The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-30
The Widow DedOtt retires to Grove in
the rear of Elder Snifiles' House.


the rear of Elder Sniaies' House.
She sits down on log and sings in plaintiye voice.,
Ere 1--we had teached my tears to flow,
z l was uncommon cheerful, -
But now such misery dew know
I'm always sad and ferful.
What peaceful hours once enjoyed,
All on summers day
But my comforts was destroyed,
When Shadrack crossed my way
Iheersd him preach-I heerd him pray
| heerd him sweetly sing,
Dear Suz how did feel that day
Ii was dretiul thing
Full forty dollars would give +,
II we'd continnerd apart ,.a- .l.
For though he's made my sperrit live,
He's surely bust my heart
(She signs profoundly, the elder ad
vances unexpectedly
Good gracious! Is that you elder Sniffies !.
how you did scare me! Never was so hus-
uated in all the days o. my life! hadn't the
most remo,est idee o. meeiin' you here
wouldn't come for forty dollars if I'd s'pos-
| ed you ever meander'd here. ! never was
here afore,-but was sellin' by my win
der, and cast my eyes over here, and as ]
lie blast, and heerd the fealhered singsIers
wobblin' their moloncholy music, felt
quite call TO come over, its SO retired and
mofanIic, such an APPROPRIATE place TO mar
vel round IN, ye know, when body ieels
lows euiled and onconsoable as | dew TO-.
night. o, d-e-a-r!'
Most worthy Mrs. Bedou, your evident de-.
preston fills me with unmiigaied sympathy.
Your feelings, Gfl may be permitted Judge
from the language OF your song, which ovei-
heard.0-
You didn'l though, elder! the dre,ful SUI!
what shall dew! | wouldn'i had you heard
that song for no money! wish hadn't a
come! wish to gracious hadn't u come!
Il asspte you, Mrs. Bedoli, il was unin-
entional on my part, entirely unnteniional.
but my coniiguiiy to yourself, and your
proximity TO me, were such as rendered IL
impossible for me 10 avoid hearing you.'-
We'll, it can't be helped now, it's no use
crying for split milk, but wouldn't hev ye
% think know'd you ever come here
On The contrary, this grove is iavorile
resort of mine; it affords a congenial retreat
,fier the determination and tremendous men
tai abors Of the day. | not unfrequeutly
spend The declining hours of the evening
here, buried in The must profound media
ton. On your entrance, was occupying
my customary seat beneath that umbrageous
mounting ash, which you perceive few ieel
from you: indeed, had not your mind been
much pre-occupied, you could scarcely have
avoided discovering me-
| ~ n,o,f-,har ur,oyouStI yisb ISI ,,..
i ed al hum! was born for misloriin' and
nothing else! wish to massy I'd stayed a,
hum tonight! but tel, as il I'd like to come
here once afore | leave the place. (She
weeps.)
.Ah, indeed! do YOU project leaving
Scrabble Hillr
RI Yes dew, calklatc TO GO next week.
D must hear you preach once m,e-onre
more, elder, and then I'm gwine-some
where,-l don't care where, nor don't care
what becomes o. me when git there (She
sobs violenily.)
!, %, MIS-. Bcdot, you distress me beyond
limitation, -permil me to inquire the cause
; OF this uncomfortable agonyr
4 %, elder Sniffles, you're the last indiwid-
!, diwal that ought to ak such question. ., |
shall die! shall give il up!'
MADAM, my interest in you: welfare is in.
tense, allow me to enreai you still more We
d hemenlly, to uDburden your mind, perhaps
| it is in my power TO relieve you
81 Relieve me what an idea! o, elder, you
will be the death y me if you make me re
vulge my feelins' so. An hour ago, fell
as I'd a. died afore I'D a. said what hev said
now, but you've draw'd il out o. me-
}, Respected madam, you have as yet pro-
: rnulged nothing satisfactory; permit 81
~, grani'lher grievous. must come 10 it!
l well then, il | must | must, so to begin
at the beginnin'. When fust heerd you
preach, your sermon unsettled my faith; but
after spell | was convinced by yer argefy-
in, and gin up my 'ronerous notions, and IN,
mind got considerable earn. But how could
sci Sabberday after Sabberday under The
droppins' Of yer voice, and not begin 10 feel
: more'n ordinary interest in the speaker?
Underworld not few, but couldn'i help il;
twas in vain to struggle against the feelins'
that prepossesst my buzzom. But it's all
over with me now! my felicilude is a, an
f eend! my sitiwaton is hopeless! shall go
back 10 Wiggletown next week and never
, trouble you no more
: 'Ah, Mrs. Bedoit, you alarm
yes, QUILL never see no more trouble
with Prsllly. a gwine back to Wiggleiown.
Can't bear TO 90 back there mother, on &C.
count o. the indiwiddiwals tina, | came away
to get rid of. There's Cappen Canoo', he =
always been AFTER me ever since my husband
died, though bantn never gin him no in.
Icouridvement-bul he Won't take no for an