Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-07
oTTUhlwA, wAPELLo COUNTY. IOWA, NAY : 1874

Peggy was sorter hintin at him, when
she spoke about strong-minded men and
so be begun to aare up. Says he, eMiss
Hadscrabble II God wanted woman to be
Is fntel;ectoodl u man. why didn't he
take her from Adam's head, instead Of his
sideg" Then. says Peggy, "Mr. Shallow
brain, fora mighty good reason, God saw
that Adam, jst Hike the men nowadays,
hadn't any brains 70 spare Il
Now 'twas my time 70 speak up, fur
r acas kindr tschsd like, fur the scay
sAe spoke to ~. SAailo.cbrain, and,
says |. sPsegy. you'll do to stump the coun.
Try next lection time. You haint got any
children 70 keep you at home"
rsNo, no,s rid Deacon Snipe, Tor hus-
banG either % b m subsection to.n-
"Thank Heaven for IhAt.' said Peggy, With
a jerklof her hsad. pvs got . good home,
and didn't marry 70 get il either, like the
girls are doin now-sdsys."
That puts me in mind Hepssy, 70 TIL
you ! little about or Polly AIMS pros
pscts. zebulon and I betll think it 10 time
shs waS bssinnin 70 kstch a husband, If she
ever wants q hons u her own. She donv
caro- anything about women's rights. She
says she ain't goin 70 bother her head about
sioh nonsense q that ;ihss got all the rights
she'll evor use. zsbulon says sthat's .
fact, and he can't - vhy oil other women
don't uss littls common sense, and look q
the matter jus nPoaly Ann does Says
/ 10 Zsbulon ~ cthsf -Zebulon,
have ys noticed III. Ebsnezer Middleton,
that ers smart chap thats lately come to
town.
Says hs to me, "Saan you bet But
what's ys'rs hsad sos % now7' Says I to
him, zsbulon, do ysvxns our Polly Ann 70
Be strong minded Old maid, Just like Peggy
'Hardscfabbls7
Said hs 70 M, sSuna God forbid r.
Then says I. b kindsr friendly 10 the
young Teller, and ok him up to supper
oncs In while. 1
Says Zsbulos, ~I1l do my very bet IN
that line, but what dos Polly Ann say ,r-
o. says ], we've got il lrplanned, and ahe's
morne'n willin,
Nov. Hspaey, thsyoung man Is mighty
sight younger than Polly Ann. but laws-
that's notlip. "a @
Well, we'vs bad him up for supper ssv-
ssal times, already. and they have walked
out together, more EbAs once. Polly Ann
says, sometimes ahs i lsstle afeard, M.
Ebsnsssr snssals . raj, iar she's 20 mighty
tuck with him havin him here 30 often
fsr supper, and walkin ont and all sich q
THAI" ss@s
Q, Sister Hspssy, yoa ought to 10 her
now. 6hs is lookin fos Mr. Ebsnszse Mid.
dlsson, and hAs jiss dzsased hssself up
WY hns. Hsr jsspSiry = = olitterin and
. shdRsh for 81 The wosA Is If 'tsoas gold.
s6sys Polly Ann 10 ~ ths Other day.
'nosAsr, ~ last tims / NV EbeussaAf fslt
= tAO cculdn't ~ II. Middleton, OF
II. Ebensssr Middlstos, either" nv
WE'LL says + 70 Polly Am, we'll what do
ynu Sssl liks ssiin him shsas Says she
(wila sSs6A pstiqa.lihsa,I Sssi that when
I IpeaK hmxams, ! want WcuI MN Eu.~
Says ]. TO Polly Ann, that's real poetry.
Now, Hepssy, don't ~ think that our Polly
Ann be- lstsly tuck 10 writin vsrses? ze-
bulon ayS, "she'A > reglar born pose, tho
ws never knowd il aiors.
She's writ q loug string OF poetry FUR
Tho Gcssipville Times, on Tho charms Of
Ebenezer. tssA
The Editor said, she never read sich
tecAin lines in all his lile." Al soon a. the
verses arc printed, ri send ys the paper.
There b one verss in particular that give
the Editor the tytmblcs when he read II.
Here II 10 -
!, my Star OF leve Ct Last has sfteen
NY ho4rt q beaten hard for hfDea
ltheoqAs tt once to love ~ dead,
al A6e e1rD xH1n, daIliA xb."
Now sister Hspssy, as I've writ all ths
new. I'll Gloss, By hopiu ye'rsmind's - clear
on women's rights, as mine II.
Anectionately your Sister,
SUSAN GOssIP.