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One lady wanted to know if I danced the german, but I told her I only danced in English. Wall after that we had something to eat in the dinin' room, and I hadn't any more'n got sot down and got to eatin right good, when that durn fool with the knee britches on insulted me, he handed me a little wash bowl with a towel round it, and I told him he needn't cast any insinuations at me, cause I washed my hands afore I cum in. ONE LADY WANTED TO KNOW IF I DANCED THE GERMAN BUT I TOLD HER I ONLY DANCED IN ENGLISH WELL AFTER THAT WE HAD SOMETHING TO EAT IN THE DINING ROOM AND I HADN'T ANY MORE GOT SOT DOWN AND GOT TO EATIN RIGHT GOOD WHEN THAT DURNED FOOL WITH THE KNEEBREECHES OWN INSULTED ME HE HANDED ME A LITTLE WASH BOW WITH A TOWEL ROUND IT AND I TOLD HIM HE DIDN'T NEED TO CAST ANY INSINUATIONS AT ME CAUSE I WASHED MY HANDS AFORE I COME IN
d me to more wimmin folks than I ever seen before in all my life at one time. I guess they were havin' some kind of society doins at Henry's house, one old lady sed to me, "my dear Mr. Weathersby, I am so pleased to meet you, I've heered Mr. Higgins speak about you so often." Wall by chowder, I got to blushin' so it cum pretty near settin' my hair on fire, but I sed, wall now I'm right glad to know you, you kind-er put me in mind of old Nancy Smith down hum, and Nancy, she's bin tryin' to git married past forty seasons that I kin remember on. Wall Henry took me off into a room by myself, and when I got on my store clothes and my new calf skin boots, I tell you I looked about as scrimptious as any of them. Wall they had a dance, I think they called it a cowtillion, and that wuz whar I wuz right to hum, I jist hopped out on the floor, balanced to partners, swung on the corners, and cut up more capers than any young feller thar, it jist looked as if all the ladies wanted to dance with me. E HOUSE AND INTRODUCED ME TO MORE WOMEN FOLKS THAN I EVER SEEN BEFORE IN ALL MY LIFE AT ONE TIME I GUESS THEY WAS HAVIN SOME KIND O SOCIETY DOINS AT HENRY'S HOUSE ONE OLD LADY SAID TO ME MY DEAR MISTER WETHERSBY I AM SO PLEASED TO MEET YOU I'VE HEERD MISTER HIGGINS SPEAK ABOUT YOU SO OFTEN WELL BY CHOWDER I GOT TO BLUSHIN SO IT CUM PURTY NEAR TO SETTIN MY HAIR ON FIRE BUT I SAID WELL NOW I'M RIGHT GLAD TO KNOW YOU YOU KINDER PUT ME IN MIND TO OLE NANCY SMITH DOWN HOME AND NANCY SHE'D BEEN TRYIN T GIT MARRIED PAST FORTY SEASONS THAT I KIN REMEMBER ON WELL HENRY HE TOOK ME OFF INTO A ROOM BY MYSELF AND WHEN I GOT ON MY STORE CLOTHES AND MY NEW CALF SKIN BOOTS I TELLED YOU I LOOKED ABOUT AS CRAMPTISH AS ANY OF THEM WELL THEY HAD A DANCE I THINK THEY CALLED IT A CALKILIAN AND THAT WAS WHERE I WAS RIGHT TO HUM I JEST POPPED OUT ON THE FLOOR BALANCED THE PARDNERS SWUNG ON THE CORNERS AND CUT UP MORE CAPERS THAN ANY YOUNG FELLER THAR IT JEST LOOKED AS IF ALL THE LADIES WANTED TO DANCE WITH ME
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