The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-07
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WHY LUCY ELLEN DIDN'T
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Why didn't Lucy Ellen Marigold XII
mcrried; Hedn't eny'ChanCes, ehy Now
est you let me tell you how It was
Lucy Ellen was pretty enough; thai
wasn't the trouble; but you see them
Marigolds they're sort of queer. Now
don't 60 for ter say but she's rs well oil
single as merrGd; there's two sides Ter
every thing; according 10 any thinking,
I'd as soon be single and my own mis-
tress, as like Miss llollyhock, who's al,
ways Juggling round baby in one hand
and adding Of the work with tother; or
like Miss SmilaX-youve hcern tell OF
young SmilaX, how awful sweet he was
ON her while they were a.COurting? Law,
bless YOU. how naturs do change after
Citing themselves Lcrried 'twasn't
mOren fortnight alore lie changed his
tune she'd no more burst ask him for u
sixpenCc than you burst put your head
into u lions mouth. To be sure, its dii.
lercnt with man; If he don't merry,
who's to mend and make for him. Who's
ter coddle him up, and Halter and en-.
courage him like Who's ter help him
put the best foot forward, when things
kind Of hitChy II was asked, I'd jest
advise all the men to merry, and all the
women TO stay single. However, that's
nGthing ter do with Lucy Ellen, that |
see on, though ter be sure she's took my
advice, but no credit to her, no more than
il she'd took the variOlOid, when It was
round Maybe you've heerGd Of her
gran'tber, elder MarigoldY The folks set
a heap by the elder herGabouts, though
he was the Oulspokcnest man that ever
preached for instance, there was Deacon
Thrift, used to live out on the turnpike;
the deacon was mighty Close.listed, you
see, and some folks went Tor ter say that
il was wOrse'n that. However, the elder
got wind OF how the deacon had sold six
feet Of wood to Widder Hood for good
cord, and the next Sabbath the elder he
gifts up In the pulpit and breaches about
the wilder ind the latherless-thOugh |
mercy knows Miss Hood hadn't no chill,
dren, and was sight better off than the
deacon and elder put together but that
wasn't no kind III reason why she should |
be cheated out Ol her eye teeth, which |
they were false and 50 the elder he goes
tor ter say-a leaning way out over the
pulpit clIshin and pointing lust = on
place and then anOther-"l don't Ca,, who
il is, or where he sits, whether in the gal.
lCry or in the body Of the meeting. house
ar IN Tie deacOHS &dt, the man thRt'l sell
six tOOt Of wood for cord Is worthy of
tire and birthstone, and I'm aleard he'll
get his deserts" I've heard as how the
deacon made restriction; but that's moth.
ing To do with Lucy Ellen as knows Of
only the elder was her gran'thCr, and rs |
lively man us ever give out II psalm;
however, she didn't inherit nothing from
him, except yoke Of steers and lot Of
farming stuil. The fact was, the Mari.
colds might hGv been sOmCbOdies instead
Oi nobOdies and nothings, If Marsh Mer.
rigOld hCdn'L merried as he did, instead
Of merging ms he ought to hey done,
though il didn't become me to say who
he ought to hey married Marsh, you
see, wins named after his mothers family
the Marshes over the river yOnder they
were lllst cousins to the Swamps and
B0ggs, rich us mud could make 'eln.
Wall, you see, Marsh lie spilled il MI by
going and merging the slaCkest piece OF
flesh and blood that ever handled a broom,
Jest because she he'd. pretty face on to
her. lIaws, the way she used to cut up
was u caution; she he'd her sister Tildy
ter live with her. Goodness, many's the
time I've laughed till he'd II stitch In
my side to hear old Dr. lleNrtsCase tell
about them magistrates of hers. You see
one day she was took very bad in one;
the laCt was, il WINS about laying time,
md there was plenty ter do, and she want
ed To shirk II and 60 Off visiting 10 her
own folks, and leave Tidy ter do the
work, and she knew Marsh would send
her II he thought she was poorly; so away
she goes, working herself into IL highsler.
ic, or commissions or something, Jest as
well as she knew how To manufacture
'cm; and she did know bcttern most
folks, for she'd been with woman who'd
he'd EN- real. So Marsh he saddles up
old Flyaway and brings old DR.. Heart.
sease, and the DR.. takes n pinch Of snuff
deliberate like, Ond looks ut her tongue,
and feels her pulse, and finds out rs how
she's APPLYING 'possum the worst kind;
and says he ter 1ildy, says he:
"JGst bring me up II big pitcher OF
Killing watcr--Qt biting ,Odter! billing hot,
remember tin tunnclV
Whatever in the world are you going
for to do, DOctOr?" said Tidy. ..
Never you mind, Tidy" says he.
am going Ter cure her up you Jest run
and bring me big pitcher Of billing not
water and II tin tunnel" Then while
Tidy was gone for en-, says he Ter the
patient. "Now, Miss Marigold, II you
don't como out Of that there III OF y0llrn'
Mnd he spoke mighty stern like, my
treatment Is, in such eases, Ter pour the
billing water down the patients throat
through the tunnel" And, bless you, she
came right out Of IL alorC the billing
water and the tin tunnel got up stairs.
al feel better now" she says; but amt
that rather severe treatment, dOctorY
for, you sec, she believed he meant tn do
H.
ain severe cases. says he, ave use
severe measures" and then he took mn.
other pinch Of snuff and said goodbye,
and Marsh sent her over to see her folks
for fear she'd hey II relapse. You see,
Lucy Ellen liedn't no chance ter grow up
as she 0lighter since she was child she
heerCl her mother act out, and tell all
sorts of white llbs-such us how Marsh
wanted her ter hcv help, and she herself
wouldn't hear to II, nor be bothered with
II servant about the house, a'putting their
fingers inter the jam, and a.stealing OF the
clothes Off ones back when Lucy Ellen
he'd heGrd her father say that he couldn't
afford II nOwAy; and how Mr., MarigOll
wanted her ter hey lcghorn bonnet and
French flowers, but, for her part,
she thought II would lie n wicked
folly when so many heather hedn't
anything hut II fig leaf when
Marsh he'd only said that she might
hey her old straw whitened and pressed
over, and Lucy knew that !le he%lhGn,I