The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-21
The Widow Bed0tt RetiTes TO q
Grove I'm the Rear OF ParsOn
snifIle's House.


She sits down on log aad sings IN
plaintive voice:
Ere love had teached my tears to dow,
was uncommon cheerful,
But now such misery dew know
I'm AWAY sad and fearful.
What peaceful hours once enjoyed,
All on a summers day!
But %, my comfort was destroyed
When Shadrack crossed my way
Iheerd him preach-I heerd him pray
Dear SUI! how did feel that day?
IL was DIRE adful thing!
Full forty dollars would give
III we'd continured epart,-
For though he's made my spirit live,
He's surely bust my hearti
(She signs profoundly-and the FL
der advances unexpectedly
Good gracious is that you, Elder
Sniffies2 how you did scare me
Never was so frustrated in all the
days O. my life hadn't the most re-
Otest idee O. meetin' you here
wouldn't a come for forty dollars If
I'd 'sposed you ever meandeT'd here.
/ never was here afore,-but / was a
sittin' by my winder and | cast my
ewes over here, aud observed the
lofty trees q Wavin' IN the gentle
blast. and heerd the fethered singster
a warblin' their miloncholy music, /
felt quite call to come over, it's so
retired and romantic-such an appro :
priare place to marvel round 10, ye
know, when a body feels low-spirited
and unconsolable, as / dew tonight.
D, d-ea-rl"
Most worthy Mrs. Bedott, your
evident depression fills me with un-
mitigated sympathy. Your feelings,
if may be permitted to judge from
the language of your song, which L
overheard
You didn't though, Elder the
dreadful suzl what shall dewH /
wouldn't a had you heerd that song
for no money l wish hadn' come
l wish to gracious | hadn't"
II assure you. Mrs. Bedott, It was
unintentiOnal on my part, entirely nm
intentional; but my contiguity to
yourself, and your proximity to me.
were such as rendered it impossible
for me to avoid hearing you
Well, il cane be helped now; it's
no use crying for split milk, but I
wouldn't hev ye think | know'd gou
ever come here.
ION the contrary, this grove is a
favorite resort Of mine; it affords a
congenial retreat after the extermin
ating and tremendous mental labors
of the day. not unfrequently spend
the declining hours Of evening here,
buried in the most profound medita-
ton. On your entrance | was Ocee-
plying 10y customary seat beneath tha
outrageous mountain-ash which YOU
perceive few feet from you; indeed,
had not your mind been much preoc-
cupied, you could scarcely have
avoided discovering me" $500
20 gran'ther graeiousl / wish I
STAYED at huml / was born for mis-
fortin' aud nothing elsel / wish to
massey I'd stayed at hum tonight /
but felt as if I'd like to come here
once afore / leave the place." (She
weeps.)
"Ah, indeed do you project leav-
ing Scrabble Hip"
Yes, dew; / calkilate to 60 next
week. must hear you preach once
more-0nce more, Elder, and then
I'm agwine-somewhere I don't care
where, nor ] don't care what becomes
o. me when git thar" (She sobs
violently)
90, Mrs. Bedott, you distress me
beyond limitation; permit me to in
quire the cause Of this uncomfortable
''Ol Elder SnifHes, you are the
last individual that ought to ak such
a question. 0. shall diel l shall
give il upl
MADAM, my interest In your well
fare is intense; allow me. to intrsai
you still moro vehemently to unbur-
den your mind. Perhaps it is in my
power to relieve you"
Relieve mel what an idea. O, Ell
der; you toiH be the death o. me il
you make me revulge my feelin's So
An hour ago. felt as if I'd died
afore Ia a said what hev said now !;
but you've draw'd it out o me.
Respected madam, you have as jet
pFomulged nothing satisfactory; per-
init me p
90, gran'ther grievousl [ must
come tot Well, if must 1 must
so to begin at the beginnin'. When
/ fust heerd you preach, your sam
monseonsettled my faith but after 9
spell was convinced by yer argeGyin
and gin up 'roneous notions, aud my
mind got considerably earn. Blu
how could set Sabberday after Sab
berday under the droppins O. yel
voice, aud not begin to feel mOre'I
ordinary interest in the speaker j
endeavored not tew, but couldn't helI
it.; twas in vain to struggle agains
the feelings that prepossessed M
buzzom. Bdtit's all over with mt
nowl Eelioitude is at an end--my
sittiwation is hopeless / shall q
back TO. Wiggletown next week, anC
never trouble you no more.
All, Mrs. Bedott, you alarm
Yes, you never'll see no NOR
trouble with Prissilly. I'm gwin
back to Wiggletown Can't bear I
go back there mother, on account {
the iudiv7iddiwals that l come ava
to get rid Of. There's Cappen Ca
moot, he's always been after me eve
since my husband died, though
haint never gin him no incurridge
ment-but be wont take no for a
answer. dread the critters atteu
tions And then Squire Bailey-he'
wonderful rich; but that amt no rec
ommendation to me, and I've toll
him so time and again, but | spose h
thinks I'll come around bombyt
And Deacon Crosby, he lost his pare
liner a spell afore l come away, he WI
very much pleased with. me, he's
wonderful fne man-make a fust ral
husband / kind o. hesitated whe
he promulgated his sentiments te
me, told him I'd think on it till
come hack; I spose he'll be at me /
soon as git there / hate to disal
point Deacon Crorby, he ID such
fine man, and my companion sot 1
much by him; but then I did not fel
for him as | do for -. He is
Presbyterian tew. and do not thin
it would DO right to unite my destin;