Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-04-29
SALLY ANN JONES PAPERS.
"reminiscences Of Farm Mfe-saIly
Ann Succeeds In Breaking Up .
Church Ssclable and Di.
vofee Sati IL Looked For.

Church Hsclabfe and q Df.
yoree Salt IL Looked For.
] had done the evening milking,
washed the supper dishes, put every
thing to rights for the right, and for
the fiftieth time had seated myself
In my rocking chair to try to finish
reading the Presidents message. /
had reached bis views on the Nor
mon question, and was deeply inter-.
asted' in trying to find out what he
proposed doing with those iniquitous
sinners. / was both pleased and
surprised TO zee that he seemed iu-
clined to sit down ON them, for talk
ing that Haipin business into consid-
Grafton, had always supposed that
he would be pretty easy with them.
But as l was saying, l had just
reached the Mormon question when
Jeremiah came in and says he, "Sally
Ann, / believe I'll 60 to the church
sociable tonight. l don't believe
that it's right for me to neglect my
duty just because you don't care
about going" and as he spoke he
took down his overcoat and Sunday
hat and commenced putting them on.
"Don't be in a hurry" says 1
land I'll get ready and go with you. u
II thought you didn't believe il
church sociables," says he.
II don't think they're much helr
to religion" says i, "but if they're
fit for you to attend, they won't in
jure me-"
Says he, "It's pretty dark, damn
evening for you to be out, and al
you have been complaining of neu
ralgia, I think you had better stay a
home"
II can put on my gossamer. ant
you can carry the lantern, and I cal
go as we'll as not,' says I.
"You always did delight in being
contrary" says he. "It's like a
not, l shall have a big doctors bill
to pay; but, of course, you'll go
if you have set your head that way
if all creation has to die for it; 81
if go you must, hurry up"
"Suppose we both stay at home,
says I.
No says he, Il promised to b.
there, and I shall CO."
| We went, and this is the reasol
that l took notion, all of sudden
to attend that sociable. Mrs. Carte
had called few days before, an
says she, "Why don't you attend tn
church sociables, Mrs. Jones?'
/ "WeIl," says 1, 1.-THE Bible don
command us to have church sociable'
and SO I'm under no obligations t
attend, and I don't think that they'r
much help to religion anyway"
"Oh, but says she, "we hav
such lots of fun, and I'm sure ths
Mr.. Jones likes to attend. At th
, last one we played pleased or dis
, pleased, and Samantha Jenkins ser
Mr.. Jones to kiss Mrs. Thomas.
was just too funny to see him cape
ing around like a 16-year- old bo.
I while she lodged around behind IL
, tables and chairs to keep out of b
way, but he kissed her at last, an
e they stayed together all the rest {
the evening. I had no idea that Nj
| Jones could be so funny. If l wei
9 in your place, l should keep an el
= on him."
: "Oh, if Mrs. Thomas can stand
e I can," says L. ''But where vi
t Mr.. Thomas?''
k 80, he is a tree agent, and gol
nearly all of the time," says she.
i That was the first l had heard
g Jeremiah's attending the sociab
# He said he had been to Broth
g Blacks, but not q word about t
}. sociable. That naturally made I
= suspicious. No woman likes to S
I her husband make fool of himse
II and I determined to have ne mo
~ foolery between jeremiah and MI
,e Thomas for my own sske, and
o break up the church sociables for
7 sake of religion. So | resolved th
,e l would be on hand when the bret
is rem and sisters again met for rel
in ious amusement
b I was long time getting ready
II start, for the idea had entered /
"a head that Jeremiah had promised
IF call for Mrs. Thomas, and his CT
D. duct, while Was getting ready, CT
10 vinced me that had guessed rig
f. He kept hurrying me all the Ill
a and, if he had dared, would ht
r. started without me. When we sta
ed, he set off in u tret, but | cal
rk him to a halt, aud then he jawed
ey the way about having to creep aio
be like snail.
ne When we arrived at the social
or lit was pretty late, but Mrs. Thon
re- was not there. Jeremiah looi
no around, then muttered someth,
about wanting to see somebody c
side and started toward the door
called him back to tell him sol
thing, and managed Ia keep him
' the house t,Ii Mrs. L. arrived. 1 s
'' that she was mad, and Jeremiah ,
ed as uneasy as ii be Lad a burr
~, his shoe. After awhile he sided