Livin’ up to one Idee--Love at First Sight--A Marriage of Love--Why did I Love Josiah?--A Becon that has never gone out--Men can’t stand Flattery--My Present feelin’s towards Josiah--Objections to Widowers--Comparin’ Wives--Josiah not encouraged in it--Rule for Domestic Happiness 17-20
A hard row for Step-Mothers--Thomas Jefferson and Tirzah Ann--Thomas J. on Foreordination--Tirzah Ann’s sentiments--A Hefty Angel--Makin’ excuses at table--How to make Bad Cake taste good--Our Farm on the Canal--Plenty of Garden Sass--4 Tons to the acre 21-25
Betsey Bobbet introduced--While there is Life there is Hope of getting married--Betsey’s personal appearance--Betsey’s Opinions and Views of a Woman’s Speah--Betsey writes Poetry--A Specimen of it--Owed to Josiah--Josiah makes a Confession and gets Rebuked--Betsey Bobbet visits me unexpectedly--Gushin’s of a Tendeh Soul--The Editah with Twins--Weddin’ Affinities 26-37
Down to Jonesville--In Mr. Gansey’s Aunty Room--Preparin’ for a Picture--The Editer of the Augur--Daughters of Bachus and Venus--Haunts of the Graces--“Logical Reveries”--A Poem--My Picture Took 38-45
My opinions of Surprises--I am persuaded to go--A Surprise Party Surprised--Not wanted just then--An Upset in the snow--A Peaceful Evening at home--Josiah and I enjoying ourselves Doctorin’--Our Happiness interrupted--Surprised by a Party of 50--Fearful excitement of Josiah--The Enemy retire--The Editer surprised--Betsey writes a Poem upon it 46-57
Sugerin’ Time--Woman’s work--Man’s work--The Editer brings his Twins--There first doin’s--The trouble begins--Betsey Bobbet arrives--I think of John Rogers and have Patience--Betsey and the twins--A Soothin’ Poultice--An Argument with Betsey--I Preach and Practice--Betsey asks Advice and gets It--Betsey reads a Poem--She gets more of my Opinions--Return of the Editer--Concludes to stay to Dinner--Sees Betsey and changes his mind--Grand Tableaux by the whole company 58-68
Thomas J. believes in water for the Baptists--Reasons for goin’ to Quiltin’s--The Baptist Quiltin’ Party--We dispose of all our neighbors not present--Miss Dobbin, a peacemaker--The Minister’s wife discussed--Betsey Bobbet arrives--She labors under great excitement and overwhelms the party with her mysterious words--Astounding disclosures--Thomas J.’s story to Betsey--The story discussed--Handsome Ministers--Wimmen flingin’ stuns--The Minister arrives--The mystery solved 69-84