The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-02-16
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mon'h into O neighborhood III which
Q found ourselves among strapgers.
We had been informed by our land
lord, however, that We would 6nd
the people 'sociable aud neighborly'
in the vicinity OF our new home.
This we found to be true, and we
record our experience, that those
who read it may arm themselves
with sbotguus and other weapons Of
defense stould they contemplate
coming into our neiguborhood.
We hadn't uupacked oar goods
yet when long, lank, sallow woman
climbed over the back fence aud
came shsmblipg into the house wiib-
out observing the polite custom Of
first ringing the bell.
Pm Mis- Sary Ann Beggs. sbe
said. by way of formal introduction.
L thought Id come right in aud get
acquainted fnst of aud let you know
I was willu' to neiShbor with yon
II they's anything l do jes naichelly
love it's to neighbor with folks. an
liked your looks the miupit | seed
you. / ain't got bnt minnit to
stay thought YOU might feel more
to home if You had au interdooce to
some Of your neigbbors au' knowed
they were willing to neighbor With
you. Pm williu' to neigbbor with
anybody that's decent. But must
hurry home. jest brung teacnp
along, ,hinkiu' mebbe could bor-
row it full Of coffee I'm jet out Of
sugar, too, au' il yon could spare roe
a lineup full I'd be 'bleeged to you.
You see I'm jest that peigbborly I
come right in to borry OF you fust
thing
My wife got the woman the things
she wanted aud she cleared ont af-
ter saying for the nineteenth time
that she 'callated on neighborin'
with us right aloug.' Before night
she vaulted lightly over the fence
and came iu again.
Here | am agin, she said cheerily
Thought mebbe you'd be lone
some 'thout no one to nigbbor with.
! J found nvseM Hhori Q tee lor-- SIP.
per an thonght Id run in az see
bow you was gettin' on an neighbor
with you some more. Ny -four bar'l
played ont to-day, an aiu't had
time to go down town an order an
other so il you'll fill this bag with
-four l II be 'bleeged. Amt got No
40 white thread, have you Yes.
Well, I'd like to borry your epooi,
and If you'll jest stick a needle or
two in with it Id like it. Amt got
no bread baked, have you "A half
loaf is all need, and il you could
let mo have the loan OF butter enough
to 60 with it it'd be a favor
My meek little wife gave the
'neighbor' all she wauted, and sue
struck bee line for home We
were eating supper when the lauk
female appeared again.
My man wants 10 neishbor With
you too He's bout the size OF
your mao. We're going to ball
to uiyht and if you'd loa him some
dancing boote md white vest ue'd
be thankful. 1 brung this cup for II
little salt and
An old shotgun Of mine was in o
corner. l picked it up and said
coldly and cruelty, and 10 dead ear
Dest
You clear out And don't you
ever come back while yon live.
We're not 10 the neighboring bust
ness at preseni-Avaupt !
She avaunted aud the next day
she circulated a report throughout
town TO the effect that she bad
caught me whipping my wife that
| had been iu States prison that l
was half negro that our children
had been in the reform school that
our furniture was morigaged that
we bad been in the poorhorse Ill,
winter that we were living under
an assumed bame, and that II H.
ward was Off-red for my arrest for
bigamy aud highway robbery.