Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-08

eStaollsh scho0l f0r the c0Iosed sect
s'2ose the Professor put her up to't--bu
nobody else dident seem to be in favor on't
and Sister Bedott (she attenped,) she sal
she ever'd agree to that 'twould be none
throw'd away, for niggers would be nigger:
dew what We would to elevate 'em. Mis-
Fustick (she come in and sot a spell wit
her things on-said she couldent stay LONG
just dropped in on her way to the matama
society meetin,O she thought we couIdent d.
better'n to give the avails of our labor t
the Sons o. Temperance. "Sons o. We
granny" says Liddy Ann Bull, says she (yo
know she and Miss Fustick's a quarrelin'
When she spoke up so, Miss Fustick locke,
awful mad, and got up to go; when sh
reached the door, she turned round and say
she, "Perhaps Mss Bull would rathe
work for the, ,oldmaids" consolation society
that they talk o. formin' Good afternoon
ladies! and off she cut afore Liddy Ann ha,
time to answer. The gals all Uttered, ant
Liddy Ann looked wonderful womblescropt
| don't know but she'd cleared out il Miss
Birsley hadn't smoothed it over in her
cunnin' way; she laughed and says she
"What, Miss Bull, you gals don't mean tt
help the old maids, hopei / say let ZEN
take care o. themselves"
Liddy Ann grinned and looked quite
satisfied.
Well, they talked and talked and talked
jest as they did at the first meetin', to nc
more purpose neither, only to git more rylec
up then they did then. 1t seemed as if every
one had got particular pint TO carry, ant
was determined the rest should yield tot.
| tried number o. times to make a PROPOSE
ton I'D thought on, but ther was so many
that talked louder and faster'n what could
that couldent for the life o. me git nobody
to listen tew me. At last | went to Miss
Birsley and told her my idee, and axed her
what she thought ont. She said she liked
the notion.
"Well, then, YOU propose it,, say 'for
| can t git 'em to listen to me il | try til
Doomsday.'
So she spoke cut and says she, "Ladiesr'
but ther was such a racket nobody dident
hear her. So she tried agin: "Ladies, !
say!" but still they dident pay no attention
Then she took the tongs and knockt on the
stove as loud as ever she could. "Order.''
says she. They stopt talkin' then, and look,
round to see what she wanted
Ladies'" SAYS she, Miss Magwire has
proposed an obict to work for that strikes
me as an excellen. one. She thinks we'd
better raise enough to repair the mee,in'
house, and for my part think we couldent
dew better; the meetln' house is in a miser-
able condition; the plasterin's commin' off
in ever so many places. and the puIpit's a
forlorn old thing away up in the air; it's
enough to break body,s neck 10 look at
the minister, and shakes like an old egg
shell. Mr.. Tuttle says he's most a.eared
to go into it. Don't you think 'twould
be good plan to tear it down and build
up another! Now don't all speak at once
We never shall dew nothin' in creation if
we don't have some sort o. order. Miss
Skinner what's your opinion,
Well, Miss Skinner was delighted with
The idee, and so was the Grimeses, and the
Fosters, and the Peabodys Miss Peabody
said the Baptists and TIE EpiscoPas was
all pintin at us for lettin' our house O
worship be in such c)nditioni Miss John
Brewster said she'd long though, our meet
in house was disgrace to the village; she'd
no doubt but what 'twould be an advantage
to the cause of religion to repair it, for the
Widder Pettibone told her how't if we'd
had decent meetin' house she wouldent a
went off and jined the Episcepals, but she
got so disgusted with the old nasty house +,
and SO tired a stretchin' her neck to see tn
minister, that she coulGent STAN it no
longer"
"The dear mel" says Charity Grimes, Il
want to know il she gives that as a reason I!
Why everybody knows she went there cause
Curnel Dykeman's an Episcopal.
Yes" says Polly Mariar S;illmun, 81
guess it's generally known what took her
there
'She's wonderful oneesy 'critter, saws
Miss Peabody; she's hen Baptist and a
Presbyterian and now she's an Episcopal.
wonder what she'll be next"
"Weli its cause she's a widder,' says
Glory Ann Billins. 81 never know'd wild
der yet but what was as Uneasy as a fish out
O. water. l rally believe it's nat'ral tew
'em.
"Jest So" says Liddy Ann Bull: 'widdars
will be wdders.'
"Not if they can help it'' says L.
was sorry as soon as | said it, Sister
Bedott lookt SO mad. tell ye she gin me
an awful blowin' up when we got hum
said everybody in the room thought mean,
her, and she dident mean to 60 to the meet
in no more. don't know whether she wi
or not.
"Well they'd got hold o. the Wilder
Pettibone, and they dident let her drop
right off, if her ears dident burn that after.
engaged talkin' abou' her they stopt SEWN
entirely. Bymeby Miss Birsley got out o
patience; and knockt on the stove. Order!
says she. When they got still says She
"When the ladies have got the Widder
Pettibone sufficiently done up L like
to have 'em take hold and dew up thel
shirts.''
"Law me-" said old Aunt Betsey Crocker
"they amt dewin' her up; they're pickin'
on her tew pieces"
Aunt Betsey amt no great talker, bu
when she does speak she alwayssay semethin
to the pint. She's real clever old soul
good to everybody, dumb. critters and ALL.
She was disappointed when she was young
so she hain't never got married; lived al
alone; nobody in the house but her an
Gruff, her oddog. She thinks the world c
Gruff. went in to see her one evenin' las
winter Gruff was a sleep on rug benin
The stove, and there was great pan O. Wit
tails bettin' by him. ] thought twas some
thin she'd sot there to warm,so | says, sav
I,"Ain't you afeard Gruff'll be pokin' h
nose into yer meat"
"Law me-" says she, that's there pur
pose for him. | always set somethin' b
him shen he goes to bed, SO he'll find
handy if he happens to wake up hungry
the night
"Mv sakes,n saws T. | wouldent take q