Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-06-28
Aunt BETSY s.Riled Up."

II declare il want rilsd up" said
Aunt Betsy Green, dropping her knitting
work into her lap, and pushing her spscta-
oles up over her cap border: 4 declare said
if want. If could only have taken that
man by tho collar, as l used to my Reuben
when he didn't toe up to suit me, I'd have
given him such a shaking as he never
heard on, Ill be bound.
"There he set in tha! rocking chair; his
feet on the fender, and kept growing out
at Lily Jane to bring him his boots, or ias-
ten his color, or SEINE such unreasonable
thing, all the while she was trying 10 dress
them four young snes, and had the head
ache SO she looked more like ghost than q
breathing woman. II l was in that ere
place they cali legislator, I'll bet thersd
be a Law passed 10 build a psniteniisry.
or some other kind of pen, for such crit.
tiers as he is,-wilh no mercy on q woman
whether shs's sick or well, Just keeping
up their you do this or you do that,
from surprising TO sun-setting.
"But then there's Lily Jane is most as
much TO blame as he is. If she'd had bit
Of spunk he never'd have got her under his
thumb that way. MOstaikely he begun to
order her around before the honey moon
was set, when she hadn't 90, her eyes open
more than q three days old kitten, and
thought she should be blessed forever be-
cause she'd got her neck in the same yoke
with his'n. II she hahn, found out her mis-
Lakeland had some tears 10 shed over crack
cd idols,' as they tell about in poetry, T
don't know what kind of stuff she's made
Of.
"When | was narrisd-thank my luky
stars - didn't get tied 10 any such
kind Of srockery. Joshua was not uncom-
mon handsome 10 look at, 10 be sure-sny
one might have thought Of brown eartheu
plate side ola china vase, comparing him
with whiskered, scented-up chap like
Lily James husband, but can tell you he
is just what took him 10 be, and never
shed one single tear finding that my idol,
must be handled careful. fused over, wait.
ed on and run for 10 keep it in good humor
without fear of breaksge.
81 did feel kind Of spiteful when Lily 5
Jane set hsr head up and acted like she .
kind Of crowed over me cause she'd got
9 city husband; but ever since stopped c
there, I've felt real christian about it. a
81 tell you girls, when chap asks you {
to stand up before the parsCn with him, you
just find out whether he can stir out OF {
rocking chair long enough to find his boots a
or not, and whether you are to be head
waiter sr help-meet after you arrive in |
The County Of Matrimony. State OF Bliss !
TaM CoRwIs's WIr.-It is said that Tom
Cerwin was once trying case in which he
gas opposed to the late Mr.. Writ, when
be latter tried a somewhat novel mode of
liscrediting the evidence of Corwin's chief
witness, on whose accuracy and discrimr.
latiOn every thing turned. by showing that
lie was aperson Of astonishing credulity.
Wirt-Have you read Robinson Cru,oe? 4
Witness-Yes. a
Wirt-Do you believe il alp
Wiiness-Weli, yes, squire, I don't o
now out do.
The same answer was returned as 10 n
iulliver's Travels and several other works
fiction. Corwin all the while fidgetine
I'd getting hot. Presently Mr.. Writ con. L
deriDg the man entirely Aattsned out. re.
gned him with blard smile. Mr.. Cor
in said he had only one question to ask, =
ID put il:
Corwin-Have you read Wirt's Life Of !. I
atrick Henry?
Witness-Yes.
Corwin-Do you bslisvo II alp :
Witness-Wby, no. squire, can't 60
al. +.