The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-01-11

my taiehto NeIo VI Ho hc"h oiuSt' huu
there had been, Notwithstanding an un.
ceasing round of beaux and parties,
terrible expenditure of money, and all to
no purpose. / was disguised with it. II
was wearing my life out. was grow
ing nervuos. hysterical, had . poor ap-
petite, was troubled with that everlasting
complaint Of woman's the headache.
Fl ow l hated it all
But what should l do /? I thought OF
q variety of employ msnts, but it would
need time for the carrying out of such
plans. l Wanted something immediate,
for fear my new resolutions might weak
en-. If had been man I should have
done as our best aad noblest have done
gone to war. l did the next thing-1
went to war with myself. Ny adorable
lovers could they endure the trial to
which their nerves were to be subje cted?
They were but human, and a breeze of
seuse might blow them away. My first
battle was with my parents next morn
ing
"I've request to make, father and
mother. and very much desire that you
may grant it," My face flushed all over
at this. I could feel the blood tingle at
the very 6ngor ends.
"What is it, Betsy Jane ?" says faith
err. HAS Will Hastings been making"
"No. Will Hastings has nothing tc
do with it, nor anybody's will but my
own. 'Tis just this: want you to
dismiss our hired girl; there are only
three of us in the family, and ! really
think we need no girl"
But" interrupted my mother, "do
you think your poor old mother wants to
kill hersell?'
"No;,I mean that don't want to kill
myself doing nothing. l have lived
useless about long enough"
There were numberless objections to
: this. but. by diligent entresty and argu-
!, menl, carried the day. Three days
later assumed the position Of Bridget.
But before the half of the morning had
elapsed I was tired TO death-yes "my
lsdy was tired to DEATH" If ! went up
stairs, one hand must hold up q quantity
Of crinoline and skirts. If I came down
, stairs there was the 'rat, tat, tat" OF the
steel upon the stairs. If passed into a
narrow place. both hands must be enlls-
ted in squeezing the balance into a col
lapsed state. 1 was in constant fear oI
tipping boxes jugs, catching my dress
on nails, or wiping off some convenient
f black kettle. My dress must be pinned
up, or beau tifully drabbled around The
, bottom. My shoes were thin for out
door wear.
l had another battle to fight. There
, were no lives sacrifced-only q few false
: notions of gracefulness. dignity, etc.
. quietly beheaded and buried. My first
attact was at the store and resulted in the
capture OF pair of balmoral calf skins
No. illegally captured, of course. "The
dress question occupied my attention
next. I had heard of bloomers. but
most ungraciously stuck up my probo-
scis at them, like hundreds of other
foolish women who knew nothing OF their
excelences I did not have any OF
!. Dr.. Harriet Austin's patterns or guides
: neither wanted any. Itook from my
wardrobe 'cast-off dress, very good. ex-
cept that itewas most shamefully switched
out around the bottom. Cutting off the
rags and hemming it up, l had dress
two or three incl hes above the tops of my
/ shoes. The next morning appeared in
i the kitchin sans crinoline, sans trail, sans
} flummydiddles. Go6sin John, who hap
pens in to see father, cries cut, "och
! and Bridget, how long since ye came
: over from Ould Ireland?'
This put us all in roar Of laughter
> which Of itself was enough to pay fO'
f one Bloomer scene. Father, who, like
5 all sensible men never admired the elm
4 stituton, - (as he calls crinoline,) said
e "Betsy Jams never looked better" H,
: always calls me Betsy Jane. and thinks
= it a very substantial name. He say
these Jepnies, Carries and Lotties Dc
5 very we'll for high-foHn folks. who ar
d always after some new tangled notions.
e MY new harness fitted me SO we'll shs
IS | found my work cotHpleeted 10 half sh
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