Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-31
Too Much Talk,


1t is strange how people in general
delight in the music OF their own
tongues. In society n good listener
Is becoming IN absolute character
Everybody has something to say
and onl y but few listen.
During Il morning call at friends
house recently, we saw one of these
inveterate takers, and she began to
tell us how "Tom's wife" did her
housekeeping. We took mental
shorthand synopsis otthe language,
and give it here nearly verbatim.
Toms wife is awful set! Oh, she
is So awful set You never saw any
thing like it! These Mor-ans all are.
Old Grandpa Morgan had such will!
Oh, my! 1t was ike-like-well, like
anything! Why, when he was dying
yes, dying, and l had it from one OF
the tamily-he woulden't let Roberts
oldest daughter-May her name
was-cOme into the room because
she married one OF the Elroys-he
hated the Elroys, Grandpa Morgan
did! And Toms wife is Just so! Oh,
no, l don't mean to say anything
against brother Toms wife! Not at
all! 1 never talk about anybody!
Anybody that knows me would say
that never talk about folks-especi-
ally my own folks. But Toms wife
is so peculiar. Now. she never uses
up any cold food. always do. l
put my odds and ends of bread and
cake into buildings, but she never
does. Now, cut over things for my
children; but dear me! Tom wife
would never dream of doing that!
Well, well! some women can throw
out with II spoon faster than man
can throw into the house with n
shovel Oh, she wasn't brought up
right! There is SO much in bringing
up. My poor dear mother used to
say that early teaching made us.iust
what we are and believe it. Poor
dear mother was such Il discipline
rian! Oh, wonderful! Ihave heard hel
friends say to her SO many times
'Oh, Mrs. Jones, it does beat every.
thing the way those children ofyours
do behave! They are just like little
ladies and gentlemen
"Well, now, Toms wife has spoile
her babies. There was little Charley.
He had the measles and hopping
cough last winter, and the doctor
was there twenty-one times. | set il
down. And poor Tom working on {
salary, and his insurance assessment
to pay. and they do cost SO mucl
that sometimes think it is cheape
to die without being insured! Oh
yes, l suppose measles may be dan
gerous, and hopping. couch is awtu
trying, but Toms wife would hav
the doctor if anybody in her famil
sneezed! Folks are so dfferentl An
she never wears her dresses so tina
. they come to making over! Sh
gives them away. Well, some folk
can afford to do that, perhaps. Blu
, | cannot! And she keeps IL girl a
the time! And that girl wastes s
: much! The coal goes dreadful.
Such fires, and the doors open to le
the heat out! And soap! Well, yo
wouldn't believe me il should tie
you the amount of soap that is use
I in that family! Three poundsa weel
if there's an ounce! And Toms wi
:: always has the sick headache whe
she wants to get rid of doing an.
, thing! Now l don't have any fat
in sick headache. never have it.
: haven't any time Tor it. 1t | don
feel we'll in the morning fax roun
: and work it off But some foil
n don't think of that! Now, there WE
: Miss Rawlins. She that married F
= per, the lawyer. Why, l have sec
= that woman give up and go to bt
d because she had the toothache! 81
.. lay abed week, the time Sam Jone
barn was burned-let's see, was
April, or May? Five years ago tn
! spring-no, let me think. 1t ~ S
I years ago the tenth of April, al
II they liked never to have got the
\ cow out alive-and all the hay W
. burned, and sleigh. and WACO
md lots OF tubs-and that wom'
lay abed week just because she hi
.. q boil on her neck; and. Oh, II
Or here comes old Aunt Susy Pickerin
a. and now person won't be able
@ get word in edgeways!"
NO And at this stage OF the proce<
NJ ings we stopped taking notes.