The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-04-01
From Mails Saturday Gazelte1
WIDOW BEDOTT'S TABLE TALK

husband
was specially af.er he begun to enjoy poor health.
He made an observation once when he was in
one oil MS poor turns, that shall never forget the
iohgest day live. He says to me one winter
eVenln as he was Settin by the fire. was
Knittin q was wonderful great knitter) and he
was smokin' Che was master hand to smoke.
though the doctor used to tell him he'd be better
OH 70 let to0acker alone; when he was ell used
10 take up his pipe and smoke spell after he'd
got the chores done up, and when he warn't well,
used to smoke the biggest part O. the time. y
Wen, he took his pipe out of his mouth and turn
ed towards me, and knowed somethln' was COM
In Tor he had partikkelar way of lookin' round
When ne was giving TO say anything uncommon
wen, he says to me, says he Silly inv names
FRESHLY materially, but he ginerally called me
silly cause twas handler, you know Well,
he says to me, says he, Silly and he looked
pretty sollem, tell you, he had sollem coun-
tenance naterally-and after he got to be deacon
twas more So but since he'd lost his health he
looked sollemner than ever, and certainly you
wouldn't wonder at it if you know'd how much
he underwent, he was troubled with wonderful
pain in his chest, and amazin' weakness in the
spine oil his back, besides the pleurssy in the side
and having the ager considerable part of the time
bein' broke Of his rest O. nights cause he was so
put to it for breath when he laid down. Why.
ITS an onaccountable fact that when that man died
he hadn't seen well day in fifteen years, though
when ne was married and for five or six years af-
Ter, shouldn't desire to see ruggeder man than
what he was.
But the time I'm speaking of he'd been out o.
health nigh upon ten years, and dear sakes
how he had altered since the first time had ever
seen him That was at quilting to Squire
Smiths spell afore Sally was married. I'd no
idee then that Sal Smith was giving to be married
to Sam Pendergrass. She'd been keepin' compa-
ny with Nose Hewitt, for better'n a year, and
every body said that was settled thing, and 10
and behold all OF a sudding she up and took Sam
Pendergrass. Well, that'was the first time see
my husband, and il anybody'd told me that |
should ever marry him, should a said-but law
ful sakes | most forgot, | was gwine to tell YOU
what ne said to me that evinin', and when body
begins to tell thing, believe on 6nishin' ont
some time or other. Some folks has way of
talkln' round and round and round forevermore,
and never comm to the pint. Now there's Miss
jenkins, she that was Poll Bingham after she was
married, she is the tejussest individooa to tell
story that ever see in all my born days. But
Was gwine to tell you what husband said
lie says to me, says he Silly says swhatY
dddentsay What Hezekier !? for | dident like
his name. The first time ever heard it near
ABOUT killed myself latin. Hezckier Bedott,'
says /, well | would give up if had such
name,' but then you know had no more idce O.
marryin' the Teller than you have this mint o.
marryin the Governor. | spose YOU think il
Gurus we should named our oldest son Hezeki-
er. wen, we done it to please father and mother
Bedott, its father Bedott's name and he and moth
err Bedott both used to think that names had ought
TO go down from generation to gineration But
we always call him Kier he is blessin' amt he /?
and amt the only one that thinks so. guess
NOW don't you tell nobody that | said So but be.
tween you and me | rather guess that il Kesier
Wlnkle thinks she's agwine TO ketch Ker Be-
dott she is leetle out of her reckonn'. But |
was to tell what husband said. He saws to me.
says ne, Silly, says, says What" III
dldent say what, when he said Silly.' he'd
keep sayln' Silly from time to eternity. He
always did, because you know, he wanted me to
pay particular attention, and ginerally did no
woman was ever more attentive to her husband
than what was.
Well, he says TO me says he Silly,'-says
What" though I'd no idea what he was gwine
to say-dident know but what twas something
about his sufferings, though he war'nt ant 70
complain, but he frequently used to remark that
he wouldent wish MS worst inimy TO suffer one
minute as he done all the time, but that cant be
called grumbling-think it CAM Why I've seen
MN in situations when yo'd thought no mortal
could helped grumbling, but he dident. He
and me went once in the dead O. winter in a one
boss Stay Quito Boonville to see sister o. hisen
GU know the SHOWS amazn deep in that sec
uoh hehUy' w ell, the moss got stuck in one
O. them are fiambergasted snow banks, and there
we sot, unable to stir, and to cap ALL while we
was settin there, husband was took with
dreadful crick in his back. Now that was what
call perdickGment, don't you.
Most men would swore, but my husband
dident He only said says he. 'Consarn it, How
did we get out did you ask Whv, we might
been settin there to this day, fur as | know. if
mere hsdent happened TO come along mess o.
men IN double team, and they hysted us out.
But was giving TO tell you that observation o.
hisen. Says he TO me says he Silly Il could
see by the light OF the fire, there dident happen
10 De no candle burnin, if | don't disremember.
though my memory is sometimes roher FORGET.
iui' but j know we warn't apt TO burn candles
except when we had company could see bv
me hight OF the fire that his mind was uncommon
solemnzed. Says he TO me saws be. "Sillv'
says TO him says !, "Whdt? lie saws Io mo
says he, We are oil poor critters %
MAIL MArTERs.-S Some days ago mercbap,
IN Phhadelpha sent a boy to the Express Office
with shot bag full Of corn, directed 70 his cor