The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-12
LETTER TO
THE EDITOR.
antervil, r. +. d.
joolie wun sixtean.

deer edditoral:-
we had a gran time in abvul wens-
dy at the champain, but j wus sorrie
fur Dote. he gifts off frum his work
fur daigh Gums up an hes his shoes
shined washes his fails put on clean
shurt, roals up his britches, parts
his hare in ther middal and looks his
sweetest hoapin ter shaik hands wifi
his cheef which made him sit doun
an then git up, ther guv Mannin. but
ther guv Civ ther abvul dimmercrats
an Doate a wide swing an past EN-
bi. it is sed that he rote to Trend
that he was sumwhat embarrast by
ther croud which wood be follern
him roun in abvul, tho Dote sails as
how sevrul prommernint men con-
cludin hisself, Genrul Gorg Smith
and major Long is fur him. dote
set up all mite afore the campaign
tellin lizzie how he goner walk doun
ther streat wifi ther guv an inter.
docs her to him an thinks it is cool
tricks fur ther guv ter pull off on
dote. our man cooper Civ us ther
dope at the champain, seas that the
Deershampion hes sed that cooper
air ther best man in ther rails, an
that the masheen pollertishuns is
behind mannin, which is as j sed,
an as he is ther biggest man in ther
rails guess he knose whut he is talk
in bout. blees needenter tell us
cooper air not fur him we knose. it.
coopar air fur ther peepul fust an
last an the peepul air fur him jist
watch. ..
staid down ter the Shertorqy to
see Durnifino do sum stunts. dote
wus THAR too. well i seed frum ther
Jump that dote wood git in bad be-
case the feller Good tell jist what
wus in yore pockets, an inside ut
your close an evrything. seed
Dote turn pail as soon as he cum
menst ter walk bout in ther ordi-
nance an got things an he started
ter git out but jist then Durnifine
steps up an grabs wun of mr.. per-
rims chickens out of dotes hip pock-
cts an shode him ter ther whoal
croud, which made dote feel lital
sick. well he soon got oaver it becos
the Mergishun next grabbed bout
six pairs NV striped silk stokans out
of a elders inside pocket an doll
or too frum a deekun. he blowed
mummy out of willie cox nose and
found sum berhint ther eer of er-
nuther yung boy. if wite bradlie
will sea this man Durnifno he will go
doun ter his COLE mine an pick the
goal out Nv ther groun faster than
you kin drink good Ticker. Dote hes
bin BLOWN his nose ever sints thay
got ther mummy out of willys nose.
we he'd lection up in our kum-
munity luther day which thought
i wood tell you. seven Of us voats
on ther guv an coopar gifts five an
blees gifts two. We then puts blees
an mannin in ther sicind rails an the
voat is six fur blees an wun fur
Mannin which shoas which way
ther wind am BLOWN in this setter
mint. If the pollertishuns can jist
git mannin in ther sicant rails we will
hev Collie in ther guys cheer agin an
j CESS he will turn out his trends
which they hev put on ther gang
while he hes bin fiten cotan ed.
smith. cole will stick ter his trends
j kno, an CESS Dote will be fur
him then if Ben jack air still suffern
wifi ther rumatiz at ther poar hous,
an know that ben jack will be his
friend. shood i git inter trubble by
that time will hav hankerin arter
him miself.
bleeves that Jon dunkan and dun
kan merchising air furst cussins.
Fust they looks alike, then they
speaks alike an thinks alike an boath
Of them air reether smart, but all
krankie foaks is. Jon keaps on
talkin bout sum sistum. don't kno
wher ther sistum air but it seams ter
mea that ions own sistum air full of
puppy dog tails an evrything like
they makes boys out Nv, tho he sais
a few wurds bout which he is rite.
know the Ticker trust wood cry if
Jon wus guvnar becos he wood droun
all ther bline tigars in ther chaston
booze. yourn,
Rastus Macnite.