The union Democrat., 1870-07-16
ola Hsens.
4 sEsr OF AppLEp Eeos.


emmy to church. is pretty much all that iiie
means to our old hen. Here is mes: OF her
eggs. This is the result of those long and
loud cluckings which you mar hear morning.
noon and night as you pass by the, Een-coop
door. Hear her:
Conducted herself in highly improper
manner, to say the least Of it. Everybody
knew be was there until Que O'Clock III the
morning. I've seen light there at three.
And vet IS folks visit her and she visits
them. Well, its ncne o my business"
There's -'s folks got their girl another
new dress. Well, they spend their money
bouts fast as they make it. This makes
the fourth she's had this Summer. And
they don't bring her up to do anything.
She'll have hard time of it one of these days.
Well. it's none o. my business. Cnt-cu;-cut-
Gu -da-cut! Cut-cu.-cut-cu-da-cuti |"
The old hen is mad that the girl has SO
many new dresses. and glad that dark clouds
are in store for her future.
"They put up at the Grand Hotel when
they were Mt the city. She bough. three new
dresses. two new bonnets, six pair of CATERS.
and four boxes gloves. Better pay their
debts at home. Well, it's none o''my busi-
ness"
"Why don't he marry that girl, if he's
going to. Looks suspicious to see man pay
ing attention so long and nothing come of it.
Cut-cut-cut-cut-cu-da-cu Cut-cus-cut-cu-da-
cut ~
At heart the old hen will be more rejoiced
if things for the girl turn out all wrong,
rather than all right.
- was there twice a day while her
husband vas OF the Bay. Staid all the morn
ing every day. They say he was very atten-
tive to her before she married her present
husband. o, well it's none O. my busi-
ness"
She could just as we'll do her washing
herself as hire it done. Look at the clothes
her children soil in week / counted
dozen aprons and twenty pairs of stockings
hanging out on their clothes line. Cut-cut-
cut-cu-tia-cut Cut-cut-cut-cu-da-cut!" !"
What does he go to San Francisco so
often for? Business Business ia good
excuse, but-well. it's none o. my business.
His poor wife Well, it's none o. my busi-
ness.o
No more control Of her children than if
they were so many wild cattle. Rush like
bulls through the parlor, eating gingerbread,
and when she speaks to them they mind her
as much as If she was post. Perfectly
blind to their faults. Well, it's none O. my
business"
"O One thing is certain. After that safe
was robbed they branched out. built a now
house, and lived in ever so much better style
than before, and nobody knew where the
money came from. Well, it's none O. my
business.
81 She dresses extensively. But where
does the money come from? Well, it's none
of my business Cut-cut-cut-cu-da-cut Cut
cut-cut-,n-da-cut! ~
"The pillow cases they lent US when the
Jones came and quartered themselves on us,
were perfectly alive with bed-bngs. And
their kitchen Well. of all the sights Cut
cut-cut-cu-da-cut Cut-cut-cut-cu-da-cut |"
This egg is for the doctor:
"Dosc his patients with calomel and say
it's somcthing else. Nothing hu. that killed
poor Mrs. -. lie don't care, longs he
gets his money. Well, it's none o my busi-
nesso
This egg is for the scEoolmaster:
Scholars don't improve so very fast.
Very particular to be be sure about teaching
tho big girls. They do say he keeps 'em
after school quite as long as is necessary.
Well, it's none O. my business"
This egg is for the minister:
"His preachin's gettin' rather tame.
think there's need of vital piety somewhere
else MS we'll as in the chlrch-members.
Ridn' and visitin' with people who don't he
long nor care anything for the church, because
they live in little better style and put on a
few airs. Well, he might spend a little more
time with those who do their full share of
the heat and burden of the Lord work. Cut
cut-cut-cu-da-cut Cnt-cut-cut-cu-da-cut!"
When oil these eggs are hatched they pro-
duce n brood of troubles, discords, hates, en-
wings, suspicious, jealcusies. chickering's,
ouarrels. blows. and even murders. Murders
have had their beginning at the end of an
old hens tongue.
MORAL CowARpIcE.-A man may stand be-
fore pistol muzzle and flying bullets, bnt
how many dare face the entire truth concern
ing themselves. How many of us can with
out wincipg stand behind the curtain and
hear ourselves talked about? There may be
some Injustice mingled with this criticism