The Indiana State sentinel., 1891-06-24
POLLY PEPPERS PEPPERY TALK.

POLLY PEPPERS PEPPERY TALK.
Her Spelling Is Rather Bad but Then She
Gives Good Advice.
HOWARD FRrENDs-Well, now, 'spose
agin. Sich q powerful hot day, tew.
'Muriel," jest bring up that willer chair,
and Florence Nightengale" hand me a
fan, and Geraldine, please open a
winder.
Sa1es alive, how can yew keep shet up
so. There. that's better I'll Jest lay my
bunnet and cane on the floor beside me,
and don't eny of yew young ones git tew
foolin' with 'em. They mayn't he jest
the latest style, and they didn't cum out
of the ark, either. l wouldn't hev stirred
out sich hot day, but | was all alone.
JOhnithan goes tew meetin' real reglar
lately and don't git home till late,
and has all the milkin' tew dew
after that. ] kinder think there's
sum girl in the case, but l may be mis-
taken. Well, I'm glad eny way he's taken
tew goin tew meetin' 'sted OF loafin'
round Sundays, whatever the attracshun
may be. AS l was a sayin', l was all
alone and got tew thinkin' how good vew
all were tew me when L was here before
and kept askin' me tew cum again, so 1
thot I'd cum rite away.
Aunt Polly thanks all who welcumed
her, and furgives all who made fun of her
spellin'. She won't mind that as long as
yew don't say enything agin her gram
mar, She was always the best gramsriner
in school and has practlced tawkin' proper
ever sence, SO yew can't find eny fault
that way.
When was here before you were tawk-
in about takin' care Of the sick l
haven't seen much about it sence, but as
there is so much sick everywhere, how
tew take care of the sick ought tew be a
nifty important question.
1t isn't every one who is at home in a
sick room. Nine persons out of ten tawk
tew much, and on rong subjects No sad
or depressin' subject should ever be
broached in n sick room. Always be brite
and cheerful. Tawk of health and what
will encourage the sick one Don't allow
her tew git intew the dumps and think
she is gewing tew die and everything
about her gewin' tew rack and ruin.
Make her understand that everything is
all rite, and the only thing needed tew
make everybody happy is her return tew
health. Make her hope fur tewmorrow,
and tewmorrow will be sure tew find her
better.
There wouldn't be so many sick folks if
there were more folks in the habit of tawk-
in about health and eappiness, sunshine
and flowers, peace and plenty, temperance
and prosperity, love and good will, 'stid of
sickness and misery, darkness and gloom,
famine and bad crops, intemperance and
poverty, envy and hate. Tew many folks
rap themselves about with a mantle of
gloom. They see no good enywhere; tew
them all is evil, sorrow and trouble. The
mind, as yew know, has powerful effect
upon the body. A sick, morbid mind
makes a sick body. The scriptur says, as
a man "thinketh in his heart so is he."
If vew want to hev health cultivate health
givin' thots. Imusn't talk eny more about
this now, but mebby will sum other time,
fur it's an awful important subject, tell
yew.
Now I've got sumthin' tew say tew these
young folks, and yew mustn't think I'm
preachin' tew yew. Old folks in air priv
ileged sumtimes yew know. There's
nothin' in this world so dear tew "Aunt
Polly's" heart as young folks. There air
quite good many of yew brite young
creturs. Many, mabby all of yew leadin'
Christian lives. Let me ask each one OF
yew, boy and girl, tew try with all yewr
mite and strength tew never speak Ill of
eny one, tew literally dew untew others as
yew would hev them dew tew yew. 1
think seein' and speakin' OF other peoples
faults the besettin' sin of our race. 1t is
a demon "Aunt Polly" has faut all her
life and she's got in pretty well laid at
last. And young folks air apt tew be pas
sionate and hot tempered, and when any
thin Gums up tew make yewr blud bile,
even if yew don't spit ont angry words,
angry thots will injure yewr health and
disposshun. Then still those angry thots
by whisperin' "God is love-" Jest try it
and see what balm it will be tew yewr
angry spirit. If / hev given yew sum-
thin tew think of that will dew yew good
i shall be glad / cum.
Now I'll Jest say a word or tew tew sum
of my old friends. and then must 90 fur
forgot tew put the key under the door
mat. and If Johnithan gifts there first no
KNOWN what he'll dew If ne can't get in.
Grandma Love-" / wasn't a bit sur
prised tew see yew. thot them punkin
pies would fetch yew. Awful glad to see
yew agen.
"Aranuore," I he'd the pleasure of
seein' yewr pictur a while ago, and must
say il looked as material ss life. 1t does
beat all how sum folks hold there age.
Detective, you hev been starin at me
ever sence / cum. Is il possible, Eddie,
yew don't know yewr old auntie? All,
methinks see a ray of intelligence dawn
in in thine eve. There, don't that sound
kinder poetical like. Johnithan sed as
how couldn't be literary if tried. 1
'spected all the time he was mistaken and
now / know it. Johnithan's q pretty
good boy, but he's little sassy sumtimes
sence there's ben bit of down cumin' on
his upper lip. When l asked him what
be sposed 'twould turn tew, hair or feath-
ers, he was as mad as hornet, and NUT
tered sumthin' bout "old wimmin," and