Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-03-30

toek greater pains to get married, than |
have done for the last fourteen years.
have regularly set ny cap at every thing
in the shape OF man, that came into
our village, and once thought had
entangled the parson OF our parish, by
means OF certain pious conversations
which took place between US, but disco
vefed, to my utter modification, some
time afterwards, that he only came to
our house to oge rich widow over the
way.
| next commenced suit against a
young lawyer, who had read law III Phi
ladelphia SIX month, and tonne to sci up
in our village with large stock OF inn
pudencc ami a Watson's cuat. Whether
should have succeeded with HIM or not,
remains secret to this day; for, at he
end OF six months, finding the village did
not suit him, on account OF lis atlording
no suits, and that his Watson suit was
nearly thread bare, he dectmped from
the place, and went TO sci people to-
getlrer by the tar, in the new countries.
My third attempt was upon the school
master. smooth, sleek, rosy tae ed young
fellow from Conn sotieul, wAo was some
what OF scholar, prig AUD beau. He
was great fasorite II The .own, and The
ladies' aiways Uttered hltle when he
came mo church, to The great annoy ance
OF the parson, who would not bear they
should look at any body but himself, |
believe. trled hard tor he school
master, and studied grammar on purpose
10 conIagate that charh ny verb "
love- We US, d 10 axe moonlight
walks along the viii pond, sit on rock
under beauillui elm, and Il X about the
twelve signs, the crab, the twins, the vlr-
gin, and other monsters. and all ihal sort
oil thing. We were getting by little and
lrtle 10 the point, when one nigh | went
with him to a Methodist meeting, when
he was struck down, and afterwa Is went
pfeac hing among the back ,ods. |
have since learned thai he got 10 be a
member oil Congress afterwards.
BIZ, should tire you sir, and take up
too nu i Of your time, Waieh ocione 5
to the paaIc aud the iDIiaps, if | were
to detail all my attemp 5 upon that i'm
pfegnabte fortress, the cart at man. |
will, therefore. without further preface,
beng woman OF few words, come d.
reelly 10 Tire object OF THIS letter. | would
recommend, therefore, that all The old
maids, whose case is considered despc-
rate, be forthwith given in marriage to
the Indians, who, though rather alarm
ing SORT OF husbands, are certainly better
than no hush ands at al. For toy part,
though have 40 great stomach tor cook
ing dinner, and then waiting tIli my nus
band is satisfied before partake OF ii;
or Tor trayerslng the wilderness with a
fapoose al my back; sui, all clrcum-
be much worse than 1t Is, and am will
ling to become an Instrument III this be-
nesolent plan OF Introducing the lndlaps
to so,ue degree oil fellowship with the
whites, and bringing them ,a,o suBec-
lion to tic rules OF civilized lie. | learn
ed To dance coliilions OF a French dane
Jig master, who sometimes made SUM-
mer campaign amongst as can stnch
herring bone, SPIN stree, yarn, and skim
cream, and IN the manageme nt Of that
great instrument for reducing men to
order, the tonge, do ilatter myself sir,
that | excel most women, ,narrled or
single.
II, therefore, you could negotiate
match between me and some tall young
Indian, | should take il as d lar 10.
gor. Ii would not become me to PICK
aud choose, but should prefer having
chief, with good number Of scalps for
neck lace, and whose name had been
mentioned in the world. fecumsch, !
am told is dead, but Split Log is good
matrimonial name, and Little Turtle
sounds very seDtimenaly. Bot CON
Tess | should not like to be called Mrs.
" Mad Dog" or Mrs F." Great Buffalo"
or Mrs. " Wind that passes," or any OF
those names that make such figure IN
our Indian treaties, with a great cross to
them, as il they were Roman Catholics
However, beggars must not be choosers,
and rather than not become an instrn-
ment IN this great and original plan,
would consent to be called Mrs. Cbefus.
kumc umclackmanicum, which, in
English, | am told means Mrs. Devil,
the Lord forgive me Pray, sir, shall l
hear from you soon.
have the honor, sc. SC.
TABITHA SPlNSTER.
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