Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
Samantha in Town.

and very popular. Though this is quite
new departure, being the first attempt
at journalism. We think it does well,
and admire the writer's style.-ED.l
Well, you have asked me to tell you of
my trip to town, so to begin with, me
and brother John Timothy, you've all
hearn tell of John Timothy, and if you
haint you will know him when You see
him, for he stands just seven foot four
inches in his stocking feet; has red hair,
bushy moustache, and what they call cat
eyes, that is they are blue green), but
as as | started to tell you me and John
Timothy sot out for the railroad, which
is about eighteen miles. There happened
to be gal as was from town a-gon' back
with me, an as | was sorter green about
these railroads and towns, John Timothy
told me as how | was to ask her for in
formation.
Well, we got there by and by, and had
to wait for about an hour for that air
train, but after awhile | heard it accom-
ing; here she come, just a screeching and
a-yelling and a-puffing and ALLOWING.
And says to the lady as was with me ::
Do you suppose that it is perfectly
safe to git on that air thingP"
" OH. yes, of counsel There is no dan
ger"
You know John Timothy had gotten us
some little cards, and these he said | was
to give to the reductor of the train as he
came through, | believe he called 'em
tickets. Well, we got on the thing and
sat down on seat that looked like a
sofa in a parlor. Bimby the reductor
come by, or at least the gal told me that
it was him, and says, l a-wanting to be
perlite, says |
:" Mister, here is your bit of pasteboard
John Timothy told me to leave with YOU. :"
Why Miss" says he, chat is your
ticket"
Near mornin' l come to my gitten off
place. But law mel | didn't know what
to do l just stood still. | was a-feared
to move, for fear ! would git run over.
Directly hears some one enquiring for a
lady by the name of Miss Brown So
just squalle out to the top of my voice.
Here | isl" And shore enough it was
my cousin Ethel.
wen, says she, Il would nave never
recognized you"
guess tiiat she was not looking for a
fine looking lady like me-
Then began the march up what they
called the streets and pavements. | de
clalr never seed Vile likes OF houses ana
people a-conlli? ana a-golhS But the
ing 1hat caugilt my eyes most was that
.9l.. car aS 'ne caiieu IT, seen the
'iii,7 NSominS ana says
Etiiei; part ol the traln is run
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in,nned bocl, and fell snang Lanl, ;n+a
what afterwards learned they stvled
| the gutter screamed for ali was
uort5 and the neonln cona a.rrnnin,
! Ono had nm n can and be Grabbed n-boIt
If mo and nearly nnIIed me info He
ierl[ed mo ont and nearly sboolT the lifn
ont of me Then to can tbe c1imax
wanted to know if | wasn't n drink wo,
mans Inst tb;nll IF If lind naon1or
Wasn't II nm outragc ~, my, diorit,l r.
insult a lady like me me Ssmontb,
Ann Provn who has aIIars I,,ed n chriS'
liam. temneratc life? For never remen,-
her oitten lioht in tbe miner storv bmt
once and th9t was this cnmin, Ne,y year
| two wears over In Consin RiIIs ot an euu
no~ drinI,;nr Rnt rs want ON to s,T I
gness tLav worId a.tnated mo off If Comsin
T,thrl bodn,t ~ nrotcsted to INV innocencn
Well, I @ot td the house. at Inst and
there on0ther dificnlt bcset mo Amt
Helen did NOT recoonize in fine dirty. wet
tbing 7 wos her avn dear believed niece
she few ONO Ethel tbn minnie tbot she
sot foot ON tbe sten o-wonten to know
If she wontad tn disrroce fine name
af Cnnp;nnban nv, hai,7g soon n-woIIin,
If +I,e stroets Will, e,,nrI, ala rarged t,a,ra-
bond Sbe gr,hhed tha hroom and told
mo to hustle Rnt ot last Ethel evnIained
+Lo tbinn rbon ornt nod ovontios o,,a,.
mo bnr Inved niaoa
~ nut e,,eninr bod to on dawn to,,, 70
,,ot mo- = nav, 5onnit and Etbel went with