The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-13
RAVENNA. oHIo:---WEDNEsDAY July l3, 1859

s myself, was very much amused by the old la.
dy's talk.
Well, reckon she don't. You see 1 cal.
kerlated 10 surprize her. for Lily Ann thinks
r I'm loo old to travel, aud if she d known was
coming, she'd sent word for me not TO come on
no account But lor, | amt but sixty-nine
; years old, and can do as much work as any
; body in town.
She sat in silence for a moment, perhaps
thinking OF her own accomplishments, and
then suddenly turning to me, she haid:-
Y Dung man can you milk p
The reader will readily understand that,
having been horn and brought up in city,
could not have seen many cows much less un.
derstood the art of milking. l accordingly
answered in digifed manner in the mega
tive.
Cant milk exclaimed the old ladv, aston.
lshed; why, Sally Jane could beat her fat er
milking, before she was ten wears old She's
my oldest tlarter Sally Jane is. aud smart
gal, too She takes after her mother,-and
compacent smile rested on the old adys
conntenance. Then turning to me again. she
said, 'lreckon you're about Sally James age
- and you're about her size, too. How old
may you be 2-if might be bold enough TO
ask p
can't say liked the idea of being compared
to the daughter of such a woman, even in size
and age. therefore l answered rather petu.
Ianilv -
/ Il was twenty-four wears old last june
Only twenty-four! exclaimed e old Iadv,
why Sally Jane is past thirty, and I'm sure
she looks Younger than yor do But then
some people does show their age more than
Others ....
was too indignant to reply to this, and, to
hide my feelings, pretended to move the car
pet-bag (which still aid in nv lavJ in order to
take my handkerchief from my pocket As
i'll luck would have it, the bag dropped from
grasp Immediately on the nervous gentleman's
foot. He sprang forward, exclaiming-'O Oh
my corns' my corns and pitching the old la
DIV. handhox and ALL against the gentleman at
my side. He was jn-t on the point of look.
pened, and reached forward just in season for
the old ladys bandbox to strike his head
The blow came so suddenly. and with such
force that his hat was knocked into my Japan
his head forced into the handbook, which was
of thin pasteboard, thereby damaging the old
lade's Sunday honnet, which it contained.
Afer much confusion, order was at length
restored, though the old lady insisted that
knocked the bag down purpose She was
still talking about her bunnit being spoiled,
VIXEN the stage stopped and the driver inform
ed her that she had reached her place of des.
tination.
How much are you going to charge for my
ride : asked she, fumbling in her pocket for
her purse.
'Seventy-fve cents said the driver.
But you hadn't ought to charge me more'n
half price seem that had to set in this mans
lap all the way
That's the regular price, and can't say
anv less /; besides added he. noticing her size
: if YOU sat in bis lap all the time, he had the
worst of the bargain. not you
! Just then the old lady discovered that her
purse was missing. She at length declared
that all the passengers must be searched
: Though, for my part she said, pointing TO
me, i suspect that young woman in the cor
ner has taken it,
What exclaimed |, Indignantly. do you
accuse me of stealing p y ....
WELL, said she, perhaps may be wrong,
but doubt it. You don't look very honest,
at any rate
To satisfy her, we emptied our pockets but
the missing purse could not be found.
What kind of purse was it p asked the
driver.
! why, it was green silk one that Lily
Ann made for me. and only yes erday mark
ed the first two letters of my name on it
TT, for Tidy Trott'
After protracted ea'ch, the purse was
fonnd at the feet of the old lady. where it had
dropped, and was relieved from the disagree
able suspicion of being thief But the only
notice the old lady took of it, was to say, when
she got out
Lucky for you, young woman, that you
didn't take it. 1t might have carried you to
the State Prison
The remainder of the ride passed without
any incident worth mentioning. and got out
at my place of destination with not the most
pleasant membranes of 'Tildy Trott.