The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-06-25

Gu Out ii MISS Dusley nd0nJa SHlOOlneu IL OVeI
in her coming way; she laughed and says She
"What, Miss Bull, you girls don't mean to help
the old maids, | hope? say let them take
care o. themselves"
Liddy Ann grinned and looked quite salts
fed. ss
Well, they talked and talked and talked, just
as they did at the first medtin, to no more pur-
pase neither only to get more ryled up then
than they did then. 1t seemed as if every one
had got Particular pint to carry, and was de-
termined the rest should yield tot. tried a
number O. times to make proposition I'd tho't
On but ticr was SC man; that that talked lGdcr and
6ster'n what could, that coudent for the life
o. me git nobody to listen tew me- At last |
wentto Miss Birsley and told her my idee, and
axed her what she thought ont. She said she
liked the notion.
"WGll then, you PROPOSE it." says I, "for
cant git them to listen to me if / try till Dooms-
day'' '".
So She spoke out and says she, "Ladies! but
ther was such racket nobody dident hear her.
So she tried agin: "Ladies, sayn' but still
they dident pay no attention. Then she took
the tongs and knockt on the stove as loud as ev-
ershe could. "Order9' says she. They stopt
talking then, and looked around to sec what
she wanted. H.
'Ladies, says she, "Miss Magwirc has pro-
posed on object to work for that strikes ME as
All excellent one. She thinks we'd better raise
enough to repair the meetin house. and for my
part think we couldn't dew better; the meetin
house is in miserable condition; the pastern's
comm off in ever SO MANY places and the pulpit
is forlorn old thing away up in the air; it's
enough to brake body's neck to look at the
ministe, and shakes like an old egg shell. Mr.
Turtle says he's most afeared to go into it.
Don't you think 'twould be a good plan 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 Skin,
ner what's your opinion?'
Well, Miss Skinner was delighted with the
idee, and so was the Grimses, and the Fosters,
and the Peabodys, Miss Peabody said the Bap-
fists and the Episcopa's was all pintn at 'us
for lettin our house o. worship be in such con-
dition. Miss john Brewster said she'd long
thought our meetin house was disgrace to the
village; she'd no doubt but 'twould be an advans
tage to the cause of religion to repair it, for the
Widder Pettibone told how't if we'd had a decent
mcetin house size woudent went off and incd
the Episcopals, but she got so disguised with the
old nasty house, and so tired u stretchen her
neck to see the minister, that she couldent stan
it no longer. rt.J4
'tThe dear me-" said Charity Grimes, II want
to know if she gives that as reason? Why
everybody knows she went there cause Curnel
Dykeman's an Episcopal
"tYes," says Polly Mariar StiIIman, "I guess
it's generally known what took her there"
Shes a wonderful Uneasy critter," says Mis-;
Peabody; shes been a Baptist and Pres5yte-
rian and now she's an Episcoal l wonder what
she'll be hext."
DWELL its cause she widler," says Glory
Ann Billins. 'I never knowd widder yet
but what was as Uneasy as a fish out O. water.---
| rally believe it's natrel tew en-"
"Jest So" says Liddy Aun Bull; ''widders
will be widders."
Not if they can helpit says I.
| was sorry as soon as ! said it, Sister Bedott
looked so mad. I tell ye she gii me an awful
BLOWN up when we got hum-said every boldly
in the room thought | ment her, and she dident
mean to so to meetin no more | don't kl.ow
whether she will or not.
Well they'd got hold o. the widder Pettibone,
and they dident intend to let her drop right off;
if her ears dident burn that afternoon, Pm mis-
taken Some them got so engaged talkin a.
bout her they stopped sewin entirely. Bymeby
Miss Birsley got out o patience; and knocked on
the stove. order' says she. When they got
still says she--'When the ladies' have rot the
Widder Pettibone sufficiently done up I'd like
to have them take hold and dew up thcir
sffirts.h , .-.,..s .y
claw me, said old Aunt Betsey Crocker,
''thcy amt dewin her up; they're pickin on her
tew pieces" aA
Aunt Betsey amt no great talker, but wher
she does speak She always says something tc
the pint She's a real clever old soul, good t
everybody, dumb critters and all. She was dis
appointed when she was yourg, and so she haint
never got married; lived all alone; nobody ii
the house but her and Grufr, her old dog. Shc
THINKS the world O. Gruf. / went to see heI
one evenin last witer Grulf was sleep on ,
rug behind the stove, and there was a great pan
O yittals settin by him. ! thought twas some
thin she'd sot there to warm, 50 / says, says l.
"Aint you afeard GruiSll be pokin his nose into
yer meat?'' Fsg
claw me-" says she, that's there purpose
for him. ] always set something by him when
he goes to bed SO he'll find it handy if he hap
pens to wake up hungry in the night"
My sakes, says !, wouldcnt take all that
pains for a dog. t'g
HLaw mes' says she, "Gruf don't think he's
a dog--hc thinks he's folks."
"Well, ladies, says Miss Birsley if lisa pos
sible thing, I'd like to have It decided. whether
we are to repair the mcetn house or not. ]
think we'd better put it to vote. Them that's IN
favor ont will please signify it BY holdin up thev
right hand"
Well all O the members held up their right
hand exceptin' Miss Ben Stillman and PolIj
Marian, n. rga bgaiiis ssld ssa Viii. Egs bls
"Miss Stillman," says Miss Birsley, III sey