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Literary
June 20, 1839
Macon Intelligencer
Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Pete Whetstone humorously recounts suggesting a friend find a wife and shares his own failed courtship attempt by singing a folk song to 'Purty Polly,' who rejects him playfully.
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OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
Well, talking of gals, I reckon it is about time Pete was looking out for a wife; some how or other they don't fancy the Devil's Fork, for I sorter hitched up long side of one and commenced singing,
"Purty Polly, Purty Polly, your daddy is rich,
And I have not a fortune to trouble me much.
Will you leave your old mammy—your daddy also
And round the wide world with your darling [boy go."
Don't you think the little critter said no, and she d'd it so slick, jist laying her thumb on her nose, says she "you can't come it Pete," and then she laughed and jumped off like a fawn, leaving me a good likeness of a rough specimen of the fine arts.—
Pete Whetstone's Letters.
"Purty Polly, Purty Polly, your daddy is rich,
And I have not a fortune to trouble me much.
Will you leave your old mammy—your daddy also
And round the wide world with your darling [boy go."
Don't you think the little critter said no, and she d'd it so slick, jist laying her thumb on her nose, says she "you can't come it Pete," and then she laughed and jumped off like a fawn, leaving me a good likeness of a rough specimen of the fine arts.—
Pete Whetstone's Letters.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Courtship
Folksong
Rejection
Humor
Devil's Fork
What entities or persons were involved?
Pete Whetstone
Literary Details
Author
Pete Whetstone
Subject
Failed Courtship Attempt
Key Lines
"Purty Polly, Purty Polly, Your Daddy Is Rich,
And I Have Not A Fortune To Trouble Me Much.
Will You Leave Your Old Mammy—Your Daddy Also
And Round The Wide World With Your Darling [Boy Go."
"You Can't Come It Pete,"