The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-07-21
WHOLE NO. 1911.

OOA Oh lne IIShI oI lhe Sta6et 'Ota9e/
says |, good land! do they bring 'sm
in the houseF She explained that it
wasn't a stage-coach she meant, but
big platform in the back part Of the
house, with curtain in front of it, and
lights on the floor.
After little while The band (or or
chestry. as Msrthy told me to call it) be-
| g un to play, and could no more make
out the tune they were tryin' to get At
than could tell when the world was
comm to an end. Then the house got
lighter, and the curting slowly riz. I
was little disappointed to see that
there was only room behind it. 1t
was finished mighty fine of course, but
l had expected to see something more
A door opened and man dressed in
red velvet and gold, with two long
white plumes in his hat come out, He
was singin', and as near as / could make
it out, was in dreadful pickle about
something. He went to the hack part
of the room, and girl dressed in pink
silk and white lace come in, made big
bow, and commenced to scream at the
top of her voice, and did too, for
l thought the buildin' must be on fire.
Hush mother, she's only singin' says
Marthy.
Singin! we have some powerful good
singers in the singin' school at home,
but if any of 'em was to screech like
that, the singin' master would send 'em
home. Everybody looked at me, but l
didn't care l amt used to operys.
When the girl saw this man, she was
worse than ever They had dreadful
quarrel she accused him of bein' false,
and he denied it up and down. At
last she stamped one foot on the floor
right hard, and gave another spiteful
yell, and walked off.
He sung a real mournful tune after
she went out, and laid his hand on his
heart so pitiful, that felt sorry for the
poor feller
Then he throwed up both hands and
said something about susanside, and
was afraid he really would put an end
to his persistence as the schoolmastsr
once said.
The opery lasted till one o'clock. Some
times forest would be represented on
the stage, then city, and once it look
ed for all the world like the ocean.
Sometimes more than hundred folks
would be there at once.
But the end of it all was that these
two made up, and come out Smil-
in as nice as could be. People stamp
ed on the floor and throwed 'em bO-
quets reckon they were glad because
the young man didn't kill himself
Then the curting fell. The folks kept
on stampin' and clappin' their hands,
and he led her out IN front of the cur
ting GHe had bis hat in his hand this
time.) They both made bow, and
folks seemed satisfied, and got up to go
home. Well, I can't tell you al that
happened while was there, but every
day found out something ! didn't know
before. / used to think | was a tolers
ably smart woman. can read and
write, (my writin is old fashioned to be
sure, but it's better than none), and !
larned something about 'rithmetic and
Grammar when was a gal. Aud III
ventur to say (though I do say it 90
shouldn't, that there amt better cook
in fifty miles of US than l be. Your
poor dear dead and gone uncle Jacob
used to say: 'Jerusha, they say every
body has forte, and l think yours must
be maxim chicken pie But goodness,
l can't keep up with city folks in any.
thing.
I'd been there so long that conelud-
ed l couldn't stay away from home any
longer. ! wanted to see the green
meaders agin. Joshua used to be real
prudent boy, but since he has been
goin' to see Tabitha Hawkins he spends
most of his time in blackln' his boots
and putin lie on his hair. Qt will
look red though, in spite offate) And
l was afraid if the farm was left long
in his care it would go to wreck and
ruin. John said he would make up ali
the farm would lose, and wanted me to
go to Saratogy with 'em, but l wouldn't
"a done it for the world. Igot tired Of
bein' fashionable, and was determined
TO come home, and here l am. Before
| left l says to Augusty, Don't you
3 marry that feller with the african cap.
He'll never make livin' in the world
He don't need to. He has enough
money now,' said she, laughin'. But
, riches take wings and flee away, and
where weuld he be in that casei Just
you keep clear of him. But | know it
was of no use, for when girl gets It
into her head to get married, all the
people in the world can't stop her. l
was amazed at the foolish extravaganza
. | saw there. I'll never call you extrav-
agant again when you ask yer Pc to buy
YOU a pew delaine. Why, the clothes
of one woman would have bought