The Placer herald., 1870-04-30
NUMBER sei

washing out before breakfast. Auty vent
away before ten--tbsn bad the work to
fui.b up and dinner to get.
Before had got half through little
Ulysses Grant FlaiI woke up and missed bic
mother, and set up such . bowling you'd
have thought there was dozen Iodians On
tbs war path. I tried my best to keep him
quiet-at last began to sing to him,
Nice little baby don't get in fury,
| Cause mamas gone to set on jury.
Just as go. the words out Of my mouth
Uncle Jsd came in, and says, 'dtmu your
jury lie wss billing mad, tell you, for be-
cant bear to hear ,bs baby cry. He told
me to take the baby straight to The cours.
house to bis mother and be would eat bic
dinner 10 the pantry and told me 10 tell
Anty TO get excused and come home. Bss
when get there, the Chief Justice wss
preschiu' TO the wimmin beautifully, ssd
told em how that all the world was Iookisx
at them; and that Wyoming bad took The
first s,ep to give wimmiu their rights, and
OTIS more that l cant remember. Poor
Ulysses spisd bis mother. and getting uneasy
so that couldn't hear bali Of it. After he
got through, Anly gave the baby his diposr,
and be was happy as prince. looking At oil
the folks. She said If sbs did not come
hcme to supper, might bring The baby
again about dark. Well, had to trot that
baby three times day back and forth, all
the time that Anty was settin' 90 that iury.
and do all the work besides.
All the wimmin bad on new dresses q.
cept Auty. She bought q beautiful blue
msrino, but couldn't get !. made up for love
nor monev-so she bad TO wear her black
alpacca. She was glad OF il afterwards, for
a man sat next to me aod Gays 10 aootbsr
man that that woman 10 q black dress 10
sensible, for wimmin ssl.in' on a jury ia .
murder trial ought to wear mourning.
was real provoked one day when vas
takn' the baby; be KEEP, equaliug oil The
way, when who should see coming but Bill
Smrker. pulled my veil over nv face
aud pretended didn't see bin, but bs sings
out, "balIoo what's thati q young jury,
man 7" Bill has been home with me .
couple Of times, but am afraid hs won't
again after that meeting. They wouldn't
let Anty come home during The whole time.
| couldn't get dinner, so Uucls Jed uasd
TO get lunch at the saloon. dou't ought
TO say anything about it, but hs stsid out
three nights ill twelve. Where hs was
don't know. shall not tell Au,y. for she
is all tuckered out, and has to lie down
every little while.
Auty said to day that she vss going 10
turn over a new leaf 10 the house. She
would hire a girl, cost what !. might. She
had come to her senses, and found out her
/, sphere, and a. for wearing herself out
among pots and kettles, and being . slave
for Jed Flail, If she knew herself sbs should
not do it. Not much, Mary Ann She is
going to read and expand hsr mind, and
some day will start on . lecturing tour, and
that would be pretty soon, il t'waut for The
baby. She said, 'tbers is one thing certain.
| put my foot on that. square; there will b. .
no more Flails come into this house. Ulys-.
ses is the Oldest, and will Alwsys b The
youngest.
When l was settin' on that Jury / vas
mortified amost to death TO think Of Jed
Flai being 90 stupid ~ TO send that baby
right in court time. OF course bs bad no
feeling for me. I sometimes thought l
should fain; away and drop out Of my seat,
and this great umix to drag out what little
there was 10 me. Other winner could
have their babies at recess, and their fathers
think just az much Of them a. Jed does Of
bic baby. II had my life 10 live over
again, I'd keep school ill wss gray before
Id marry q man that couldr't appreciate
my talents. | said 'Auo.y, yeu we're BE-
ginning to gray, weren't you, wbsu you
were married = but she did not hear. just
then somebody knocked; opened The door,
and there stood Ruth Roddock. She says
to Anty, Good morning, Mu. F!ail; bow do
YOU iud yourself after seeting on The Jury Z
She said she had come from Mrs GlassRowr
that she and the baby we're both sick; and
that she bad left quilt half of when sbs
went to serve her country BY setting on
that jury; and now that Providence bad
seen fit to aff]ct them With sickness, she did
not know when it would cous off with no.
body but twelve year old daughter 10 do
vsrythiug. Then l called on Mrs. Kuock-
abouts. aud she has the rheumatic prettv
bad. Her husband bas got the childrss Of
TO school and the breakfast dishes vasLsd.
lie said he was willing to work bis Rnssx
nails of, for be considered it great honor
to have wife smart enough to SET on the
first jury Of wmmin 10 America. They
would have agreed sooner il it lad not been
for that Poodle Of man. fos they did not
calculate from the fret 10 lot that murderer
60, and have folks say they were chicksu>
hearted and darsent oonvicI him.
Ruth told Anty that Il would be Q good !
idea to stop some Of the Mormon sisters on
their way TO Utah and impress them iate
The service and so keep every husband wsll /,
supplied With wet nurses-theu they might
serve their country and bavs tbiugs 60 on.
as smooth At home a. . we'll creased engine.
Anty says must 60 to school, and ~ 1,
am pretty good in grammar su' spsllia' she
wants me to study latin. She says she hss :
heard the doctors and lawyers are chuck
full OF latin, and she thinks they are, for
she could not make out good many Of
the words, au' kuows they must been latin.
Ill have to set on the jury sometime. and,
she don't want me TO be ne Ignorant % abe