The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-06-23
For the journal.
"Our Best Society" NO. 2.
MOLLY SAUNDERS.


in the woods, and being deprived at an early
age of mothers care, Molly grew up like
an ill weed. Her father, good natured soul,
had enough to do to take care of his corn
and pota tatoes-his cattle and his hogs, with
out attending to the welfare of his children
and Molly accordingly was suffered TO follow
the bcnt of her own inclinations.
Now it is remark made by one Mr.. Paul,
a man Of some note in the theological world,
that " the heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately wicked" and am sorry to
say, that Molly's heart was no exception to
this general rule, 1t is true, so long as the
country was unsettled and there were no
neighbors in the vicinity she attracted but
little attention but with the increase Of
population, she gained proportionate in
crease of notoriety.
One thing remarkable about Molly, is her
great faculty of invention. This taken in
connection with the fact that " the tongue
is an unruly member, &c." is the foundation
of that prominent position which she occu
pies in our midst. There is no event which
occurs in any part Of the world, however
remarkable it may be, but Molly can relate
something similar, and even more strange
from her own voluminous experience. No
stranger makes his appearance in the neigh
borhood, with whose past history she is not
perfectly acquainted. Upon application,
she can tell you how his wife's aunt was
married to the second cousin of travelling
tinkers clerk or "how his brothers son
eloped with chamber maid, and-he's no
great things either" &c. But how and where
Molly gets her information in regard to such
matters has long been mystery to our whole
community.
For some cause or other, Molly remained
in state of single blessedness until she was
thirty years of age. At this time she fell in
love with widower, the father of large
family, and after short courtship she was
married. Installed in her new home, Molly
was up to her eyes in glory. She Immediately
took upon herself the verbal direction of
affairs both in and out of doors. Her hus-
band at first opposed this way of proceed
ing; but she made such skillful use of her
threats and entreaties, and tears quantum
ouf., that he was forced to yield. Under her
management everything about the premises
soon exhibited evident tokens of petticoat
supremacy"
But that upon which Molly prides herself
most, is her knowledge of etiquette. Al
though she has been raised at the 60 wash-tub,"
and is perfectly familiar with the music of
the spinning wheel, yet she regards it as
decidedly vulgar to work. | have often
heard her boast that she had not seen the in
side of her kitchen for week but, she
might have added, her step-children had seen
no other place. Recently she has imbibed
the notion that i'll health is a necessary ap-
pendage to refinement, and consequently she
has become quite unwell. Yet if one was to
judge from the activity of her arm when she
uses the raw-hide upon the backs of the
children, or from the amount of fat pork
and boiled beans conveyed for final storage
into the neighborhood of her epigastrium, he
would conclude that her illness was not of
very dangerous character.
The personal appearance of Molly is indeed
striking. The general outline of her form
resembles that of purple-top radsh in
yerted. Her physiognomy would put a
Gall or Spurzheim at loss to define it. Her
low forehead, green eyes, thick lips, double