The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-06-10
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WILLIE's WEE.

A clustering evening! 1 am al
alone. An old maid, with no husbanc
to destroy her peace, NOR any drendfu
annoy ances In Ike shape Of children
with money enough a: interest to kteI
the wolf from The door. and house u
htr'uwn overhead, might surely expect
after the tea thi5Gs were washed and
put away, the Ere made, the table
drawn close to it, The lamp close TO ner
elbow, and hoJk close to her nose
an old maid thus hapFiiy situated
might, 1 say il I'll reason, expect q
comfortable time Alas far from it
rhe wind whistles around the house
with more than ordinary defiance, aud
L neu,bie inwardIy ; for well do know
as well as it knows, also, the cracks and
holes In my dilaridated dwelling
Here it comes whistling and roaring
With d with Bhisk it turns my Lew
wig askew with aro:her, the leaves OF
my book are futteripg and Tapping as
if they were in league with the bolster
ing ching. l adjust my wig and re
fad my place in vain There il comes,
again and again a rough blast down
the chimney sends the smoke pouring
into the room, scattering shower OF
;shes over my clean white curtains.
1 slam my book with petulaut jerk
take up my lamp, end start on an iu-
dignant march up 10 bed Creak.
cresk go the boards, as if they we've
possessed The door refuses tc open /;
| jerk aud pull spasu,odicafyj ) another
blast of ,siLd my lamp goes out still
L tug at the door it opens -srad My,
aid suddenly down l 20 Miss Je-
NINA BloOr picks h,rsel up. minus
dignity, ttlnrcr- ard wig. ] gr3re
my way down stairs, erpipg highly
on certain stcking steps, and runniu@
i splinter into my hand from the lro-
Ken baei-ters l reach my rom. at las
nus leave the dDor unlocked because
lie lock is ont of urdeI yHn3rrss, creep
into bed, and canptt close my eyes, be
cause there is d piece of loose plaster
gaping just above my head-more ter
rIb;e 10 -me1than the sword of Damo
clt semsl Sd 90 v1laaa
During The long sIeepless night ]
worked mys, II ep To desperate reso-
iuIion. The Case, yUu see, was grave
and urgent :; | ran imminent risk oil
losing that which Gas l know from I lie
concurrent testimony Of my most dis
erimipafing friends) is natural TO me
The hou-e shall be thoroughly repair
ed Not another night will ! sleep
iu il till it is -. @ ID q,
/ arose at peep of day. and noon
found me q INVESTIGATED at Mrs Rubin
sons just1Over-rhe way. | am to sleep
IN the lounge in her parlor, for the
little woman posses only two roows and
i kitchen fc ,ts1
iEm1 diate'5 assembled all tie car
peLtrs, glaz;ers, timers, lricklay ers.
iainters aud paper hangers with whom
our village is blessed. My house is
being repaired and renewed outside
and in. L Contemplate sthe changes
going oD Eith-weii,- let the truth be
somewhat mixed emotions
[ am slowly coming 10 the conclusion
that there is no such thing as perfect
happiness in this sublunjFny sphere
Men are so intensely aggravating, cs-
pccialiy carpenters. GLACIERS, timers,
bricklaye CAS-, paintcrs and paper hang
ers.
{ One afternoon we sat--my hostess
lEd lin her little parlorj ] at the front
looking across the street AID
that rascaily John Stocker,
he carpenter. good heaveDsI There
ne sat in my best Iouui window, swing
ng his heels and smoki e . pipe-uot
/ thought of my work in his head II
Now, the odious creature knows--no
2 hurry I am in and how
[ dctcst pipe. Yet here I may be,
or all be caIes, sleeping On Mrs. Rob
rson's Tongue for month or two aud
Ill the tins my par!or- Miss Jemima
Bioor's best room-scented with to-
,acoo II wonder if the man expects
. go heaven when be dies? l wonder
f ne cxpe,ts me to nay him three dof-
ars day fer smoking a pipe and
his heels?
All! there comes Joseph Baldwin
Iust back from dinner, and-let me
see-it's twenty five minutes past two.
IF 1 had my way about Women's rights,
ia put the men ont of the world alto
selher that would settle the question.
What are they, after all, but an aggra-
vation, marplot and general nui-
sance?
Now. there goes Will Wiley, tramp
ing over. my lYerbena-5ed! Has the,
man no eyes in his head +! or did his
mother never succeed in beating it into