Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-11-14
Brick Pomeroy at a New England
Sewing Circle.

Brick POmerOy at New England
Sewing Circle.
T'HE Christian Ladies of this Congregation are
invited to meet Thursday evening. At the resi-
# 6enoe Of Mrs Sniviller to form a Sewing Society.
Full attendance is requested.
Such, my dear hearers, reads no
n tice / find on my sacred desk this
morning, and read it in hopes you
81 will profit thereby.
We will now sing Psalm l3l, first
VI two stanzas-
Ny heart not naughty is, Lord,
Mine eyes not lofty be;
Nor do / deal in matters great
Or things too high for mel
n surely have myself behav'd
With great spirit, and mild
As child Of mother weaned, my soul
Is like a weaned child.
All sing
Says | "bully" Not in a bully
spirit but with a sort of puritanical
meaning, and concluded to 90. Mrs.
Sniviler-Mrs. Deacon Sniviller-liv-
ed in a large white house, in a stone
patch under the hill, down by her hus-
bands button shop. Mrs. Sniviller
was a leading horse, so-called, in the
team of benevolence at Buttonvillc
She bad little peaked red nose about
right to open clans with a nervous
Jerk to her head spiral enticers, and
a waterfall the size Of plum pud.
ding, but filed with more ingredients
Deacon Sniviller passed the plate Sab.
baths, and took the funds home to
count Mr.. Sniviller always gave
with liberality on the next Sunday!
/ wanted to 60. borrowed hoops,
skirt, waterfall and etcaeteras. Ipuff.
ed my front hair, slung my waterfall
on my bump Of obstinacy, hoisted an
onion into the ridicule | carried on
the left arm, shouldered a cotton um.
brella, took piece OF red flannel tC
make a shirt for SOME little innocent
bud on the tree of Abolitionism and
sailed forth as the Yankee clock struck
two.
Mrs Sniviller was in. The from
parlor, and the middle parlor was full
of noble women, while the best bed
room was full of bonnets, green um
brellas and reticules, in which TO car
ry home sweet cake, tarts, biscuit
plum bits, apple cores, and little thing
slyly slipped from Mrs. SnivillerI
table,
Mrs. Sniviller didn't know me.
told her | was little Sally Squiggle
as what lived there teR years before
and had been South teachin skule
"Lordy massy, so il is Why how
natural you do look, now it all comei
10 me again Bless me Let m,
kiss my dear Sally, who has escaped
from the WIetches !" And angelo
Mrs Snivilier came near putting ny
right eye hOrs du combat with th,
end Of ber nose
wasiutroduced Nineteen womeI
were glad to see me and kissed thei
dear little Sally, till my waterfall go
skewed clear around under my lcf
ear and l began TO feel a rising sensa
tion in my throat from the huggin.
then and there given, or words 70 ina
effect
After l had been so aflectionatel,
gone through, | went into the boC
room to reconstruct Gracious! NJ
waterfall had got under my left eai
making ne look as il some ugly maj
of sin had lifted me with one bras
knuckle and forgot TO take il hom
with him, while my beautiful from
hair ressembled garden full Of pea
vines after hurricane. But rctainel
my composure and went out and be
came the centre Of attraction.
"My dear Sallyw Precious Sally
'Littlo Sally Squiggle, sure enough!
$50 glad you cum hum J"
"Neow do tell us a i about it!'
Mrs Snivellcr was made Chairman
and the following resolutions wer
adopted
RysoLyED. That this shall be called tho Butioi
vile Benevolent Baby Association.
REsoLvEn, That Mrs, sniylllor be, and hcrch
arc our President.
ANArNAh hNf ANAl NuI NNiN % 70 NNlf AlA' NNN
,rodden and bed ridden daughters of Ham. nov
tho clutches Of that vile people and 20 this en-
every member Of the n. y. B make one litt
flannel shirt week, and sally squigglo shall te
us the sgc
RrsoLvrp, That We open and close our socic,
with prayer.
REsoLvEB, That each one Of the members inv
some man 60 20 home with her al night (lierc
about 70 object for fear Of Of exposure but 70
fear Of exposure ! didn't Object Sally
After the society was organized
was kept sobusy answering question
that ! came near not finishing tn
baby envelope ! was working on an
should not had | took long stitches a
people do in benevolent sowing.
Mrs Sniveller said
"Now Sally, amt that ere Southern
sple, the hatefullest proud peopl
the world ever did see Cousin Johl
who went down as a sutIler brough
home two trunks ofthe proudest silks
laces, jcwelry that was real gold, an
set with purity stones that was rea
flimonds. and worth a powerof money
Hc found them in bureaus, trunk.
clos els and sich places The sneakin