Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-04-06
MAI. PERKINS
Talks About Impressions, Both
Good and Bad.

the curls she wore we're bought out OF
the store, and she chewed gum and
had one glass eye, So that was
another bad impression.
Not long after that another girl came
into the neighborhood, and she was
daisy.
Her eyes we're deep azure blue,
Her hair sunny golden hue,
And every time | saw her got all in
stew
Till | be burned if knew what to do.
And to add to the solemnity OF the
occasion her father had lands, horses
and niggers to burn-for it was before
the war. | had already learned the
easiest way to get rich was to inherit
and was more than willing to help
her inherit. said to myself, This is
bargain, and | set out to win, leav-
ing no rock unturned that thought
would make a good impression. We
went to the picnic and preaching and
TO the oId.fashioned bran dance that
we had in Middle Tennessee then
about one-half acre Of ground covered
over with saw dust, and string band
from Nashville. The cotillion was all
The 60 then, about forty couples in mo-
ton all at the same TINA. A man
with voice like a steamboat whistle
prompted, First gentleman to the third
lady, forward and back again. swing
corners, balance all" and so on.
drove the Ball horse to one Of these
little hug.me-tight buggies. He could
pace mile in 2;20 without skip OIL
} break. AS we came down the pike
: to the bran dance that morning
5 gave Ball to understand | wanted
e to make good impression and he
It shook his head for little more reiI
: and we came down the road like
o creased streak of lightning. That cir
= held her hat with one hand and hugget
6 me like a bear with the other to kecI
d from falling out. | was very particula
at to talk exactly according to grammar
d with a little Latin phrase thrown in TO
$ good measure, and sat up till midnigt
N memorizing poetry to repeat to he
III Finally ran up on this verse, an
y thought that it would bring her rounc
,e The burning rays from thy brig
~ eyes
Enslaved my heart with capt.,
chain;
IL Oh! let me know thy heart is mine,
lg Or give me my heart back again
a hope some Of you youngsters m;
IN use this verse with better results ths
to | did, for when she went home a gi
as told me she said | was so green
10 ought to carry corn in my pocket
re keep the geese off Of me. That "
d. good impression turned into a bt
X one
'y' 'Tis sweet to love. but oh how bitt'
's' To love gal and then cant glitter.
% AT the marriage feast spoken of
~ the Bible they saved the best wine
me the last course, but | have saved
''' the worst for the last. | don't like
l'u tell it, for am trying to forget it, bu
','' goes to prove the worse the impressi
' p1 the harder it aticks to you. This "
II" 60 down in history as the bull dog
Ct cident. was feeling kinder poo
OIL and Gerusha said get out and go son
yes where. She never could half do
!" work with an old mullagrubby II
lei, sitting around the house in the way
ora | thought would carry my ailme
VIII down to Bill Jones and see if cquIt
way get a little sympathy down there,
wss rejecting on the ups and doy
old of married man when opened
1uIe yard gate and went hopping on
her towards the house. 1t was a clio
hey day and mh rumatiz was worse t
all usual hadn't heard that Bill
NE lately invested in a bran new az
.tars date bull dog, guaranteed to bite
.dn't sight. When / got about half ,
was with malice atorethought and wit
vent any warning, his majesty came arc
, all the corner Of the house. He