Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: The Widows Reform :
: By Keziah Shelton. :,
BY Keziah Shelton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

VI ing with old Brigham, eh?
wonder if the widder-well, l s'pos,
she amt that quite-has emmy idee
how well orr she n Mari-JaHe's goia
to be?''
"Yis, I've ben up all night. Hell
drop aout toward shutdown. l guess
No. | don't think they know what S
waitin' for 'em, for he's KEEP a sCill
tongue in his head. es well rs a tite
rein on EN-. l kinder fggered up his
with while he lay a-mullin', an Is
he amt never spent nothin', his en-
trest must count up to nigh on tweE-
ty thousan', sure!"
well, well. he's ben sly, an KEEP
it from his wimmen folks an the
'sessors!" said a listening neighbor.
ayes. he's lived off what the widow
and Mari-Jane has earned attacking
in and a-going out, and has boosted
that by so doing he could salt his
own wages! I don't know what
Heaven can offer such man in place
Of the pleasure he has taken here
in scrimping and sailing as he
called it," chimed in one of the more
intelligent of the neighbors.
The news of old Brigham's immi-
nent departure from his narrow
sphere Here. to the unknown land
that awaits us all. was discussed at
every breakfast table in the little |
neighborhood, where even smaller af- |
fairs than an occasional death in |
their midst created a neighborly rip |
pie, that served them in place of a
wave of enthusiasm such as now and
then stirs the life stream that bears
on its bosom broader lives.
The widder's ben a hard-workin'
pashunt woman, an hes bore with
him better'n / should, I'm willin' 10
say that, an l don't mind a-sayiu',
es long es he's got to go whuther
I'm willin' or not that I'm resigned,
es old Mis- Howard said, when her
darter Susan's drunken coot of has-
band died an Suke balled and took
on, es eff he'd ben sum use to, her.
Sez her mother to her: tSuke, I'm |
ashamed O. yo; faint rite to ball 50. {
Hes better off, es the elders ben
i-tellin' on We, an the Lord knows
you bel An es fur Mari-Jane. ! hope
hell eni'y her freedum awhile afore I
he ties herself down to a man . /
Ter own; not but what Jim Reed IS I
veil enuff. but there's a good deal 10 Z
,e put up with. if one has the best Of .
men. There's wus things TO nv mind .
han bein' left a wilder. or even than a
elm an ole maidl | wonder eff they'll y
are let Jim come to the funeraI2 n
d be afraid that the copse wound q
ONE to life. an | wouldn't run no q
esk o. that. Of / was berl I'd let II
,elI epuff alone" h
A. anotbor +ohlo tho t,A,,r sai7. :,
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iia' ma 'ii'' P.'''9 goou' s''ef'nE al
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'','So nm =, C". ply LUZ pun i l Y
y nam mo '"'H We ie'' IKE TENN h,
III some pam truths. An mere 81
'or MarI-Jaue' oie harris haon y,
eIy ehhS'hin ag IN i'm heed' only ms ca
MIN there henueFed the "lmmeh -,
'As ABOUT 'helr work as callers aIIus .,
~ nut man heeuh ne a hog' II ne ~,
IL know now. An Harris begrujed 80
e eN.ry ole punk an oresh that was l.,
eu II ne come IN to set up awhile q,
u Is material iur Young folks to do. -
en- the pest on EN- Fe mite es well .,
y 10 make water run up NIL by whist =.
ig 10 II, Is TO try to change human
ter! Yer can squelch EN- es fur ~.
We can see-but don We furgit it, Yer W
9on' to git left in the end. an the ~
ass on his grave won't need cuttin'
ore jim Reed will hev rite to cut eli
ia
You're rite there! Did I ever tell We pc
lat Brigham said when he heard that de
e naybors had got hold. of his taking
arge O. the wimmen folkses' arm gl
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