Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-22

R'Hs v yer EtoHuyf says Lluul nul Dull,
says she, (you know she and Miss Fustick's a
quarrelin,) When she spoke up so, Miss Fus-
tick looked awful mad, and got up to 60 when
she reached the door, she turned round and
says she, Perhaps Miss Bull would ruther
work for the old maids consolation society that
they talk o formn.' Good afternoon, ladicsl'
and of she cut Azure Liddy Ann had time to
answer. The gals all Uttered, and Liddy Ann
ookt wonderful womblescrppt. | don't know
bat she'd a cleared out il Miss Bitsley hadent
a smoothed it over in her cnnnin' way she
laughed, and says she, What, Miss Bull, you
gals don't mean to help the old maids, hope
| say let EN- take care o. themselves Lid
dy Ann erinned aud looked quite satisfied.
Well, they talked and talked and talked,
jest as they did at the first meeiin', to no mure
purpose neither only TO get more ryled mp than
they did then. 1t seemed as If every one had
got parikler pint ~ carry and was determined
the rest should yield tot. tried a number o.
times 10 make proposition Id lhought on,
but ther was so many that talked louder and
EASTERN what could, that couldent for the
life o. me git nobody to listen tew me- At
last wen, to Miss Birsley and told her my
idee, and axed her wha, she thought ont
She said she liked the notion. We'll, then,
you propose it, says |, FOR can't git em to
listen 10 me il I try ill Doomsday' So she
spoke out, and says she, LADIES' but ther
was such racket nobody dideni 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 stoppt
talkn' then, and looki round to see what she
wanted. Ladies' says she, Miss Magwire
has proposed an object TO work for that strikes
me as an excellent one. She thinks we'd bet
ter raise enough TO repair the meetin house,
and for my part, think we couldenl do better;
the meetn'-house is in n miserable condition !;
the plas,ersn's commin or in ever so many
places, and the pulYit's forloIn old thing.
away up in the air; it's enough to break
body's neck to look at The minister, and shakes
like an old egg-shell. Mr.. Tu,ile says he's a
most afeard to go into il. Doa't you think
'twould be good plan to tear il down and build
another' Now don't all speak at once We
never shall dew nothing in creation il we don't
have some sort O. order. Miss Skinner, what's
your opinionl'
Well, Miss Skinner was delighted with the
idee, and so was the Grimeses, and the Fosters.
and the Peabodys. Miss Peabody said the
Bap,ists and the Episcopals were all pintin'
at us for leItin' our house o'worship he IN such
a condition. Miss John Brewster said she'd
long thought our meetin'-house was disgrace
TO the village she'd no doubt but what ',would
be an advantage TO the canse Of religion to re-
pair it, for the Widder Peiiibone told her how't
| if we'd had decent meelin' house she would
ent went OF and jined the Episcopas, but
she got so disgusted with the old nasty house,
and so tired slrsichin her neck TO see the
minister, that she couldent stan il no longer
The dear me y says Charity Grimes, Il
want to know il she gives that as reason =
Why, everybody knows she went there cause
Curnel Dykeman's an Episcopol'
Yes says Polly Mariar Stillman, Il guess
it's gineraly known what took her there
She's a wonderful Uneasy critier,' says Miss
Peabody she's ben Baptist and Presby-
lerian, and now she's an Episcopal, wonder
what she II be next.
We'll, it's cause she's widder,' says Glo-
ry Ann Billns Il never know'd widdst yet
but what was Uneasy fsh out o. water.
rally believe it's nat raj iew EN-
Jest so, says Liddy Ann Bull; 'widders
will be widders.'
Not if they can help H., says !. was sor-
~ as soon as / said il, Sister Bedoit lookt so
mad. tell ye she gin me an awful blowin-
up when we got hum-said everybody in the
room thought meant her, and she dident mean
TO GO to the meetin no more. don't know
whether she will or not.
We'll, they'd got hold o. the Widder Petit
bone, and they dident let her drop right off:
if her ears ddenl burn thai afternoon, I'm mis-
taken. Some on 'em got SO engaged talkin'
about her they stopt sewin' inlirely. Bymeby
Miss Birsey got out o. patience, and knockt on
the stove. Order says she. When they
got still, says she-'When the ladies have got
the Wilder Penibone sufficiently done up, I'D
like 10 have 'em take hold and dew up lher
shirts Inv me- says old Aunt Betsy Crock
er, they amt dewin her up they're pick
in on her tew pieces Aunt Betsy amt no
great talker, but when she does speak she al
ways says someihin Ii the pint. She's real
clever old soul, good to everybody dumb crit
ters and all. She was disappointed when she
was young, SO she hain't never got married
lives all alone nobody in the house but her
and Gruff, her old dog. She thinks the world
O. GruT ] went in TO see her one evenin' last
winter. Grulf was asleep on rug behind the
stove, and lher was a great pan o. viias set
tin by him. thought Twas somethin' she'd
sot there to warm, 50 says, says ], Amt you
afeared Gru1r'll be pokin' his muse into yer
meatl' Law me, says she, that's there
purpose for him. | always set somethin' by
him when he goes 10 bed, so he'll find il han
dy il be happens TO wake up hungry in the
night My sakes, says /, 4 wouent take all
that pains for dog. Law me = says she,
'Gruif don't know he's a dog-he thinks he's
JoAs.
well, ladies, says Miss Birsley, 'if its
possible thing, I'D like TO have il decided wheIh-
er we shall repair the meeiin'-house or not
| think we'd better put tito vote. Them that's
IN favor ont will please to signify il by holdin'
up their right hand Well, all O. the mem
hers held mn their rioht hand avcantinf M;ss