Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-02-19

the SalutaIlOn, duU dl OiCC OpCuCu icI UuSl-
ness to the oil blunt man.. snors
-q"Yes, yes; I'm poor unfortunate crea-
ture. ma am; Pm nothing, nobody any
more. i want somebody to see that I'm
not robbed, or poisoned, and that | may
have bed to lie upon, and a clean piece of
linen to my back occasionally, and a--that's
all / want, ma'am. 4fe ~
The widow feigned to hope she knew the
duties Of a housekeeper, and situated as she
was, it was a labor of love to work; toll
for those misfortune had placed lii her
charge.
sEh? What's that? haven't got ineum-
5runces, have you, ma'am?' ra sis,al's
81 have three children, sir, y meekly said
the widow, ~, ....-,..o.,..
Three children?'' grufly responded the
ola gentleman ''Ah, umph, what busi-
ness. have YOU with three. children?riDi a1i
The widow not apparently able to an
swer such a poser, the old gentleman CON
tinued: -. - a.. .-.....r, =. -;
"Poor widows, poor. people of, any Kind,
have no business with infaniJraaces, mann;
no excuse at all for 'em." aoe aos ii.
$50, alasl" said Mrs. Glenn, Il find the
world too-too much inclined to reason;
but shall trust to the mercy and proyi1
dencc of the Lord, if denied the kind feel
ings of mortals. -
"Ah yes, yes, that's it, ma'am; its all
very fine, ma am, but too many poor, fool
ish creatures get themselves into scrape,
then depend upon the Lord to help them
out. This shifting the responsibility to
the shoulders of the Lord, isn't right.
| Irrdon't wonder the Lord shuts his ears
to half he's asked to do, ma'am." ..,
"Wcn, sir, thought would call,
though feared my children would be al
objection to- elD-a.' ,ef1 81 s4fm Ea8l
Eyes, yes, / don't want membranes,
ma am. 80 5oa g. sfeis1sfi bHn .-.a
"But I-Ia-'' the widows heart was
too full for utterance; she moved towards
the door, '"Good morning, sir.pt 81
"Stop, come back. ma am, sit down; its
a pity-you've no business, ma'am, as
said before to have membranes, when yoi
have no visible means of support. Now
You only had one, one incumbrance-an'
that you'd no business to havc"-said tn
old gent, doggedly, tapping an antique tor
toise-shell snuff box, and applying 9TH
. pungent grains of titillating dust" a
Pope observes, to his proboscis, ''if yo'
had only. one incumbrance--but you've go
house full, ma'am." -'fs X
, .sNo, sir, only three!' answered widoN
Glenn. seaa ita taae Eggg slu
.,Three, only three9 God bless ms
ma'am, l wouldn't be poor woman wit
c two-no, with one incumbrance at my pei
ticoat tails-for the biggest ship AN
cargo old Steve Girard ever ownes
|, ma 'am.'' inotl 8r .sass1f., a. s4f
: "Imight," said the widow meekly, '.p'
4 my son with the printer, sir; he has oilerc
to take my poor boy"
1.-Two girls and boye" inquiringl
u asked the old gent, applying the dust, AN
e manipulating his box s'How old? ElC
e est thirteen, eh?-boy eleven, and Il
. Youngest seven, eh?" and working tn
verse, or solving some problematic poin
&c Job Carson stuck his hands under Ii
l. morning gown, and strobe over the Hoo
l. after a few evolutions of the kind,
,e stopped-fumbIed in drawer of secret
nv, and placing ten dollar note in the WI
is ow's hand he said:
.Thcre, ma am; don't know that l sha
want you, but tomorrow morning IL "
!, have time from other and more importa
: business, call in, bring yourg childr
or with you; good morning ma'am-b'as 's
rs I,quo.' .,.,s.d
70 - Eyes, sab; Use heah. $ .p''S's
: 'a"Show the lady osszgood monil
s. ma'am, good morning" p' '7s r'di ?
tdos.I like that woman's looks, said O
1t job, continuing his walk; she's plain a.
IS. tidy; she's industrious, III warrant; II $
ID only hadn't that raft Of incumbrances; WI
ly do these people have incumbrances for a
be way?@' zfaN
b Lady at the doo-ah, sah.' said Ba
or quo. ta13 ~
as Show her in. Good morning, ma'a
e. Banquo, a seat for the lady; yes, mas
Sc did; want housekeepers u advertis
= for one. How many servants do keep!
1t; Well, ma'am keep as many as want.
nd Have visitors? OF course / have. WI
as and where are my rooms? Why. mada
o. L own the house, every brick and lath in
en- Il 60 to bed, and get up and go round; CO.
in and out when feel like it. What chal
n do / worship ins . Iyeassisted in 5uild
in a number, own half of one, and third
y several; but; ma am between You and 4
=. don't .wantsto be rude, to LADY, ma a
re. lbut do think this examination amt to
nd liking-you don't think the room wo'
fe. suit YOU, eh? Well, think your la
ro- ship wouldn't suit me; ma'am, SO III
TX, your ladyship good morning, said old J
the bowling very obscquiously to the 81
D." starched and acrimonious dame, who
turning the old gentleman's bo0 with
vcr same shigh-pressure' order, seized her SIX
in one hand and agitating her fan with
ay- other. she stepped out or .fnikied along
: the hall door, and as Banquo flew arc,
she and put on the extras to let herladyship (
ISL she gave the darkey pat on the head Y
Z herfan and looking crab-apples at the p
Ior. negro, she rushed down the steps and dis
ngc pcared. ,sa 10 Ia
to Tank you, ma am; come again, CD
,ui- please-of ~ said the pouting ne
el''7 : .Yes, sab, here's nrdder lady,
vay SAYS Banquo, ushering in a rather J
- dvs ;ollv-iookiugp and perfeetly-at-h -h