The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05
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BY j. r. Mcvay.
A Georgian's Method Of Dispos.
ing Of His Rival.

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qralk erbout gittin married, feilers'
said Bill Smith to some OF the boys
grouped around the stove in the post
office the other day, "ef ye hay az
much trouble with yer courtin az dio
you'll ricomember hit az long az ye
i've n.,.,
.sWhat wuz yer 'sperience, Bill"
chimed III several voices. "Tell us
erbout hit"
aHit WIZ erlong in the fall Nv the
.yeer. erbout soraum time, when my
fronble ku1nmenced. said Bill. Down
ot..Jeems Dosters the nabors there
shouts had beer a-grindin Nv ther
cane. an forwards. ther tail end Nv the
week hit wuz Civ out that thar wuz
to be er candy pullin an shindig at
.Teems' bome Saturday mite. The VIM
men folks made big preparations fer er
monstrols quiltin endurin NV the DAY.
an the whole thing WIZ ter wind up
with the frolic ut mite.
.Now, thar wuzi er gal in ther sittie-
nent by the name Nv Nancy Parker.
She wnz er darter Nv OF Coon Parker,
who used ter trap game an sich like up
on the, Connysaugy river. l thought
the. sun riz an sal: in Nancy's eyes, fer
!: she wu@ the purhest thing thet ever
wore caliker. lnyed her wusser than
i luvcd possum AN tater, an you nns
knows possum an taters il too good ter
talk erbout.: We he'd fallin out, now
sumeyer. erbout er feller by the name
nv Gus Burke, who he'd kun in ter the
= uaborhood ter teech skule. an bad
not been ter see her in sum time until
one mite jes' afore the frolic ] went
over to her house. Nancy w,z out at
ther cowren a-mtlkin, an az I walked
up SEQ:
g Hello, Nancy
why. hello, Bill! Ye are nuff ter
crre ther sore eyes. NNhar in the
FOUND world hey. ye bin keepin yer
self?'
sOb, I'VE bin worlin over at the
sorgum mill purity much all day an Nv
mites, an jes' slipped off ter run over
here an ax ye if J. could take ye ter the
shindig at Jeems Dorster's termorrow
nite.'
sstWell-er-er-BilI,' says she, Gus WIZ
over here-I mean he wuz passin by
the house las mite, an he sed az how
he'd be glad ter cr:n by an take me
over thar, an tole him all rite
.:sYe tole him sill rite, did ye?
q yes. Yer know, Bill, thet ther
good book says first cum first sarved.'
g First cum thunder! Hain't lived
hcreabouts all my nat'ral life?
sYaas.'
41Hain't + bin hawlin wood over ter
ther sittlement an spendin my hard
earned money fer candy an sich like
fer ye?'
.Yaas.'
Now, this Il; what l git fur hit.
Long Gums a foppyeered. bowlegged,
swhample jawcd feller, with hiz ha'r
combed like las yecr's jaybird's nest,
an yc are jes' as; sweet az pie ter him.
I'd like ter know what bizness he's got
beer anyhow
"sWhy, Bill. he's cr-goin ter teach
skule over yon side w ther crick at
Sam Bcason's place. thort you know
ed thet. An they do say he's nifty
Sne feiler.'
Who sez so? I'll bet er load Nv the
oes' chestnut wood on the mountain
that you're the only one
".Now, Bill, ye oughtn't ter git SO
Jealous
".Jealous thunder! Who's jealous:
Hit only makes dander rize ter see one
Nv them city upstairs cum out here an
run over folkes jes' cause he's got on
store clothes. They don't make him
10 bettern we uns, but a burned sight
.wusser, I'm thinkin.'
"sWeil, Bill, we shouldn't judge pee
Die by their 'pearance.
"sNo, / guess not, fer ef we did he'd
cr-bin in the chain gang two minutes
atter I set my eyes ou him. We'll,
mus he a-gwine. I've got ter git up
soon in the mornin an finish hawlln
.het new groun' cane ter the mill. Sc
soodby, Nancy.
sGoodby, if you call thet gone.
never seed you in sich 1; hurry befo''
William
".Oh, kin stay LcSe tell daybrcaa
ef hit suits you
"T don't want ter keep ye," she said
Hits gittin bedtime anyway an she
whisked inter the house without even
so much az a-lookin at me.
81 tux nigh cut frum thar thru the
woods ter Jim Lands store. Hit wuz
ther only store fur miles erround, al
Nv mites the boys Nv ther naborhood
would meet thar an while they set
erround on the cracker boxes er whit
tin I'd tell jokes an funny stories.
When got thar, l found cr big crowd
setting errOund the leetlc stove in the
back eend NV ther room havin or jolli-
fication Nv er time.
".Whar in the world hav' We bin to-
mite. Bill?' said Jim Land.
"'I kin tell ye.' said one Nv thcr fcl-
lers over next ter the wall. Hes bin
off in ther woods er-gricvln.
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