The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-08-28

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looked dredful curious, and I felt
awful mean. But I jest ketched it
of, and said nothing. But when
Josiah came out of the bedroom,
with what little hair he has got
standin' out in every direction, no
two hairs layin' the same way, and
one Of his gulluses q hangin' most
to the floor under his best coat, 1
up and told 'em. 1 thought mabby
they wouldn't stay long. But Dea-
con Dobbins' folks seemed to be all
walked up on the subject of religion,
and they proposed we should turn
it into kind of conference meet
in, so they never went home till
after ten o'clock.
1t was most eleven o'clock when
Josiah and me got to bed agiD. And
then jest as 1 was gettin' into q
browse l heard the cats in the but
terry, and I got up to let them out,
And that rousted Josiah up, and be
thought he heard the cattle in the
garden, and got up and went out.
And there we was a marchin' round
most all night. And if we would
get into a nap, Josiah would think
it was mornin', and would start up
and 90 out to look at the clock. He
seemed so afraid we should be be
lated, and not get to that exertion
in time. And there we was on OuI
feet most all night. 1 lost myself
once, for l drempt that Josiah was
droundin, and Deacon Dobbins was
on the shore q prayin' for him. II
started me so that l jest ketched
hold of Josiah and hollered. "Whai
does all you, Samantha? l hain'-
been asleep before to-night,and now
you have reused me up for good. J
wonder what time it is?' And theT
he got out of bed a5in and went out
and looked. 1t was half past l, and
he said, che didn't believe we haC
better go to sleep again, for fear w
would be late for the exertion, and
he wouldn't miss that for nothin'. ,
"Exertion," says l, in an awfu
cold tone. 81 should think VIC haC
had exertion enough for one SPELL
But 1 got up at 2 o'clock ant
made a cup of tea, as strong as
could, for we both felt beat out
worse than it We had watched il
sickness.
But as bad and worn out as Josial
felt bodily, he was all animated il
| his mind about what good time he
was goin' to have. He acted fool
| iish, and l told him so. l wanted t
wear my brown and black ginghau
and a shaker, but Josiah, insisted
that l should wear a new lawn dress
that he had brought me home as :
present, and / had got jest made up
So Jest to please him L put it on,anC
nv best bonnet. And that man, 81
II could do and say, would wear ;
pair of pantaloons 1 had been ma
| kim for Thomas Jefferson. TheI
was gettin' up a military company
to Thomas Us school, and thes,
pantaloons was white with a blu
stripe down the sides, a kind Of uni
form. Josiah took a awful fancy tt
'em. And said he.
Il will wear 'em, Samantha the,
look so dressy."
Says I, "They hain't hardly done
| I was goin' to stitch that blue st:ip
on the left leg a gain. They hahn
finished as they ought to be, and
would not wear 'em. 1t looks vain il
you"
| Says he, Il will wear 'em, Samar
tina. l will be dressed for once"
| l didn't contend with him. Think
Il, we are maxim fools of ourselve
by goin' at all, and if he wants
make little bigger fool of himse
Iby wearin' them white pantaloons,
won stand in his light. And the
l had got some machine oil onto'el
so felt that I had got to wash Eel
anyway before Thomas j. took Eel
to school. So he put 'em on.
1 had good vittles, and sight {
Fem. The basket wouldn't hold 'el
i all. So Josiah had to put q bottl
of red raspberry jel into the pockt
, of his dress-c coat, and lots of othC
: little things, such as spoons, an
. knives, and forks, in his pantaloon
t and breast pockets. He looked liH
Captain Kidd, armed to the teet
: and l told him so. But good Ian,
1 he would have carried a knife in b
? mouth, if l had asked him to,he fe
r so neat about goin', and boasted s
!. on what splendid exertion it WI
D goin' to be.
S We got to the lake about s o'cloC
f for the old mare went slow. We WI
b about the first ones there, but tbC
Y kept comm, and before 10 o'cloC
4 we all got there. There was abo
e twenty old fools of US when we g
}; collected together, and about
: o'clock we sot sail for the island.
IS l mad made up my mind from Il
r first ont to face trouble, and so
didn't put me out so much VIII,
e Deacon Dobbins, in gettin' into f
!" boat, stepped onto my new Law
t, dress and tore hole in it as big
is nv two hands, and ripped it HI
% off the waist. But Josiah havin' f
it so animated and tickled about t
IL exertion, it worked him up awful
when Just after We had got well @
IN onto the lake, the wind took his l
rs off and blew it out into The lal
at He had made up his mind to be
10 pretty that day, and be so dress
pe M. that it worked him up awful
rs And then the sun beat down o.
ly him; and if he had had any b
onto his head it would have seem
be more shady. But l did the bes
as could by him and pinned on his
he bandanna handkerchief onto
,ot head. But as / was a fxin' il OF