Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28
ErOm our N0Tthern Correspondent. ]
lIAY-WEEDS.

OLD LOE AND HER PECULIARITIES.
I,1o wss one of the institutions
Of the village, and really deserves
to no Chrnnicled among it, rclchri-
Her dwelling was 4 rude cot
in the outskirts of the town,
and pappIouS with children in her
days; but at the time of our
objections OF her, they were near.
~ all grown 4 d dispersed. Loc's
spouse, TOO, about this time. gave
her conjugal felicity some very ru lc
shocks, and she WAS heard to utter
lire imprecations upon ore Of her
own sex, who had the meanncss to
"make 80 much mpedce in families
Her coinage and misanplication Of
words were often amusing and
iulicrous. AMiaci0uS WAS Il substi.
tutc for spacious. "Snch Il hall was
most dudacioUs big" she said, and
shat are Interchangeable silk" she
thought beautiful. Loe took Il trip
to a ncIghboring city, and, IN the
course OF her perambuIationS, called
upon a family who hal occasionally
employed her when living in the
country. She was kindly received
and hospitality entertained. The
house was arranged with a base
ment-kitrhen, and, on her return,
lIOe told with evident satisfaction
Of her visit, and added, "thcy didn't
put me into the QLdSempnt either"
Her occupation being that of laun-
lry-woman and house cleaner, she
had access into nearly all the
houses in the village, and was as
we'll known ms the town clock, the
public green, or any other locate OF
the place. A young physician, who
was a wag, praised her ANGLES, tell,
ing her how slender they were,
(they rcscmblcd broom handles)
and ever after that LOIS dresses
were worn sufficiently short to dis,
play to advantage those graceful
understandings. Even her heart,
though verging on to the htlies or
sixties, was still susceptible TO the
" voice Of the charmcr, "which
proves" says the o~rqcular Mr..
Stubs, "that woman's vanity is
one CT the last traits she Iooscs."
Yes, Ice was . queer mixture,
the religious'y devotional element
often predominpting At every
revival among the Mcthodists, land
in those days these awakcnings
usually occurred annually Loe was
sure to get her hope renewed, and
rs this sort of emotional and de.
monstrative religion was hcrdelight
she was generally one of the earliest
to "come out bright" and be ready
to speak Of her hopes IN the full
congregation. As time passed on,
however, and these awakcnings Of
Loe sill continued regularly to
occur, after her Intervening back.
slidings and religious lcthargy, il
began to be thought that it wouIt
be to the advantage of the canse t
extingulsh this particular case o
re-enlightenment. Especially wa,
this apparent when, in relating hen
experience, Loo being quite carried
away by her emotions, (stimulateC
probably by pQtations from her littlc
black bottle, which she usually
carried she said, "The Lord Jesu,
appeared to her in a droam, riding
in a chariot drawn by Five RamsT
This was the climax, and, much tC
her disgust, Loe was dismissed from
farther efforts in that direction
Then it was, she ascertained beyonr
a doubt, that the Episcopal Churcl
was the only true one; all Others
were in error, and to this haven o
shelter Ice retired, eyer aftcrwart
occupying her corner in the gallery
surrounded by a group of younger
worshippers, over whom she cxer
cised a wholesome authority. Nom
dared to whisper in her presence
and as she eQqld not read, sh,
called in their aid in finding the
hymns and service for her. Blu
whether she held the prayer booI
upside down or not, it was all thu
sagej she had the open page before
her, and what she could not re.
member of the service she made up
as she went along, especially Tho
chants and hymns, which she al
ways sang ia . really melodiou,
voice. After this LOe patronizeC
the Church, she patroni1cd tn,
Organ, and the Choir, while she
reigned Supreme in her corner, sur
rounded by her small flock o
youth, and .beamed fortl Serpphi
cally from her brass-rimmcd spec
:tacIes upon the congregation IL
general Thus Zoe found rest tC
her soul, and n congenial Sunday
sphere. At last her shanty became
so dilapidatcd that some benevolent
persons drew lp q paper, stating
her many kind services to families
in the village, both an sickness and
health, and asking contributions IA
gid her ip hpildinga house. Armed
with this appeal to the individual
purse, Loe marched forth and OBJ
tanned sufficient money to build q
comfortable cottage, in which she
fer mapy years. Il was quite
amusing, however, to think what
good service MGt appeal rendered
her in any case of emergency. so