The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-26

express my sentiment in no way but in
groans laii unon my piller in kind of
CONNER for aGlg. a spell; then Uriah
nudged me-.
"MannH,' SEE he, 'wouId you get
yellcr clothes or blue and white
''N"itucr" SEE I. Get red, so the folks
will NOW what a monkey you he, rlayin'
bali and shootin' bow-arrers at your age"
But my words was of no avail. He got
the clothes and after that kinder strange
ness fell betwixt us. was always to work;
he was always at play-ridip' round or
sailin' round with them Jessamys and the
other boarders-shakn' down the pumbs
and peaches for them-takin' them fishin'.
Silas Prog the man that had had the labor
er's cottage for four or five years, told me
he'd given over all farm connections to
him, and paid no attention to the place;
and as hands don't work much if they aim
watched, he said it was OWN to him if we
had any crops that year.
AS for me, the help was the sassiest thing
I ever knowtd, and didn't burst dismiss
her, and kept on raisin' her wages every
time she threatened to leave.
Bat AZ last the climax came. was wore
ont aud half sick, and seemed tn me fresh
air would save me, and one afternoon | told
the help she'd hev to get tea herself, and
took my sun-honnet and off l went to the
archery ground as they had took to calling
the end Of the orchard. The girls looked
~ cool as could be there, all dressed mp in
white, and the young men talking and
smiling, and my husband-yes. my hus-
bind, sitting on a bench alongside the
wilder, giving her them insinuating looks
he kin if he choose! had slippers on, and
| ctme close up to them without making
any noise, and heered her say:
Mr. Jones certainly admres Rosetta"
"Nobody couldn't help it, seq Urah
"But Cecilia is the prettiest," sez the
widder.
ma, aez Uriah.
"Oh, 90 away! You don't think so;
you Jest 1attering,n sez the widder.
''If | was a single bachelor, you'd see"
seq my husband.
Now I'm cooled off-its "a couple OF years
ago-now Pm cooled off, wouldn t swear
into court of justice that Uriah was going
to kiss the wilder, and as Christian
must allow can't sly for certain she'd
hey let hjn; hat things appeared to me
like she would at that minute, and of
with my sun bonnet and gave her Il whacll
over the head and him another, making
remarks which | perfer not repeating if |
screecAed the gals ran up, Uriah took hold
OF me, and the rest of the boardcrs stared
like cows.
81 reckon you'll know me the next time
you see me, 'sez | ''but you won't see me
for quite a spell. Today ends such con,
duct as this; you can git-all of you!
There's an early train tomorrer, and III
see that you take it; 50 pack your trunks
tonight! The help will give you your teas.
As for me, shant set down with char
acter like the Wilder Jessamy; I'm dis
gusted by ever hevin' done it!'
Madame, what do you dare to insinu
ate?" SEE she.
THAT you was a-going to kiss my hus-
bandn seq |.
Then she shruck, and the other ladies
shruck, and finished off by grabbing her
false front of curls off her head and throw.
ing it in Uriah's face. Then l went home
and went to bed.
The boarders all went before breakfast
next morning, and all day long me and
Uriah quarreled. l said I'd get divorce
| from him; he said he'd get one from me
ZOE being a ahgew.
"And marry Wilder Jessamy" SEE I.
at would be a change for the bettern'
seq he.
Hammer and tongs, hammer and tongs,
we kept it up until all of sudden |
turned faint and didn't know any more
for quite spell. Then | was in bed with
complications - that's what the doctor
called it.
Well, | must say Uriah nussed me like a
woman, for all kept telling him I'd live
as long as | could to spite the Wilder
Jessamy; and when | did get better he
carried me downstairs and sot me in the
great rocker on the porch and put pliers
under my head, and knelt down alongside
of me.
Nanny" SEE he, "you're Citing well
now"
"Wish | wasntp' SEE l. "What's the
use? Nobody keers for me-"
"Aint nobody" sez he.
''You" SEE 1. ooh, Uriah! you was
a-going to kiss her-I saw your
II wasn't'' sez Uriah. "Nancy Pottle-
ton, I'll swear that on a stack of Bibles. 1t
was this way: The city fellers was all
paying compliments, and l didn't want to
seem like country bunkin, SO l paid
them to. l couldn't talk to the girls, SO
talked to the widder."