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September 10, 1906
Live Oak Daily Democrat
Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida
What is this article about?
In Monticello, famed for its charming girls, a shortage of marriageable men leads to a humorous anecdote: three eligible young men lead groups of 20 girls each to town dances by heading in different directions with their hats.
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Monticello is famed for its charming
girls, but unhappily there is a
shortage of marriageable young men
over there, which leads to the following
story told to Miss Jefferson Bell
by one of those aforesaid charming
girls.
There are but three young men
in Monticello," she said, meaning
three marriageable men, "and sixty
girls. But those three are very nice
young men," she added. "Whenever
there is a dance or ball in town,
those boys take their three hats, and so
they start straight in different directions calling out: Everybody that
goes with me, comes on," and the
girls swarm out in bunches of twenty
to each man and so all go to
the ball."
girls, but unhappily there is a
shortage of marriageable young men
over there, which leads to the following
story told to Miss Jefferson Bell
by one of those aforesaid charming
girls.
There are but three young men
in Monticello," she said, meaning
three marriageable men, "and sixty
girls. But those three are very nice
young men," she added. "Whenever
there is a dance or ball in town,
those boys take their three hats, and so
they start straight in different directions calling out: Everybody that
goes with me, comes on," and the
girls swarm out in bunches of twenty
to each man and so all go to
the ball."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Monticello
Marriageable Men Shortage
Charming Girls
Dance Anecdote
Social Shortage
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Jefferson Bell
Where did it happen?
Monticello
Story Details
Key Persons
Miss Jefferson Bell
Location
Monticello
Story Details
A charming girl tells Miss Jefferson Bell about Monticello's shortage of marriageable men: only three nice young men for sixty girls. At dances, each man takes his hat, heads in a different direction calling followers, and leads a bunch of twenty girls to the ball.