Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-03-07

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"Rosannn Peab'dy had candy pull,
says she, ian the Pcttihorn gals had {
walnut shuckin' an play party Thanks
givin day night, an Sary Peliney
Toadybush had II punkin-cuttin' on her
birthday. An I've went to all of EN-
an amt never had nary uu. An cant
hev one, paw 2"
An at last Pipes gin in, she pestercd
him so.
oval, WAL" says he, "ax yer nav
about it, an ef ste's agreeable. I'magrce'
able"
So Car'line an me put our heads TO.
gether, an studied about it, an ut last
She pitched on hevin' play party an q
supper on grounding day.
An then she begun tcnsin' and pes
term her paw for new frock to wear.
GIVE wore my ole red alapaclSy till
I'm ashamed to be saw in it AIRY other
time" says she. can | want real
pritty woosted one from the city. They
don't keep nothin' much 'ccptin crinkly
sapsuckers down here" says Carline,
ian want nice triclit fannen, like
the one Miss Gummersel got for Mandy.
time she went to York State.
So she pestered her paw till at last he
gin in to her ag'ir.
Pipes is one o. these here oscillating
folks that amt got no moro backbone
than n eel, an couldn't say mo" if you
axed him fur his head; but as good a
man as ever breathed the breath o. life,
if do say it myself.
An says he, Mt last: "Wal, wal. AK
yer nav. an il she's agreeable, I'm
agreeable.
SO him an me an little 'Minabab-
Dabby, we call him, for short-he WIS
in long close then; no, he wan neither,
he was Jest in short close-we went up
to the city to pay back visitation sister
Lzabuth made us bout three year ago
come next haydn time.
Sister Lizabuth allus did take the
most announcement time in the whole
cullender to make visitations.
So, as l was a-sayin, Pipes an mo
tuck little Dabby, an went to pay her
back
Her man-she married a Tucker
Columbus Tucker, from way down on
Tadpole swamp-he shoe makes fur a
livin' Has plenty o work, too, an
keeps rs busy as mailer, from sun-up
to early can'le light. He makes good
livin' an is n good pcrvider. Sister
'Lizabuth don't know what tits to be
stunted in vittles, or close, or anything
she hez q hankerin' fur. Though she's
equinoxial, too, an they air a-savin up
to buy house an lot.
oval, how be you all Z" says /, when
we had shuck hands all round, an Ihad
laid off my bunnct an shawl, and sot
little Dabby on the floor with sweet
cake to gnaw. elbow be you all Z" says
l.
"All a-stirTin'," says she, "'ceptin'
Tucker-he's ben a-feclin sort o mauger
for SPELL"
"What seems to be the matter OF
him Z" says |.
oval, dunno adzactly," said she;
che sorter conceits his left-handed lung
is out O. whack, but think faint moth
in more'n the water-brash.
"Smart-weed tea is good fur the
water brasll," says /. I'D of brung !
you some, if I'd knew Columbus was
complainin'."
'Wisht you had" says she. ''But
though / dunno's he would of tuck it, |
anyhow. He's the beatenest man to not |
take medicine you ever sot eyes on.
But then he mout Of drunk some verb
tea, mebbe."
Columbus did look sort of 'pindlin', 1 |
thought, but our comm chirked him up 4
some, 'peared like.
We stayed two nights, an Columbus
he shet up his shop, an him an sister |
'Lizabuth went round with US to see the /
sights.
We walked acrost the big bridge over
the Missippy, an rid back ON a ferry /
boat, though / come nigh hollerin' sew
eral times, fur fear the b'iler would bust,
an blow US up.
Nothin' didn't happen, though, an
we got off onto taryy .rirmV agin, all safe
an sound. But nothin' under the
shinin' sun wouldn't hire me to go
aboard one of 'em ag'in. It's Jest a
meracle we want all blowed to smidg-
ems, the hull b'ilin' lot Of rs.
An then sister 'LiZabuth an Colum-
bus tuck us to a store, to buy Carli
frock. an. sakes. alivei want il buster,
thought Feared like twas about six
teen stories high, with the garnet an
suller tlrowed in,
An, law! when we got inside of it,
an walked round spell, / couldn't of
found my way ont ag'in, no more'n if
it'd been one o the cataIacts of Rome.
But sister 'Lizabuth pushed ahead,
will: me an Pipes an Columbus follerin'
in the rare-ne a-carIyin' little Dabby
till she got TO where they KEEP the
woosteds, an We bought the frock.
It was what I would of called a real
nice bright einnamon-oolor, but the
young Teller that showed it to us said
twas tarry city, an thar twas all the
fashion.
So tole him to c q me off eight
yards, fur / want agoin to skinch in