Daily American organ., 1856-02-28
A missouri Lady OF q Grit"

UNDERCLIFF, OctoDtr 1000.
A Missouri Lady of g Grit.o
The Kansas correspondent Of the St. Louis
Democrat, in the following sketch, gives some lit
tie idea of the unpopularity OF Eastern people,
even among the la~ies in Missouri and on the bor-
ders
In walking from Independence toward Lexing-
ton, I entered a house where entertainment was
to be had While tae negro was preparing dinner
had a conversation with the lady Of the house
an elderly, rather stout matronly looking person,
with mildly-resolute, light gray eyes--a perfect
ideal of fat fair and forty" temininity. She was
sitting by the freside before reel, engaged in
repairing clothing.
tsHow far have you come, sirt" she asked.
"From Kansas"
"You come from Lawrence ~ she inquired, look
ing steadily, mildly, suspciously at me through her
Ieht silver spectacles. ] saw that she expected
me to say no; il she had been younger lady gal
lantry would have prompted me TO do so; but her
two hundred and fifty pounds ayoirdupois, and for
ty years, kept me in the path of veracity.
ayes, ma'sm," | answered. a-ala
She looked surprised. You're a Yankee,
presume, going East" she said.
"No madam, I'm not Yankee I'm gong
home-to St. Louis"
"ohi he's S. G. O." Her expression said this
as emphaicaly as words could
Any news from there 7" she continued.
"They were expecting fght there reoined,
"about week since, but it blowed over"
Her light gray eyes kinded suddenly I've
got will of my own, and I'm grit straight thro,
they said for the fat, fair and forty lady.
aWel, / expect, they'll get it, too, and more on
it than they like" she said, they'll get it hot and
heavy before long--the niger thieying wooden
nutmeg makers"
"Whew-w said under my BREATH I'll bet
on you, old girlW
aDo they think we're going to let them stay
there ?" she asked-there was no mIdness in the
light grey eyes now" and get up underground
railroads to run off with our property What do
the Abolitioniss want with our Territory? They've
no right to it. We don't want them here Why
don't they stay in their own States"
ventured to suggest that their own States were
over-populated.
$50 are We" she responded,
How much land have you here, madam y
asked. .#.
a mile along the river and two miles back.
"That's large farm, Pm ashamed to say
made this profound remark. -
"No, sir" said the lady, "not in this country.
/ had a son married, and We gin him farm and
he sold it. We We neghbors within three quar-
ters Of mile, and don't like to be crowded that
way! like to have room to turn my elbows in,
and to let my cattle have good range"
I thought she had an enlarged idea of elbow
room, and remarked:
"People in Europe would be surprised to hear
any one talking Of being crowded here"
"Well, but we're not under England now; we
fowt out of her once, and that's the reason of all
this trouble It's Britain She wants to get MS
under her again. That's the reason she sends
them Yankees out. They're all tories every one
of them! She sent out the Mormons before. But
we fowt them out. And we fowt the Ingns, and
whipped them. Wen fight the Yankees next
Nav be we can't whip them (Ironically) don't
know (very ironically.) But Wen try" proud
ly) -
.'Were the Mormons troublesome neighbors ?"
asked. .str-
"Yes," she said, "bad as the Yankees intend
to bel Their impudence was insufferable. Why,
when they were only three hundred strong, they
marched upon Independence to take it. Their
apostles told them that the Lord would turn the
powder Of the Missourians into ashes that wouldn't
90 off, Bur HE DIDN'T"
The last sentence was spoken in an emphatic
tone. .s"
'But he didn't" she repeated.
Guess not" rejoned.
The light gray eyes looked mild again, and the
fat, fair, and forty matron laughed lazily.
"But the Yankees are no better" she resumed
They're Mormons, every one of them"
thought of the Lawrence boys, and remem-
bered their complaints Of the lack OF ladies there,
and said,
Indeed, madam why, now, / thought the
Mormons had several wives each, and in Lawrence
the boys complain they can't get one ahead"
They're Mormons, every of them" said
the lady again, without 'condescending to notice
my remark. t. .a
THE PRICE OF OLD ALDERMEN.--A good thing is
going the rounds about one of our new Aldermen,
which IS related in this wise The Grand Jury
summoned Alderman ----- before them for the
purpose Of asking him some questions BE came
before them, and the following conversation oc-
cured
you any money in The shape of bribe, since your
election !"
Eyes, Sir"
"who was it2" said one of the Grand Jury
"Mr. -"
"And how much did he offer your" inquired
one of the other jurors.
Twenty five dollars, responded the Alderman,
with a curl Of his lip.
'Did you take it?" said the foreman.
(Emphaticaliy.) "No, Sir"
Mr.. -, the briber, was sent for.
"Mr. did you offer Alderman -----
twenty-five dollars as brbe, for voting SO and SOP
"Yes, Sir" |es.
"Did he take tP"
"No Sir"
"Why didn't he take itYn said one Of the Jurors,
much surprised. ".
twenty-five dollars, as that was the price of old
Aldermen--the new ones range higher" Buffalo
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