The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-25

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; Yen present At it, becaaae it seen
i jest to me as IL l. should fall owe
board during the day. b,ieiisao
Men a1e deep. Now that man kne,
that no amount. Of religious preacliin
could stir me up like that one speeel
For though / hsint no hand to COT
and don't encourage him ,in bein
spoony at all. he knows that 1 an
wrapped almost completely up ii
him. went. Ht.to 48afn So
We had got to start about the mid
die of the night. for the lake was 1.
miles from Jonesville, aud the OLE
mare being so slow, we had to star
an hour or two ahead of the rest.
told Josiah in the first ont, that hai
jest as lives sit up all night as to b,
routed out at two o'clock. But hs
was SO animated at the idee of going
that he looked on the bright side ol
everything, and he said we would gc
to bed before dark. and get as much
sleep as we commonly didl So we
went 70 bed ct the sun anshour high.
Bot we hadn't more than got settled
down into the bed, when we heard !
buggy and . single wagon stop at the
gate, and got up and peeked Out
through the window, and see it was
visitors come to spend the evening.
Elder Wesley Minkley and his family,
and Deacon Dobbinisi folks. Josiah
vowed that he wouldn't stir one step
out Of that bed that night. But ar
gued pretty sharp, while 1 was throw
ing on my Clothes haint decietful,
but I thought If got my Clothes all on
before they came in. I wouldn't tell
them that had been to bed that time
Of day. And did get all dressed up
even to my handkerchief pin. And 1
guess they had been there as much as
ten minstes before I thought that l
hadn't took my. night-oap Of. They
looked dretful curious ct me, and /
felt awful meachin. But jest ketch-
ed It Oh and never said nothing. But
when Josiah came out OF the bedroom
with what little hair he had got stand.
ing out I'm every directions, no two
hairs 4 laying the same way. and ono
of his galuses . hanging slmost to the
floor under his. best coat, up and
told them. Ilithought mebby they
stay long. But Deacon Dob
bins folks seemed to be all walked up
On the subject of religion, and they,
we should turn it into sort
Of conference meeting, SO they meyer
went home till after 10 o'clock.
J It,was most IL O'Clock when Josiah
Ind me got to bed, -agin. And then
est as l was getting into drows,
heard the cat in the buttery, and got
lp,to let her out. And that rOusted
Josiah up and he thought he heard the
'attle in the garden, and he got up
md went out. And there we was
around most all night. And
we would 60 into q nap, Josiah
would think il was morning, and he
would go out and look at the clock.
lie seemed 10 be so afraid, we would !
70 belated, and not get to- that exer-
ion in time. Aud there we was on
ur feet most all night. lost myself
nee, for I dreampt that Josiah was
drowning, and Deacon Dobbins
'as on shore praying for him. 1t
tarted me 30, that l jest ketched hold
Josiah and holIerd. It skairt him
wfully, and says he, tWhat docs all
on. Samantha? haint been asleep
efore tonight and now you have
busted me mp for good. I wonder
hat time it is. And then he got out
bed again, and went out and look
at the clock. 1t was half past one,
I'd he said he didn't believe we had
,tter 60 to sleep again, for fear we
ould be too late for the exertion,
ID he wouldn't miss that for moth
g. -3
Exertion,' says in an awful cold
ne. Il should think we had exer-
IN enough for one spell. i
But I got up at two O'Clock and made
cup of tea. as strong as I could, for
Q both felt beat out, worse than If
. had watched In sickness.
But as bad and wore out as u osiah
It bodily, he was all animated In his
ind about what good time he was
yoing to have. He acted foolish, and .
old him go. WANTED to wear my
own and black ginghsm, and q
sker; bot Josiah insisted that I
ould wear new lawn dress that he
d brought me ONE as q present,
d / had jest got made up. So jest to
sass him put IL on and my best
nnet. And that man all could do
d say, would wear pair of panta.
,ns had beenemaking for Thomas .
f1srson. They was getting up a '
litary compy to Thomas Us school, T.,
dithese pants was white with q blue :
ipe down the sidess q kind of uni
I'm. Josiah took an awful fancy to :
em. And says he: '.l&f e.t Id
I will wear them, Samantha, they :
* SO dressy. .... s7Sf IA
Says,1, eThey haint hardly done, l =
's going to stitch that blue stripe on .
3 left leg ON again. They haint fin-
led az they ought to be, and Irwould :
{ wear them, it looks vain in you.o
Says he, Il will wear them, Samap- :,
!. I will be dressed up for orce. "A h
didn't consend with him. Thinks :
we are making fools of ourselves, >,
going at all, and if he wants to
Ike little bigger fool of himself !,
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