The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-05-20
BECKY ANN JONES.

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down there that made me blush. When
I seen 'em settin' in thar an Jonn
Gillian a putin sheets on 'em, I sed
to Jeems:
EUR the land sakes! why didn't
them fel}ers finish dressin' before
they cum down here? Shorely to good
ness they must a bin in an orful bur-
~ to frogit their britches! An the
pore things don't seem to know
it nuther. Wonder who they air" an
Jeems ansered:
Becky Ann, I bin a hopin' you
wouldn't see them fellers, but l mite
a. node them Xrays O yourn wouldn't
overlook 'em. I seen 'em before they
went in their, an T like to a colled
their attention to the predickament
they wuz in; but I alters hate to make
a Teller feel bad-speciall va strang-
er."
"Wel Jeems," SEE I, "you orter a
done it. The pore things will feel a
hole lot worser when they do find 1t
out, after skeeting before all this
crowd.
"You know how glad I wuz that
time when Sal1ie Adders called my at
tention to the fact that I wuz on my
way to big meetin' with my ever day
-shews on. I didn't have no more, but
yew no how shocked "wuz-an' how
T thanked her fur tellin' me, an how
7 turned an, went back home in a
double quick"
NWell. Becky Ann, maybe them fell
lers hain't got no more britches, nuth-
er: an if they should tell me so, yeW
, no I'd feel like I orter give 'em a pair
IN there's two O. them fellers, an l
hain't got but two pair O britches!
Can't yew see I'd wind up in the very
: fix they air in?' argfued Jee1s.
"Well, mercy on the pore boys! 1t
do look like sumbody wod speak to
'em about it. John Gillian and Mr..
Jesse Ward ort to be ashamed to send
,em on the floor 'mongst all them gals
like that" A fine lookin' old gentle
man, SEEM my ~ogertation, leaned over
an sed to me:
Don't worry, madam, those boys
are O. K. and fully dressed. The
things that have so shocked your
modesty are white panjamas-the lat
est style!"
7 node what they wuz all right, an
nike that gent TO understand that
s: wuz still good. No Sir! lie
fool me
H'bout that time them fellers
One of 'em skeeted around
We'll, but the other, pore thing,
keep up with his feet and he sot
with a suddenness an vim that
* the hole pervillian, an made
~'lectric ltes wink. I don't know
[ether he cuddn't git up, or whether
Re sudden knowledge Of his orful
condition peterfde him-anyhow, he
8uddn't make it, an rolled an tumb1
led, got on his knees an SPRAYED, till
6nany three or fore fellers picked him
(up an restored his equalibernum, but
Fnot his peace ov mind!
An the land sakes, Mr.. Editor! You
erter a jest seen them purity white
"panjamas." The first thing I node
them fellers had a~bsquatulated, an l
hearn they left town on the cannon
: ball.
After while the rink wuz filled with
holly good shelters, an the site ov
their enjoyment attracted the atten-
4 ton ov a new conner. He watched as
if .fa~sternated, an I watched him. I
! node frum his looks he'd give US more
/ fun. Purity soon I.hearn him axe how
loag that thing wood go on, an he
xuz told, "till 1890"
."Oh, WELL" ne drawled, lookin' at a
new Waterbury watch, "that'1l give
me a our Then he santered over to
, the proper place an with a confer
! dent air, he sed to Mr.. Hardeman:
J whats the price fur a ours ride
lon them little wagons?" at the same
time pullin' out a we'll stuffed pocket
book
Fifteen cents" smiled Mr.. Harde-
i man.
: Can yew change Twenty dollars?"
- "No, I don't believe I can"
"Ten?"
"No-I don't want to get red ov
fly change"
"Five?"
"Yes-IT change that much"
ooh, well-you needn't mind
think I've got it." an he pade the
price an told 'em to hurry up with
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