. Stories of a country doctor . The gals most alwa3s went barefoot-ed at home when the weather wasnt cold, and whenthey went to meetin theyd take their shoes and stock-ins under their arms till theyd get nearly to church,an then theyd stop at some branch or hole o waterand wash their feet an put their shoes and stockins done this in the first place because it hurt theirfeet to keep their shoes on all day, as they wasnt usedto it; an then shoes wasnt such an easy thing to getand they didnt want to wear em out. Well, long about that time I tuck two neighborgals to a dance one night. The
. Stories of a country doctor . The gals most alwa3s went barefoot-ed at home when the weather wasnt cold, and whenthey went to meetin theyd take their shoes and stock-ins under their arms till theyd get nearly to church,an then theyd stop at some branch or hole o waterand wash their feet an put their shoes and stockins done this in the first place because it hurt theirfeet to keep their shoes on all day, as they wasnt usedto it; an then shoes wasnt such an easy thing to getand they didnt want to wear em out. Well, long about that time I tuck two neighborgals to a dance one night. The weather was gittin coolan they wore their shoes and stockins all the way. Ithad rained the day before an when we come to a branchthat was up we didnt hardly know what to do. There 56 Old Timk Dances and Parties. wasnt any bridge nor any log, nor nothin. But wemust go to the party. The gals proposed that we all take off our shoesan wade. I wouldnt hear to their wadin, so I told emif theyd ride on my back Id take off my shoes and. op all the kickin and squealin you ever heard we had it thar. socks and carry em over, one at a time. They was asfull of fun as mule colts, an after laughin awhile theysaid theyd do it jest for the fun o the thing. I pulled off my shoes an socks, rolled up my britch-es above my knees (the water wasnt quite knee deep) Old Time Dances and Parties. 57 an stooped down an the oldest one of the gals got onmy back, cotch me Voun the neck with her arms anround the sides with her knees, an I waded over. Of all the kickin an squealin that you ever heardwe had it thar. When I got into the deepest of thewater I kind o wobbled a little, as if I was about to fall,an shed clamp me around the sides with her knees ansqueal an it tickled me so an made me feel so curis thatIll be dod blasted if I could hardly keep from kickinup right thar in the water! But we got over all safean sound and went on to the party. Nothin wouldstop young folks in them days when thar was fun ah
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