The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-04-16

n by Seyiug lonhd hef Jnst % cculd wan !,
bu, unuckiIy, love IS so insensibl. 80 sve'y
thing but his own genial feelings, tha, | rash-
er owe stayed my time.
We were reused from our friendly chat, BY
the old mon snd bis vile laundering at the
door for admiiancc. What was 10 be done |?
there was not the usual retreat Of lovers
back door--snd TO leap from either Of the
windows would have been 10 plunge into the
Jaws OF the lion. "For heavens sake, my
dear, cram me where you will" cried !,
would pot have The psrson catch ne tor
worlds -" Pm BALI out of my wits !" ssid
she, " lie, me see--i have i,--ge, you into
that big churn (polnling to a ls'g- cArrn ihst
stood IN the corner OF the room(-be quick,
for Code soke--iher'il not svspec you being
there, for they never use IL on Sundays" In
l lumpcd--sBd in o moment IVES in utter
da'kness--she having put on the lid. In his
situation overheard all thst passed. The
pa son and his wife were lea in--lhe latter not
without scc'ding the maid .or keeping The N
20 long at the door, nho said she wa, asleep,
---and ell ass we'll.
The old isdy ,hen told The maid the, sAe
mus' immedIseiy pul the cream in'o the
large cnurn and go 10 work, ioI II We, expec.
ht,s while, end they had oeior make the
| best use of their time. "Lpd, ors'sm," said
the frgHsned glrl, "would 5ou bres4 The
Ssbbaln 2" Break The Sabbath, you lste I!
here is no hsrn in working on a Sunday,
when we s'e b. ought TO Il by nares5i,y ! pui
IN The cream Soy" The maid then .,ked
II ho small churn would no, do -" Not Q
whit !--not a whit, riii the large cbsrD w,li
10.
l have always been brought up TO setp The
Sabbath sacred" "1u'y ~, :" replied lhe
dame, ss The person snisfed, " hers, my dear,
his veuch will no' churn because IL is Sus-
day ;--aheO | tsIl her that butte Tii be
| scarce IN lev Days" "Cut upon 1e pi'l o.
| cGied The son OF he pulpit, "o out upon ye -
! do ye Ihios II got ny mare into The bog this
| morning, tAst wouldn't ,ske her DOT because
| II is Sundoy !--plsh !--go make your buror,
say" All ne ~, cetits of the dl,ue,,ed
| gri wore III VAN; she was obliged 70 DO .he
bidding o.! her :upsrior,.
] se' all This while snUg IN ne rhorn, re
sisOcd 10 my fate, when down 90 ny poor Ill
istsd heed caHe . pslI iali OF cresm--l held
my oteaIh untH u passed, and then bGGsl hec
agsIr, hoping II was hnIshrd here but no
IN CAME anohe And snojhs ! there ! ,as
Op 20 my thin IN mIlk--ont bucsei mu,e ant
| should be a d,Cwnrd n.au wha, was 10 be
done { hu upon nethiDg Al 1873 just as
the deadly fourth was Impending over my
heed, iesped up ~ the top OF The chu,n, 81
besmestsd wnh cresm--shaklng myself, snc
makoS he most disboiicsl lace, the human
vissge could h. rm. n had the desr ID eEecr
,hr rsld fs,cring the trick, sc'eamLd on
ths' the dsrl was IN the bn,termis, snt
iar up s,oirs! The psrson srd his vii,
sc.Dpe'ed into The kitchsn, tUmbling hesC
and heels over each 9,h.' - took the time.
-juop"d out OF The chu n.--ou, Of be win
dow, aoA did not lsuk behind me unu arIiy
cd safe 81 home.
Thus ended my sGven,nre with the dai.
maid stofy got among The preacber's su
slitious huck, 4" that the devil had rises
from the churn, and sccusei him oi ip pious
| y breaking the Sabbath"
Ihs ps'soo himself resIly believed that i
was she de''I, cod never sgsin attempted ,c
make butter oas Sundoy.
| EisrGry Cabinet.