Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1830-08-12

VIII you let me speak Z asked the
mother, who had barely opened her mouth,
Nathan is
He's corporal and mighty smart with
that queer cOckade, but I'll let him know
how that if Pm hired
why, Phoebe said the old lady,
stamping her foot, and at the same time
catching up the goose's leg, as if to hurl it
at her maid, Why, Phoebe y
I'm sure you talk all the time said
Phoebe, brandishing the whole goose,
which she seized by the neck as ifto haste
her mistress I'm sure nobody that had
any spirit. would stay here as long as
have; never opened my mouth without
being snubbed.'
Mercy on usr calculated the old lady,
turning on her heel, and leaving the field
to the victorious damsel.
Phoebe proceeded forthwith to distend
the defunct fowl with stuffage, and TO- ar
range it for the roasting. But while in this
peaceable employment, she cooled down
her wrath. / do as we'll as ! can, and
the old lady is always scolding. get a
long well enough with her pa, as she
calls him, but she's always preaching about
my long tongue. IN Let her know that
when Pm gone off and married to my John,
she won't get another girl to put up with
all her whins, that's what she WON'T And
so she roasted the goose.
Poor Phoebe she was smart girl, and
would have made capital wife for deaf
man, but any other must have been up to
his arm-pits in love to have taken her,
"with all her imperfections IN her head"
She soon found out what the dame wished
to say, and as she heartily despised corpo-
raj Nathan, she set about counteracting
any prediction she might have for his
family. She could conceive of no meth
cd SO efficient, as bringing rival into the
field, and therefore baited her hook for the
village blacksmith.
lie had long sighed like his own bellows.
for the love of Phoebe, but it was given
out that Phoebe and the corporal were to
be one flesh, and he had not courage e.
nough to face all these difficulties. At the
least nod Of encouragement, however, he
flew like spark from his own anvil to her
feet. From that time, Nathan's chance
was small, and he knew it; but he thought
to tire out the maiden and work upon her
affection, u little at q time, until he had
finished, even as he ploughed one furrow
after another, until the whole was COM
pleted. He little knew the strength ofthe
corporation he was besieging. He might
have talked till this time, had he not been
in bodily fear of Phoebe's dishcloth, with.
out producing the least effect. His moth
err knew better, as she thought, and there
fore, to cut the matter short, she prohibit
ed the appearance Of the blacksmith, with
in the precincts of her kitchen corner
This was indeed, poser, and Phoebe
who had really some affection for him of
the sledg c-hammer deeply felt it. She de-
pended upon the old weapon, but her mis-
tress saw fl to keep out Of the Kitchen
She consulted with her husband, but he
never meddled with his wife's affairs she
threw away Nathan's cockade, but the
price was deducted from her wages she
lost the dshclotli, and finally went slip
shod from very grief, but the old lady wa.
not to be moved. 1t was the first time
she had ever found way to tame the nn
ruly damsel, and she was disposed to pun
isll her for some of the old sins. Phoeb
soliloquized for want of companion (; bu
although she could convince herself, he
mistress would not admit the blacksmith.
The blacksmith and Phoebe had SOM
secret interviews, and had almost agree,
to decamp; il was, however, thought bet
ter to leave that as the last step, and TT.
talking again. The old woman was deaf
or than ever, and Phoebe came very nea
accepting Nathan, just for the pleasure o
tormcnting him. But in these moment
when her passion got the better of he
| love, the shade of the blacksmith came agaiI
over her heart, even as she was girdle'
with her own checked apron, tied witt
tape which he gave her. g" Oh !! she sigh
ed, one evening while burning coffee
IL wonder if some folks did not love i
their younger days p and as she sighe'
again, the big drops rolled down he
cheeks, and the water in the tea-kittle boil
cd over. "Ahw sighed the naples
Phoebe, as she swept up the hearth.
Not long after the aforementioned sigh
while Phoebe had her arms up to the elbows
in -four and water which she was kneading
corporal Nathan mustered up courage e
advance his suit in person. He sighed anG
sighed, and Phoebe kneaded furiously, and
as he sighed again, she turned in little
more yeast.
My dear Phoebe said he
Il don't want none Of your dears
| III. 49,. L. 1900.