Southern planter., 1832-12-22

70 leli you 10 hVg Oeiig, anu lhat you VIII Keep
il while you live as a most in,iolabe secrei?'
eyes, Squire, declare won't never tell nobody
nothing about 1t as long as breathe the breath Of
liiei and l'll take Bible oath on it; there, sarlin
as live, Squire, before you or any other msgsier
in the whole country"
swell, then, youtnow when went up to Boz
ION year ago"
ayes. yes, Squire, and know who went with
you too-susey B. and Dolly T. and her sister
Prudence''
"Never mind who went with me, Aunt Lizzy;
there was whole LOT of possengers-But, but'-
"None Of your butts, Squre-out with It'll
folks will act so--a trolIopn
"But, Aunt Lzzy, Pm afraid you'll bring me into
the scape"--
awe told you over and over again, that nobody
never shall know nothing about il, and your wife
knows ant lealy"-
any wifel wouldn't have her know what was
going to say for the world-why, Aunt Llzzy, if
she should know it"--
"Well, don't be afear'd, Squire, once for ALL I'll
take my oath Ihatno living crtiur shan't never as
long as live, know a lisp on't''
''Well, then-ifyou must know ii--I slept with
one Of The likelIesi Of your church members nearly
half the way upi!r'
Aunt Lizzy drew in long breath--shut up her
snuff box, and put il in her pocket, mutlering TO
herself
'fnhe likeliest Of our church membersl thought
i was Susey B-lkeliesil-this comes of being
daiiered--a trollop. Well, one thing know
"ihe way Of transgressors is hard !" but hope
you'll never tell nobody on't Squire; fer sartin as
the world, IL such thing should be known, our
church would be scattered abroad, like sheep with
out a shepherd"
In few moments Aunt Lzzy took her depar-
ture, giving the Squire another caution and sly
wink, as she said good bye-let me alone for a SO. |
cret.
liwasnot many days before Squire P received
very polite note from Parson q. requesting him |
TO attend meeting Of the church, and many Of the
parish, at the south Conference room, in order to
settle some difficulties with one Of the church men,
bers, who, in order TO clear up her character, re-
quested Squire p to be present.
The Parson, who was very worthy man, knew
the frailty Of some Of the weak sisters, as Aunt Liz
zy calpd them and as he was particular friend of
Squire P's, requested him in note TO say nothing
OF II to his wife-But the Squire took the hint, and
telling his wife there was Parish meeting, reaues
ted her to be ready by 2 o'clock, and he would call
for her.
Accordingly the hour of meeting came--the {
whole village hocked to the room, which could not
hold half Of them. All eyes were alternately on
The Squire and Susey B-Mrs. P. stared and Susey {
ooked as though she had been crying fortnight. '
The Parson, with softened tone, and in as delicate
manner as possible, stated the story about Susey s
; which ne observed was in every body's mouth, b
md which he did not himself believe a word Of a
nd Squire p. being called on TO stand as witness d
-aiter painting in lively eoors the evils Of SLAM Il
er with which their village had been infested, and
'artcularly the church, called on Aunt Lizzy in d
'tesence OF the meeting, and before the church TO
ONE out and make acknowledgements for violating I
Bible oath! Aunt Lizzy's apo.egy was, that she 4
My told Deacon Snipe's wife on't--and she took &
n oath, that she wouldn't never tell nobody else
MT Deacon Snipe's wife had, il appears, sworn c
toger roothaker's sister never to tell nobody ont o
-and so It went through the whole church, and il
hence through the village. o
The Squire then acknowledged before the whole b
Meeting, that he had, he told Aunt Lizzy slept
With church member, half the way up to Boston, a
md that he believed her 10 be one of the ikeest of
helr members, inasmuch as she never would hear '
lor retail stdnder. All eyes we're now alternately {
'n susey b. and Squire P's wife-Aunt Lizzy en- q
Dyed a kind ofdiabolical triumph, which the Squire
no sooLer perceived than he finished his sentence
BY declaring that the church member 10 whom he I
alluded, sCds his oirn ldwful Cifey
Aunt lizzy drew in her head under huge bon
net, as turtle does under his shell, and marched
away into one corner Of the room, like dog that
had been killing sheep. Tho Squire, as usual,
burst out into fit oflaughter, from which his wife,
Susey b. and even the Parson, could not refrain
joining and Parson G. afterwards acknowledged
that Squire p. had given a death blow to scandal
IN the village which all his preaching could not have
done