The news., 1882-02-02


about six years ago.
My Teecher says l done so we'll last
week, that must rite another "Composi-
tion," and finish out the phase, cause some
of em got mad and jealous cause didn't
say anything bout their places; and some
of EN- got mad cause did tell the truth"
Pappy says, incident mind that though,
cause they amt used to the truth" much
about Vincentown. Why Pappy says
there is two or three women that come
to our house onct week, reglar and tell
mother all they know about him, and
good deal more and there is no postpone
ment on account of the weather The
only thing that stops EN- lately is they
can't cross the street, on account of the
"mud," and there afeard to holler across
for fear somebody will contradict it. But
they cant hold all they hear to onct, and
one of EN- got SO full of news before she
saw Mother, that she had to rite to her,
and then spelt it all rong. But Mother
believes all she hears, and more to, |.
wish she didn't cause it makes it 'too
pleasant" for Pappy sometimes. Pappy
says he can get away with the ''by laws,p
but he hasent got the constitution" to
stand everything. The reason did not
say anything about the mud last week
was, cause l took in the consideration of
the size of the mud, and the size of the
Paper what Pappy had my composition
put in. I Eknowed ten acre field wouId-
ent hold the mud, SO how was l goin to
get it in the paper. Pappy says the rea-
son the streets was that way this spring,
was because the new overseer was farmin
on shears, and when itthaws in the spring
he expects to gather big crop Of gum
shoes and boots that have been lost in
the mud this winter. Some of the scuie
children have been missed ever since
Crismas, but the reason Of that is, they
/ have TO go 30 far out of town to cross, that
by the time they git to the scule house,
scule is out. The Cote / rote about last
/ week is ded. The man what owned him
said it was dose Of composition what
killed him, That he eat up the Semi
Weekly what had it in, but Pappy says,
he thinks it was eatin too much brown
paper tomat cans, and sich like, or else
1t was dose of croton lie that the man
give him. Pappy says he ort not to have
| give him that oil cause he was a good
Cote to "work" before he took 1t. There
is Barber shops in Vincentown, and
you can get shaved in "Dutchn or
"Blaek," just as you please. Pappy says
the yeller Barber cut his hair and shaved
him, and when he come home, Mother
didn't know him. She thought he had
been through the plauin mill down to
| Holly, he looked so nice and "smoothe.p y
The saw mill and girls mill runs now perty
near all mite since they got so much water
but if they had big riggin like they got
up 10 Indian Mills Girls Mill, Pappy says
they could do away with water and steam
and run by wind" They have got 8
churches and Meetin house here. But
they don't often have any Quaker Mettin,
They say the Quakers are all ded Is the
reason, but they amt many Of EN- buried
here, so they must died away from home.
They have got Big Methodist church
here and nice minister. He is q good
man, don't NEEDLE with peoples business
outside Of his church. He amt like one
was here year or two ago, what made
speech in the old Quaker Meetin house
yard, on decoration day, and said there
was soldiers Iayin Ia the grave yard what
died sdrunkards,' .Pappy heard him ga '
il and he said he was an old soldier, and
1t made cold ehills run up his back,
Why he saw some boys playin marble on
Sunday, and he told them they'd all go to
| he'll. and not one of en- has gone Wit.
1 They come to scule every day, when they
don't play hockey, and are as fat as any
the rest Of the boys. Pappy says he don't
believe God made any kind Of Boys for
the fun of sending them to He'll, and they
say, Pappy's head is level on some things.
The Piscopal church is a nice little
church and the water used TO come up
around it, but it is high church, now
and the water can't reach it. 1t has a
good minister though, and nice man.
The Baptist church has high steeple
and nice thing on top to tell which way
the wind is, and everybody goes by that,
cause they say church wanes never lie
Pappy says it is higher up than some Of
the congregation will ever get, cause they
quarrel SO sometimes. Pappy says 1
musent tell all | know about the church
SO wont for there issome nice people 20
there. They say the new minister is a
nice man, and if he can stand some of
the congregation and keep his temper,
He will beat Job Of old, by several.
Gaps" That amt all ! know but Pappy
says had better stop before / get tired
out. l don't want to make eny body.
| mad at present, and hone these few lines