I am Josiah Allen's Wife." And as I sez this, bein' very polite, I kinder bowed my head, and he kinder bowed his head too.

We appeared real well, both on us.
And sez I, "We feel it dretful, the passin' away and expirin' of one of your folks." And sez he, "You allude to Senator Stanford ?" And I sez, "Yes; when I think of that noble school of hisen that he has sot up there in your great State--the finest school in the world for poor boys and poor girls, as well as rich ones--when I think what that great educational power is a-goin' to do for the children of this great country, rich and poor, I think on him almost by the side of Christopher Columbus.

For if Christopher discovered a new world, Senator Stanford wuz a-takin' the youth of this country into a new realm--a-sailin' 'em out into a new world, and a grander one than they'd any idee on--a-sailin' 'em out on the great ship of his magnificent Charity; and that Ship," sez I, in a kind of a tremblin' voice, "wuz wafted out at first on the sombre wings of a heart-breakin' sorrow; but they grew white," sez I--"they grew silver white as that great Ship sailed on and on.
"And up through the cloudless blue overhead I believe an angel looks down smilin'ly and lovin'ly on what has been done, and what is a-doin' now--that youth whose tender heart, while he walked with man, wuz so tender and compassionate to the poor, and so wise to help 'em." The Governor showed plain in his good-lookin' face how deeply he felt what I said, and I hastened to add-- "I wanted to thank him who is gone for this great and noble work; and as he has passed on beyend this world's praise, or blame, I want to tell you about it, seein' that you're at the head of the family.
"I speak," sez I, "in the name of Jonesville!" "Whose name ?" sez he.
And I sez, "My own native land, Jonesville, nigh to Loontown, seven milds from Zoar." "Oh!" sez he.
"Yes," sez I, "Jonesville wuz proud of his doin's, and she thinks a sight of California.
"But in one thing she feels bad: she don't want California to make so much wine; she wishes you'd stop it.
"She's proud of your fruit, your flowers, your big trees, and other products, but she wishes you'd stop makin' so much wine.

Jonesville wouldn't care if you made a couple of quarts for sickness or jell, but she feels as if she couldn't bear to see you swing out and make so much." Sez I, "Jonesville and I want you to stop makin' it--we want you to like dogs." And then sez I, in still firmer axents, "It hain't a-settin' a good example to the schoolchildren in Palo Alto and the United States." He looked real downcasted and sad, some as if he'd never thought on't in that light before.
He didn't really promise me, but I presoom to say that he won't never make another drop.
But his face looked dretful deprested.

I see that he felt it deeply to think I had found fault with him.
But to resoom.