x.u-
bad as lynn.
Eden E. Rerford, in Yankee Bafe
THE GOLDEN-ROD.
A Happy Mistake That Reconciled
Two Loving Hearts.
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