The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-10-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
For the North Iowa Times.
Kitchen Politics.

For the North Iowa Times.
Kitchen Politics. ~..
81 do Think said old Mrs. Jones to her
friend Mrs. Brown, that We ought to ask the
prayers of our minister next Sabbath for the
especial interposition of Divine providence in
our BEHALF
well, don't know but We had ought to for
the pctatoes are rotting orfully," said Mr.
Brown who was intent upon cleaning those
vegetables which are so essential Tor the din.
uer table and which she designated sspertatoes.' >
La sakes, said Mrs. Jones, "you don't un !.
derstand me at all, it aint the pe,tator rot that
| meant though the mercy knows that is bad
enough: Tut it is that dreadful critter that can
oe seen IN the heavens, WITH such long tail
that they call the cumit. Ny eyesight is ratl,.
er poor, but Mr. Jones who can see pretty we'll
with specs Oh. says, he shouldn't wonder if this
whole place would be destroyed for he sa, the
cumit is so large that one switch from his dread
full tail would sink this whole town tell you
it is orful to think on. for them critters never
come but they mean some mischief to some
to be chosen or some other terrible thing Our
minister says we should fast and pray, when we
are threatened by such terrible calamties,
though I'm sure don't know which party he
means by 'calamities' for never bother my
head much Al out politics any way"
"Well now" said Mrs. B. who had got her
'peltatoes over cooking. and now had little
time to talk with her friend, "well now, tell
you Miss Jones, you are worrying for nothing;
for Esquire Wise says, and there aint q smar.
ter man in all Iowa than Esquire Wise, and he
says that folks are very foolish for worrying
about this cumit for he says that when this
cumit comes 1t always means something good.
He said it come once great many hundred
years ago to let folks know that great pope
was going tn die and I'm sure that was good
thing, for if he was good man it was better
for him to die ; AMI if he was . bad man he
had lived long enough. 50 it was good thing
the best way you can fx it /; then -
"Well," interrupted Mrs. Jones, should like
to know what good can come Of this cumit
now. hut. maybe its going to raise the price OF
produce q"
mo. no, that's not it," said Mrs. B., Esquire
Wise says that the blcans have had the gov.
ernment in their hands a long time and he says
he thinks this cumit is to let folks know that
they have got 10 give up; don't know much
about such things but do know that the Bible
tells Of Publican and sinners, and suppose the
sinners are the Know Noihings though think
they might 40 well keep their old name for they
are just as wicked now AZ when they was called
sinners ;but some folks always want some new
tangled name; ;,,oS there's the Publicans. have
heard Say that some ofthem will put the Re he
fore the name when they slell it, but its no
use dodging around in that way, for they are
The same ones as the Bible tells Of; but if they
TO come over and get to be good christians 30
,ome did in them days why we shant mind be-
ing a little scared al out tho cumit you know
out then after all | don't think they are any
worse than the Pharisees who want the ,iggers
III set free. But here I've been talking and
ct my pertatoes boil dry, and husband has
.ome for his dinner oh dear, ito no use for
voman to tslk about anything but cooking din.
'ers, for my part wish ! d been man then
ID show them whats what-that's 3d."
AUNT MAGGIE.