Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-05-31
From the Reveille
ABOUT SISTER JERUSHA.

DEAR DRUM MAORI on was ma
king some enquiries about sister Jeru-
sha's domestic troubles. Now, my
dear sir, she's not some OF that kind. !"
TO be sure she has her trials, as she
calls them, but as to trouble, Jecmcs is
the one that bears all that-for ever
since Jerusha married him, on his prom
Use to take her out to Missouri, when
ever there is any thing like a rough
piece Of road on the journey through
life, as the sorrel mare is the best horse
of this team, Jeems has to stand the
brunt, while Jerusha always contrivcs
TO 90 along smoothly. But as to the
troubles that falls to the share Of those
about her, they have TO suffer few, as
the marks and scars on nearly all OF
mothers small family of children can
testify. Sister Jerusha was the oldest
Of either eleven or thirteen of US, and
rs mother used to have great many
poor spells, and most generally was
sick in bed for two or three weeks a
bout once a year, the government was
in the hands of Jerusha pretty much,
and if she didn't make us stand round,
why, then, / have forgotten more than
/ thought had. Whenever ! go to
the glass TO brush my hair or put on
clean collar, there is mark over my
left eye that shows itself to me just
the same MS Cain showed his in tho
neighborhood where he was raised, so
that they might know him.
Now did think little hard OF Sis
ter for that rap, for ! was just as limo
cent of doing or meaning any harm ms
the baby in the cradle. You see the
minister, after he bad got through the
ceremony, kissed the bride, and all
that, wrote something on a piece of pa
per and said to me, Obadiah, hand
this to the printer" Jcrusha done up
piece of soft gingerbread and a draw
ing of ten, aud sent them along-all
which, in due course, | handed over
rs directed. Now what do you think
this long-shankcd, slab-sidcd, round
back specimen Of humanity of prin-
ter must dol Why he put right under
the notice Of marriage some lines about
"Honey and Moons and a "Frnit
Basket" Just as soon as the :" Dobs-
town Enquirer and Equatorial Refor-
mer" was throwed into the door, sis
ter Jcrusha catchcd it up and looked
right straight amongst the deaths and
marriages. Pretty soon her hair be-
gun TO rise, and the ends twist IN to-
wards her head-her crooked eye
throwed the fire about like an old
Queens Arms flint lock. Thinks |,
Obadiah you had better be leaving
but says she, "No you don't, you
-. On the whole, perhaps, II
isn't best to say what she did call me,
for she didn't mean any disrespect to
mother, but whang came the rolling
pin, and all | heard more was some
thing about impudence, fruit basket,
and so on. Now what there was TO
be so all fired ashy about in the lines ]
could never tell, but expect there must
have been something meant, that boys
and old bachelors couldn't understand
for Uncle Ben said he didn't know. but
thought it was only one of her spells
come on little suddenly. Soon after
this, Jerusha and her husbond set out
for the Missouri. She sent me word
so often to come out there, that have
made up my mind TO start, and have
got SO far on my journey although
would have been glad to have Jerushs
said size was SORRY for puttiny her mark