The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-04-05
BACHELORS HALL.

/. ssOns, two, thrss yellow; one,
two, three, Sour-blue;" said Miss
Penniman, counting the stitches on
her embroidery pattsrn.
ooh Miss Penniuan, guess what's
happnedi'' cried Suky Ann, the
kitchen maid, putting her head in ct
The parlor door.
seWhat il its' asked Miss Penni
snan, dropping her work; shas the
pig broken through that door againi
Well knew how vwould be; / told
Mr.. What's his-name, that he didn't
half do the job, but he was 90 bent
on having his own way that he gave
10 more heed to what i said than
10 tho wind that blows. Now, put
on your hat, and 60 right down,
and tell him It's Ill got to be done
over again. Next time, maybe he'll
heed my advice"
ssBat the pig hasn't broke through
~ Aooe, mum, !" replied 6uky Ann :
1For goodness sake, what has
happened, then! Has the COW got.
into the cornl It's that stupid Ma !
lone; / never yet saw a Irishnan
Who knew which end his head was
On. / alked Malone, MOI three days
ago, about that place. and he said
It's al right, mum;' he always
does say its all right I suppose
he'd say its Ill right If the house
was afre."
sBut il ain the COW, mum"
'.Not the COW! Why didn't you
tell me 20 beforef It's Che chickens,
I suppose; have they got salt
Or
.sTaint the chickens! tain't any
thing that's happened to us"
ssWhy should T care, If it doesn't
concern usi Let other persons take
care Of THAR own affairs"
- "But it does kind o'concern us;
there's folks movin' in the next
house"
My stars! That IL news A Fam
ily with . dozen children, I'll war
rant III have the garden gate nail
ed up, TO begin with, or they'll be
tramping over my flower beds.'
4 guess there amt no children,
Miss Penniman.'
What makes you think soi'
s'Cause / heard um ray he WAS an
old bachelor
Mercy ON usl Worse and worse
OF course he keeps dog-they al
ways do
I'D rather have . dozen children
round than . dog
Hes'm, there q ; dog, I see hin
myseh-a nasty, snappim, yelpin
little dritter; I beard uan ~ il w1
: Gkerrier.' 4
"a whAti'
"a G1pefrier, mum
tOh, . Skye terrier, / suppose
- xneaG Well itis what Tvi
long expected; an old bachelor, yor
sayl OF course he brings house
keeper with him; . great bfazen
faced widow, I'll be bound.
His housekeeper's man, mum.
a mani Of AL things!'
81 4 heard nm ray his name va
Popgun, or something
"a very singular name, truly.
knew . family once, named Gum
and one named Shute, but Popgur
never; I should think his master
be afraid he'd go of. By the way
what's his name the old bachelors
Il ought TO be Cannon, to mate
that Of the servant.
oh, mistress, you are 80 funny
aid Suky Ann, tittering. q hear
um say the mans name was Merr
dew
Um. Who's ums Whoever b
ih he's told you . good deal {
news.'
Twas Tom told me, num- sal
Suky Ann. the rose on her chee
deepening to peony.
tOh the butcher moon faced bo,
I surmised as much; but, Suk
Ann, don't you know It's very in
proper to gossip with young me
IN this wayf I never did, when
was agirl'
4 won't again. said Suky.
That's right; always take my a.
vice, and you'll never regret it Ye
may go now-and SukY Ann, if yc
hear any more about our new neig
bors, let me know it.
sYes,m.'
Miss Penniman was an indepen
ent spinster; she not only owned q
house she lived in, with sever
acres Of land attached, but she hi
money in the bank.
Her age might have been thirt
Eve, and I win not undertake to O
it wa hot forty five; there was not
ing IN her appearance TO afford a
certain indications ON this point
Her complexion had neither q
bloom Of youth, nor the faded h1
to which that bloom too often Civ
place: her strong white teeth ba'
defiauce to the dentist, and b
black hair, somewhat coarse in
bre. showed not . silver thread
She wore it coiled at the back
her head--a style which is never
fashion, and never out of fashion
and her dress, though destitute
flowers, rr,faes and pannier, was
ways Of fine material, and fit
well her not ungraceful form.
For the rest, she lived alone vi
her serving maid, Suky Ann, &C
tent to fI up her time in looki
after her house and farm, weedi