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

Iwish to gracious you could attend one four
I'd Beat em I'll be bound fort We've had tew
how. At the first one, at Squire Birslcy's, ther
was twenty-five prcsnt. Miss Birsley had got
some new shirts ous o Cappcn Snsalley's cloth,
lat last sljd gin me SOME work. but thGr was
so much talkn to dew ther was precious little
SEWN done Pher tongues went good deal
faster'n th6r fingers did aud the worst on it was,
they was all runin at once, Their was an DYER
lastin sight O. talkn but it did seem as if they
wouldn't nevet come to no desision in creation
'Fwas'nt expected we should dew much at the
first meetin more'n to elect managers, and make
Up our minis how often we should mcot-and 1
begun tc think we shouldntdow even that much
There was such o. sight o dscussn and disputin
about everything. Some was for meetin once a
week, and some thought twas altogether too Of
ten. Some was for stayin to tea, AMI some was
opposed tot Some thought 'twouId be good
plan to stay and work eyenilis and some was Of
opinion 'twoullnt pay, bein as we'd have to burn
80 many candles and lamps Their warnt nothin
said about what object we'd work for at the first
meetin--thonght we'd leave that till next time,
Well, We talked and talked and talked, and
the upshot ont was Miss Birsley was appointed
Presideat-Miss Ben Stillnan, Miss Dir. Lippen-
eott and Miss Doacon Fustick, Mmnyens--Pol-
iy Maria Stillniln Seaetary--and Iiddy Ann
Bull, Treasurer. Moreover, we agreed to meet
tics fortnight a. tcw 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 Brsley don't approve o. ma
Kin much fuss for SEWN society-5ocause if We
dew, ther'll be som, that'll feel as if they codnt
afford to have it to their houses. She dident
give us but one kinl o'-caks bit twas light and
good, and SO was the bread and we had sliced
meat and cheese Miss Bir5ley dident say no.
thin about it, butsho hoped the rest would fol-
Ter her example. | made up pmy mind who'd
anyhow, whether the rest did or not. a,so
WE'LL thelades all eat as if they liked it, and
they praised up everything at wonderful rate
They never laid tooth to such bread in all theil
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lives; the butter was superiine; the cold meat
was delicious: and for The cake it was mystery
to them how Miss Birslcy managed to always
have such first rate cake. Miss Deacon Pea
body declared she'd eat such a hearty supper
she was afraid she would be sick After tea
Miss Joe Gpson invited Us to meatat theft, r,house
next time, and then we went hunt.
While we was,in the bod room,a putin OF
Dur things, heard Miss Peabody whisper tc
Miss Stillman and say;
''Did you ever see anything beat that tea il
all your born days? No preserves at all!y# n
D I II never did," said Miss Stlman "If can
give ,efn a. better tea when they meet at ou
house, I'll give up" QA 5i1h
Well at the next mccetin ther was about tn
same number present, and we talked up wha
We do with the money The difficulty was
che members couldent agree on nothin--som,
wanted to work for his object and some want
cd to work for6tes Miss Skinner and some O
the rest thought we'd ought to sew for the mis-,
sionaries, but most O. 'em opposed it, cause
they wanted to k1soa6 what become O the mon
a .at
ey. Miss Stables thought 'twould be a goot
plan to etablish q school for the colored sect--l
spose the Professor put her up to't--but nobd,
else dident seem to be in favor on it; and Sister
Bedott (she attended, she said she never'd a.
gree to.that, 'twould be money throwd away
for niggcrs would be niggsrs, dew what ye woulc
to elevate EN-. Miss Fustick (shc came in anG
sot q spea withbcrthinss onvRaid she cquldcn
stay long, Just dropped ip on. her way to thu
matamal society meetin) she thoughtwe could
ent do bettern to give tie ayails Of our labol
to the Sons olIrTemperance, s'Sons o. yei
granny, says Liddy Ann Bull, says SIC, {yo,
know she and Miss Fustick's a quarrelin.o ~
When she spoke upso, Miss Fustick lookcdaw
fulinad, and got up to go; when she reached
Che door, she turned round and says she, apsr
haps Miss Bull would rather work. for the ol,
maids consolation society that they talked .
fofmins' Good afternoon ladies and off she
cut aforo Liddy Ann had time to answer I'h
gals all Uttered, and Liddy Ann looked wonder
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