Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-12

himself wife. and three children: two
young daughters, named Victoria
WoodhulI and Jennie Clanlin. The
youngest and especial favorite. was of
the masculine gender. and was named
John Smith. With an addition John
Iivermore Smith,
This especial morning. Mrs. John
Smith was feeling her sweetest; for had
not the law come in force, to the effect
that women should vote and was not
she, this very day, going to town meet
ing; and wasn't she going to just show
/ the inhabitants of Smithville what one
woman could do towards making just
\ laws. While John Smith senior sits in
/ n chair vigorously rocking j. Smith
/ junior, who is exercising his lungs to
the best of his ability, and kicking furi-
ously TO get clear from the shawl that
enveloped him, Mrs. Smith stands be-
fore her mirror, and complacently ar
ranges her friZzes, etc.
Now my dear says she looking
lovingly around at her husband, 81
am anxious that our friend Mr.. Brown
should get the Office of town clerk this
year, and you'll vote for him won
YOU DEAR
Hin, not much; not if | myself;
wasn't aware of the fact that he was
my friend either"
Well, John Smith is one of the meek
est of men usually, but his wife knows
when he puts his foot down that things
will go about as he likes, and so she
says-"O, it's of no consequence at all
| only happened to thinK of it; beside!
| really do not see how we can both &C
. to-day, for Johnny is teething you
know, and worries some"
-"Shd think so, from appearances,
remarks John, giving young John I
shaking that surprises him into silenc
for the space of one minute. when Ii
+ again demonstrates that his lungs ar
+ sound. "Shant go any way, should b
e ashamed to show my head there tc
q day" says Mr.. Smith.
well dear, I'm going to-day, if
never go again; I've been to the el
pense of getting this new hat, and
\. can take the stage you know; 50 h
d sure and keep good fires, and remen
f Der to take the yeast out of the owe
when it rises"
Mrs. Smith then closed the door an
) hurried away to the post Office to tax
+ha 81 go. >--l.; 81. rI,a I;ooo,ra.., - o--O
It then standing at the door waiting fc
if the mail. As she enters the stage, sh
J. meets her very dearest friend, Mrs. S,
:. san Samantha Jones, face to fac,
bound for the same destination. The
lovingly kiss, and are so happy to met
II and have SO much to say, that the tin
It seems very short indeed when they a
e rive at the town hall and they crow
@ about among the men through the da,
always voting, but not always quit
:, sure what they were voting for. BIT
towards night. by some mischance, Mr.
e Smith discovers that Mrs. Jones as we
L as herself, has voted for Mr.. Brown, S
: they have few words about it, all
), then they are intent on viewing til
:, landscape in opposite directions aftc
entering the stage for home, sitting
unbroken silence, and are bitter en-
:. mics for Just three months.
e On entering her home, Mrs. Smit
e finds the fires all out, John Smith Sci
= ior sitting in an easy chair, with h
g feet upon the table, reading the I1El
AID, John Smith junior in sobbin
~ slumber, lying in a promiscuous hea
with pair of rubber overshoes, Il con
+ smoking cap, two cookies and Il pair
If tongs, upon the lounge; the yeast sloN
t. ly dripping from the oven, and formir
, little island upon the floor; and vi
toria and Jenny playing town meetir
in the parlor.
4 Curtain falls while Mrs Smith is 81
lie ing her husband a piece Of her min
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