Nebraska advertiser., 1868-01-16
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Lake Ross Sewing circle.
"Alss, and did my Saviour bleed
For such q worm as II"

"Bridget, put the Breakfast dishes to
soak, and cut a lunChfor my dear husband;
sweep the cohwebs out of The best room
and open the window there, 50 il wont
smell SO close. Then mop the floors;
empty the old left dishes 10 the pantry
scour The Knives on that new Bath brick
run over to Mrs. Buzzy's. and borrow
her teaspoons and a double DRAWN of
tea; take the young ones over TO Aunl
Hammers, so they won't sqBailS borrow
a clean table-cloth Of Mrs. Harlan, and
get readysfor the Sewing Society this
afternoon. while / go and learn a few
verses of the Bible, and q little snatch of
three or-four hymns. 10 repeat and sing;
for you know lam an officer Of the Sew
ing Society, and as irmeets here 10 day,
/ must appear rather smart. And the
minister is coming TO tea, so you must
borrow an extra spoon Of somebody.
"Yesim.''FA i Az -
Mrs. Talky was a nice, pious sister Of
one of the Lake Ross churches. She
had long been q lively al in the Chris
tian sugar.bowl, and as she had the
longest tongue of any sister of the flock
she could out talk the others, and thus
she ranked high. That afternoon the
Sewing Socielymet at her house. TO make
pi~n.cushions for the heather babies in
Hindoosisn. and to patch the repulai lions
Of those who did not belong 10 the
Society.
Bridget vent hence 10 arrange for the
fesa1e~ Ceremonies, Mrs. TaIky learned
her lessons, and two o'clock found the
dirt swept well behind the doors and
under the bedT for Mrs. Talky was a
marvel of. neainess, and al was in readi
ness, e~xesplthe tea.
At three o'clock the female panorama
Of Samaritanism had gathered in Mrs.
Tslky's parlor, each with her work. Il
promised to be a big day for the ~benight-
ed millions of the earth.
Mrs. Tslky was high wren of the cage.
Mrs. Maggie, a demure little lady of
one baby and prospects, was Secretary.
and a vigilant worker on a lamp-mat for
a church in the interior Of Africa. Mrs.
Squawk, a long nosed sister, who knew
much and wanted to know more, had a
slipper pattern for the King of the Can
nibsl Islands.
Mrs, Noall. a blooming widow of fifty,
who knew more than the law allowed Of
sinful natures in general was President,
and did nothing.
There were tweuty-one ladies present,
and much good was accomplished.
At haIf-pa three The labor of the day
was finished. when the real object of the
meeting broke out.
Mrs. NoRll was folding up the work.
whena an ~allusion was made TO Mr.. Marin f,
one of her neighbors.
"Oh, that horrid Marm!" said Mrs.
Noall. 81 have long been intimately
acquainted with him, andhe is the worst
man but ten in Lake Ross"
Here the conversation became general.
and all the sisters took q shot al the bird
on wing.
That is SOL know all about his
doings.
"And- that poor wife of his'n! She
actually mends his pants; and they do
say they use butter only once a day.
Good enough for her-she knew
what be was, when she married him"
81 saw him talking to Miss Jones, the
othet day; and he never seemed TO care
a Bit, when l caught him at it."
sgdst like all the men,
Except mIne!'
-uAud miueT'
"Well, l don't care fer Marin; but Go
YOU know how Brown acts. Mrs. Talky,
when be goes in c~ompany?"
81 should say SO, love! But they do
say be drinks terribly. He drinks so
bad, and is so Jealous, that his wife, poor
woman, has to let the doctor in the back
way, nights. to see him, when be Is as
leep. She thinks so much of him."
@Of who!"
"Her husband, Of courser'
"Shaw! l know better. No woman
can love a man who won't buy her more
than four new bonnets a year. That is
impossible"
DID yon see Miss Smiths bonnet,
to-day? Such o gawk! AND old Smith
is rich, but awful stingy. Won't his
children be glad, when be dIesa"
"Well, his money ain't hls'n, 1t
don'ts belong to limits morlgaged."
"Oh, did you know that Mrs. Black
had a baby2"
tNoip
tatsDotell!"
"Yes-it was born to-day. and weighs
ten pounds. Il is boy. / went over to
borrow a churn, and asked. And l want
ed to see if Mrs. Black had a new car.
pet: Mrs. White said she had.
Mrs. White ! &aw! The proud thing
Because she keeps a horse and two
hired girls she needn't stick up her nose
about other people. / know when she
hadn't "a sh-illing to her back !; and
she never would have been anybody, if
she hadn't married young White, who
had money. They say she bad 10 marry
hIm 4 You know their first child wasn't
born ill the second Winter. and that
proves all I've said"
"0h, that's nothing 10 Miss Green.
You know what she did ?'
Vsf1es and the more shame for her, 10
get their minister in such a scrape. Min
listers is human, as we is human, and l
never blame 'em when they come around
met
"Well, what do you think of Rev. Mr.
Stone2 He goes 10 see Deacon Woods
wife every day. She wants too much
praying TO suit me! They say he goes
10 give music lessons on the melodeon,
but ] don't believe a word of it,"
al don't see what there is so attrac.