Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-18
QUADRIL.LING.

| mt tneLosdonCourto OF Requests, lastweek,
Mr.. Nicholas Tubbs appeared before the
commissioners upon summons to shew
cause why he refused or neglected to paw the
sum OF I'll lis, cd. being the balance of an
account alleged to be due from him to Miss
julia Slattery, ofwhich account the following
IS true copy, as it was handed into the
Court ON behalf OF the plaintiff:
Mr.. Tubbs toe Miss Slattery.
1929 .Jenewary toe Joon six munth
IN Strueshun toe Miss Tubbs 6 O o
Dedukt cash and cd thing Z 8
balans still doc II 6
The Court, taking the singular photography
OF Miss Slattery's account into its considera-
ton, asked her what kind of "instruc tionn
| she had given Miss Tubbs.
oh dear'' said Miss SIattery--sfnishiag
instruction Of course. am peculiar sorry to
say that Miss Tu5bs's education has been
neglected shameful through the perseuity Of
her father. Mr.. Tubbs here; and by her ma
mas desire gave her the COO de grace"
The Court: That was flushing with ven
geance. You don't mean to say you killed
her
Heavens above! what an orrible idea!r
shrieked Miss Slattery-t.Me kill her? Oh
dear. No indeed never questiculated such
thing
The Court: Then what do you mean,
Madam, by saying you had given her the
coup de graces
why, of course, gave her the gracel"
replied Miss Slattery. sAll the grace she has
got from me; for Miss Tubbs, poor thing!
had been so shamefully put about that she
moo nothing. But by my superior intuitions,
and being herself extreme seditious in learn
ing, she is now fit for any company, for have
gave her grace in the bearing herselfin the
kedr7tte, Query qtsadrille) and in the resulsci-
tatioa of her lingering; ane in
| The Court: Well, Mr.. Tubbs, you hear
what the lady says-and perhaps you under
stand her better than we do. What have
you to say why we should not order you to
pay the claim?
Mr.. Tubbs: why, I've got to say as this:
Who employed she to be mending and making
with my darter?'
Miss Slattery: who employd me, was
not employed-I was engaged, Tubbs; and
was engaged by your wife. who has more
sense in her thumbnail than you have in your
whole body, Tubbs!'
Mr.. Tubhs: Very good; and now, your
worships, I'll just take and tell you all about
it, My wife says to me. Tubbs, says she,
what do you think? don't know, says L.
Why, says she, there's nice old lady up in
4
ton, to our Bridget-that's my darter, your
worships. Well says /, and what of that?
for | keeps a coal ased, your worships. and
does tribe in salt fish and green grocery be-
sides. Why, says my wife, says she, you
know, Tubbs, Budgets big wench now;
and you'll let the old lady finish her up bit
in dancing and pannyforting, she'll take it out
in Goals and wedgytabies; says my wife to
'me-just so. And with that says to my
lwiie, says Shut your potatoe trap, Mrs.
ITubbs. says [; and you mind your business.
and let Bridget mind the shop; for III have
no such titheryhumming and gallivating,
can and do assure you, Mrs. Tubbs. says T.
No but Tubbs, says she. Don't Tubbs me,
says |; I'll have no more words about it--and
with that thought it were all dropped; till
; one morning as Iwere getting out OF bed, |
; sees my wiie's pocket hanging out from under
! her end OF the bolster, and out of the slit oil
the pocket this here note were sticking
Note handed into court and read by the
lclerkl Miss J. Slattery's compliments to Mrs
, and Miss Tubbses, and requests the honour
iof their company to qsaadrille party on Friday
sevening"
Mr.. Tubbs. in continuation: Blow me
q iyour worships, if you mightnt have knocks
! sme down with feather, you might indeed
Sc ! crumPiss up the aste, and drops is 10