The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-19
AUNT PATIENCE CONTINUES HER
STORY.

Well, as E-told you in my last letter,
1 knowed there was somethin' oncom-
mon on Miss Markses' mind. l also
knowed that she was one of the strong
minded sort, and l thought by watchiu'
her I could git few more items which
would be of use to wimmeu what had
got it into thiE. heads that they could
ride that are hobby-hOss called Woman
Suffrage, and not git thrnwed and
bruised and all dirtied up, which they
can't do, nohow. So, after my last
visit there, went to turnin' over i'm my
mind how could watch her to the best
advantage, and jest happened to think
that she was goin' to pick the wool
over that was in her mattresses, and, as
it was long, wOrrysome job, she'd be
glad to have some help, and I'd jest
offer to stay with her week and help
her through. I'd done my duty by my
gals, and larned them to do everything
nice, and | thought of the old sayin'
that ''practice makes perfect" and con-
cluded it wouldent do no harm to set
'em to practice while longer, and see
if they'd larned their lesson well; then,
| knowed, too, that there was nuthin'
better than responsibility to fetch out
what there is good in gals, as well as
other folks. After havin' home matters
settled thus satisfactorily, acted ac-
cordingly, and the next day founi me
at Miss MaFkses' ready to assist in the
wool pickin'; and [ dident feel as
though | was lOsin' time, either, but
only payin' an old debt, fur they'd been
mighty good to US when we was sick
and in need, and they was a prosperin'
am goin' back little now to tell you
how l knowed that Miss Marks was
thinkin' of doin' somethin' out of her
proper spere.
had run over one day on one of my
condOlin' visits, and there was Miss
Goodwill lone of her perticular friends)
come to spend the afternoon, and l soon
see as how they had been hoIdin' con-
versatiou about their trials and need
cessities, and they'd rather not be in
terrupted, so got off kinder to one side
and pretended to be very much inter-
ested in some new magazines; but laws
a-mercy 1 couldent read 'em If I'd
"nothin' else to do and couldent Sleep"
as the sayin' is. 1t always made me
mad to see the fashionable plates" as
they call 'em. Just as though it looked
nice to see wimmen leanin' fOrard and
bumped out behind, with their heads
tucked onto one side, and their hands
dropped as though there was somethin'
wrong with the joints, and enough
ribbon and flowers and sich for two OIL
three wimmen to dress themselves nice
in, and lots of nice dress goods trailin'
down onto the floor which amt of nc
earthly use there, and had better bt
made up into good, sensible dresses fol
poor children what hain't got any fit tc
wear to meetin' and Sunday School
But managed to seem interested, anG
purity soon Miss G. says:
''If L could write as we'll as you, ]
wouldent be at loss for somethin' tC
occupy my mind with, and bring me 8
livin', too"
"YOu are PARTIAL" says Miss Marks
81 have never given my mind anC
time to writing sufficiently to command
any price, even if 1 have sufficient tai
ent, which I very much doubt, and ]
cannot afford to waste much time Oh
uncertainties"
~ have it now," says Miss Good.
will, laughing. "Get up a lecture or
temperance or hygiene, or some of those
subjects you are so we'll posted on. The
people round here need a little stirrin
up, specially on the temperance ques
ton"
1 was so hooked that most dropped
the magazines, but Miss Marks only
laughed, and, says she, ga pretty
lecturer I'd make, indeed Why,
can't even repeat a verse in Sabbath
School without palpitation of tht
heart"
hClli tLChy "llbS GlO iSCIuIGi duI
Pll deliver it," says Miss Goodwill
"Tve got the gift of CAB fast enough
and amt afeared of peoples opinions
The girls started yesterday for theil
Aunt Rachers to attend school al
summer. 1 can keep Freddie with me
and you will keep baby few weeks
Now don't refuse me, please. You are
the only one L could trust Der with, anC
she loves you so well that you would
have no trouble in managing her, anC
am desperate enough to do almost
anything that promises little money
This isn't no sudden idea of mine. I'vt
been thinking for long time of going
some place where Ecould geo something
to do for living"
81 thought you would have plenty tc
do by this time" says Miss Marks.
1t was so long afore Miss Goodwill
made any reply to this, that 1 looked
up to see if could read any trouble be-
twixt her and her husband in her face
1t was mighty red, and her lips was
pressed tightly together, as though she
was .afeared she'd say somethin' she
hadent ort to, and there seemed to bt
an uncommon flashin' in her black