Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1882 — Mrs. Partington at the Soldiers’ Bazaar. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Partington at the Soldiers’ Bazaar.

[B. P. Shillaber.Jn Sword'& Pen] It was at a distinguished party,called by the ladies in aid of the Soldiers’ Bazaar, that Mrs. Partington found herself, as well as she could for the crowd. There was much said in support of the object, aud a warm enthusiasm prevailed, amouutieg at times to loud mgn ifestations of approval. “Quite a furore.” the President of the meeting remarked to the dame w ho sat beside him. “A few roar !” she replied, her spectacles flashing with -excitement. , “I sliould call it a good mauy roar, and everybody seems willing to exhilara’e the movement. How much we owe the soldiers who made sacrement of themselves for us, and laid down their arms and legs only When the Union was saved !’? “Yery true,” responded the President “and I trust that all are willing to admit their iudebtuess.” “They may be,” replied she; “but I feared it was something like Mrs. Hite’s borrowing my eggs and saying she would always be indebted to me for them; as she was for she never paid ’em hick.” The President looked a little annoyed. S >on tberg,came another shout. “Donk you think,” she these lew roars should have been perpetrated when the war was over, and not lelt the women to do what was iucumheml the men ?” “Perhaps,” replied her interlocutor, “but better late than never.” “It came nigh being too late ” said she, “with the poor legless horse.s running to their long home through a poor house gate; but thank Heaven, some will have a comfortable home to go to, after this,-where they can smoke the calumny of peace, without even a taxcollector to make ’em a'raid.” She wa3 wearying, but she meant well. Ebery provision ob nature may be wUe, 1 I doan’ see why a body should buuei so in ciutin’ teeth. A dog doan’ iiab no trouble, nederdoes a coon, but natur gives fits to de baby. And dis, de preachers tell me, is on account ob de political trickery ob Adam. I’se glad dat he was counted out ob de garden ob Eden. Everybody what walks de flo’ wid a teethin’ chile is a natural enemy to daf man. Mrs. Mary Clemmer, the writer is, it is reported, about to contract a second marriage.