The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-03
Deacon Smith and the Widow,

Deacon Smith and the Widow.
The Deaton's wagon stopped one
morning beige the widow Jones door,
and he gaveFhe usual country sign that
he wanted sfmcbody, in the house by
dropping th&reins and sitting double
with his elbows on his knees. Out
tripped thewidow, lively as cricket,
with a tremendous black ribbon on her
snow white sap. Good morning." was
said on bothfsides, and then the widow
waited for what was farther to be said.
swell, Nam Jones, perhaps you
don't want 10 sell one of your cows,
now, for nothing, any way, do you 2"
"Well, there, Mr.. Smith, you could Mt
have spoken my mind better. A .poor
lone woman like me does not know
what to doWith so many creaturs and
| Should be glad ~ trade if we can FIX
it," ..,,
So they adjourned to the meadow.
Deacon Smith lookol at Roan-then at
the widow-at Brindle--then at the
widow attl,e Downing cow--then at
the widow agaiu--and, so on through
the whole forty. The same call was
made for aweek, but The Deacon could
not decide what cow the wanted, AT
length, eg Saturday, when the. Widow
Jones was in a hurry to getthrough her
baking for Sunday--and had, ''ever so
much to do in the house" las all farmers
wives and ~idows do on,;Saturday---she
was little inpatient. Deacon Smith
was as irresolute as ever
That ere Downing is a pretty fair
creature" said the Deacon, "but''--he
stopped to. glance atthr widows face,
and il,en walked round her-not the
widow-bnt the COW: 1I' F2'
1.-The Downing COW I'knew before the
late Mr.. Jones bought her" Here ..he
sighed at the allasions to the late Mr..
Jones she sighed, and they both looked
at eao' other. 1t was highly an inter.
esting moment q "Hs =,
sold Roam is faithful old milch, and
60 is Brindle, but I have known the
Downing better" A long stare sue.
ceeaed this speech, the pause was get.
ting awkward-and at last Mrs. Jones
broke out .1g
lord Mr.. Smith, if I'm the COW
you want do say so p i..ft lT.
The intentions of the Deacon and the
Widow were published the next week.
a Coop THouGHT. - Tie God of tile
white man the God Of the Black man
Il speak it with duo reverence--is the
Being who first made distinction on
account o., color Why was the negro
created black ? 1t is beyond the ken
OF man to Ascertain, Why were we
created white? Ia not the mere differ.
ence in color saIicient to warn us that
Heaven designed a difference? I? And
have not.somo of you acted OH the fact
that there il such dfference2 Why
are there separate places tor the rcspec.
tive races even in your own chamber :?
WHY are they not pnt together p
|, Reoerdy johnson an has dpttiSamner
speech. g
A "DEAR" LITTLE sLlrpEp.--Thes latest
New York fashionable sensation is the sim
uinteueshpper, whlch mas been the Partisan
seDsation for at least a month. IT is geiter,.
made after the old prunella pattern; but in
stead Of prnnella, IL is woven silk---stocking
pettern-and is beautifully worked in white
and colored floss. The foxes of the aaiter
is white kid, with real lace rossettes, with
silver aigreites' in the centre, and biph
Louis XVI heels. II is laced up ut the side:
otherwise il looks like beautifIlfttine kid
slipper and sill stocking
------se 80 sS---.-.--
a. down.eat editor, in a compliment.
tary notice q a vigilant general, was
made blythe EMISSION OF single letter
to call liim n battle-scarcd veteran.--
The poor man hasteued to make amends
IN his next iss'e by stating that it was
his intention p have denominated the
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