The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-07

won Of them instigations down here
at Columby not long previous, an
law sakes! L haint had a good nite.
sleep since, eawso I'm mitcy subject
to havin' pancs in my side and I'm
skecrcd l'll wake up with won sc
almighty bad that Jccms wood have
to go after the locktcr; am if hl
shud come an thump an punch me
III the side am nod his he'd in that
WISE kind Of 4 know~it-all way dock
ters have got saddled onto 'em, an
shud say: "UhhuI, jest what |
thought, pcndyscelis," I'd know
that the horspittlc was next am 7
just know that I'd die rite tncn an
tharc an be done with ii.
Well, III tell YOU how come me to
be down there to that orlul place
where them dockicrs an nus gals cut
people up am undo the work Of the
Crcator-"ftcn taking out Il part Of
The lnrrd ma>hccnrry an scndin' The
patient Hn"lc in wrYkin' order, minus
somcthin that God givo 'cm It hap
penci ;his way:
Calip up an got married bout two
months ago to a purity little young
Wlddcr what come Il visitin' me some
time before that. When | sent her
a invite, she hadn't never seen Calip
am he hadn't never seen ncr, an |
mover won time thought what the
consequences mite be if they did meet.
When she comc Calip was not at the
house, but was out somewhere gall
vantm around with some gals. Gals
alters WAS FOOLISH over him am he
hamt never sccl the time since he
first begun to buck up to 'cm, that he
r"uldn't g" with his pick an rhoisc
W'l', when Peggy come wa, y
tclli' hcr how foolish gals was over
Calip. an now they mitry nj ct me
up on account Of him, am she fired
up an scI: "Wrll here's won that
w"nl he Il fool over him, am he'll
mit"N quick find il out, too! / guess
hr $ got to lhinkin' everything in pet
Mcoats has got to submit to his
charms what ever they air--an' IN
take the greatest pleasure in maxim
him change his opinion. Yes. cx-
poet Providence sent ne here on pur-
pose tu take some Of the conscct out
-"r TINT boy of yours; JUST watch tho |
rrocccdias!" an Peggy laffed am
drappcd me curtsy. Now she was
a dainty little crittcr an as stilish
rs ever y"n seen. an nad soma kind
Of Il brkithiu' way about her that
made rVvrythu& she Sri or done pur-
ty am graceful
She shore did look sweet in her
d|,mancr, but | node well an good
that if Calip sol his he'd he'd make
hrr cave, for no gal rud hrl lp loving
him if hc tridc To make her, an
seen fun ahcl.
Rcin' n widdrr Peggy Still rlung
to black am white. though her his-
band had been died two year. Sh,
node that nnthin else rud suit her
than black. an she wAs So little an
looked SO iItrrcStin' in il. She had
Il black silk made jumper Stilr. with
three or fore marrcr straps across the
shoulders. an she wore ii over tht
thinncSt kind Of white silk waist
with rlbu sleeves. Shnwin' her round
white arms an dainty hands to per-
fcclinn. Now that was the dress she
had on when l made her am calip
acquainted. tie bowed low an tur-
riblc rcrlitc. sayin' tha; he was
charmed t" meet her: she jest nodded
her he'd sortcr like, glaucin' at him
a second, then put on kcep-yorc-
disttancc-aid az never let on that
she 'loic talip was in the room the
hallance Of the evenin'. Calp shore
was sot back an it tirklcd m, mite
ty nj to dcth to watch him.
Things went on that way fur day
or two an | seen Il do"Gcd dct,rmi-
nation settle on Calip'S cnuntcnancc
an he li~g2rativrlv ladc of his cote
am rolled up his sleeves an sailed
into the fray to conkcr or die. am h.
did, mean he ronkcrrd. an when
PEGGY left me after Il TN days visit
she an tahp was inuagra 10 marry
an ii wcruI lone Till Calip went at.
ter her an brun~ her back warm
his name
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