Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-03-14
The Opinions aud Reflections Of
the widow Green.

The widow Green had fit Of the South
Carolina high strikes last Monday and
was half inclined TO get up a meeting for
dissolution of the Union.
As she sat in her arm chair. by q sea
coal fire with her petticoats slightly raised,
either to keep them out of the way Of the
Maltese kitten, or for some other purpose,
she threw her speciacles back, rested her
head on her hand, and gave way to phi
losophical reflection. A strong pinch OF
Mrs. Miller's Scotch snuff failed to with
draw her from her mental instruction.
As she thus resi- gned herself to thought.
our fair and blue eyed cousin Julia-God
bless the dear creature! how we do love
her! who had been reading the Morning
Gazette, suddenly dropped the paper, and
exclaimed at the top OF her voice:
Good gracious! Mercy on US! what a
monster! Did you ever! Oh, dear me.
aunt did you ever hear Of such a monster
in all Of your life!'
Dear a me child. dear a me child, re-
turned the widow, as she rubbed her eyes
with one hand, and seized her snuff box
with the other, what is the matter pray tell
me Julia what is the matter!'
Matter! Matter enough, can tell you
aunt. Only listen and III read to you.
DO SO my darling child, and let's know
all about it,
'Whereupon. cousin Julia picked up
the offending paper and read as follows:
I'VE are credibly informed, and we re-
peat it boldly, that General Zachary Tay-
lor said to Mrs. Richard Lumpkin, widow
of the late lamented Richard Lumpkin, al
a ball given him at Baton Rouge. that il
was his opinion that no one ought to be
Goblet. that she who married twice did
but little better than to commi: adultery.
What an awful wretchv exclaimed
cousin Julia.
'What an abominable wretch!' exclaim-
ed the widow.
And that isn't all, dear aunt. continu-
ed cousin Julia, Just listen and | will read
it to you
And we are further informed that the
General also said that no young woman
ought to be married before she was five
and twenty
Good Lord Of Mercies! did you evcr!'
No. Ineverr exclaimed Julia.
Hes an infidel, and worse than Cam
elite, said the widow, and if he's Presi-
dent for the next four years, kinder guess
there'll be falling off of the census OF
1850. The mans mad-he's fool, and
know it.
Hes more then fool-he's canni-
bal, barbarian, Fejee Islander, great
ugly Shaking Quaker!' continued the ex-
cited Julia.
In the meantime the widow wiped her
specs, took up the paper, looked care
fully over it, and while a smile played up
on her countenancc she handed it to Julia,
and said to her,
There child, read that are paragraph.
There is comfort in it,
Julia did as she was bid, and read the
following:
The foregoing is a vile SANDER We
have it from the best authority that Gen.
Taylor loves the ladies. all Of them most
dearly. He is a friend Of early maria
ges-and as for those ladies who have lost
their lords. why God bless you. if he had
the power, he would initiate the example
Of Robin Roughhead. and marry all the
widows, and father all the orphans
Il stick to the General, after ALL said
the widow.
so do H. said the blushing Julia. 'and
if the old General was here, wouldn't
kiss him-wouldn't | smother him with
Y. Atlas.