Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-04-08

dingiy, as soon az saw tno PrrsoS ano
mis- dame enter the church. 1t is need-
less to tell of the many soft words l
whispered into her ear; suffice 1t to
say, found her Just as | should wish;
but unluckiiy, love Is SO insensibie to e.
very thing but his own genial feelings,
that 1 rather overssayed my time.
We were reused from our chat bJ
the old man and his wife laundering at
the door for admittance. What was
to be done there was not the usual
retreat of lovers-a back do0r-aDd to
leap frsm either OF the windows would
have been to plunge into the Jaws OF
the lion. For heavens sake, my
dear, cram me where you WILL cried
/. II would not have the parson catch
ne mere fer worlds" I'm half out of
NY witsr' said she, "iet me see--i
have t!-get into that big churn.
(po,nting to large churn that stood IN
one corner of the room, )-be quick, tor
Gods sase-they will not suspect your
being there, for they never use 1t Oh
sunday In jumped, and IN mo-
ment was in utter darkness, she hsV
ing pu. on the lid. In this situation l
overheard all that passed. The par
son and ais f. were lie in, the lat or
not without scoldiog the .naid for keep
ing ihem 80 long at The door. who said
she was asleep, and all was we'll.
the old lady then told the maid that
she must immediately put the cream
into the large churn and 80 to work,
for It was expected there would be q
scarcity OF butter IN little while, and
they had better make the bost use OF
their time. Lud, ma'am," said tbs
frightened girl, would you break the
sabbathH Break the sabbath, you
iade9 there is no harm in working on
q Sunday waen we are BROUGHT 1t by
necessity put in the cream l say "
The msli then asked ifthe small churn
would not do Not whit not q
whit, girl. the large churn will work
moro at time" Dear me, ma'am L
have always been brought up to keep
the sabbath sacred" g ful tut - re-
piled the dame, as the parson entered.
here my dear, this wench, will not
churn because it is Sunday; when l
tell her butter will be scarce in a few
DAYS" Out upon ye glri!' cried he
son Of the pulpit, Tout upon ye!-do
We think i; ! got my mare into the bog
this morning thstl wouldn't take her
out because it Is Suuday?-pish! SO
make your butter say All the en-
treaties of The distressed girl were IN
vain: she was obliged to do the bid.
ding of her superiors.
sat all this while snug in the churn,
resi- ned to my fats, when down IN my
poor i'll fated head came pail full of
cream. neld my breath until 1t pas.
sed. and then breathed again. hoping 1t
was finished here-but no, in cane a.
no.her-and another! there | sat up to
INV chic in milk-one buc Let more aud
| SHOULD have been drowned man.
WHAT was to be done? hit upon some-
thing At last. just as the deadly fourth
was impending over my hcsd, ! leap.
ed up on the top of he churn, all De-
eme area WI III CES6Iu-SbdNibS
and making the most diaboiical faces
the human vissse could form. It had
the desired effect. he paid IaVoring
the trick screa ned out nat the devil
was in the buttermilk, and ran up stairs.
The parson and his wife .campe ed in
to the XII chen, tumbling head and
heels over each other. | took the tune
Jumped off the churn-out of the
window, and did not look behind me
unit ] arrived safe at home.
Thus ended my adventure with the
dairy maid \ story got among the
preacher superstitious flock, that the
devil had risen from the churn and &C.
cused him Of lmpiously breaking the
sabbath.
The parson himself, really believing
that it was the devil, never again at
tempted to make butter on Sunday.