Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-09-02
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married members Of some neighbor-
ing village, and were then presented
by Father jenkins with a slice Of The.
Man NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. late fam
lily seat. Years rolled Oh and the
second generation Of Jenkiuses was
followed by a third, and the third by a
fourth; but as heiresses were more
numerous than heirs, the old name
gradually died out; and at the time !
write, when JenkinstoWu Ii was thriv-
ing village, with a meeting-house, a
blaCksmith's shop, a store and town
pump, the time-honored appellation
was born but by one person, the relict
Of the late jeremiah jenkins.
The widow of Jenkins was, in her
own estimation at least, q person Of
first consideration in the town. She
lived in y comfortable house at the
village, and her well titled acres
spread far around her, till they joined
those Of Deacon BagGs, The widow
was certainly pretty, but her fatness
and fairness might be questioned; in
fact, if the former is, as some people
maintain, an invariable result ofsWeeC-
ness Of temper, | ar the widow must
even be guiltless it, for, ifreport say
true, her voice mght be heard at sill
yer dawn and goi N twilight admin-
istcring, in not very dulcet tones, ad.
mouition to the unlucky men, and
still more miserable maids Of her
household. Still, The widow was a
NOUS woman. She sat regularly in
he! pew at meeting, and during pray
er looked devoutedly through her
fingers at Deacon Baggs, who sat OPP
poslte, TO see that he didn't disgrace
his Office by looking at those irouzle-
headed Smythe girls, who sang in
the choir. . yes! she did her duty i'll
all things; no one could accuse Melissa
jenkins Of slackness.
A short time before our story opens
a mania for fancy stock broke out in
Jeukinstown, and the respective
merits and dement's of Durhams,
Guernseys, Jerseys and Attorneys
was thes only subject disguised.
strange to say, tTIis widow took no
interest in the subject, but her neigh-
Dor Baggs went into it heart and soul,
and diminutive specimens OF the diff
ferent breeds were TO De seen scattered
over his fields.
The widow smiled her acVIiiine
nose but said nothing; aud imagine
the surprise of Baggs, when one day
he discovered a beautiful Alderney
calf grazing in the very field that
ioined his. lie called bis factOtum
Xeb, pointed out the phenomenon to
him, and desired him TO ilnd out what
it meant. Zeb obeyed, and reported
that it belonged to the widow, and
was imported by her from the little
! island direct.
From that hour the deacon was a
changed man; a cloud seemed TO settle
down around him, and he haunted
the pasture like q ghost, to feast his
ewes on the bovine loVellness that
cropped the fragrant clover all un-
conscious of the heart which sighed
for her. He stood one morning gaz-
ing pensively at her, when his medi-
tati0ns were broken by Heb.
"Fiue critter that" said he.
The deacon only sighed.
"Wouldn't mind ownin' her would
you deacOn%
0pd give every beast Oh my farm
for that ere beauty replied the dea-
con, solemnly.
"You don't say 30, | wouldn't 80
that far; but she aneal cliLter why
don'ty0u get her, deacon.o
"Get her, man alive! How
"Buy her of the widow"
"You deuced fool! Do you suppose
the widow'd sell her."
"Well, no; not to anybody; but then
she might to you. The widow sets q
kinder store by you; you are nciShbo0rs
like YOU see, and she might like the
chance to oblige you. I'd ask her,
anyway; that won't break no bones"
The deacon looked as If he were moi
quite sure of the fact, but he said:
"By hockey, Heb, I've a mind tC
try il! IN go right of! Strike while
| lie IRONS hot.n He began to noun
the fence, ., ,
Hold on" cried Heb. "Look'
sometimes goes Il long ways viii
wimlnin folks. Suppose you go to th'
house first and put on your mce;'n'
coat, and peck up a little" IT,.
"Certainly,n said the deacon. ~
good idea, Zeb; III do it" and TIN
pair went to the Ouse.
The widow We rolling out pie-crus
and scolding the maid, who was peel
ing apples. .,.,,... ...,.,,.,,, n,,r,
time stops for you? II ere are all tn
pies ready, and you still lazin' oye
them apples. Perhaps, if you lay TN
kuiie beside them, they will pee
themselves. You had better try il
and then you won't sile your finger,
In my time gals knowed what WOTI
( meant, and wasn't above their sta
: tions, with their frizZles, and ribbons
and rings. Hurryiup, / say! Do yo
; think you are Joshua, and the sun
l going to stand still for your
The widow turned her iDdignal
ewes toward the maid, and rs she di
so, they fell on the approaching form
Vi 6BIess my stars! if there doe.n
come Deacon Bags! His best clotht
r. on too! What can be Out? Hope 1T
b one is dead. Must be very sudden
d there is, for ! know no one mas gee
; sick about. No; he doesn't look tlk
a funeral. What can il be- Be
u clothes this time Of the day. IL mu
; be something serious! Just suppo,
+, he should he coming To kul
n YOU, Jemimy! Open them stun
Il room windows, dust the GneefS, al'
Q let him in, aud tell him l'Il he lhe
IL in q iiny. Aud mind you, con
,, straight back; don't 'tyou stand gaopI
% to him." .,,,,
Jemimy departed ON her errain
and the widow pulled down h
= sleeves, washed her hands, al
C smootlied her "front piece" to me
a the deacon.