American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-11-21

tables individually took snuff blew their noses, knit
stockings, and talked scandal at one and the same
time !
Being extremely DESTROYS to know what circum-
stance brought so many OF them together, / listened
sttentiyely to their conversation but they talked,
snufed and sneezed all together and each perhaps
upon different subject, it was impossible to gain
much information. learned however that they be-
longed to the Female Pincushion Societyand met at
each others houses often FIVE times week, 10
manufacture socks mittens and pincushons, which
they sold 10 the habe dashers and devoted the pro-
ceeds to missionary purposes. Judge at my SUR
prise and indignation at the recital am no enemy
to missions On the contrary have ever thought
1t the duty OF every christian who thought himself
benefited by knowledge of the Gospel to do what
lay in his power to reveal 1t to others. But howe
yer grateful Tor the blessing myself, and however
DESTROYS that others may participate in any good
that enjoy, l can by no means say tina, wish to
sec the Gospel extended by such reprehensible
means. II was not the humble method taken TO
effect this great object, that met with my disappro
baton, but that the conducting Of the cause should
be entrusted to such unworthy characters. The
ostentatious purpose Of these Tables in assembling
together doubtless to make pincushions, and TO
circulate missionaries, but their real object was to
manufacture and spread false reports and as sat
and beheld them staring Out heir eyes and nearly
smuggling their vhiskers in the candles TO where
10 place the needle could not help calculating how
many reEutattns we've ruined in the manufacture
oil incushion, and how MANY pincUshions 1t took
ito effect The complete conversion of heather and
finally came to the conclusion that for every hea
then which they rescued from the de, curing Games,
they gave an inc omputabe number OF their pt ate
acquaintances to the devil ! would enlarge upon
this subject but the small space have remaining
warns me OF the necessity OF bringing this essay to
a conclusion.
Time and the candles wore away, and carried my
patience along with them. The evening now
pretty far advanced, and had not ye; had an OPP
portunity OF stealing unobserved from the room.-
Chatter, chatter, chatter, went their voices, snuff
snuff, continued their noses,-snap--snap. wen
their everlasting knitting needles without the leas
intermission, and began to think they would go or
/ forever They had already blasted fifteen reputa
lions and materially injured six more, having at tht
same time manufactured three pincushions, and q
stocking and halt, besides taking four pounds O
snuff, when a character, Gan aged spinster ane
one of their own folks, but then a5sen was started
10y demure looking tabby with most venerable
beard. and they all followed up the game as If tht
diversion was entirely new to them. Watching my
oppo iuny took time when their diabolical cap
were crowded near together and their toolhless jaw
and merciless knitting needles were moving will
unwonted rspidity, and made my exit from the room
with SO happy grace that they with all thei
watchfuness observed uot my depa ture: making h
uest ni my way TO the L at the Boston pier, wher
my boat was in w4itlng. soob enjoyed the hearie
satisfaction Of finding myself once more safe upo
Spectacle Island, resolved for the future 10 be NOR
circumspect IN my motions.
Spectacle Island, Oct. goth, 1928.
LIT.