Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-03

we wouldn't think she was iinein
and said, Yes Jest so,' to both oil
us and then she was SO afraid that
with both Of US, seq che, Yes, Miss
Allen,' Jest 50, Ophelia And thei
to change the subject, seq she, HAS
the minister's wife got home yet p
i think not said Maggie Snow, 4
was to the village day before yester
day and she hadn't come then
Il suppose her mother is we'll off,
seq the Wilder Tnbbs, 'aud as long
as she stays there she saves the min
lister five dollars week. / should
think she would stay all summer
The wilder is about as savin' a wo
man as belongs to the meetin' house
st don't look we'll for her to be gone
so long, seq Lucinder Dobbs, i an
very much afraid it will make talk
'Mebby it will save the minister fiv,
dollars week. SEE Ophelia, 'as ex
travagant as she is in dress--as man,
as four silk dresses she has got, anc
folks as good as she is in the congre
CATION haiu't got but one, and a Ger
tain person f,tiI as good as she is, tha
hain't got any, (Ophelia's best dress
is poplin), st won't take her long Il
run out the minister's salary
She had her silk dresses before she
was married and her folks was veal
thy said Miss Squire Edwards.
sAs much as we have done and are
still doing for them it seems migrate
full in her. seq Lucinder, Ito weal
such bonnet as she wore all las
summer-a plain white straw with {
little bit of white ribbon on 1t; il
looked SO scrimped and stingy. have
thought she wore it on purpose te
mortify US before the Baptists, jes,
as if we couldn't afford to dress oul
minister's wife as good as they die
theirs
Maggie Shows cheeks was gettin
red as fire and her eyes begun tc
shine jest as they did that day wher
we found some boys stonin' her cat
You see she and the minister's wife
are the greatest friends that ever was
And | see she couldn't hold out much
longer she was jest openin' hel
mouth to speak. when the door open.
ed and in walked Betsey Bobbett.
sWhy, it seems to me you are late
Betsy said Miss Jones, but walk in.
to the spare bed room and take of
your things
sThings!' said Betsy, who cares fol
things?' And she dropped into the
nearest rocking chair and commenced
rockin' violently.
Betsy Bobbet was humbly critter
But we hadn't no time to mediate or
her, for as Miss Jones asked her agir
to take off her things, she broke out
would that ] had died when / was
an infant babe!'
'Amen,' whispered Mary Aun Jones
to Maggie Snow.
DO tell us what is the matter, Bet.
sy,' said Miss Jones.
Yes do said Miss Deacon Graves.
Matter enuff! SEE she, mo wonder
there is earthquakes and jars. / heard
the news Jest before ! started and i:
made me weak as cat; l had to
stop in every house on the way down
to rest and not soul had heard of il
till l told 'em. Such turn as it give
me, shan't get over it for week
but it is Jest as | always told you;
always said the minister's wife WASH,
any too good. It didn't surprise me
not bit
you can't tell me one word against
Mary Linden that I will believe said
Maggie Snow.
you will admit that the minister
went North last Tuesday, won't you?
Several wimmin spoke up to once
and said, yes, his mother was tool
sick and they telegraphed for him.
$50 he said,' sneered Betsy Bobbet'
so he said. believe its all for good.
sOh, dear shrieked Ophelia Dobbs
Il shall faint away, ketch hold of me,
some body
'Ketch hold of yourself > said /, se'
verely, and then seq | to Betsy, )
don't believe he's run away any more
than believe / am to be the nex'
President of the United States
well if he hain't he'll wish he had,
SEE she. His wife came night before
last on the cars
Four wimmen said did she?' two
said do tell?' and three opened Their
mouths and looked at her specchless
amongst the last was Miss Deacon
Graves. / spoke in kolected man
ner and SEE I, sWhat of it?
Yes, what of it p said she, l believe
the poor man mistrusted 1t all out and
run away from trouble and disgrace.
sHow dare you,' SEE Maggie Snow
speak the word disgrace in connec
ton with Mary Linden?'
sHow dare I?' seq Betsy Bobbett
ASK Jake Coleman, as it happened
got it from his own mouth, it didn'1
come from two or three
Get what?' SEE /, if you speak the
English language Betsy Bobbett and
have got sense enuff to tell a straigh,
story tell it and be done with it, SEE /
well jest as | come out the gate te
our house, seq she, Jake Coleman
came along and SEE he, Betsy / have
got something to tell you, seq he, 8
want to tell somebody that can keeE
it, it ought to be kept SEE he, and
then he went on and told ;sez he Miss
Linden has got home, and she didn'1
come alone neither SEE /, what dc
you mean p He looked as mysterious
as ghost, and SEE he, Il mean what
say seq he: 4 drove the carriage
home from the depot and SEE he, al
sure as my name is Jake Coleman,
heard her talking to somebody she
called Hugh (you know her husbands
name is Charies); / heard her tell this
Hugh that she loved him, loved hin
hottar than the whole world And