Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-04-07

''0hl wad some pow'r the gifse gic US
To SEQ ourse'sas lthors see Us,
Invade frae monte blundcr free us,
An foolish notlon.r
But there was no such talisman
vouchsafed to Mrs. Pinkton--so she
was often found shooting her arrows
in the dark--sometimes they reboun-
ded
Mrs. Smith took her work, and went
over to the window, where Mrs. Pink
ton was cutting out aprons for the
coming generation. She seated her.
self. and sewing rapidly without rails
ing her eyes, said, Mrs. pinkton, was
Mrs. Bergman laughing at your
'No-why should she?'
Yes she was'
is my collar on straight?'
ooh, WELT it could not have been
me she was quizzing.'
She was though answered Mrs.
Smith, she has fashion of making
jests-these western people all doit and
we never get thanked for trying to re-
fine them--they are so rude and so
uncouth. | wonder If Indiana will
ever be civilized, continued Mrs. Smith,
raising her voice for the benefit of the
listeners.
After while-I hope it will, at
at least" said Mrs. Rosburn, there are
a great many eastern folks coming out
indeed there is a great change since |
came
When | came OUT said Mrs.
Smith, Il did not think i could stand
it week longer-we could not &c.
anything we wanted-and the houses
are put up like barns, and with so
little judgment--no pantries, no dres
sing closets-the poorest dwelling in
New England is better fixed
After all, however, said Mrs. Ber-
ryman, triumphantly, Indiana is the
fifth State in the Union
'Graciousl | don't see how that
can be- cried Mrs. Pinkton, 1T amt
the fifth, in my opinion, by a Dozen
| never shall be able to enjoy myself
here
why don't you go back?' said
Mrs Bergman, NOS suffering here,
when you could be SO happy at your
old home'
well, Mr.. Pinkton gets fine prac-
tice here-the place is well calculated
for his business--we came out to make
money.
lie skins the Hoosiers, and you
abuse tiem-that is not fair" said
Mrs. Bergman laughing.
No. cried Mrs. jenkins, "you
must not drink the milk and kick the
can't amt good policy
when we lirst came out here said
Mrs. Smith, Il went over one day to
Timothy Strong's carpenter shop, and
asked him if he had any ready-made
ste-boards; says he, Ready made
don't know what you mean.
"Have you any paste boards?' said
l."
mo madam--we never deal in the
article-you can find lots OF them at
Miss Dickens's milliner shop
"ie thought you meant bonnet
boards"
Precisely so.''
"He was quizzing you," said Mrs.
Bergman, you know we Hoosiers can
do that
Not bit of it, madaml-he did not
know any better--butsee, have sewcd
this seam up, wrong side upward-what
apply thank you for your scissors,
Mrs. Paine
"Mrs. Smith that was not as bad as
the mistake between Patsy Fields and
myself. She came over to our house
one morning, | was knitting, Mrs.
Pinkton, said she, won't you be pleas
ed to loan mother a spider, little one
will do, so its legs amt off. No Pat
sy,' says /, what under the sun does
your mother want with spider?'' 1T
is II very queer notion, Mrs. Pinkton,
know, but sick folks will have strange
idces--all at once, mother took fancy
to biscuit, and she says she must have
spider biscuits
Laws me! what a notion-it's enough
to kill her, says /. No. said Patsy
the doctor said she might have them
provided we do not make them toe
rich
And how do you make them, Patsy?
said L.
Just like other biscuits, said Patsy
After you work them well, you rol
them out and cut them, and Law then
on the board, and then they are read,
for the spider Marcy child, said |
you will make me cascade; 90 along
have no spiders, and if | had. coul,
not bear to handle Them So HON,
she went, and we have neysr beer
friends since. She said was In,
proudest and the stingcst lady in Hap
Hazard. She knew | had three spi
ders--big, fine ones; she saw then
turned up under the dresser
Talking OF DOCTORS said Mrs. Law
son, puts me in mind of Jane Groves
They say she Is going to be married L
DR.. Carrington.'
You don't tell me?' said Mrs. Jcn
kins.
Yes, and they say Tom Carringtor
is sitting TO Kitty Sparks. and shout,
not wopdcr II IL was true. lie wear
one of Kitty's rings; Sally Allen sal,
she saw 1t, and would be qualified thu
il was hers
That will raise Mrs. Sparks foot,
said Miss Fobes, getting into snch
big set
Sally marrying Eli Sands will bal
ance accounts, said Mrs. Smith, spite
fully. 'Heran oil TO California, and lief
her without dime, and ii il had no
been Tor the Odd Fellows, at New Al
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