The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-25

mssor1cal WORKS which they have put out. MI.
Prescott has we And transferred the plates Of I'll his
books to their house. and will publish with them his
forthcoming History Of the Reign Of Philip the Second
Of Spain. The contract made with him 10 said to i'm
volve larger amount Of copy right than was ever
agreed upon In any similar instrument in this country
TIE WIDow BEDorr PAPERs, by Alice B. Neal.
J. G. Derby.
The collection Of papers which have been recent
~ published under the above title already fam
liar to the public, through the medium Of Meals
Saturday Gazette. The originality and vigor Of
thought, and the raciness Of humor which distin-
guish them, fully justify their republication in .
complete form. We question il, in the whole range
Of the works Of our comic writer's, there Is to be
found anything more eccentric and laughter provok-
ing than these curious sketches. We have only
room for single extract -
WIDOW JENKINS ANMosIrY
o, yes remember promised 10 tell you the cause
wilder Jnkinses luminosity to me-Meissy pass til
breacwell you see, Deacon Bedott (he want deacon
come to Wegetown to teach the deestrict school II.
originally from the Bla TX river kenry His fathe'
was forebanded farmer, and he'd give Hezeker
plete eddcatonh he took to larnin materially Is your
tea sgreeabes spose Their ant his equ for cyphern'
NO wber round. Well Squire Smith he out In them
parts, and he got acquainted with Htzekier and he
that he was an uncommon c,pable young man and he
condnced him to come TO wigglsown and esch school
cnepXe u
cheesei dew teis we'll husband could't eat chssze
without IMMUNITY Dunn the last years OF his life
used to ,ay that II lay like stun on his somick o.
lay awake groaDin all night, If he ddent take
kind Of anigote to prevent It. But gwine TO tell
Smiths folks had a quiltin- was THERE wa MT long
afore Sally married she 'fis Sam Pendergssses WHEY
she was maxim her quts--though twas gner ally
thought she engaged TO Nose Hewlett and 10 that
matter II 3 my opinion she might better had him than
the one she did have. never thought Sam rendergmss
uu ynne1 ~ BAnia mi ~
shakes though he Is good enough for Sal Smith. Messy,
why don't you out the sass That amt fust
cIey for the universal diffusion Of elevation among the
color ed poperation and while ookin n 1t 10
who'd signed ard how much they GIN the got over
hid. Butt gwiDe 70 tell about that lutn Their
nsmbsr g young POL Sss e was r5iy
Hubby Hewitt (she married Nat Farntash aud both
sm died to the sestatd nameer o years aud sally
shy married ShAdrack Dany-but Betsey amt married
yet though spo.e ifevey anybody tired faithfully to
git husband Bets Peabody has and Nab Hilksen (ahe
tits Major Coons wife now though then she Want
thin but miliner's apprintice. l remember, won.
dered at The Smiths for iGvtn her but they never was
pertikker who they went with, aud she always had
wonderful way o. crowdn' in. See-you herd dident
you how't she said tried to ketch the Major but he
Iokt ruther higher n to marry wdder Bcdot He
ooht consumed high when he took Nab Hinksten
she's purity critter TO be tyn to dispense my charae
amt gwine to be put down by the like o. her What
she pray tell, In her Young dayss make 1t pint
SANDER think it Il and all creation knows she want
nobody. Why her father n poor drunken shack
away down in Bottetown aad her mot aer took in
in and Nab Hinksten herself worked out for halt dol
lar week, till Mics Potter down there time a
yistin Pal Poters relations, and she took pity
her and fetched her up to Wgglstown 10 live with her
but after spell she got above dewin housework and
Miss Dckerson's miliner shop, there she
stayed till Zeb Hawkins married her aud after he died u
derrcum trimmins she sot tew to kech somebody else
and ut last bhe drnwd In Major Coonhe'd disap
Iiutcd e. amt for to who disappointed HIM, aud
ha uha ha rt.l nd
Miss Ma Coon o. deaty me, it's enough 70 make
bnby sick to the airs she puts Did you her
great long ostridge feather in her bunnt and shawl
big as bed kiyery But could put up with her u she
wouldent SANDER her bettcra She and Miss nkins IA
wonderful intinit nov, though remember when Pol
Bingham HID her head yh enough shove Nab Hnsten
at that quiitin aee dident scarcely speak to her
your cup OUT Take some more breai-not moref
Why you don't eat nothing-im aeard you won't make
out supper-weh dew take piece o. the swestoake-i
amt about IL bein' god Messy made II aud she's
apt to q, in a eee tew much moia ses-bu, them nut
cakes know il good, fer made 'eIn myself and dew
think make nuicakes about good anybody else.
Ker's 'eiful fayorytc o nut akes amt you K.ry
but bis father eouident eat 'em ut all for number .
year eore he dicdihey were tew rich for hs stonck
Jest he eat natcake he used to have ii *
spell aferward. But was gwinc to tell low Poll Bng
ham 80 take such spite against mewell, the be
eyepin you see the yeuug men come There w.s iiezs
kier Bedott-Zeb Hawkins, (he twas Miss Coon's
husband he got Ia he worthless critter a'oe he died
and shnbai Green (he was wonderful good singer, md
Rmszin powerful voice, lsod to sing la meetaf and
v2ophar slocum he studyip TO be doctor, he was
smart young but dreifnl humtly ne used to writ
the poitry for the wigglc,on Banner" He got dr-t
fully in love with young woioaa once, and she ddent
recpYera,e his fceIins-t amt Tor me to tell who the
young donta approve o. telin' such things
well he got into such tasn on account o. her cold
ness that at last he wit her letter ten' Of hcr bowt
he coulden stan such indifference longer and n she
continued 10 use him 80 he was determined 70 commit
self suisidest the end o. the letter put In a
OF 'iis dretful thing to he
In such distress and m.ereel
I'm eny most a MATERIAL TOOL
All on account o. silly Poole!
There I've let on who twas--han't I but he altered
his mind about KILN himsclt and wa married about
three months after 10 aopher Jones. Take another
cake--dew Why what small eater You be- Pm afeared
OF Tim Crane. He was wonderful safny iler-diaent
scarcely know enough in when 1t fancd though he
was purity sharp atmakn money He married Try pheny
Kenpe Deacon Kepipe's ssterthey went to the West.
ard and I've heerd they'd got to be quite rich guess
ehe he stngies u al created critters. What aid
you lay, Kerr Jim Crane comm back here . lvet
hey anwsa fier Bado., M NJ @ zane dad az
land o liberty shat aW5ui thing Dear met
dew feel snazin' sorry Tor Mr.. Crane how unfortunate
10 lose his wife ! such nice she was, te~
What cid you say nelissy Bcdots How't jest called
Miss Crane rtingy critters You must uaunderstood
me purpose said she was an uncommon equinomfcai
woman always though, master sight % Ass Crane,
though must say she want quite good ugh for such
SAID he dident know nothing kier Bedo't hos dew
mruncerstand. meant that he wonderful un
of niiye man, well disposed toward ever body Well
Pm Glad Mr. Cranes q COMM back here should thtok
'twoud be melancholy 10 stay there after bnryin biz
patdner His POOR mothetess darters, tee feel fnr
Them rs dreifu thing for gals 70 be LETT withogta
mother MeIssy, what be you winkin' to kier trf
Don't you know it's very improper 70 wink kier, did
eeeop keupe say shst complaint Miss Crane died ofg
be eperdeniic how you talk that's turribe j'eaae
remember IL pr.vsiet In our place whsn va quite
young-a number O individuals died ont don't
Ger Nj. Crane wants to git away from the westart IL
nut be very onpleasant 70 stay 20 place where his
companion tore away from min by such agra
vain complaint The ePedenic. Won't you b. helped
H. ing m0fcg o, sure enough was COLO ~ tell
tew Itn Bingham came 10 be such an iniuly ~ mine
shouldn't wonder IL she BhoaId set tew and try inw
b. h Ar. Crane wben he back, should your IN
bet forty great apples she dey ~ she's been rayn' d.
tracted 10 g married since she was wilder bat
ruthcr gees Timothy frame Amt man 20 De took Ia ~
such o great fat humbly ssndeun old butter lb She's
O. gray fat, tew that air a. heTnr has. I'm
I'm gay. lew. guess you hoint told no new nov,
N.lfsy Pea0tt know I'm ruiber gray Jus its oSln'
stiffness aud trouble. hadn't gray hair Ia my bead
when yer par died amt a. old A. ~itder Jtntns nyA
i mber a. year. / ,hirk 'twould be gcoi dear for
. friendly person 20 Mr. Crane agtns. Pnh
Jinlins he gifts here. don't your ies 70