The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-07-21
JACKSON G. H., OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 2l, 1870.

DuS ana started. Tell you new OK
is big sight / thought Rushville
was somethin' extry till came here.
But la Rushville can't hold a candle
to it. You have no idy how purity it
looks after night. Of course bein' a
country girl, all the lights you ever see
out of doors after night is lightenin'
bugs; but there they have street lamps,
and all the stores are lighted up, show
in silver, jewelry and all kinds of nice
things.
We stopped in front Of the biggest
house you ever did see. Why, our
courthouse could no more be compared
to it than leg cabin could to Deacon
Jones' three story brick 1t was so
very light thought there must be a
party on hand, until they told me that
it was lighted that way every night.
They showed me room away up in
the top of the house, but it was nice
one-better than the spare room at
home.
On a table in the corner saw what
thought was tombstone. l went up
to see what was on it, but it was smooth
as glass. When the servant came in
with some coal, told him to take that
gravestone out, for | was kinder ner-
vous, and didn't want it there. He
didn't know what / meant until l point
ed to the table. He laughed, and said
it belonged there, was marble-top;
but l couldn't bear to see it, so cover
ed it up with my shawl. He then
showed me a cord hangin' from the
wall, with tassel on the end, and told
me when wanted anything to pull
that, and he would come. why said
|, is the other end tied around yOu?'
He said there was bell at the other
end, and when that was rung, he knew
that he was wanted. Then he showed
me how to turn the gas out, (or they
use that instead of taller candles and
then went out
The next mornin' when went down
to breakfast, one of the walters showed
me where to set. There wasn't a thing
on the table but knives, forks, saltsets,
and spoons / was in a towerin' pas
sion. 1 expected to pay for my break
fast, and to be played off on in this way,
got my spunk up. The waiter handed
me piece of paper with the name Of
every eatable I'd ever heard on printed
on it, and stood at the back OF my chair
waitin' to receive my orders. After
wipin' my specs off carefully and put
tin EN- on, read out to him the names
of the things l wanted, and he started
off He was gone so long that l got
tired of waitin' for him, and took out
my knittin', "a blue sock for Joshua,
which made everybody laugh. I told
'em was industrious, and couldn't af-
ford tn waste the time.
After breakfast l writ John a note,
q had the direction on piece of paper
in my pocket book } and he came to the
tavern for me- He said he wasn't ex-
pectin' me till the next day, was the
reason he hadn't sent the kerrage for
me. So l went home with him. HI
has an amszin' fine house, fiDe enougf
accordin' to my notion, for Queen Vie
tory herself.
They were all glad to see me, and
never enjoyed myselfSO we'll since l wa
a gal. After l had been there two OF
three days, Augusty, Johns Oldest dar'
ter, took me to see the park. 1t was
cold and they were skatin'. 1t was {
purity sight to see the young folks glid'
in over the ice, dressed in gay colors
The girls wore short skatin' suits, some
ef'em trimmed in fur. And some oi
'em had their hair fyin' around their
shoulders like mad. didn't like it;
looked mighty ontidy to me. l don
like these big cateracts and chatterin(
braids the women wear at the back o
their heads now days. The hair ought
to be combed back smooth from the for.
head and put up in tight knot on tn
top of the head, and pot all befrizzled "
as if it had never seen comb.
The Park is a sight bigger than I ev
er thought it was. 1t was full of folk
that day. Some of'em rode arounc
in their keerages, and others skated
Augusty interduced me tOa young ma
by the name of NJ. Dowlas. He is pay
in some attention to her and guess il
will make q match. He had on littl
cap of a frican l think they call 'em, an,
his shirt buttons sparkled to kill.
my! but he put on airs. If I was hi
mother, I wouldn't let him go out int
company until he had learned some com
mon sense, and know how TO behav