The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1849-03-23
From NeaI'S Saturday IGzette.
THE WIDOW BEDOTT
Writes to her daughter, Mrs. Jupiter
n. Smith.

DEAR MELrssY:-T now take my pen il
hand 10 tell you that ruther guess you'll
be considerably astonished when you reac
what | set down to rite. I've got some
news to tell that you can't guess if you try
ill next never, so you may as well give i
up first as last afore you begin. And you
aint TO let on word about it only 10 Jupi.
ter and kier and Selinv. Come to think
don't care if you tell Sam Pendergrasses
wife, bein as how she's partickler friend
o mine. But don't you open yer head
about it TO no other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. |
want to surprise the Wiggletown folks,
and make EN- open their eyes a leetle.
Come to consider, | guess you'd better not
tell Miss Pendergrass, for line afeard she
cant keep it to herself. She might let it
out TO the Kenipes, and they'll tell the
Crosbys, and the Crosbys they'd carry ii
straight to Major Coon's wife. and she'd be
cure to tell old Dawson's wife, (the widder
Jlnkins that was-she twas Poll Bing-
ham, and she's the very undentical per-
son | want TO keep it from till it busts upon
her all of suddng, 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 decrippid old bung head that
she wouldn't had if she could got any
body else. | guess on the hull you hadn't
better say nothing about it to Kier's wife,
for fear she'll tell h,r folks, and they'll
s1lrtainly devtVIgate il ali round. If Won
dew tell her, you make her promise she
wont hint sillyble about il to her step
mothcr-she twas Keser Winkle-nor to
nobody else. You must all keep it pro-
found secret till come. If nothing hap
pens to pervent, we shall be in Wiggleton
next week Saturday, on our bride tew-
or. A Sunday morning we calculate to
80 to meeting long you and Jupiter, and
IN the AFTERNOON we shall tend the baptist
meetn. | tell ye, wont ther be some
starin' in Wiggletown that day. | guess
they'll find out that Inc as good as emmy
on en- if not leetle better. | shant hev
on none o the things they've ever seen
me wear. My riggin is to be intirely new.
Yer uncle Magwire has made me present
Of handsome green merino dress, and
your aunt Magwire has gin me new
brown velvet bunnit, and yer cousin JEFF
terSon has presented me a nelegant plad
shawl and | calkilate to come out in EN-
all in Wiggletown.
Speakin @ my new wardrobes, reminds
me to tell you that if Jabe Clark comes
your way pcddlin, not TO trade a cents
woth with him. You remember how he
come 1t over me about the shoes don't We!
Well its amazin | should ever be such a
fool as to be took in b. him agin-but so
twas. He come along here spell ago,
and sarved me the awGulIest trick that ever
you heerd on. | was alone in the house
yer aunt had went TO a sick nabor's, and
the way he cheated me was perfectly dret-
ful. My Blud biles now thinhin ont
He pcrtended he'd experienced religion,
and lamented over the wav he used 10
cheat and lie; and as true as | live and
breathe, actilly got round me so't he pre-
swaded me to sWop away a nelegant stun
colored silk, that cost me dollar yard,
for miserable slazy stripid consarn, that
he said was all the fashion now-called it
"grody flewry"-and what makes it more
ag9ravatln, made me pay tew dollars to
boot. But that want the woSt ont, for
come 10 onroll it, we found that three or
four yards away at tother eend ont was
all dammidged and stained up-twant fit
for nothing. Yer aunt was mad at me for
hein 50 took in, and yer uncle he laf1't and
hectored me, and went on about it-you
know what critter he is to bother BODY.
1T last busted out cryin, and went off
and shot myself up in my room, and stay
cd there till tea timc-and when | come
down, 10 and behold, yer uncle slept up
and handed me new green merino dress
he'd been off to the store and bought it
a purpose for ME, fringe and buttons and
everything to trim it with; and I've got it
made up, and it sets Ike a dandy-and
Ime griRe to be married in it. But cant
help feelin awfully gauled about the silk.
] took it TO Parker and Pettibon's and
awoppt it for some things wanted.- They
wouldn't allow me but eighteen pence
yard, and twas all twas woth. Jabe made
me take a cupple o handkerchers tew, for
4 dollar piece-said he'd stake his reper-
tat;on ont they want half cotton-and no
more they want, for come to dew EN- up,
they showed out plain enough that they
was all cotton-did you ever! He got
round the elder tew-made him pay five
dollars for a buzzum pin-Said twas topiz
sot in gold, and it turned out to be yaller
glass with pinchback rim around it. |
was clear out o pashence with the elder
for being so green--but sittiwated as was
| couldn't say nothing ye know. If ever
come across Jabe Clark agin, if he don't
ketch 1t. no matter. But Lne wonderful
hizzy about these days-and so no more
ut present from your affectionate mother.
PRIssILLA p. BEDoTT.
P. S. Give my love to Jupiter. Ime
gratified to hear that the baby is so forrard.
What do you calkilate to call him!
hope it twont be Jupiter-for some how
don't cgzactly like the name, tho it sounds
well for a man. But don't in all favor
name him arter yer par. Hezekicr'S an
awful name. How do you like Shadrack!
That's the name of his grandfather that's
10 be.-Yer uncle and aunt and jeff sends
love. p. p. B.
p. Yer cousin JEFF asked perlnishun
to read this letter, and he says haint told
you who Inc a gwine to be married tew,
4 Il L IL.