The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

We neyeEshali dew nothing IN creation " va
Mont have some sort Of order, Miss Skin
ner what's you opMionr
Well, Mlsa r. Has dsliglilsd With the idea,
and M wns lhe Grimeaes, and Iha BoslersyBnd
the Peabodys, Miss Peabody said The Dap
Iiats and the Episoolials waH all y plnlin NJ
W. for lsltin' our house, o. worship be IN sneh
n condition. Miss JOhn brewster sald she'd
long Thought oar meeIin' house Nas 40 dis
grace 10 tho village; slis'd no doubt buI what
'twouid 10 an advantage 10 the ehuss Of re-
ligi0n 10 repair ", for tho Nidder Peilibone
had told her how lfwe'd had decenl lneetin
bo,iss shs wouldn't went oil aud lined tho
Episcopnla, hut she'd got no disgusl6d with
tho nasty old house aud so tired a sIreiebin
her naek 10 zee the minister, tlui sbe couldn't
sian % pa longer
The dear ME- says Charity Grimes. 4
want 20 know Vi sho gives u'af an reason,-
7 Why everybody knows Slie went there cause
/ Curnel Dykomun's an Episcopal
Yes say- Polly Maria Siillg.an, Il giii,aa
in generally known what look her there
] shes wonderful onenHy crliler' snys
] M,aA Peabody; she's been a Bnptht aud q
! Presbyterian aud now she's al Ip,seol'al' ]
! wonder what she'll Toe neAP
/ well, il's cause she's widder,' says Glory
| Ann Ilillins. Il never know'd widder yel
tbut what was as uneasy rs a fab OUT o wa
ter. I faly believe rs natEal To EN-
jest 40 soys Liddy Ann Buiii widders
will be widders.'
Not ifIhey eau help &c. lays !. was
sorry as soon ~ ! said II, sister Bedou look.
ed 30 n,ad. I tell Sou sho gin mo az awful
blown up, when va got hum-said evety
one IN tho room Ihougbi ] mean, her, aud
size didn mean to - To The mceiin's nny
more. don't know whether she Will or
not
Well, they'd got hold orihe Widder Petit
bono, aud They d,dn', lot her drop right of :
lf her ears didn't burn tinI afternoon, lm
mistakes. Some on Gun got so engaged
talkin' about her that they rlopt SEWN onlie-
~. Bymehy Miss Birsley got out % patience
aud kuocl on the stove. Order says She
When they got still. says chs when the la
dies have got the Widow Poitibone sufficient
" done UP I'd like 10 have 'onI tsko hold
aud sew their shirts Law me, snys old
aunt BeIscy Crocker. They ain'I dewiu'
her Up, they're pickin' on her TO pieces
Aunt Botsey amt no great ialler, but when
she doeb speak she always says something TO
the pint. She's rcai rfuver old soul, good
- everyday, dumb critters aud all. She
was aIs, ,,'inIed when sho was young, NO she
hain'I never gol ;:!urriea; lives nit ulouej no.
hody in tho housa hut her ed Sruil, her OLD
dog sha thinks tho world % Gr,:M went
la 10 500 her ous eveuin' last winter. Gruh
was nsIeep on IA rug beiind the stove and
ther was great pm o. vlciuals seitin' by
him. ihouStft Twas something shed sol
there 10 wnrn no Boys says l, amt you n
Toured Gruif'll bc po<in', his nose ia yogI
matt Law me- says she, that's purpose
for him. always eel something lay hun
when he goes to bed, so he'll ind II handy II
lie happens 10 wake up hungry ia The night
My sakss,' says 4, i nouldn't lake ali TINT
t.at far al II ny mi IN sll
Gon't know he's a dog-he thinks he's folks
We'll, ladies' says Miss Birsley IL us
possible lining, I'd like 10 have u decided
whether we shall repair the meeIin' house or
not. think-ISe'd better put IL to yote.-
Them that's ia favor ont will please TO signi-
fy il 10y holdin up Their right hand exceptin
Miss Ben Stllnian aud Polly Marian. Miss
Siiilman,' says Miss Birsley, i see ihut you
aud Polly Mariar didn' hold up yer hands.
Don'i you approve approprialin' the money
Tor that purposrr'
We'll, | can't say as ! disapprove OUT,
says Miss Slilman, but should think we'd
better not be iu hurry about maxim up our
minds what we'll dew with the money
What's the use ~ wnitin7 snys Miss Blrs-
ley. Fer my part, tl4iek We should go a
head with more sl,errit If We had nn object
fixed Oh 10 work for j think SO tew, snys
Iliiss Siilln,an, but you know wo ought 10 he
Then why don't you agree
with us9 says Miss BirsleY that's tile way TO
he unanimous y--,--i----------'- --
Il inean, says Miss SULLIVAN, says she,
that we'd Ought to wait ill iher's n full meet
in aioro We vote
Tire land aiivr, says Miss Birslry, 4 tlcii'I
know wlu you'd enll u full n,eetin''tihis nin''
one
The fact is says Polly Marian, strcichin'
her great mouth from ear To ear, and display
in nit her ing tegth--fJeff wys7nrr muUItI
looks like ol old sepulchre iull % dead mems |
bones -'liie fact 49, says she, mar and mes
of opinion That we hadn't ought TO vote ill !
Miss Samson Savage is consulted
Miss Samson Savage amt mcmber OF the |
society, says Miss Brslcy, 'and size dou'i go
TO mectinn once la six mouihk ] don't
know what VIC should want TO consult her
for puI sure % III
Hut yoaknow,i says Miss Stiimnn, 'her
neaus is such that she's able 10 contribute a
great deal Ie,s,y object she approves Of
And we'd ought to be cnrfui about offend
in her. snys Polly Aiuriar, for you know she
withdrew herself from the Balitisis because
ihcr society didu't dew us she wanted TO have !,
'em .'..
Did the Baplsts break down utter ilY say S
Mise p'rsley. Jest then The door opened, !
and IN marched Miss Siniuu Savage. But a. |
fore Ego On I'd ought TO tell YOU something
about her. She's one of the big bugs here.
;is: Z; !:s= ' :;iss: :::s;:s :, iT,,s;;
body. else III town. She was n lailoresn when !
she was amt, and they say used TO mike u
dreIful sight % inischIef annoiig the folks /
where she seweJ. But that was when she
lived in Vermont. WheH Mr. Savage married
her no was one o. these ere spccilnlors-won-
derlul fellers 10 make money, them Yer /
montcrs. Husband ssys they come over the |
Green Mountains with u spelIin' book in one
LIN nd nnl hnlIer In I,nIhnr- md IL IheN cnm,I |