Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-31
Mistress Longman
evokes enthusiasm

turn, and we bought a small portion of
land and planted tobacco and set out
trees.
.sThen came the terror of the Indians,
and Governor Berkeley, always in wait
for the word of the king and doing
nothing, and once was our house burn
ed, and we escaped barely with our
lives. and then came Nat Bacon, and
blessings upon him, for he made the
beginning of a good work. And then
III the soldiers, riding to meet him, SO
ample down our tobacco fields with
Use hoofs that the leaves lay in a
ben pumice and that crop lost. And
len this navigation act, which un-
rstand but little of except that it be
81 H The kings pockets and empty
lrs, has made our crops of no avail,
nee we but sent the tobacco as a gift
the king, so little we have got in re
IN. And look, lookr' she shrieked.
pray We look, and sure this is the
it have, and me always going as
ii attired as any of nay station in
GLAND. pray We look. Sure tbs
1t mending, and the stitches and the
lib go together, as will the colony,
ess somewhat be done in season to
nd its state" So saying, up she
lg her arm, and all the under side
he body of her gown was in rags,
up she flung the other, and mat
rs in like case.
lThen the other woman, who was a
tapping lass and had been barmaid
she came to Virginia in search of
husband, where she had found one
ehard Longman afraid not to do her
fling and wed her, since he was as
all and mild man as ever was,
med in. Il say with Mistress ALI
bd.' she shrieked out and flung her
Ia buxom arms aloft with such dis
bsures that roar of laughter spread
rough the hall, and her husband
ushed purple, and a protest gurgled
his throat But at that his wife,
ho verify was shrew, seized upon
Ina by both of his little shoulders and
look him until his face wagged like
bag baby, with an utter limpness Of
elpIessness, and shouted out, amid
eaIs of laughter that seemed to shake
: se roof, that here was pretty man;
IRE, forsooth, was pretty man.
N Here was her own husband, who let
Is own lawful wife go clad in such
use and lifted not finger! Yes, lifted
$St a finger, and had to be dragged
to the present doings by the very
hir Of his head by his wife, and that
BIS not ALL Yes, that was not all.
foot, and, 10, great hole was
Die heel of her stocking, and the
Ia, and then she firted the hem of
zpetticoat into sight, and that was
3of a fringe with rags. Look,
81 e she shrieked out. II tell We,
ard Longman, will have them
and see to what pass that
Ed navigation act and the selling
e tobacco for naught hath brought
cent woman How long is it since
d a new petticoat? How long,
"a Oh, Lord, had the men of this
Day but the spirit of the womenl
Ia but brave Nat Bacon liyedw
With that this woman, who had been
Eperchance drinking too much beer for
her head, though she was well used
to it, burst into storm Of tears and
sprang to her feet and cried out
in wild voice like furious cats:
up with re. say And why do
re stop and parley? And why do
Ne wait for my Lord Culpeper to sail?
troW the Women be not afraid of the
governor, If the men bel Up with We,
and this very night cut down the
young tobacco plants and cheat the
king Of England, who reigns but to
rob bis subjects. Who cares for the
governor Of Virginia. Who cares for
the kingg Up with ye, / say!'
With that she snatched sword from
d ped on the wal and swung i In 9