The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-12-20
'E. w. J. Defines q Girls CAP.

MRt EDIroR "A girls "cap" you say.
Rhatfis I'll / have often heard Of girls
betting their soaps" for young men, and
Wondered If anyone ever saw one. have, or
lat least, my imagination did, not many Sun
Jdays ago. II is not q cap, but kind Of net,
invisible to the eye. II is q most beautiful
thing, Of the finest silk threads imaginable
running parallel over it, and these connected
with thick network Of threads, so closely
woven with open lettering rs to resemble
artistic scrollwork. The cap is surmounted
| 9th heart Of the softest looking texture,
kjuSS<Sffy for some one to reach out and
pluck" This lettering was made visible by
having o light-the light Of love-bebind it,
and shining rs if through delicately tinted
glass; the threads were numerous, colors
varied, and by close looking one could see
Glove" Purity" Fidelity" ''Subms-
sion," "Trust," Confidence" &C., around
the base in very large letters, walk in and
see if it suits. l will live and die for those
l love-" Now this cap does not fall on
everyone who chances to pass under it,
neither does il fall over the person, but
around the heart. The way l know this
"cap," not long ago was sitting near one
and saw n young man go under 1t. lie
foundered around conspicuously, hoping
to mako it fall on him. but to no avail.
Finally another came along, appearing
quite unconcerned, but was not above suspi-
cion, and walked under it, when Cupid, the
attendant raised his bow and fired away,
knocked the trigger clear out, and the
meshes closed around him. Cupid gave the
girl triumphant wink, and she winked
back approvingly, rs good as to say, "Wcll
done; march him in," which he did; the
victims heart beating furiously, whercupon,
the other fellow fell over and died, but soon
revived. The captured fellow is doing oh,
ss>.'sasU he is going to send some one
around to stfaighten out things in the print
ing office for msreprcsenting him, and l
would like him to have q few clicks put in
for me. l know who calls him Col. If
you were on the back piazza l suspect you
could hear him say, Frank, mark that
paper, Col. so and so" and if you get
after him he would say, 81 didn't do it
wish he would get caught in one OF the
above described caps" if he is not already
In.
We are through gathering our "scrap' of
q cotton crop, and have nothing but to finish
the various chores, gin the cotton, sell it,
and get rid of all the money, then try to
have Christmas on "swinnicd'' pocket
book. This causes me to wonder how all
are going to spend Christmas. If they arc
thankful for it, or know how to fully apprc-
ciate it. i hope it will not be spent in dissi-
patton, rs it is too sacred season for that.
l intend to spcpd mine in having such
time that | will not be ashamed afterwards.
Rev. c. II. Willeford has returned from
Kershaw, where he went on visit to his
sick mother.
Mrs. Eva Penny, of Joncsville, is visiting
her mother, Nrs. ). a. Porter.
Mr.. j. c. Edwards and his sister, Miss
Inez, were OH visit to relatives and fricuds
here last week.
Mr.. NJ. Russell Jctcr, who has been clerk
ing for Mr.. l.. b. Jcter, has laid down the
yard stick for farming +. W. J.