The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-05-17
[From the Lady's Frisnd.]
TRACING RESEMBLANCES.
BIZ CLARA AUGUSTA.

Ny Aunt Betsy is one of the best
| hearted women in existance, but she was
born with faculty for tracing resem-
blances. And that faculty has been fes-
| tered and cultivated to such an extent
that an Eastern, old-time soothsayer,
! gifted with second sight and two pair of
spectacles, could hQld no comparison with
Aunt Betsy.
! Last summer 4 went to make my rela-
tion a visit. found her. as usual, hard
at work -for she resides on farm, and
all farmers wives know that their Office
is no sinecure.
Aunt Betsy was pairing apples for dry
ing--for it was getting on towards the
! last of August. She lifted her glasses
and surveyed me with evident surprise
Why the good land if here amt
! Cory Carlisle Well. never. Who'd
a thought of seeing you We've had
company all the week, and just gotrid Of
EN- this morning but they hadn't been
gone more,n ten minutes afore the red
rooster come and crowed right on the
door step, and knowed there be some
body here afore night. Says / to your
Uncle Eben, says /, who on airth do you
think is a coming now? And your Un-
4 Gle said he didn't know, somebody or
mother bea tranpin he supposed. How's
! your ma
I signifed that the health of those l
had left behind me was good.
/ Is2 Well I'm glad to hear it. I've
had dreadful bad cold lately myself
Seemed as though / could sneese from
morning till night, if I hadn't had moth
ing else to done Your father he had
thad the rumatiz last spring when I was
y down. there Had it bad. He looked
: older than my great grandfather did
t when he died, and he was ninety eight
and two months. No, ninety eight and
seven weeks How much your father
looks like old Simon Sniggsl IF he only
wore q frock and breeches~ he'd be the
-lexact FAC sIsIILY of him | Nose is a lit
: tie longer though. Do take off your
d bonnet Do. I'd get up and wait upon
you, but my hands is into the apples, anc
3 I didn't want to stop to wash EN-.
/ deposited my outside garments on {
table. and seated myself in rocking
lchair--I particularly admire rocking
lchairs never. in fact, feeling perfectly a
: my case unless have one at my dispo
: sal.
4 There don't go to see saving in tha
: ere cheer. cried my Aunt. No body bu
e fiazy folks set IN rocking chairs Put OF
this blue apron and lend me hand with
these apples I've got three bushels t.
fpeel and slice and get dry afore to- NOR
lrow night. Silas Simms, the tin peddler
is gsing to bring me q new wash biler
and these apples is to pay for it.
took hold of the apples rather un
willingly,I confess. for | had brough
Z the last number of my favorite magazin
with me and bad not even cut the leave
Let's see, Cory, how old are you =
Twenty the nth of July, or was
twenty three ?
y 81 informed her was twenty one th
n same day she mentioned. ss
Oh, shawl don't go to eguiroeate abou
yer age, if you amt married., nor n
. signs ofFit. Time enough yet. No hurry
= Though i think as you'd ought to b
Is looking round. Likely enough you com
I up here to get a beau, but I'm afears
lyou wont make cut, for there haint bu
one unengaged man in the place, and he
lcross. eyed. Sees too was to once, an
smok and achaws. He wouldn't su
your pa. Why, Isdeclare !, now ] com
TO get fair squint at you, how much 20
do favor your old grad Richard
Slsond "A sight; don't she Polly to ht
daughters Only, seems to me yen
grand -marm's nose wasn't so much OF
turn up. and her hair wasn't SO red.