The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-10-16
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ly realize how difficult it viii be t.
do so. Many others Of nv acquaiut
ance have endeavored TO maintain &
diary, but only advanced so far a:
the second week IN January. It is
M pa pose to write down each even
ing the events q the day as they oc,
cur to my mind, il order that in q
few years they may be read ana en-
joyed by my family, shall try to
deal trufhrully with al matters
that [ may refer 10 these pages wheth-
er they may be Of national personal
Interest, and l shall seek to ayoi,i
anything bitter or vitupera:ive. :ry-
ing rather TO cool my temper before
I shall submit ny thoughts to pap
er.
This morning NC have had trouble
with t!Ee hired girl. II occurred in
this wise:& We had fully two-,hirds
ofa pumpkin pie that hal been bak
Ell IN a square lin. This mayor por-
ton of tie pie was leir over from our
dinner yesterday, and last n;Sht, be-
fore retiring orest, I desired my
wife to suggest something in the cold
pie line, which she did I Int the
candle and explored the pantry in
vain. The PIE was go longer vlSab.a
+ told AIRS. Adams hat I hal rot
been successful, wbcrsupoa We
sought out tl,e hired girl, whose
name is Tootie Tooters, n, = foreign
damsal, .yho landed in this country
in November :, th:s present year
She does NOT understand our language
apparently. especially when We refer
to p'e,
The oily thing She does wjtbou,
4 strong f,rcigu accent IS to eat
pumpkin pie and i aw her salary.
Sne land4,s en Our coast six weeks
ago, after 8 tedious voyage acroa4 the
heaviae billows. It was a close
ieht beIween Tooue a,d the ocean.
bat when they qHia the heaving b,l-
BOWS we're one heaYe ahead b. the
iog.
Hiss Tootcrson landed IN Massa-
chu8etis in 4 woolIen iress and hol-
low clear t,w inao tie gr~und. 4
s,rong desire 10 acquire 6nowiedge
and cold, h~nG-,na.d, Am rioan pie
seems to preva3e her entire being.
She has only allowed Mrs, Adams
and myself to eat what sh.. dit!
not want herself.
Miss Tootersoa has also iutrodnc-
ed into my household various Eu-
ropean eccentricit;es and strokes oi
economy which deserve a brief no
tice hore. Am 'ng other t4ings she
has made the ernst with castor oil IL
it, and fabricated the parczto sri,i,ile
with a pork rina chat | had used On
my lams neck. she IS thrifty aud
saving in th:s way, but rasa'y ex~
| ravagaht in Tie use Of d'ushnn,s,
2ie all: MedfotI rum, winch We keep
/ ii the house for visitors who are 81
unfortunate az 10 be abd:ctEd 10 the
,Iou@h"ut, pie or rum habiI
It is di,coura ging Indeed fo- tY"
young people like Mrs. Adams and
myself, who have ju-; tsg0a - keei
house. to Inherit q famine, aud secL
a robust famine, too. i Is ,rue that
I should not have set my e-ri upou
tran ry and evaEes .est terreslia
object ike a pumpkin PIE SO near T..
T. Tooterson, imported rie so'a'Ji,
doughrnt maestro and famine virtu~
! oso, but l did, ami SO l returued
home from he ptuiry dz%o,a;e.
told Abigail that unless we poison-
ed lew pirs for Io., 9 ne Adams
family would be shorj-lyed race
1 could see win my prophetic eye
that unIess the 1ooJorsans yioId4d
the Adamsea wuul1 10 vIred out
7 Abiga. would not consent TO thi.,
but decided TO rellevs Mes roorer-
son from dutv in this department
50 this morning she v Went away.
Not being at ali familiar viii, the
English language. she took four Of
Abisail's sheets and quite nuinbor
oftowels, handkerchiefs and collars.
She also erroueously took d pair ol
my night shirts il her poor, broken
way. Being entirely ignorant #
American customs, / presume that
she Will put boi1 around taein aHi
wear them externally To chsrcb.
trust that she VIII not 10 this wiJh-
out mature Ieiiberation. l also has
a b-;tlo ci lung medici.e Of yory
powerful nature which The doctor
ned prepared for me. by same ever
light, Miss iort1gsoD Grank this lh'
Grst day she was IN our service.
Ta.- was entirely wrong, IS DID
= intend to use It for the fareIeI