Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-22
The Garrulous Yankee Widow.

The Garrulous Yankee Widow.
If you have ever met in your travelling, reader
with garrulous old woman, whose tongue IL wah
wholly impossible TO keep from running all the
while, you win laugh, as We have laughed, at the
annexed sketch of New England female stage coach
company. The extract may seem little long at
first, but never mind that; you viii think 1t TOO
short when you are through with it.
The day was remarkably fine; our road lay
through the pleasantest part of the Housatonic /;
our cattle were sleek and fne-looking; the driver
was civil and dressed well while the coach itself
was a miracle of comfort A
In the midst Of this prospective and present en-
ioymeut an elderly lady, with monstrous band
box, paper-covcred trunk, and little girl, are
slowed away in the coach. And here began the
trouble. Before getting in, however,
Driver" said tho lady, !" do you know Deacon
Hitchcock - g
"No, man, replied The driver. "Ive only
druy on this road fortnight.
g i wonder il neither OF them gentlemen don't
know him z" she said, putting her head into the
coach.
II DON'T" said one, whom we will call the wag,
"but know Deacon Hotchkiss, if that will an
swer your purpose
g Don't either Of them other gentlemen know
him?"
No reply.
swell, then, don't know whether to get in or
not" said the lady "'cause l must see Deacon
Hitchcock before 60 home. am from the State
Of New Hampshire, and the Deacon was par ticu-
lar friend of my husbands, this little girls father
who has been dead two long years and should
like to sec him 'mazingy."
Does he1iye about here ?" asked the driver.
"Well i don't know for certain" said the lady,
"but he lives somewhere in Connecticut. This is
the first time was ever SO far from home / live
in the State of New Hampshire, and it is dreadful
unpleasant. feel little d6bersome about riding
all alone in a stage with gentlemen that / never
saw before in all my life"
"There's no Danger ma'am, said the driver;
" the gentlemen won't hurt you"
"Well, perhaps they won't, but it is very un-
pleasant for a lady TO be so far from home. live
IN the State of New Hampshire, and this little
girls ---" =
"You had better get in am, said the driver,
with praiseworthy moderation.
"Well, don't know but may as well, she re
piled; and after informing us once more that she
was from the State of New Hampshire, and that
her husband had been dead two years, she got in
and took her seat.
81 will take your fare ma'am," said the driver.
GLOW much is it, sir ?" asked the lady.
"Fourand-sixpence," said the driver, " for your
self and the little girl" ta#
"Well, now, that's monstrous sight of money
for little girls passage like that her father-my
husband-has been dead these two long years, and
/ never was so far from home in all my life. live
in the State of New Hampshire. It's very unpleas-
ant for LADY,; but dare say neither of them gem
tlemen would see me, a lone widow, imposed upon,"
"I'll take your fare, il you please, repeated the
driver,
"How much did you say it was ?--three-and-
sxpence ~ asked the lady.
Four-snd-sixpence, if you please, ma'am" po-
litey answered the driver.
"Ohi acknowledgements |" And, after good
deal of fumbling and shaking Of her pockets, she
at last produced half dollar, and York shilling,
and put them in the drivers hand
"That's not enough, ma'am, said the driver, Il
want nnepence more"
"What! amt we in York State9" she asked
eagerly.
"No, maam," replied the driver, it is six
shillings, York money"
"Wel, said the lady" II used to be quite good at
reckoning, when was to home in New Hampshire !;
but since I've got so far from home blieve I'm
beginning to lose my mental faculties"
"I'll take that other ninepence, If you please,
said the driver in voice approaching a little
nearer to Impotence. At last, after making aIu
sion three or four times to her native State and her
deceased husband (happy man she handed the
driver his ninepence, and we were once more in
motion.
{" Do you think it's dangerous on this road -
began the lady as soon as the door was closed /;
" Pm very lengthy way from home in the State
Of New Hampshire and if anything should hap
pen, don't know what should do Pm quite
unfamiliar with travelling. Pm widow lady My
husband, this little girls father, has been dead
these two years coming this spring, and I'm going
with her to the springs; she has got dreadful
bad complaint in her stomach. Are you going to
the sprngs?" she asked Of an invalid passenger.
He shook his head feebly in reply.
Are you going, cir ?" said she, addressing tho
humorist. F n
mo-" replied he, " / am not; and if we're
but the contingency was inwardy pronounced.
Are youg" she asked, turning to me,
"Nom
"Ahl am very sorry. should like to put
myself under the care of some clever gentleman,
il is so awful unpleasant for a lady to be so far
from home without protector. am from the
State of New Hampshire, and this is the first time
I ever went travelling in my life. Do you know
anybody in New Hampshire?"
. No madam answered the wag, :" do not
and hope you win excuse me for saying that ]
never wish to-" ..a vsaR
Well now, that's very strange" continued the
old gossip, " | haven't met single soul that |
knew since left home. / am acquainted with all
the first people in the State am very well known
in Rocky Bottom, Rockingham county in the
State OF New Hampshire know all the first gen.
tlemen in the place. There's Squire Goodwin,
squire Cushman, Mr. Timothy Ravens, Mr.. Zacha.
nv Upham DR. DAVID &
!" Hold on, driver hold onl" exclaimed the hui
morst, 81 can't stand this! Stop, for mercy's
sake, and let me outlr aIh
The driver reined up, and the wag took his va
Use in his hand and jumped out the discomfted
victim ola garrulous womanf
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