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

wish to gracious you could attend on:
of our sewin' society meetin's. You never
see sothn' TO beat 'em I'll be bound fort
We've had tew now. At the first one, at
Squire Birsley's, ther was twenty-five pre-
sent Miss Birsley had got some new shirts
cut out O. Cappen Smalley's cloth, and as
fast as they come in she got 'em to work =
at last she gin 'em some work, but ther was
50 much talkin' to dew ther was precious
little sewin' done. Their tongues went a
good deal faster'n ther fingers did and the
worst on: was, they was all runin' at once.
Their was an eveflastin' sight o. talkin', but
it did seen as if they wouldn't never come
to no decision in creation. 'Twa 's'nt ex-
pected we should dew much at the first
meetin' more'n to elect managers, and ma ke
up our minds how often we should meet
aud begun to think we shoudent dew even
that much, there was such O. sight O. discus
sim and disputin' about everything. Some
was for meetin' once a week. and some
thought twas altogether too often. Some
was for stayin' to tea, and some was oppo-
sed tot. Some thought 'twould be a good
plan to stay and work evcnin's, and some
was of opinion 'twould't pay, bein' as we'd
have to burn so many candles and lamps
Their want nothin' said about what object
we'd work for at the first meetin'-thought
we'd leave that till next time.
Well, we talked and talked and talked,
and the upshot ont was Miss Brsley was
appointed President--Miss Ben Stillman,
Miss DR.. Lippencott and Miss Deacon Fus-
tick, Managers Polly Mariar Stillman;
Secretary, and Liddy Ann Ball, Treasurer.
Moreover, we agreed to meet once a fort
night, at tew O'Clock in the afternoon, stay
to tea, and work till dark. When we'd got
through with our business, we had tea, quite
plain tea. Miss Birsley don't approve o.
maxim much fuss for sewin' society-be-
cause if We dew, ther'll be some that'll feel
as if they couldent afford to have it to their
houses. She dident give US but one kind o
cake but twas light and good, and SO was
the bread; and we had sliced meat and
cheese. Miss Birsley dident say nothing
about it but she hoped the rest would follel
her example. made up my mind | would
anyhow whether the rest did or not.
Well, the ladies' all eat as il they liked it
g. they praised up everything at wonderful
rate They never laid tooth to such breae
in all their lives; the butter was superfine
the cold meat was delicious: and for the CAKE
it was mystery to them how Miss Birsley
managed to always have such first rate cake
MissDeacon Peabody declared she'd eat sucf
hearty supper, she was afraid she would b.
sick. After tea, Miss Joe Gipson invited u
TO meet at their house next time, and theI
we went hum.
While we was in the bed room putin
on our things, heerd Miss Peabody whis
per to Miss Stillman and say, "Did you eveI
see anything to beat that tea in all you
born days! No preserves at ALL"
eI never did, say Miss Stillman. eft
cant give 'em better tea when they NEE
at our house, I'll give up"
Well at the next meetin' ther was abou
the same number present, and we talked u
what we'd dew with the money. The diff
Guilty was, the members couldent agree up
on nothin'-some wanted to work for thu
object, snd some wanted to work for that
Miss Skinner and some o. the rest thou gh
we'd ought to sew for the missionaries, br
most o'tem opposed it, cause they wante