The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-03-21

plexion would beat the most delicate
whiteun red rosethat ever was seen.
Lick, it madesme all eyes! list stood
stock sill, couldn't move a fin
gerif Twas to die for it. sWhat ails
you Sam,' sais she, 'rhatyou don't thook
itg' sWhy, sais L, Lucy my dear, my
fingers are all thumbs, that's fact, L
can't handle such little things as fast as
you can.' well come,' sais she, make
haste, that's a dear, mother will be a.
comm direcAy;' and at last ] shot both
my eyes, and fastened il, and when !
had done, sais I-'there is one thing ]
must say, Lucy What's thatg sais
she. THAT you may stump all Connec-
ticutto show such an angeliferous neck
as you have--7l never saw the beat Of
i. in all my born days--it's the most
-'And you may stump the State
too,' sais she, 'to produce such another
bold, forward impedent, onmannerly
tongue as you have,-so there now
SO get along with YOU Well, sals j,
if ,t...s... ..a, .i,.sa,..s..,.ij l,s -. st..o
sHold your tongue sails she, this
moment, or III 90 right out Of the room
now. 'Well,' sais !, now ] am mad,
( for didn't mean no harm, and fil jist
90 and kill ducks out Of spite.' Do,
sails she, 'and p'raps you'll be in a goo1
humor at breakfast Well, that night
bid them all good land said should
be off early and return to my own
home to breakfast, as there was some
considerable little chores to be attended
to there; and in the mornin', as was
rakin' out the Goals to light a cigar, in
comes Lucy again, and sais she good
bye, Sam take this parcel to Sally;l had
to git up a-purpose to give it lastnight.
| Ihope YOU will bring Sally over soon,l
am very lonesome here. Then she
went to the glass and stood with her
back to it, and turned her head over
her shoulders, and put both hands be-
hind her, a-tryin' to fix the hooks and
eyes agin, and arterfussin and fumblln,
for awhile, sais she, ~ believe must
trouble you again Sam, for littleaByney
is asleep and neither W ont be down
this half hour, andahere is no one to do
il. but don't talk nonsensesnow, as you
did yesterday? 'sSartihly, sais L; but a
cat may look at a king, hope, as grand
father Slick used to say, mayn'the p
Yes, ora queen either, sais she, If ne
only keeps his paws of. Oh, no! saIs
tomyself, sais ], mother won't be down
for half an hour, little Byney is asleep.
and It's paws off, isit! Well, | fasten,
ed the hooks and eyes, though ! was
none of the quickest about it mother
| tell you, for it warn't easy TO shut out
a view of such neck as that, and when
| was just finishing, Lucy, sals don't
ask me to iasten that are again. Why
not? sais she. Why because il you do
III l'll,-What will you do? sais She
Ill ri do that, sais l., putin my arms
round her neck, turnin up her face,and
givin her smack that went of like a
pistol. Well never! suis size, mother
heard that, as sure as you are born
you impetent wretch you! III never
speak to you agin the longest day ]
ever live. You ought to be ashamed
of yourself to act that way, SO you
ought. SO there now. Oh, ] never
in all my life! Get out ofmy sight,yot
horrid impedent critter, 60 out this min
ute or III call mother. Well faith,
began to think | had carriedit too far
so sails |, / beg pardon Lucy, | do in
deed, if you only knew all, you woulc
not keep angry, | do assure you. Hole
yaur tongue, sais she, this very mint
don't ever dare to speak to me 'agin.--.
We'll, sails |, LucyI don't return nc
more-I shall 60 home-we never NEE
again, and-in course If we don't meet
we can't speak. saw her colour uE
at that like any thing, SO sais to myself
it's all right try a leetle longer and
she'll make it up. My. heart Lucy
well don't tell me now Sam, sails she
you have frightened me most TO death
Oh shall never tell you, you are Sc
cruel sais |. have proposal tc
make. But my heart-but never mind
good bye; and putin hat on, and mo
we'd to the door. Had you heerd my
proposal, might have been happy; bu
it's past now. 4 shall sail for Nova
Scotia tomorrow; good bye. A. at
i Well, what is it, then? sais she, I'm
in a atittervation all over. WhyLucy
DEAR, sais ], confess ] was very wrong
indeed; humbly axe your pardon, and
have a proposal to make, as-tle only
way to make amends. Well, sails she
a lookin down and colourin all over
and a-twisiin O. the corner ofherapron.
| triIl, well, sais she, what is it2 what i
|ita for mother will be here directly w.
No sails I, my lips is sealed for ever;