The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-12-27 00:00:00

HINTS TO ORGANISTS.

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P.
Benson, esp., gives the following " Rooles for
Plavin Ooton a Organ into Yeet,n" :—" When the
preacher onus in and noels down in the poolpit pull
out all the stoppers. That's viol the stoppen is
for. When a bite is gave out to be nog, play over the
whoal tore before singing, but be sure to play it so that
they can't t.O whether its that too n or some other
toon. It will 'moose the people to gesa. Whoa you
play the interloods sometimes pull all the stoppers out,
and asuneldmee pull them an In. The stopper, is mule
to pull out and in. Play the interloods shout twos as
long as the tom. The interloods is the best pert of
the mewl* and should be the longest. Play from the
interloods into the toou vrithoul letting them kno when
the tools begin'. This will teach them to mind then
hisses. Always play the interloods faster or slower
than the toot. This will keep it from bein the saute
time as the tom. If the preacher give out 5 yaw play 4. To menny Teresa is tetjos, Dlorin the Dermas
go out of the church and cum beak in time for the next
toon. This will show you doant mean to be hard on the preacher by havin too mean, listimin to him at
waalt."—deeericaa paper.

THE BITER BIT.
Jeremiah Ciuet, the velege lawyer
Link and lean and 65. Rich be wee, i,„ h. wet
WAS goegau by devisee. w Lys ; and Learysl eel:l:lithe
erie;rl7l.*
rehatees. Not • Sunday mewed thot he oixi"rts
attend diner* three times, and it was ddieek let
whether the clerk or the lawyer read the Nee,' 41
louder. "Charity covers a multitude of nth:. --""' the
adage; "But religion wiper them out
b iatet,nt.ts
it was cheaper. By acid bye
nincried Roes Randle, the village beauty, , "
girl, sweet as the name she bore. Rumour enr'me
,
Roos married Oat of disappointment, h.e eh' i___`•ll
Willie Wildrake, having gone to tai.
t:liti.
clock ; tbea thecwyer, so be preferred the
that cruet Wit • confirmed drunkard. Hew •st
keep him from the drink, but in vain ; ,
Ztlshe need to watch him till he became helpt,,, k,
and then go to see her widowed mother, eiiewut,,.
lawyer had forbiddeo to enter his doors, tin e„
epees nights, it entered his suapiciotts mind, iii,Tee"
was playing some trick, and he determined
drink so much as usual, and to watch her. 11, o'tis
however, till be became drowsy, lay back in Lk ,„„r4k
and dropped asleep. KOOS roused him up aed 1,174,
said ti-e
to bed, where be was soon sae slumberiag. ehe •41,
inediesely ran to her mother's cottage, and am,. ja..
to
nfieudetnliseureediWairilkliajoh Wawalderdskine,
her retu
sce Willie i•Tisd lover.
remising not to return unless Ruse liade him. a'l„7,!'
pmeantime, old Cruet bad awake!, arid found Rew-:
creature that shrank from*
missing.
He saw it all now ; she had a lover, and mat
whilst be was asleep. The thought was nuidn,..°4l
him. He sprang out of bed and dressed, thee; b
,itliblrrsagCen:te.t.,t"b
is
is
she
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quietly down stairs. No one was there.
evidently gone out; her bonnet and shawl %trete%
and the door was on the latch.
eervation, preferring her own fireside to gadder ,h4l
We shall see, we shall see I How will my pretty
re
look when the blight wizen it, eh ? There, cowl
glowingvr
gentlewe with
Rose.
•seV littleetryh
:wypes:l
I'm safe."
With • fiend-like chuckle the old man carefully I
celei
the door, and having seen every piece safely
he seized the bottle of brandy and returned te bq
room.
Wheeling • large armchair to the window, he
himself up in a heavy cloak, filled a glass with bre,e.
end awaited hie wife's return, An hoar piensa-7,
she had not come. Jeremiah was delighted,
about to perform a bit of devilry that warmed e.
withered old heart. Apia and again be drank
brandy, but it seemed to have no other efletepe,
than making him more •indietive.
"Ah ! what is that? Yes, there is some oiler*.
up the street. She has come at hit; now ea?
revenge," croaked the old man, as he !Meek wi:l4,i„
light in his comfortable armchair. "ut t! get. 4
Reim, you are trying the latch, are you. But tied*
don't open : it as strange, ion 't it? Ha, hi, t.,!
wonder what she thinks shout it? Thee; 0,, o'4
again. Push away, my pretty Rose, you'll only liee,
your pretty self. Oh, you try the wieder'', de77,
What, no succsi! All, you try the doe: 1/4414.
this is glorious !"
The old man buried his face in the cloak to pram
his lauhter being heard.
After several inure ineffectual trials at Q 1,1,,
Rose suinuenied courage, and knocked.
" Wno's there ?" inquired Jeremiah, poking
out of window : "who dares to diaturb „wok
people at this hour of the night?'
" Do you not know me?' asked Rose.
' "Know you? Not I. How dare you eok slaw
• qneetion ? Such creatures as you should he put et.
IpteCks. I warn you to be gone, or icy wife may
you—my pretty Rose, my modest, bluohitg Peer; ag
1 would not hove that for a theuoand jmu,44,
might be jealous ; the is so good,
" Oh, you must, you limit know we," pettedly;
" I am your wife."
"My wife!" ezolaimed Cruet, as if overecte we
, witociishieente " Why, you base creature ; Lyre
has been asleep these three hours."
" Have mercy upon me," vied Roe; "1=4.44
your wife."
"• What, Rose I and so in,ll-ed it is. W.. 11,
will never °ease ! And how slid you Conic iht ft, Lo!
t It is cold, very cold ; I icily must Lave some true
Here the wretch tuoecel off a bunipa to tornauen
shivering wife.
' "Let nit in, and I will confess all," Mel Rote.
"Confess r growled Cruet, on won the leni!
' began to have on effect ; then tie re I a cotfreete
be made, eh ? You thought to dupe eve en;e
), Cruet, eh ? Ha, La, ha ! But you are emght it yet
own trap, my lady ; nicely caught ! Open tle La!
Not I. No, no, icy pretty Rcee ; there)Le Etta IrC,
till I have summoned the neighb.mrs. Hue w. 4
pretty Rose bear the blight of slaiidereus mei:a!
Will she droop and fade All, my pictty Roe; loa
you duped old Cruet,
" Hear me," cried Rose; "1 sin innoont of my
evil design on your honour. Your socositiou se
utterly false: Open the door, or you will repute*
rest of your life."
" I repent it? Oh, oh, ! Of COOVe 1 diii
sorry. and you happy, when I have sumrroced all de
neighbours to witness the proof of your guilt. I eupse
they won't believe me when they find you rabids ths
house at this time of night, eh ?'
'• Will you let me in r
" No; you shall never enter ray house amis.`
"Then my death be on your head,' said Ron,
solemnly.
. .

Bose walked quickly away. rrettbel
neck as far as he could out of windoe, bat fru:laths
position he was in, it was impocuble tbk<b.
"Surely she will not drown herself in the we'," !
Whet was that? A spla.sA I Rose A.a• thron. held
into the well l"

Jeremiah staggered from the room, overcome via
ft ight and drink. He undid the front dot. mid mitcd
to the well. He peeped down into it.. gl.s.,n.y deptt.
but ciouldlneither see nor hear anything. Sts?; vt4:
was that? Surely it was his wile's voice. There e:l4
be no coiltoking it. He hurried back to the
there, at the v..ry window where hv had z.t, en,*
in the very cloak be had worn, her pretty hesd uteri
with • nightcap, sat Rose.
" Have you found the big stone I • threw Ir.:C.,
well, Jeremiah r asked his wife, with •
smile.

"The stone I" cried Cruet. " You minx., 1-2
revenged upon you," anti he rtuthed at the door, .7.:
sowing with rage.
Ro.e sat still, The door was looked.

" What do you mean by disturbing people ez.
boor of the night, you disreputable old luau:
Rose.

"Rose. my dear Rose, let me in : I shall J
cold," said the lawyer, who began to wee that .4 "

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trapped.
"Don't call me Rose," cried his wife, "or Ir:
summon my hesband. It is true that he is old,
and a coward; but he is a lawyer, and won't hors Ii
Wife insulted for nothing."
" I am so cold, HOW
" Well, I'll give you one of his hats to corer yovt
bald head." said Roar, and she threw hiss ore nova
" You know I am your husband."
" Why, as I live, so it is I How did on yet gen
Jeremiah? Really it is very cold," and!llyse wrap*
herself up in the cloak.
"You know very well how I came her. I milef
out to save you from the well, and—"
"Leave well alone another time, Jeremiah. Bot
was the stone you went to save not me? Air'
popped out, I popped in ; brandy and fear had.
fused you. I thought to dupe old Lawyer Cruet. lit
ha, ha ! Have I done so Jeremiah? YL u are easft,
it your own trap, nicely caught. Ob. IrTY. 1'1;
how will you look in church on Sunday when
village know that Lawyer Cruet, the pious. dad.
loving, steady Lawyer Cruet, gets tipsy, gni el
lato of a night? Oh my ugly old husband, hate 1044
old Lawyer Cruet r
" I tipsy?" cried the Lawyer.
judge...
" That may seaman* for theorooked paths of the las.
then. Why, you can't stand upright."
It was a fact. The excitement and (roil ,itle"
beginning to have their effect upon Jeremiah.
No sooner did Rose perceive this, than ronoirt
the alarm-bell, she rang it with all her coght, iu
few minutes the neighbours came pouring in freus•
directions.

"lwas wbtr I

" Miserable woman that I am" cried
holding a handkerchief before her lice t,
the 'aught r which she could md rontr .1.
rable creature, ever to bane consent.' to
that old hypocrite. I implore yon. WV lear
bouts, to shield me from his violence; icr
he has threatened to murder me."
" Is this true, lawyer:" asked some of the men.
Jeremiah otuti not answer fer sat althea,'
scarcely could believe his own ears or eye..
"It is true, dear neighbours. You would w.,72,
believe It of a man who professes FO much relitlo,47.
be leaves use by myself is this miserable old hoioeome
niaht, while he gets drunk at seine low ro
another."
" It is false," roared Cruet, "I
—I only Elm"'th,
a minute; she, else was—tic, out.' .-1 PO,
"Do not believe him, kind mizhbourn," ena" le
you me lam prepared for bed" (h-re she poiXik
her nightcap) " whilst he has his hat on."
Mena' 'Bl
Jeremiah took it off, threw it on the
stamped on it

"Well, he—do seem in drink said one,"
" He smells awful of brandy," said another.
'Kind friends," continued Hose, '1 hats botte 3
In quiet ever since we were msrried.
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refused my seeing my own dear mother.
tilet.arnptrisoo.giguehrt In thiswre•chhiesd orgiolde.r,,ihte-esten
All this have I borne patiently and meekly
r ; est 0
thre.r;
to throw um into the well directly I onened 6'20
and seeing that he was mad from drink, I
door and summoned you, my kind blends,
h°Tte
umbhsruundtal screw
him" nun
wieder:at ehdeanwtohotehmemernen.
ea
to
"To the horse-pon'd I to the horse-pond
crowd.
belo
"For mercy's sake, spare him," cried ROW.
to fear that she vu carrying matters it lilt
far. "I only salt you to bold him whilst I P"k big
few things ; for I Am determined not to lire ritb
• moment longer." dot
In spite of his resistance, the lawyer vu beljn
firmly on the ground, wh lit his wife pack— °;!btosra
"doable,; these were, by the help of the n"--
carried to her mother's.
j 0101 Now that his true character was known,
took no trouble to hide his propensities, bat chest b,
night and day. During one of these drinking k°8,11..51
ilante'wkinned an old woman whom he Its 4
gathering sticks upon his grounds. Her crie
some men to her assistanoe ; a horm-pond.
mated with ice, was Mose by, Use tensputoei
too mull for the men, so Jereinisla Crest
over and and over again. • batlt might or is might not have been the duckief.wt
eartain it is that be died seem afterwards, and tlolf
his papers was fiend as old will, not quite torn
but which he bad evidently man, to dower. "of
&Ser, it was Proved, and proved very much to
setbdution of William Wfidralos and his wife 114°'

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lobo
A °bop, oho was told by • ol•nrym•• to " rem! 0
Lot's VU.," replied list bit bad trouble too* wi/b
tritioot zoomoilinisg Wks mos•'• wives.

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