Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-12
From Hoods Comic Annals.
ST MARKS EVE.

down a hand, IN SIZE ano co'of IKE ham, ""
the old fashioned oak able; i do say, the
de vii choke ihr wi h un! The dame made no
reply she was choking with passion AMI a
fowl. liyer-lhe original cause OF ne dispute.
A prea, deal has been said and sung oil the adj
vantage Of congenial tastes amongst married
people bnt true !, is, the variances OF our
Keniish couple arose from this very colnti-
dencr 10 gus,o. They were both fond oil the
little delicacy in question bot the dame man
aged to secure The morsel for herself, and 'h's
was soffi' lent to cause storm OF very h,eh
words which, properly understood, sigs ihes
very low language. Their mral-unes seldom
passed over wilhou, some contention Of the
sor,.-as sure as the knives and fp' k, elashed,
so did they. being in fac, equally greedy-and
when they did pick quairel they picked 1t 10
the bone. /, was reported, that on some occa-
sions they had no, even con'euted themselves
with hard speeches, but they had come 10
scu fling he taking 10 boxing and she to pinch
ing tbough in far less smic able manner
than Is prac:ised by the rakers OF snuff
On the present difference, however, they were
sa is6, with wishing each other dead with all
thrir hearts'-and there seemed little doubt OF
the sincerity OF the aspiration on looking al
their malignant faces,-for they had made
horrible picture in This frame OF mine. Now
it happ.ned tina, this quarrel took t'ace on
the morning Of S, Mark,-a Saint who was
supposed ON thar festi,s 81 10 favor his Vo'aIIrs
with a peep into the Bouk of Fate. For II was
popular beliefin those days, that II person
should keep watch towards midnight beside
the church, .he appaIiiions Of all those oil the
parish who were be- taken by death before
The mex, anniversary, would br seen entering
the porch. The woman, like his neighbors
believed most devoul " in this supers,Ilca-.
and in the very momen' that he breathed the
unse mly aspiration aforesaid, il occurred TO
him, that the even was AT hand, when, ny OBJ
serving The rite Of 81. Mark, he nigh, know I"
Il certainty wa,her his uachristian wish was 10
be one OF those thai bear fruit. Accordingly,
a liltle before midnight, he stole quietly out OF
he house. and in something OF a sex on -llk"
spin, SCI forth on his way to the church In
he meantime the dame called 10 mind the
same GER, monial and, having the like motive
for curiosity with her husband, she also put
IN her cloak and calash and set ou', though ny
a different path, on the same GRAND he
night al the saint was as dark and chill as The
mysteries he was supposed To reveal, the moon
throwing bu' short occasional glance, as the
sluggish msssss uf cloud were driven slowly
across her face. Thus il fell on, that our two
ad, enturers w,,e quite unconscious OF being
in company, ill sudden glimpse OF moon
light showed them TO each other, only lew
yards part; both through natural panic,
as pale as ghosts, and both making eagerly 10
wards the church porch.
Much as they had just wished Tor This VISION
they could not help quaking and stopping On
the spot, as if turned - pair OF 'ombslones,
and in ,hi. position The dark again threw sud
den curtain over them, and hey Disappeared
from each other. |, will b. supposed he two
came only TO one conclusion, each Conceiving
that St. Mark had marked The other TO himself
With this comfortable knowledge, the widow
and widower cleo, hied home again ny the reacs
they came; and as their custom was 10 sir apart
after q quarrel, they repaired, each ignorant OF
the o hers excursion, % spara,e chsmbrrs.-
BY and by, being called TO supper. i"""ad Of
sulking as afore time, they cam. down ogrther,
each being secretly in the b-s' humouI. though
mutually suspected Of the worst; and among o.
Iher things on the table. tners was oatPs
swse bread, being one of those very daintieS
tina, had often SET them ogether BY the ea's -
The dame looked and loneed, hat she ref aimed
from its appr prla ion, thinking within herself
thai she could give up swsethrrad for one ear:
aud the farm.; made similar reflection After
pushing the -diah o .nd fro several times. by
COMMON i'm pulSe, ,h' divided he treat; and
then, having supped, ;hey retired amicsblv 10
s,,wb-reas, Ill he they had no. gone 10 b.
w,ne,, falling out. rnr iru,h was, each look!
upon III. other as being aPsady i" the chur h
yard, mould, or quite moulded TO heir wish
On The morrow which happpened to br tn.
L ame's 'ir h day h. t.rme, was h first ,owak.
and kno,cing ,rhat he kae,o x having besides blu
Just roused himself our Of dream strictly con
irmatory Of he la vigil, be- did not scruple o
salute his wife * with her many happy return
of the day, he wife. ,Dho kneV as much as he
very readily wished HIM 'hr same having in
ruth but jus, rubbed ou' of her eyes The pat,
eru Of widows bonn,t that had been sub
nit,ed to her in her sleep She took care,
however. to give The fowls liver at dinner to
he doomed man, considering that when he
was de all and gone, she could have them il she
olsa ed ven days in the week; and he farmer,
On mis- par I, took care 90 help her 10 many l6
bits Their feeling towards each other was
hat Of al impatient hos: with regard to an IN.
welcome guest, showing sea,crly bare civil.
y while in expectation Of his stay, bu, over
oading him with hospitality when made GER
ain Of his departure In this manner they
vent on for some six mouths, and tho wi,h>