Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-01-20
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twenty-five yenrs ago, when spring
evening was moist and cloudy over all
the region about Mud Creek, Paris and
Betseys Lane came isauntering to the
woods, cabin from school. r
sBetsey was an inch or two taller than
Paris. ti1oughhe was ten years old and
she only nine. He looked like delib-
crate and thoughtful small old man in
butternut-colored, trowsers reaching
nearly to his arm-pits, and correspond
ing coat and vest which hung unbut-
toned, exposing his hickory shirt. His.
red feet had found themselves sandals
ofmud mlcrossing Mud Creek Flat, and
heifelt with pleasure, which half-shiv-
cred, the soft stuff still sponging up be-
tween his toes. 80 ,.--.-..,.
Paris carried the dinner-basket, SO
Betsey had nothing to hamper her, and
stepped out as freely as her straight
dress, which struck her heels at every
step, would let her. Both of them car
ried .sprigs of young sassafras, and
marked their way with nibbled leaves
and peeled sticks. Betsey's dress was
made just like her mothers, and hooked
in from below its hem appeared the toes
of her cowhide shoes; above the corded
sop' her r. rouha, 'lln, aSSue-1ihteu Iace anu
Haxen make mar, halr. rt., ,.a,ll,E Il II
beiore they coulu see nome thr0ugh
the road, and their dog barked rs if he
scented them afar off, and felt grateful
to them for this one daily occasion for
.iahihS, Inc, iohesolnc nliIiois moo"s
ring. flrso they saw tne staple' IL was
5aii PeI gcoNcreu VIII corh-sellhs,
ana theEaoor hungi open on WOODEN
hinge ,gks.n,k.,
fap amt nome YET, saia faT1s'
shiiting the dinner1nasket' I, 10 ms 'other
arm; AZ ~ don see the horses or wag-
h.sx,as ,isS ,ut
:, blt there's Saie, sad betseyi for
oaie, .nke u loyai yeiioW uoS' rusheu 10
meet meet tnem as II making the EFFORT Oh OH ms MS
me anu Liner rhere was th 'ns % mouse cfowaea e
py trees'- win the Whole woous Ior
dooryamra; ana and on .he clog log step was
otner h't,e Emu anu hiram l'l JusV pe- ~
bpa, biaa ner. ,,,.po..a,...,,,,,,,,,,,.
, Iaris anu De1sey ay sIhe,I ,i1 supper Us they
iaPProache'u' Well ulu .hey khow .In'
aacorh Ponne was browning III the Dutcn
oven upon the hear.h, coals peneath
anu seNi Ina. tne sass'lras WI or spice,
Mo1. .ea'w';s 'u s'eep' 1 & " pe s.no'are.'
WIN new ,niik anu ,naPie sugar anu
pecome tne most ueligh'iul arauSnl
perfume OF i1'ea via onions, wnlGh
grew rahk anu cary aohg .ne creek,
anu a ann mn, Si cn,rhen nata auy ha saros, mos,
there was company; 80,
in nse when Betsey S passed her mother w ant
entered. ~ ),
i9ur pap am come nome yel,
salu Mrs, Lane io3king up the WOODS
roaa aiieasI ouSh' 9u to oe ner'
wilh MS ias' ioau o "oou'' IL IL soon ID
oarS, tg,1ccL
Mua oreek Is nlSher i ever saw
IT, remarke9 Laris' yeherapiy. IL
mos! up lo,Me prlaSe. II Keeps OF
rahih we eau = ge' across 'he III" u
scho2, . , ,. 90 p,,..
isn Gos oo any nsne
di,S,sar uat dr;,,,,;no fro,n ;ts y;s;t int,
PRS w ~ ~ lPp'ns tpn no 'i''o ih''
mother b Jar OF spring beer. ~
The mortal who never tasted IL cal
have no conception of this drink al
the roots and barks and spicy odors i
suBBeSteuj ltS yeasty llSntnesS anu Keel
tang; its honey sweetness and whole
feet the drinker Immediately felt on hi
blood!f TIL q II ~
eve can't go to- the exhibition i
Milford bridge is washed away" con
stinued, ,Betsey, hanging up the gourd b,
its string. qua { bona n i'If
e,as.I know it,r said Paris, pensively
sss.and I've got my piece by heart so L n
almost sick of it. - f,,a-l .r5,ii.i .a
l.lqks Mother,p said Betsey, " they're al
kgoing to wear white dresses, and tn
boys'll wear white pants. The maste
plays on his flute, and we got song
S1earntlto sings together.
Don't bother me with your exhibi
tions now," said Mrs. Lane, drawin,
fher'eyebrows down as she strained he
sight up the woods road.
80 80 Betsey felt constrained at least to Civ
sa.sample of the music So she sung in
high yoice!s .sai N ssaf' .a.s;'
~ "a when shall we meet again,
t'r1 Meet nesr to severf
1osS ween Repd sha s foreyr reSe Treathe her chhn