The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-03
"STRICTLY PRIVATE
Dear mr.. Editor.


"a Friend 10 need is friend ir.
deed" As the old saying is and as you
proved yourself good friend to me
In my trouble come time ago come
again to pore my woes into your
sympathixing years. | am in create
distress about my little Blddy or Sc
she calls herself these days "Briget.
J Ia She graduated iarst June
from tie ceN'etery she he'd ben In.
tending for the Iaret few months
With "eye honor. (whatever that
may boy and ts now at nome oeaa-
tifal ornament that can race the
parler or the ketchln. But wa
want to say is this Brigetta is look.
in puny, she pecks at her food, gazes
at the mune on clair mites. with her
lands clasped and her eyes er rolin'
round like glass agates swlmmin in
or bole or buttermilk.
She says to me the other day says
ske "Maw you and Paw bave eggica-
ted yosr little dorter tell you heve
lifted her ont OF her proper spear"
an what way2" Save |.
"Wny,' says che, 81 am between
two atools now, spose lie have to
marry some day, and this is how it
will he. The man who would like to
narrv me is a ignorant BOBBY that
7on't loo. nc an the man what |
.os.d fall 10 lnv with wont look at
me
Now, tnls. WOO come 10 iook at It
ls tre~ 90 hevln put her IN false
persisslou We ort to fix it rite fer the
chile. want yore perslstnnca in
6xin' it and if GU Will only put gore
| shoulder ter mine and stan by ne
brotaer in tits our Of mead [ no we
cs1 do it all rite.
| Help me pore -1lisunder-Eeataed
nut Ger, to find soctahe partner for
Brigetta. You can do this by con.
sertlng this letter in you're ps.,e: an
markin' it "stric5iy prisate' SO that
folks thet read 1t wont go and tell it
all over the place. Say that Brieet.
ia is pritty as a picture, strate and
tall as arrow, eau ride like er COW
boy, sing and play the piano like
angle, talk like look, make and
mend close for enyhody nan, WON
an or child dance like a teetoo-tun,
COX ss good dinner as eIy reas AZ
aoi sreeter could wish fer, en- If the
desired pardner nappeaed ter be 90
wlderwer with few little cheTube
| alredy longin to him she woui he
moulr mot: ~ to them. Nov Il b
isn't y l1nn or too IN yure toun Nc"
reads the paper snd sees the chaDce
he can have foe the truble Of writing
to her or me-my name amt Fitz-
zoodle-wLy if was er man should
run like er COW at hay stack to git
there fust. Wouldn't your
Well, I mussent take up to mulch
Of gore time or space or you'll be
quarlin WITH NE. Brlgetta says my
spe.lin and gramer is DOT write but
hits dun fer me all these years and
amt gwlne to cultervate no new FAM
glea ways to SCOT her. now when you
print THE, mark 1t strickly private
because l have ID ssallus, and | feal
az il the honor Of the family WAS on
my back to bare, and / don't want
NO moro bumIleratlon in this world if
you please.
Oh, yes you mite say We would
perfsr lawyi, or doctar lE tie fami.
lev if theirs one to bs had and il YOU
get any letters Tor 1s 90 this matter
plea .e forw ard them strate Oh, 1 will
pay postage on all letters tina. come
to gore nevertopeforRotten and oe.
voted Mrs. Major Fltzfoozle,
FitsfoozIevllle. Post Mastress.
You will seldom need a doctor If you