The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-09-10
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lite, civil, attentive, and loving, but exceed
ingly social in her habits, and extremely fond
of company. This was a trait in her charac-
ter which her husband very much regretted,
when he found out they had settled beside a
neighbor who wasn't at all famous for sobri-
ETY. of habits, or morality of character.
Mr. SpirEins was sensible man, and knew
very well the plastic nature of a young wife
and knew, also, that the impressions made in
the first mouldings of society cannot be east
ly erased. He found it to be his duty there
fore to caution his dear, Mrs. Spirkins against
having any dealings with their rude and To-
quacious neighbour, Mrs. MFarlane, on the
other side Of the lobby.
1t is very, very hard indeed, that a young
woman shouldn't be allowed to think for her
SELF as we'll as form acquaintanceship according
to the bias of her own mind. This was what
the good Mrs. Spirkins was turning over in a
thoughtful way one afternoon when Mrs NJ
'Farane tapped cautiously at the door, and
unsoIicitedy stepped over the threshold.
''Dae ye ken, woman" began the prohibit
ed neighbor, 'I'm just real prood to haze a
body like you, Mrs. Spirkins, that | can speak
word tae. | was just sayin' tae DOR weans
this morning that thocht you and Mr.. Spir-
kins were real happy couple, woman, real
happy; and dae we ken, when hear him com
in up thae stairs whistlin', an takin' twa
steps at a loup, it just puts me in min O the
time when me and Sandy were merriet."-
(Emotion.)
This vivid recollection of poor Mrs. M Far
lane being too much for her, we must excuse
the application of her good lilac apron to her
eyes. deed it's no everybody wad max
ony neebourhood wi" continued Mrs. NJ Far
lane, as she wiped the moisture from beneath
her optics. Il haze aye been a woman O great
speerit, and when folk put me DOT ance it's
vera, vera seldom ever gle them the chance
O daint again.
ooh but she was the prood thinner that,
that leev'd here afore you, Mrs. Spirkins, prood
thinner she was | min ae Nuriday seed
her in the lobby, dichin' the haun'le O the
bell, and | asked her ben to gle her a wee
dribble cot O our bottle, for, puir woman, she
was lookin' unco' cauld-lille, for a Nuirday
mornin'; and she glowrd roun' at me as if
had been trampin' on her taos, and she says
81 never make any neebourhood with any
one, Mrs NJ 'Farlane so please don't trouble
me again | wish to pass out and in unmo-
Tested, 50 that's all Eve got to say to yoU Mrs
NJ FarIane."
'Losh woman, jist turned roun' as if some
body had blawn peas meal in my cen. | was
ta'en. Sandy was levin then. puir man, and
was sittin' at the fire wi his fur slippers on,
readin Robi'son Crusoe-for Sandy had an
awful head for thae beeSt0rjcoL an ScjenteefC
kind O books-and jist says tae him, Yell
no guess what that woman had the impotence
to say tae me when | asked her ben tae gle
her a dram p"
"What ?" said Sandy, within liftin' his
Gen.
'She said she didna' want tae be molested,
and wad haze name O. my DRAM"
so he just says, Serve We RIGHT, guidwife,
if everybody had ser't we that way ye'd haze
been richer woman the day Puir fallow !!
he kent what real leebral speerit had. l
was aye an open-hearted, frien'ly, weel-dain'
kind O a woman a my days. Dae We ken,
Mrs. Spirkins, jist hate thae prood upstart
kind O. folk yere a woman that's been yused
wi something better; a body can see that,
and no look long at We neither, But why are
ye sac sorry like ?" continued Mrs. MTarlane
'SThae cen O yours are jist like twa big heavy
clouds that's like tae ia outinrain He hasna'
been flytin' on we, has he?
''Flyting?" retorted Mrs. Spirkins bright
ening up on being detected, ''Flyting oh no
no. it's too soon for that yet, Mrs. NJ Farlane."
''Ah lass, it's owre shune, but what's the
matter maybe l can help ye; ye ken auld
masons max guild barrowmen."
Il may jist tell you, then" began the un-
suspectlng young wife, you know Mr.. Splr-
kins is Of a very luiet and distant tempera-
ment, and he wishes me to be so also. lie is
ayerse to me forming any acquaintaneeships
with any one"
.''Oh! he's a great haver," said Mrs. NJ Far
lane, drawing seat to the fire and taking
possession of it, "a great haver, woman; ye
maun learn tae think for yerseP, Mrs. Spir
llins If We dae a the men want we, yell haze
a heap a-dae. Ae part of the day they'll haze
ye scrubbin', and scoorin', and raXin, and ri
vim, and the ither part they'll haze We set up
in a corner like big wax-doll and if We din
ma just look as they wad like, they'll pout and
curl up their broos as if ye were just big
schule-wean that he could bring into subjec-
ton wi a look. Dae naething O the kind,
Mrs. Spirkins; gle in moo and yell hae to gle
in a. yer days; min that. WI a their pre-
tensions,a wheen O them ken nae MAR ABBOTT
the duties O housewife, than | ken ABBOTT
maxim baby-linens and that's no muckle.-
There's heap o things We haze tae learn yet,
Mrs Spirkins," continued her aippant neigh
hour, as she took from underneath her apron
which our own personal modesty, and the tenn
perate character Of the age forbid me name,
and, half filing tea-cup threw over a brace
OF compliments to Mrs. Spirkins and swal-
lowed the contents. Mrs Spirlins refused to
drink out Of the same cup, but went half way
in the matter, and sat down beside Mrs. NJ Far
lane and listened with apparent interest to the
further demonstration Of the loquacious Cos
| sip. Il MINI" continued Mrs. MEarlane,
''when | got merriet; there was an honest
! kind O a neebour body,a second cousin O DOR
mans uncle, that babe next door, and she jist
comes hen to me, and she says-.Noo, Mrs.
Mfarlaue, yer young woman, and Sandy's
q young man, and as ye begin wi him, so ye
maun end. | see it talks ye Workin hard and
salr maist a day to hae yerhoose cleaned for
Mr.. Mtarlane when he comes hame-oh
but | was the particular woman, Mrs. Spir-
kiDs-and, says she, he'll just think when he
sees the hoose aye clean and never sees you
cleanin' that we've naething tae dae ava, and
he'll set We tae knit sox, cloot coats, and darn
stockins' till there'll be nae end O workin'.-
It's a vera weel moo, Mrs. MFarlane, sac
lang as we've naething hanging heavy on yer
haun, but, ma certie lass, twa or three years
II max difference. But, says she, I'll put
We on a plan. Dinna we put a single finger
to yer hoose till it maist time for him comm
hame, and haze a things in hustle, and bre-
inge and rattle about as if ye were jist KILN
yourself. Tell him it's sinful tae keep We wor-
kin the way yer dain. That that fairs owre
muckle for ye; that ye can never manage sic
a big washin and that We maun haze wee
lassie tao rim yer serjas, Men are ist like ither
folk, they can only see when their GEMS open.
Dae We that, Mrs. MFarlane, and ye'll haze a
MAR comfortabler time OF"
''And so | had, honest woman,'
Ibid you manage to carry out you neigh
bors advice" ventured Mrs. Sprkins, some
what amused at the novelty of the idea.
did no Ay, tae the very letter, though