The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-03-06
Gossip in Il Railroad Train.

Inc other day going back to Cleveland
l sat behind three women for an hour o
two. They were friendly to each other
and did not mini my presence.
Did you hear about Sarah Lamb2'
asked one.
Goodness! MOI" answered the other
"Wcll, Sarah's got her pay, can tel
yOu!" continued the first. "You know
she was whole year trying To catch thai
rcd-hcated widowcr. We'll, she finally
married him; and what do YOU think
they say that he snGcrs at hcr-actually
uses oaths-wlen things 20 wrong; kceps
her from church, is set against company
and won't let her use above two eggs in a
sweet cakc-'
"Mon-stcr-ousr' exclaimed the others.
There was moment of silence, ard
then one of the trio spoke up.
"Did you know that Mrs. Lanccy had
new empress cloth drcss2"
You d0nt say :" exclaimed the
others.
"Ics, I do know il for fact, for
she wore il past our house the other day.
That dress never cost less than seven dol
larS-the bare clOtll--and thea there's the
making and trimmings thrown in! Just
think Of woman in her circumstances
going to such al expense! Why, ifl had
not seen 1t with my OWN eyes, [ couldn't
believe it,"
alt is awful" exclaimed the others.
And the worst of it is, she seems to
hold her head so high!n continued the
first. "l'vc heard that her grandfather
had to go to the poor-housc when he broke
his leg, aud yet she holds her hcad I'D
with the best Of us! or course l don't
want TO backbite any 0ne-it isn't my
nature to talk behind peoples backs
but | will say that I should not wonder
II such extravaganza brought that family
to want for bread before spring comes"
Nothing was said for the next five min
utcs; then one Of the two exclaimed:
Gland Sakcs! but I'd almost forgotten
to tell you Lizzie Therburn has II new
hiatt"
"What! anothcri"
"Ics, another; she wore it 70 church
last Sunday! Think of that-a girl hay
ing three hats in one ycarr'
shameful !" they cried in chorus. ~
don't know what the world is coming to, u
continued the first. "When / was n girl,
one hat hai to last Inc seven years, while
now girl wants at least two n ycar-ifI
L
last Sunday, and saw Lizzie come shying
IN with that new hat (must have cost
three dollars ut the lcastJ | felt queer.
The fate of the sinful people of Sodom
and GOmOrrah came to my mind in Sec
ond; and shouldn't have been surprised
II Lizzie had been stricken then right
downw
They pontlercd over it for two or
al ,r
piled:
$50 Mary Jane Doolittlc is dead, is
"Ycs, poor thing" was the reply;
dead and buried week ago. Hannah
was ut the funeral, and she says that Doc
little never shed n tear-ncvcr even blew
his nosc!"
"ITc didntin
all through, and she says he has heart
like stone. II he should be arrested rs
her murderer ! shouldn't he the least bit
surprised. Poor woman! / met her only
Inst August, and could sec that she was
killing herself. didn't ask her right out
about il, but could understand that Doc
little was cold hearted wretch. lie
didn't have much to say, but just ono re-
i'" hc Hluc c:'nNi inCcu me OF MS cold
hcartcdncSs. He asked for soap to wash
himself, and when she handed him piece
he looked mt ii, snccrcd like, and says
he:
MARY Jane, you mustn't buy any more
yallcr soap"
"Did he say thati"
ale certainly did. I'll go before any
court in the land and swear to i'll"
| had to get oil The train then, and
missed further conversation.