Nebraska advertiser., 1865-07-13
THURSDAY. JULY l3, 1865.


Graveses place, and I'm real sorry any
thing has happened. Yer sarmOns was
so good, and 50 much Bible doctrine IN
7'em, and you set bsfora Che wicked 81
plainly what they air comm too. and oAl
TO think il should cone 10 this,Y she
grOaned and sunk into her sea: wholly
overcome..s
4 DO notseela sa cain spy light upOr
the subject" TeRsaaESsed, Il should ike
to hear from some Of the other sisters
perhaps they might enlighten me. :"
FerepPop, Amt EaPby Wilkins gOr
up and said, M dear Aunt Miriar. that
married Jim Hok, says, that she don'l
think that we shaIl ever git anybody here
again that we shall like as well as we
did sister Graves. She was dreful
good woman sister Caves was; she
used to go round among the sick, ever
so much, she warnt BIT proud and stuck
up like sum folks Why, one day she
come over to our house, and | was ma
kin soap and Aan Mey!sr was dippin
candles, and Retsey JesGe was spinnin'
two. and the children weEs all to home
from school, and everything was all up
in heap; we don'y alleE; look SO as we
did that day, but sister Graves she nev.
er minded it a bit, she brought ber knit
TIM work and sot right down with US
jest as though we was as good as any,
body"
Sister Jones, another worthy member
gets up and says, II don't know as can
add anything 40 what has already been
said, buI ! can testify to the truth of
what sister Wilkins has said. Sister
Graves, she come over to ny house last
fell, tha. day we was KILN hogs, we
had everything round, but as sister Wilk.
ins says, she Warut BIT proud, but sOt
right down aud seemed as happy as
though she. had begn in Squire Green's
parlOr, setIln' with Mrs. Green in her
best black silk dress and best cap. Sis
ter Graves alters dressed well, but kin.
der plain, tho gay aIninister's.wife or.
ter. She didn't wear a mess Of rib.
bons and fuFbelows, as sum folks know
of do, and she carried big ambriH, not
a lilIle, small mite Of a parasOl, abOu.
as big qs 2 little tin pail kiser."
Here was discovery. Could it be
that they had taken Offense at my wife's
dress Amy always dressed fashiOna-
bly, and her taste was perfect, but could
not tell, puzzle my brains as might,
what she wore on Sunday. But | was
not quite satisfied as to this being the rea.
son, so said /:
81 do not think that l understand you,
but your remarks seem to tend to the
fact that the way my wife dresses does
not suit your taste II
"YOu do not understand me, DO you ?
said Miss Simpkins, lOflily, didn't your
wife cope 10 meeun' on Sunday with a
letIle bit of thing on her head, it was
SO small il couldn'. be called a bonnet,
and with her hair tied up behind and
put into bag hangin' half way down
her back, and little sack coat on. trim
med with big white buttons. Just, for all
the world like a mans. / think it is g
shame and disgrace to any woman to
dress so. especially minister's wife,"
"Yes," chimed in Deacon Peabody,
'you have hit the nail right on the head,
Miss SimPkins, that thing she had on
her head looked just like sIaHack cut
in tYO and wound round pole"
Aunt Judy Brown now arose and said,
Il want ter add my testermony ter what
Deacon Peabody and sister Simpkins has
sed. Bruther Crosby, jest take the case
right home ~ yerself. 'SpOse you had 5
dartar that was goin' te: marry dea-
con of the church, shonld you wanter tu
git sich sinful notions about dress intu
her head 2"
Here Aunt Judy was interrupted by a
series of half-audible groans proceeding
from the spinsrer quarter. and by Miss
Simpkins saying
';Aunt Judy Browr. do you dare to
insinuate that your darter is goin' to
marry Deacon Peabody !''
why, yes, to be sure do, he. has
cOurted my darter Polly ever since the
day PoOr Mrs. Peabody ied."CHd
Miss simpkins, highly e1asperaled,
said. ''Aun. Judy Brown, bow dare you!
take back every word you have said. for
it's lie,s every word of It,"
II WON'T" said Aunt Judy. ''fOr ] de.
clare ilseVery word true Y @
u tell You iI's every word lie, = said
Miss simPkins. ''fOr he's promised 70
marry me. aud haven't set up with
him every other night since sister Pes.
body died, six weeks ago mex, Thurs
day" .oaoasor ssJ