The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-07
mo; mean that don't want 10 kill

NO, 1 mean tOal OOU want 10 XIII
myself doing no,hins. ] have lived use
lessly abOs. enough
There were nun beriess objections 20 this,
but, by diiigent entreaty and argument,
carried the 6av. Three Gavs later ! as
sImed the position OF Bridget. Ba: before
the half OF the morning had elapsed l was
tired TO Gentb-yes "my lady was tired 70
death" II ! wen: Up stairs, one hand
must hold up a quantity Of crinoline aro
skirts. II came down stairs there was
the rat, tat, tat OF the steel upon the
stairs. II passed into 4 narrow place,
both hands must be enlisted IA squeezing
the balance into d collapsed state. ! was
IL constant lear Of tipping boxes. Jugs.
catching my dress On nails, or wiping off
some convenient p!acE kettle. NV dress
must be pinned up, or beautifully drabpled
around the bottom. My shoes were thin
for ont door wear,
had another battle totigh.. There were
no lives sacriice1-anlv few false notions
o. gracefnlness, dignity, etc, quietly be-
beaded ard buried. Ny first attack was
at the store aud resulted in the capture of
pair OF oalmornl caif- skins-No. 5-leEal-
~ captured ofcourse. The dress question
occupied my attention next. ] had beard
OF b.Ooners, but mos: ungracicEslv stuci;
up my proDoscis at them like hundreds OF
other foolish women, who knew nothing
of their excellences. | did no: have any OF
Or. Harriet Aus.ins patterns or gaides-
neither wanted any. I took from nv
wardrobe a cast-oh dress, very good, ex-
cept that it was mos. shamefuily switched
out around the bottom. Cutting CT the
rags and hemming it.up, had dress
Two or three inches above the top of my
shoes. The nexs morning ] appeared in
tie kitchen Sdns c-inoiine, saEs trail, SONS
hummydiddles. Cousin John, who hap
pers III 70 see fatber. cries crt, ''Ocn and
Bridget, how long since ye came over fro,n
Ould IrelanG?'
This put US all IN roar OF laughter,
which Of itself was enough TO pay for one
Boomer scene. Father, who, like all sen
sible men never admired the '.institutior,
las he calls crinoline,) said, s"Betsy Jare
never looked better He always calls
me Betsy Jane, and thinks it a very sub
stantial name. He says these Jenrhss,
Carries. and Lotties do very we'll for high
flown folks, who are alwa ays after sbme
new tangled notions.
MY new harness fitted me so well tina.
found my work completed in half the time,
and with more than twice the ease. could
not hunt for hens nests without frighten-
ing the hens with q ,ransien. ghos: Of a hay
stack. So started for the barn. Or my
way my lncle passed with,
well, there, you look Like the last run
Of shad MY Kate had on something like
that the other day, and I threatened to
turn her away"
whenever you tire Of her, ] replied,
''send her here. This shall be en- asylum
for the oppressed hereafter
! had q fine time hunting for eggs. My
movements we're 80 free and unrestraired
taat il seemed like living over again ny
childhood.
just before sitting down to dinner Cous
in John came in, saying:
II thought I'd come over ard dine with
you, Jennie, s.nd see how you hold out 10
"weil, Sir John, despite a,l your sarr
casm, hold out faithful, and, with the aid
Of common sense, intend to, while my la
boring life lasts"
"Will you receive visitors his afternoon
in your really charming haslt p
mo, shall dress up this afternoon but
If my friends make morniag calls, they
will find me in my work int Dress"
"But what if Doctor Wilson, or Hay
ward. or -"
~ wouldn't run for all the gentlemen in
town. ] presume the said dandies would
stare and wonder II wa sane, fee- faw-
fun while, and sudderiy call 70 mind an
engagement, and vaMose. You needn't
laugh, Cousin John, and think l will not
dare do as say. know I am surround
ed by fashion. and caste is at premium
and women are 4acrihcing health, comfort,
and happineopfur the look of the thing II
Is really : relef to see how q woman does
look. Shedad been confounded with stays
and 4hoopsso long that we cannot help fan
cyihg hs-a moving pyramid. An African
woman ssetng French madame, with
great basket under her long robe, es-
claime1, 'Maoarne, is that all yourself.'-
No wonder the Japanese thought Atneri-
can women very queer specimens. sm
suye you wouldn't hand down dfv goods,
ruumage among boxes and trumpery,
with hogNhead attached to your suspend
err.
Jhe dress question snbsided by Johns
askiug for another cup Of coffee, to ''quiet
rs nerves." adding, It was quite palatable
or q green hand"
Next morning, jingle went the door bell
At halt-past nine. l answered the sum-
mons, and had the merriment OF seeing DR. |
" uson look at me as though was a sight |
70 behold. I invited him into tho drawt
inE-room and did my best 70 entertain him,
which waa poorly enough. He is what
Goes 70 making up Ct fashionable gallant