Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-12-13
THE WIDOW BEDOTT PAPERS.
Here is cDpite1 Synopsis ofhis
LAUGHTER PROVOKING BOOK.
From tho New York Daily News.


This IL \ book Of genuine humor. Mr.. Samuel
Slick, Esq may well take up his hat, make hi :
bow and retire Parts OF the book exceed any papers
from 'he pen OF the iustriaus Mrs. Calde; but it is
\ Hnkee humur and fun. The old lady is presented
to us as the wife OF Deacon Hesckier Bcdott. She
aids him In the gravosets her cap for almost all
the marla.eabc men in iggleton--mukes an ex-
curslon 10 ScrabbehllI, TO visit her sister-learns
that Elder AnCdHcgO Shtdrnck ,SniIes has become a
widower though violent Presbyterian before, she
all at once becomes cinatcd with the Baptist doe
trinos q! the Elder, and becomes devor attend inr
on hls powerful preaching The Elder is took sick
Widow Bedot; sends him consolation in the shape
ot some poet hnes and rs these afford iar spec-
men OF the widows poetic talent, we sc-cts couple
OF slanzas average merit from the lines To Elder
Sncs
"'Oh, Reverend Sir, do declare,
1t drives nc most 10 frenzy,
To think " Won lyin' there.
Down sick with iuluenZy."
t. \ brdy'd though, it was enough
70 mourn yer wites dcparter,
Without such trouble rs this ere
To come a Oilerin arter,'
"Thc poetry and some medicine sent tc he drned
IN not vinegar every Ten inmates all night, TO make
me Elder rcSL comfortable, worked "A cure and ena-
bed the widow 10 take advantage of the nbsencn of
The disease tn carry oil thes patient-whic she did
by marrying him--he being all the time under the
dc.u9ion ;ha, she was rich widow, when she was
not worth her shoe strings:
shortly before the Elder popped the question
the widow retired 10 IA grove near the house, ard
there sang Piuintlyc dltty, from which we cxtrsc.
the following,
beard him preaclr-I heerd him pray
| heard him swG nly sing,
Dear SUI! how did feel that day,
Ii was dreiu thing
"full forty dollars would give
" we'd cOntlnnrreu apart
For though hes made nv serrit live,
fiei surely bust my heOrtr
The widows song wds overheard by the ,EIier;
and what follows the reader V i'll find in the book
The most staid and conservative editors
CANNOT KEEP THEIR FACES STR RAIGHl'
Says the New York Ohscrver--"A volume more
full! Of genias humor and irresistible Yankee char.
acter has not yet been pubiishcd"
Says the Boston Olive Brench:-"Fhe book is one
tha twiii keep all eyes wide awake. Its author
was gilted creature, the wife OF Il clergyman, and
is now, alas dead. Hers were the kcencst power,
OF satire--hcr drolIcry is inimitnhe The preface
is de ghully writtco by Alice b. Neal"
says lhe New York Commercial. ADVERTISER
"Ihe Widow Bedntt Is made the medium of the
most humorcus sketches OF Yankee character
which i, i' Impossible to read without laughing i'm
moderately ~
The Publisher taxes the liberty ofadding the fol-
lowing On page 81 OF ihe book the widow writes
us follows:
"l'l never change my single lot
think 'twoud be a sin;
The nconSolnle widow of Deacon Bedott
Don't iHicad 20 get married again"
But after her capture of Elder Srifles she indites
the following lines to him;
'P,issia the Inr, and Shadrach the wise.
lave united their fortunes in the onderost Of ties;
And being mutually joined in the matrimonial
connection,
Have bid adoo 10 their previous ai1lction."
Therest of the "Poma" the reader will find on
page 10 of the Book, which can be found at all
book store, Price, S!,25. Copies sent by mail on
receipt price.
J. C. DERBY Publisher,
No. l9 Nassali St N v