The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-03-03
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Written Tor Meals Saturday Gazette.
TIE WIDOW BEDOTT
Writes TO her Daughter, Mrs. Jrp''
ter Smith.

ter Snllut'
+ DEAR MEussY:--I now take my pen IN hand
TO tell you that ruther guess you'll be cOnsIdra'
bly, astonished when you read what | set down
to rite. I've got some news to tell that you cant
guess if you try till next never, so you may as
well give it up iurst afore YOU begin. And you
amt to let on a word about it only to Jubter and
Kier and Selny Come to think, don't care il
you tell Sam Pendergrasses wife, beln as how
she's particIilcr friend o'mine, But don't you
open yer head about it to no other indvddIwal
for want to surprise the Wiggletown folks,
and make EN- open ther eyes leetle. Come to
consider, guess you'd better not tell Miss Pen
dergrass, for me afraid she cant keep it to her.
self She might let it out to the KenlpeS, and
| they'd tell the CrOsbys, and the CrOsbys they'd
carry it strait to Major Coons wife, and she'd be
sure to tell old Dawson's wife, Che widder jim
kins that was--she twas Pool Blngham,) and she's
| the very undentcal person ! want to keep it
from till it busls upon her all of sudding, like
! thunder clap. guess lie let her know't can
! hold my head as high as hern in futur, for who
did she git but decrppid old bung head that she
wouldn't had if she could got anybody else
guess on the hull you hadn't better say nothing
about it to Kers wife, for fear shell tell her folks,
and they'll Sarlarly dcyulgate it all round. If
you dew tel her, you make her promise she wont
| hint sllyble about ii to her stepmother-She
| twas Kesier Winkle-nor TO nobody else You
must all keep it perfound secret till come
| If nothing happens TO peryent, we shall be in
| Wiggletown next week aSaturday, on our bride
tewer A Sunday mOrnin we Calkilate TO go to
meetin long you and Jupiter, and in the arter.
noon we shall tend the baptist meetin. ! tell We,
wont ther be some slarin' in Wiggletown that
day ! guess they'll find out that line as good as
amy on EN- if not lGete better. | shant hev on
none o the things they've ever seen me wear
My riggn is to be intire,y new. Yer uncle Mae.
wire has hade me present Of handsome green
merino dress, and yer aunt Magwire has gin NE
new brown velvet bunnit, and yer cousin Jefer-
son has presented Inc neegant plad shawl, and
| Calkllate to come out in EN- all in Wiggle.
town.
Speakn O. my new wardrobeS, reminds me to
tell you that if Jabe Clark comes your way ped
dim, not to trade a cents worth with him. You
remember how he come it over me about the shoes
don't ye' Well its amazin should ever be such
a fool as to be took in by him agin-but 50 Twas
He come along here spell ago, and saryed ne
tI,,., of hat avt !
alone in the house-yer aunt had went to sick
nabors's, and the way he cheated me was perfect
Iy drettul My bud bes now a thinkin on t.
lie pretended he d experienced religion, and la
and az true as live and breathe, actlly got round
me 50 t he pres waded me to swop away nee
CANT stun colored silk that cost me dollar yard,
for misera BILE slazy stripd consarn that he said
was all the fashion nOw-called it "grody ilewry"
and what makes it more aggrayatn, made me
pay tew dollars to boot But that want the wost !
on 7, for come TO onroll it, we found that three
or four yards away at toher eend on t was all |
Yer aunt was mad at me for bein so took in, and !
yer uncle he latIt and hectored me, and went on !
about it-yOu know what a critter he is to bother |
a boldly. At last busted out a cryin, and went !
off and shut myself up in my room, and stayed |
there till tea tme-and when come down, TO |
aud behold yer uncle slept up and handed NE |
new green merino dress-he'd d ben of to the store
and bought it a purpose for me, fringe and but
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