The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20

Aunt Jane" visits our Red Ribbon Club
and was so we'll pleased with all che saw and
heard that she went home aud wrote the fol-
lowing:
What a awful agitatin' thing this temperance
bizness is gittin tew be, and these Red ribbin
clubs beat every thing else all holer told
you while back of my bein' . commosary in
in the cause of red ribbins, goin' about dewin'
good. Wal. you see, our club was asked down
tew visit the ribbners in the city OF Paw Paw.
Lots on us (not me, fur I'd bin tew Oshtemo
city once) hadn't never bin inter big CITY in
our lives and looked for'Ard tew the excursion
as monstrous epigram never tew be forgot
Every thing perspired tew make the visit lovely.
The moon shone out as bright az a big brass
kittle and the stars twinkled fur all the world
like the shiney buttons on Jeremah's soldier
coat. (You know Jeremiah, my first sainted
husband y The trees long the eide Of the
road stood naked and bare without any leaves
on, shakin' the frost off, which sparkled in the
night air like strokin' cat wrong way OF the
and blue and yaller lights what stood bottled
up in the shop winders, beat the moon an stars
all out OF sight. Wal, tew cut long story
short, we reached the hall OF meetin' and was
met at the door by nice young lady vino per
litely asked us tew lay OF our things take
cheer and warm ourselves. The cheers is all
nailed tawgether by board runnin' under
meath, what fur oniess lis tew keep the boys
and gals from htchn' any closer, can't con
trive. Bime-by the President come and called
the meetin tew order. ldhearn tell OF 1.-The sweet
singer Of MichlgaD,' but didn't knows che
lived IN Paw Paw. but seems she does, ,.tew on
'em, and they sung for the dedication OF the
meetn' that night. The music was bird like,
but when folks talk the same language as YER
well as the music. My son Samuel says I'm
old foggy bout sich things, that sich music is
operate and all the style / can't give ev'ry
thing Jest as it INSPIRED, but them "sweet sing
ers' wabbIed several songs, and big professor
OF music and childrun come inter the meetin'
and made bargain tew show al his family and
sing under the allspices Of the Ribbiners and
60 sheers in the prcfte. The club wants tew
buy q organ fur their hall. ! alwus thought
city folks could set up all night and never wink
but them Ribbiners down there is the sleepiders
critters ever sot eyes on tew. Some OF our
girls spoke peeces what they'd larnt, and the
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words was awful insplrin' but jest as soon as
the girls was done, them city folks begun tew
pull the Presidents coat tail and whisper, lets
20 hum" Ev'ry one Of our club had got
speech made up tew say, but them folks was so
awful sleepy and KEEP teasn' tew go hum 80
hard, 30 not more'n ten or q dozen OF our folks
had q chance tew say any thing. That hall
down there is nice place, bat fur the good Of
the order think the door oughter be in t'other
end of the room SOS folks wouldt have tew
twist their necks so tew see when any body
comes inter the door. couldn't help thlnkin'
of ladle what my mother had, what an injin
GIN her. On the end OF the handle OF the ladle
was worked out bird with its head turned 30
its bill was lookin' backwards, and many's the
time I've thought If that bird could only turn
and rest its neck And when / see all them
folks lookin' towards the door back Of 'em, /
couldn't keep from hopin' their necks wouldn't
be sot Jest Ike that birds I've bin speakin' Of.
Il would be dreadful to be q livin' ststoo Wal,
lots Of things was said and done what havnt
time tew translate. It's enough tew say the
hull thing was nice, and We all went hum feelin'
good. There my emptyins 10 light and must
sponge my bread. Samanthy AIMS coming
hum tew spend Christmas.
II you want me tew IN write you when 60
some where's agin. Aurr JArE.