My opinions and Betsy Bobbet'sDesigned as a beacon light, to guide women to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but which may be read by members of the sterner sect, without injury to themselves or the book . how be I goin tohelp myself^ sez he, u 1 believe we cant help our-selves, what, was meant to happen, will I(tore his father had time to speak—Josiahis a slowspoken man, Tir/ah Ann spoke up— Bub, if it was settled six or seven thousand yearsago that 1 should take your new jockey club and hairoil, and use em all myself, why then I shall. Tirzah Ann, says he If you should to
My opinions and Betsy Bobbet'sDesigned as a beacon light, to guide women to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but which may be read by members of the sterner sect, without injury to themselves or the book . how be I goin tohelp myself^ sez he, u 1 believe we cant help our-selves, what, was meant to happen, will I(tore his father had time to speak—Josiahis a slowspoken man, Tir/ah Ann spoke up— Bub, if it was settled six or seven thousand yearsago that 1 should take your new jockey club and hairoil, and use em all myself, why then I shall. Tirzah Ann, says he If you should touch em itwas foreordained from creation that you would getdreadfully hurt. But I spoke up then for the firsttime, says T, You see Thomas J. that come to fighting you ~ o j have moral agency enough - - or immoral says I, I wont hear another word fromyou, you Thomas J. are a young fool, and you Josiah I (TKK. .IOSIAII OK SKNTIMKNT. 23 Allen are a old one, now, says I go to the harn,lor I want to mop. Tir/.ah Ann as 1 paid L8 dreadful sentimental, I dontknow which side she took it from, though 1 mistrust,that Josiuh if he had auv encouragement would act,y. I am not the woman to encourage any kind. TIK/VII ANN. of foolishness. I reinemher uhen wo was first en-gaged, he called me k% a little angel/ I jeMt lookedat him calmly and says J, 1 weigh two hundred and 4- pounds, and he didnt call me so again. 24 HOW LIFE RUNS WITH US. No ! sentiment aint my style, and I abhor all kinds ofshams and deceitfillness. Now to the table you dontketch me makin excuses. I should feel as mean aspusley if I did. Though once in a while when I haveparticuler company, and my cookin turns out bad, Ikinder turn the conversation on to the sufferins of ourfour fathers in the Revolution, how they eat their katridge boxes and shoe leather. It dont do us no hurt o to remember their sufferins, and after talkin aboutcatin shoe leather most any kind of cake seems ten-der. I spose that life runs alon
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