The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-08-03
WHY LUCY ELLEN DID NOT
MARRY.

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single as merred; there's two sides ter
| everything according ter my thinking, Id
| as soon be single and nly OVID mistress, as
| Ike Miss HoIfyhock, who's always a-lug
| ging round baby in one hand and ADDING
Of the work with t'other; or like Miss
| Sinilax you've heern tell of young
| Smildx, how awful sweet he was on her
while they were accounting? Law, bless
| you, how naturs do change after Citing
| themselves mefried: 'twasn't more'n q
| fortnight afore he changed his tune; she Il
| no more burst ask him for sixpence than
you burst put your head into lion
| mouth.
| To be sure, it's different with man; if
| he don't merry, who's ter mend and make
| for him? Who's ter coddle him up, and
fia,ter and encourage him like? Who's ter
help him put the pest foot forward, when
things kind OF. hitch? If | was asked, I'd
! list advise all the men to marry, and all
the women to stay single. However, that's
nothing ter do with Lucy Ellen, that see
! on, though ter be sure she's took my ad
| vice, but no credit ter her, no more than if
| she'd took the vaFIVICId, when 1t was
round Maybe you'ye heerd of her gran
.her, Elder MarigDld9 The folks set a
| heap by the elder herea bouts, though he
was the outspokenest man that ever
| preached; for instance, there was Deacon
| Thrift, used ter live out on the turnpike !;
the deacon was mighty close listed, you
see, and some folks went tor ter say that it
was worse'n that. However, the elder got
| wind OF how the deacon he'd sold six foot
of wood ter Wilder Hood for good cord,
and the next Sabbath the elder he gifts up
| n the pulpit and breaches about the wild
| der and the fatherleSs-thOugh mercy
| knows Miss Hood hedn't no children, and
| was a sight better of than the deacon and
elder put together; but that wasn't no
| kind OF reason why she should oe cheated
| out OF her eye-teeth, which they were
false; AID so the elder he goes for
ter say leaning way oIt over the pulpit
cushing and pointing lust ter one
place and then 10 anOtAer-"l don't care
| who it is, or where he sits-whether In the
gallery or in the body of the meeting
| house, or IN tie de1c0ns seat, the man
thatll sell six foot Of wood for a good
cord is worthy of fire and birthstone, and
I'm afcerd he'll git his deserts I've heerd
as how the deacon made IestitOOtiOn; but
that's nothing ter do with Lucy Ellen, as |
know of, only the elder was her gran ther,
and as likely mau as ever give out a
psalm; however, she didn't inherit moth
ing from him, except yoee of steers and
some farming stuff. The fact was, the
Marigolds might nev been somebodies in
stead of nobodIes and nOthings, if Marsh
Marigold hedn't ulerried as he did, instead
of merging as he ought ter hev done,
though it don't become me ter say who ne
ought ter hev merriGQ. Marsh, you see,
was named after his mothers famiiy-the
/ Marshes over the river yonder; they were
fust cousins ter the SHamps and the
Bnggs, rich as mud could make 'em.
Na'al, YOU see, Marsh he spoiled II all by
going and merging the slackest piece OF
flesh and blood that ever handled a broom,
Jest because she he'd a pretty face ON ter
her. Laws, the way she used for ter cut up
was caution, she hed her sister llldy ter
live with her. Goodness, manys the times
. I've laughed till he'd stitch In my side
, ter hear old DR.. Reartsease tell about them
highsteries OF hers You see one day she
was took very bad in one: the TACT was, ii
, was about having time, and there was plen
, ty ter do, and she wanted ter shiIk II and &C
off visiting her own folks and leave Tidy
ter do the work, and she knew Marsh
, would send her if he thought she was
, poorly; so away She goes, working herscl
? into highsteric, or CONFUSION or some
5 thing, Jest az well as she know how III
msnutactuT EN-; and she cid know bet
, teri most folks, for she'd been with wo
( man who'd ned EN- real. So Marsn ht
saddles up old Fiyaway and brings DIR
: tieartsease, and the doctor he takes &
J pnch OF snuff deliberate like, and Iool1
p | At her tongue, and feels here pulse, anC
Y finds out as how she's APPLYING 'possun
7; the worst kind, aad says he ter Iildy, say
/ he,
r Jest bring me up big pitcher of bill
V ing watcr-of Bling dcats billing hot
e | remember and tin tunnei9"
l. " Whatever III the world are you goin9
for ter do, DOCTOR says Tidy.
! Never you mind, Tidy" says he. "Tn
: going ter cure her up; you Jest run an(
= bring me big pitcher of billing hot waite
: aud a tin tunnel" Then, while Tidy wa
:. | gone for EN-, says he ter the patient
:, Now, Miss Marigold, if you don't COM
0 out of that ere fit of yourn" (tnd he spok
: mighty stern like), my treatment Is, Il
r such cases, ter pour the billing water dowl
= the patients throat through the tin tun
Y nell Aud. bless you she come right on
: of it aforc the bling water and the I'll
e tunnel got up stairs.
Y Il feel better now," says She; 'but ain
l. that rather severe treatment, doCtor?" fol
o YOU see. she believed ne meant to do it.
II In severe cases. says ne, we us
1t severe measure ;" and then he too
e another pinch of snuff and said good b,
n | and Marsh sent her over ter see her folk
J. that afternoon for fear she'd hev relapse
\ ou see, Lucy Ellen hedn't no chance te
grow up as she'd oug ater; since she wa
a child she heerd her mother ac
out, and tell all sorts of whit
h fbs-such as how Marsh wanted her te
n hev help, and she herself wouldn't hear
Il it, nor be bothered with servant abou
II the house, a-putting their fingers inter tn
lam, and a-sIealing of the clothes OFT one
o. back, when Lucy Ellen he'd heerd he
l. father say that he couldn't afford it noway
II and how Mr. Msrigold wanted her ter he
a Leghorn bonnet and French flowers, bu
er for her part, she thoughtit would be wicl
1s ed folly when so many heather hedn an
u thing but u tig-leaf, when Marsh had onl
said that she might hev her old Stra,
ut whitened and pressed over, ana Luc
Is knew that the heathen d never git al,
" thing better if they looked ter her; an
h, then she'd tell how Marsh wanted ter bu
- another horse, when Lucy knew he had Il
sell Flyawsy ter pay off part of NOR
he gage Oh, tell you, they were the grea
re est cases for stretching of the stocking OF
" Of sll kinds of shape, so you'd hardly 1T
known wnaI it was in the first place, an
he of course, Lucy Ellen got ter be chip
is the old block. When she and h.
e mother d got up their bonnets all
~ | ltltI ISSlNSS, lutS u I1chS iOihS I'LL
en- they'd boz ght EN- over ter Shopvllle, al
IN and all that sort OF deceit They used t
IN, make as though they he'd plum cake f
tea regular, and Damson preserves VI
to common IS dirt, and green tea was 8 dru
TIC and loaf sugar r,c great shakes. But gr
IN cious, YOU couldn't hev got the young I,
~, lows ter believe word of it ag in Lu
Ellen; she'd jest bewitched 'em out
'ut their senses with her brown eyes, and h
lot bushes. and her airs and gTaces; they
he a kissed the ground she walked on, b
ost she lest amused herself, and then flung {
en- over, as her mother did afore her A
icy she ,pas pretty piece, for all her silly L
lie tons; for, you see, she looked sig
higher than any OF the neighbors' so
Bless you, doubt If there was match
ns. please her in all the country round, s
fat he'd such mind ter be fine lady, a
yht not bring the water ter wash her hsn'
lre she thought it was downright vulgar
eek work for your living, or ter be seen do