Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-02-20
THING tn CENSUS.

Our rexi encounter was with an old Ia.
dy notorious in her ucighborhnod for
her garrulity and SIMPLE mindedness -
Having been warned of her propensity,
and being somewhat hurried when we
called upon her, we were disposed To get
through business as soon rs possible
Suiding into the house. aud drawing our
pape,s---" Taking the census ma'am p
quoih we.
"Ah well yes bless your soul, take
seat. Now do Are you the gentle
mau that Mr.. Fillmore has sent 10 take
the sensis wonder well, how was
Mr.. Fillmore and family when YOU seed
hun 7"
We told her we had never seen the
President didn't know him from a
" side of sole lcaiher;" we had been
written Ia to take the census.
"Well now, there agin love your
soul Well, spose Mr.. Fillmore writ
sou letter, did he2 No! Well ihar's
mighty iule here to take down times
is hard but ii looks like people cant
get their Jest rights in this country; aud
the aw is all for the rich and none TOR
the poor. Dad YOU ever hear tell oftnat
case my BOYS has agn old Simpson -
Locks like they will never get 10 the
oend Oh il. The children vii suffer.
I'm mighty nftard. Did you ever see
Judge B.; Yes Wei did YOU
ever hear HIM say what he was agwine
to do IA the boys case agin simpson !;
No! Wen. '.qnrc, icW you AK him the
next time ynn see hin, and write me
word and tell him what | say I'm
rothing bu' poor willow. and my bows
las eot 10 arnn. and old Simpson tax
'em in. lis mighty hard case, aud the
will oughtn't to been broke, but"
Here we iu;erposed aud told the old
lad that oar lunc was precious. After
good deal OF trouble we got through
with the description of the members of
her family, and the statistical table"
as far as the article cloth"
How many yards of cotton cloth did
You weave in 1850, ma'am :"
Welt now less see You know
Sail, Higgins thai used 10 live in the
Smith settlement poor thi Z. her
daddy druv her oh,-poor gu she could
not help 1t, dare say. Well, Sally
she come 10 STAY wine when the Old
man diuv her away, and she VAS pow
eriul good hand TO weave, and | did
think she'd help me power. Wen, ar
Ter she'd been bin here awhile her baby
Lit ik sick, aud old Miss Striuger she
uudcuuk to help li--she's a powerful
good hand, old Miss Srineer. on roots
nod }cl,bs and sch like Wen, she
loadr sort Of tea, as ! was saving and
she gin it to a,ly's baby, il col wu,s-
the poor crcelur-and she GIN it tea. aud
looked like, lie more she GIN it tea, the
moe -
My dear madam, am in a hurry
please tell me how many yards of cot
ton ycu wove in 1850. want to get
through and 90 on"
Wen, wed, who'd thought you'd
bin SO snappsh Well, as was
sayin', sails child hit kept gittn wuss,
and old Miss Slrlnger. she kept alvin it
the yarb tea till al last the child hit
looked like MT ,e0utd die any how And
bout he limc the child was at its wust,
old Daddy sykes he cum along, aud he
SAID II we'd "a some niglIt-shcd berries,
and stew them with htile scream and
some hogs lard--now old Daddy Sykes
is mighty fine old man, and he yin the
boys heap of mighty good counsel
bout that cnse--boys, says he, III tell
You what you do: you 60 and"
-" Old lady" said We, " do tell about
Your cloth and let the sick child and Miss
Strn3er, Daddy sykes, the boys and
the aw suit 80 10 grass. I'm ia a grcit
huu, {"
"Grashus bless your delr soul doa't
81, -ravatcd. was psra lelliu' you
low 1, come didn't weave 10 clotn
llsi YEAR"
Oh, well, you didn't weave any
cloth last year Good [. wen 80 On 10
the next article"
~ Is yon see the child hit begun to
swell aud turn yallcr, aud htt kept a
rollin' lis eyes and moanln' anJ |
kaowed -"
Never mind about the child Just
tell nae The value OF the poultry you
raised last year
oh, well--yes chickens you
mean. Why, reckoA you never in
your born days see a poor creetur have
the luck that did-and looks like we
never shall have good luck agn; for
ever slace I'D Simpson tub thd case up
10 The thancory count
'NeNer mud the case lei's hear about
the chickens II you please
Bless you, honey, the owls did de-
slro, in aud about The best half | dld
raise. Every blessed night they d come
and sc, on The comb OF the house, and
hoo hoo. hoo, and one night in patrick
lar, ! remember, had Jest got up for
the night shed salye 10 INT The little gal
with -
Well, well, what was the value OF
what you did raise 2
''rhey go, so bad--ihe owls did
that they tux the old hens as wells the
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