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 . er, I only asked to see what they was a fetchinhere. I haint got any with me, for I come on atower. I then took a little roll out of my undone Vin. It was a pair of socks and a pair mittens. And I says to him in a cool, calmway, How much is Mr. Stewart a payin for socks andmittens now. I know they are kinder out of seasonnow, but there haint no danger but wha


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 . er, I only asked to see what they was a fetchinhere. I haint got any with me, for I come on atower. I then took a little roll out of my undone Vin. It was a pair of socks and a pair mittens. And I says to him in a cool, calmway, How much is Mr. Stewart a payin for socks andmittens now. I know they are kinder out of seasonnow, but there haint no danger but what. AVinter willcome, if you only wait long enough. He xinl we dont take em. I felt dissapointecl, for I did want Alexander tohave em, they was knit so good. I was jest thinkin 350 INDIGO BLUE SOCKS AND MITTENS. this over, when lie spoke up agin, and says he, wedont take barter of 110 kind. I didnt know reallywhat he meant, but I answered him in a blind way,that it was jest as well as if they did, as fur as I wasconcerned, for we hadnt raised any barter that year,it didnt seem to be a good year for it, and then Icontinued on— Mebby Mr. Stewart would take theserocks and mittens for his own use. Says I, do you. DOM T TAKE BARTER. know whether Alexander is well off for socks andmittens or not ?: The clerk said he guessed Mr. Stewart wasntsufferin for em. Well, says I in a dignified way, you can do asyou are a mind to about takin em, but they arecolored in a good indigo blue dye, they haint pusleycolor, and they are knit on honor, jest as I knitJosiahs. A LOOK AT CALICOS. 351 Who is Josiah * s:ivs the clerk. V Says I, a sort of blindly, u He is the husband ofJosiah Allens wife. I wouldt say right out, that I was Josiah Allenswife, because I wanted them socks and mittens tostand on their own merits, or not at all. I wasntgoin to have em go, jest because one of the firstwimmen of the day knit em. Neither was I goin tohang on, and tease him to take em. I never saidanother word about


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