Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08
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Who's that q comm up the path,
Run, Betsy Jane, an see
IA be- its hateful old Miss Jones
A comm here to tea.
NJ - Perkins, is it2 Deary me!
70 ruther hear it thunder
She's atsus round tattlin'!
What brought her here, l wonder?
hope she's only come to call.
Don't ask her, dear, to stay;
For ef we urged her hard enough.
She'd TieUer go away.
o. all the tattlin' set know,
Miss Perkins beats 'em boiler;
Shes comm hear to spy around.
III bet silver dollsri
She's got that old silk bunnit ON
It's older than the hills,
An really looks ridiculous
All ruffies, tucks and frillsi
Good gracious me! she's got her work:
II hev to git my knittin'.
/ s'pcse you knew Bill Smith had give
Her darter Ann the mittens
Come in Miss Perkins, is that your
I'm desprit glad you've come,
For, as l sed TO Betsy Jane.
The house seems awful dumb.
An. Betsy, take her bunnit.
. BE sure you put il where the flies
An dust won't git upon it.
Sez |, rot half an hour ago,
Ser TO Betsy Jane,
wonder where Miss Perkins is p
Here, Betty, hand that skein-
SEE I, I hope she'll come to-day,
II nothin's up to hin ter.
She's comm now, sez Betsy Jane.
loOkin' out the winder.
Miss Perkins, take pinch o. huff,
An tell me al the news:
I haven't heer6 'em in so long
I've almost had the blues.
Mise JahBson's got new silk dresse
Mhs Perkins, wall, neveri
wonder II she really thinks
Fer moneyll lasI for ever7
Miss Perkins, yes, was at church.
Now, want you giai to hear
Tne preacher preach so plain on dresss
1t hit SONS folks so Clear
Miss Primrose colcred like beet
You know she wore q feather
An Say Grimes was dtrfug madt
1t hit 'en, both together,
wonder # Squire Pettibone
Hsint got 4 bral'nsw wigf
really do dislike that man
he feels : , awful bigi
You see him walkin' t'other night
Along with K2th'rine Snyder?
Miss Perkins, thstTi maze match,
II. bet pint o. cider.
Tiie deacon's soa is waitin' on
Miss Grimes cousin Roser
Why, no! hadn't heard o. that.
What fOr do Won
hardly think he'll marry her;
His father won't be within.
Shes jest as poor as poor can be-
She isn't worth a shillin'.
The doctors wife has got boyf
Wall. TOW, that's suthin' new.
Is'pose shell name it arter him.
4 should, an shouldn't you?
o. course you knew Msrisr Smith
Had named her dsrter Lilly.
I'd name her Cabbage HolIyhosk!
That amt one bit more silly!
Miss Perkins. what Miss Blodgett let's
Her girls play plays an dsncei
Well, 1 declare, that takes me down,
An beats the whole o. Frsncel
know one thing-ny Betsy Jane
Don't help 'em in their doin's.
1 might az well jest pint her to
The narrer road to ruin.
Miss Perkins. hev you heard about
That uss with Peleg Brown?
You haint? Why, goodness gracious me
It's all about the town.
They shinl he cheats his customers
sellin' sale<atus:
An say tn " ketched his Youngest son
A steaiir' green tomatoes.
or course you've heerd the talk that's roun
Aoout the Widow Hatch?
They say she's after Thomas Sweet,
An that twill be match.
Her husbsn' h'ain't been dead six months,
An now she wants another.
She'd never be my darter-in-law
II was Thomas motherl
Hev heerd of the we6din'? No,
Who, underneath the sun?
John Wait aud Huldy Robinson?
Miss Perkins, you're in fun,
Why. he's as much as ffty-two,
An Hubby isn't twenty;
But then-we know the reason why
The old fools cash is plenty,
Miss Perkins, lay your work aside
An new q cup o. tea
Tais cake of Betsev James is nice;
jest try piece an'see-
used to like TO cook an bake,
An / knew how to do IL
An Betsy Jane shall larn it tn;
III eddica.e her through it.
Miss Perkins, are you goin' now?
One thing I'd like to know
Go bring her bunnit, Betsy Jane
That's why you hurry so.
Your bunnitis est as nice as new;
swan, it's right in fashion!
Them rufies an these gethers here
Are really VERY dashin'.
On. yes Miss Perkins, shall come.
You must come down agini
You haven't been here in q so long,
1t really is q sin.
GOOD arternoon-yes. Betsy Jane
Shall come an zee your darter.
There has she gone! 1 really hope
she got what she was arter.
In all my life never did
See SIGH a tattlih' critter!
They'd ought to call her Scandalbones;
I'm sure the name 'ud fit her.
s'pose [ must return her call {;
But want sociable at all.