The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-10-22

arms, ought to take it phosophically | suppose
10 the sick, they are indeed terrible annoyance
And that reminds me that heard yesterday thai
Mr.. Goodelrs child was ILL. Do you know how il
is?'
It's better to-day---runnng around pear
enough, 1t had tOnsils in its throat, that's ALL
was there yesterday ; sot by it an hour kept the
flies of While it took n nap. Miss GodelS chill.
dren are always bein' sick poor little things Shoe
Miss Fairfax, there's fly right on your collar.
nowits nyour nose You can't ENJOY your visit
the least bit in the world. I'll get u bush, and 20
through the house"
Mrs Fairfax begged her to sit still.
They do not disturb me- she said, speaking
OF your farm, Mrs. Penield, how long have you
lived on It Y
Sixteen years, come March, and deal of hard
work we've done on it, that young folks who want
to begin where father aud mother left off, know
nothing about. Shoe !--saoo - Dear what
| buzzng To be sure we didn't come nigh as
early as the Houghton5 did----they were some oil
the first settlers. I've heard Miss Houghton tell
stories that would make your hair staud on end.
Shoe !---shoo They lost Il child in the woods
once aud it was lost three DAYS Saws Miss
Houghton, says shell declare there's ay gone
right down my throat-.says Miss Houghton, That
child was preserved by miracle. | shall always
believe. He's the one that's riz to be a Judge now,
There's Providence in everything Shoo -
shoe !" a.
Except flies !" Mrs. Fairfax could not help
| miScmcyousy remarking at which her hostess
laughed, and said she reckCned they were created
for trial of patience.
An hour of pleasant chat, intcrspersed rs above,
succeeded, and then Mis-. Penfeld went to prepare
| her supper Mrs FairlaX in the meanwhile look
| ing over some papers which lay on the table and
which the formcrlady insisted were so drcadrlllv
/ iy-specked that they were not fit to be seem
! a Sumptuous rcpast followed Mrs P's call to
/ supper. Roast chickens, mashed potatoes turnps.
light biscuits apple pie, grape pie, pumpkin pie,
dOugll-nuS S, cookies, and pouud.cake cumposcd the
bill OF fare concluding with every variety of sweet
meat and condiment among which, as she enu-
merated. was 'peach-sauce that was pared and
peachsaucc that was not pared preserves pickles.
| honey. cheese &c.
! With very red fhca, cap.strings thrown back
over her shoulders. aud brandisAng locust bough
which, ever and anon in spite Of hcr caution Hirt
Ell in the face of her guest the heroine of all these
culinary achievements presided, ANA perspired at
the head Of her table -.
Mercy Oh us Flies shut up in the snrar
! bowl Who left the cover off ? And declare,
1t here amt one swimming in the cream MIR
Peniied, try TO keep EN- off that pie Miss Fair.
lax have some more butter--you see how our Gel
lar keeps 0utter--.ari as u brick. Let me give
you some gravy, Miss Fairfax. Shoe There
| INV Sltu'C tNtJ u, O course ; II ANYBODY
can live in this house, and not cat flies, its more
than expect. This plum-Saucg is four.yc old.
i, IS Fairfax Miss liOughton was always prtis-.
in H." dam,uns There now :. and with airt of
her wlnd which was intended dcXterousv TO dis.
lodge n. ron her guests 'pum-saucc. the good
lady succseus,i in d,rting most Of the contcats Of
her plate upon tn tan'ecIoth
The meal ended Mrs. Fur'aE wiped friends
dishes and after making the tour of the garden,
at1tl l.,l, t1 - 10,
to the barn-yard, she parted with ler Hostess
with much cordiality and took Ii" wa; home
ward.
Wei Sarah, SAID her husbandas she removed
the tea.tuble, and prepared to 90 to work a,
the peaches, "What did you seeo at Mrs. Pen.
fields ?"
Files demurely responded the laIv.
" indeed But what did yoa iul to talk
Flies y was the ready.onswer
"lon are Il laconic, really. venture another
qae lon--whlt did You have TO eat ?"
WY, HES, il the assurance, OF Mrs. Penf,ld |
are to bs believed. Bat now tn be serious | was |
most Hospitality and de!tren,iay treated.und Mrs.
Peniiad cooked enough Tor me TO last their family.
/ should lhi"H, week. The great draw back
upon Tue pIcG,ure Of her visit, was her constantly
reierateH excuses about the flies. She seemed in n
uver lest they should carry me of alive and made |
herself apparently miserable IN bcmoauing the state
of things caused by them"
Pity. when She is really sensible woman"
She Is both sensible and hind-hearled and do |
not believe vestig5 Of her silly prejudice rcnains
at least as far as | am concerned Aud do not
think she is vulgar or essentially a coarsc-mind,d
woman ; only she is uncu.tivatcd aud greatly lack
ing in correct taste, aud sense of what We call
the fitness OF things, intend to invite her here
to tea next week, and show her how do. Per
haDS some time she Will like IN fry r,v ,v,,- ,r