The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-05-23
NUMBER "A.
From the Wheeling Rssistsr,
| a sfis,ak EN- Fnfsrenee. ! 3

From the Wheeling Rssistsfl
a sIis,aken Initrenee
A raw Irish girl, who had tbs pual ,
recommendation for ability to cook wash
and iron. was engaged yesterday morn Z
ing, in Third w ard family. sCsnsy you
make soup?' inquired the miafFes9 Of
the house. Faith. an, il meself - kin
make the bist Of it, zs.s'ls S
aWell, run over to the pump NOW, and
on your way stop at the grocery on the
corner and get twenty cents worth of
yermiccllin a-sss, Z =, = s. -.
what's il ye call iti Inquired Bid
svermicelli 1t goes il sonp. Itlooks
like . bunch of dddle-strings Dil ypa {
ever see any r. ;s.s.;lsss ~ 2,
s0a, yisn. know pat Ike atlln
strings." '..s
On her way, -Biddy called at drug
store, in the show window of which shs
saw something displayed that looked
like what she wanted. Going in,s she
told the clerk to wrap up twenty cents
worth of the stuff for her. When sshe
returned she drew out her parcel and
emptied the contents into the soup, &C.
cording to Instructions. In due time the
soup was put upon the table, -stsaniag
and fragrant. There we've three gentle.
men boarders, one Of whom got sll the
supp Dsed vermicelli, which, after chew
ing in vain upon, he deposited it upon
the outer rim of his soup-plate The
landlady, in whisper, asked Bridget
what she did with the yermicelli.
"Put it in the soup, mum, to be sure,"
replied Bridget in whisper loud enough
to be heard by all. .sI only got four Of
'em at the drug store, an it's sorry / am
thatL didnt GO to the grocerymap,sro
the corner-praps he'd hev given me
more" enf. :fs5ztA,,ias ~ ssA
eat the drug store 7, exclaimed The
mistress, in loud voice, now that the
matter was ont. "Pray, what vdid you
ask for ?" z s, -. s.sa, 3 .ia... ssgn.,ss-.ra
IL asked for twinty cints worth o.
thin things in the winder as booked slike
fiddle strings. Shure an got 'em
man, an l put thin in the soup as you
said" ~
.Why B idaet they were fddle-strings
and not yermiceli. I'm really ashamed
lof you"
Here little Bob spoke up. ssMotasf, /
knows what fidle.strings is. They's
made out O. cat.guts. never fancied
1.-THE notion OF eatin' EN- ID soup, though
on fiidle they's just in place. Al6s
Jones jest reach me over them cat-gut
vermicellis I'll sell them TO old Uncle
Tom for a nickel." !" Bridgetsis now boEI
ling for another place. u II ss.sssss. sls
Tlred.Peeple.
The world is full OF tired people mer.
chants tired of business, farmers tired
of raising crops, mechanics tired OF
building houses, housekeepers tired of
preparing food, operators tired OF rush
ling wheels. Pass along the road or
Istreet and see how very tired, three
lfourths of the people look. How shall
! they get rested3 Some say "By fewer
hours of work. But some Of them
have no work at all. Others might pre.
scribe easy sofas, and more arm chairs
and soft beds. But some OF the people
who have the wearicst look have plenty
of good furniture and luxnriousl snphdl.
stery. Now, we offer q pillow mot ,,curr
tanned with tapestry, nor. stuffed With
the down of angels wings. Bat . man
who puts his head on it gets rid ,of zhis
cares, and aches, and anxieties. It is 4
pillow stuffed with promises, ssCome un-
to me all We that labor and are heavy
laden, and | will give yousrest. Gsst
thy burden on the Lord and He viii sus-
tain thee" We have. friends who, be.
cause they cannot sleep we'll, put under
their head pillow of hops;I but they
have never tried the better pillow tlIei
with the myrth aud frankincense lroSmm
1.-THE Lords garden. Men aud women
tired out with the world, ffyt lila - taE