The union Democrat., 1870-04-23
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The w.ma.. Jary a.a n. Consequence

/ Citizen. Ii is. of conrse, perfectly reliable,
Tor the editor Of the Caizen says 30, and he
ought to know:
DKAR MornKR OF course you have read
in all the papers how that Anty has been
setting on the jury. and how they convicted .
man to death. / know il was . great honor
for her. but had an awful time Of it, and
was glad enough when they adjourned. You
see girls is scarce and high out this way, and
Uncle Jed hasn't got his place paid for yeti
40 Anty and me do our own work. The day
the jury begun 70 set we got mp at 3 o'clock
and had the wash out before breakfast.
Anty went away before l0-then had the
work to finish up. and dinner TO get. Before
| got half through little Ulysses Grant Flail
woke mp aud missed his mother, and set up
was dozen Indians on the war-path. l
tried my best to keep him quiet-at last / be-
gan to sing to him.
Nice little baby, don't get In fairy
Cause mamma's gone out TO set on the jury"
just as got the words out Of my mouth
uncle Jed came in. and says, "damn your
jury" lie was bling mad, I tell you, for
be cannot bear TO hear the baby cry. lie
told me to take the baby straight to the court
house to his mother, and he would eat his
dinner in the pantry; and told me TO tell
Anty to get excused and ccme home. But
when / got there, the Chief-Justce was
preachin' to tie wimmin beautifully, and
told 'em how that all the world was looking
at them; and that Wyoming had took the
first step to give wimmin their rights, and
lots more that can't remember. Poor
Ulysses spied his mother and was getting nm
easy, so that couldn't hear half of it. Af-
ter she got through Anty gave the baby his
dinner, and he was happy as aprince, looking
at all the folks. She said il she did no. come
home to supper, / might bring the baby
again about dark. Wen, had to trot that
baby three times day back and forth, all
the time that Anty was settin' on that jury,
and do all the work besides. Allthe wimmin
had on new dresses except Anty. She
bought beautiful merino, but could mt get i
made up for love nor money-so she had to
wear her black alpaca. She was glad of il
afterwards, for q man sat next to me aud
says to another man. that that woman 10
black dress is sensible, for wimmin settn'
on jury in murder trial ought to wear
mourning. was really provoked one day
when wao takin the baby he kept squall-
ing all the way, when who should see COM
ing but Bill Smirker. pulled my veil over
my face and pretended didn't see him, but
he sings out, "Elalloo what's that ! a young
Ijurynan?" Bill has been home with me
couple of times, but I'm afraid he won't
again after that meeting. They wouldn't let
Anty come home during the whole time.
couldn't get dinner, SO Uncle Jed used to get
lunch at the saloon. / don't ought to say
anything about it. but he stayed out three
nights till 12. Where he was don't know.
l shall tell Anty, for she is all tuckered out,
and has to lie down every little while. Anty
said to-day that she was going to turn over a
new leaf in the house. She would hire girl.
cost what it might. She had come to her
senses, and found out her sphere, and as for
wearing herself out among pots and kettles,
and being slave to Jed Flail. if she knew
herself she couldn't do it. Not much, Mary
Ann! She is going to read and expand her
mind, and some day will start on a lecturiog
tour, and that would be pretty soon, ift'want
for the baby. She said, "there is one thing
certain, put my foot on that square; there
will no more Flails come into this hcuse.
Ulysses is the oldest, and will always be the.
youngest. When was settin' on that jury I
was mortified almost to death to think Of JED
Flail being so stupid as to send that baby
right in court time. Of course he had no
feeling for me. sometimes thought should
faint away and drop out Of my seat, and this
l
was in me. Other wimmin could have their
babies at recess, and their fathers think Just
as mnch of them as Jed does of his. baby. If
| had my life to live over again I'd keep
school till was gray, before I'd marry a
man that couldn't appreciate my talents"
| said, "Aunty, you were beginning to get
gray. weren't you, when you were married ~
but she didn't hear. just then somebody
knocked; Iopened the door, and there stood
Ruth Roddock. She had been visiting here a
spell. She says to Arty, "Good morning,
Mrs. Flail how do you find yourself after
setting on the jurv?" She said she had just
come from Mrs. Goslow's that she and the
baby were both sick that she left a quilt
half off when she went to serve her country
by setting on that jury /: and now that Provi-
dence had seen fit to affict them with sick
ness, she did not know when it would come
off, with nobody but twelve-year old daugh-
ter to do everything. Then called at Mrs.
Knockabouts, and she has the rheumetiz
pretty bad. Her husband had got the chill
dren off to school, and the breakfast dishes
washed. He said be was willing to work
his finger nails off, for he considered ita great
honor tG have wife smart enough to set on
the first jury of wimmin in America. They
would have agreed sooner if it hadn't been
for that Poodle of man. for they did not cal
culate from the first to let that murderer go,
and have folks say they were chicken-heart-
ed, and darsent convict him. Ruth told An
ty that it would be good idea to stop some
Of the Mormon sisters on their way to Utah
and Impress them into the service, and SO
keep every husband well supplied with
nurses-then they might serve their country
and still have things going on as smooth at
home as A weil-greesed engine. Anty saws I
must 20 to school, and as am pretty good ia
grammar an spelling. she wants me to study
latin. She says she has heard the doctors
and lawyers were chuck full of latin, and she
thinks they are, for she could not make out a
good many of the words, and knows they
must "a been latin. Size says most likely I'm
have to set on the jury sometime, and she
don't want me to be as ignorant as she il.
You had better sell the COW and let me have
the money to 90 to school.
Your affectionate daughter.
SALLI SPRoU7.
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