The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-03-21
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| After my sloigh-ride, last winter, and
the slippery trick vas served by Patty
Bean, nobody would suspect mo of hank
ering after tho women again ~ hurry
10 hear me curse and swear and rail out
against the whole feminine gender, you
would have iahen II for granted thai |
should never so much as look at one a.
gam, to all eternity %, but / was wick
cd. darn and blast their eyes-says 1.
Blame their sklns-tornient their hearts
and darn them to darnation.' Finally
took an oath, and swose that 1t 1 ever
,nedd'ed or had any dealings with them
again, GIN the sparkling lane mean,) } |
wished l might be hung and choked.
! But swearing OFT from women, a.id then
goIng INTO II meeting house chock full OF
gals, all shining ana glalering ia their
Sunday clothes and clean faces, is like
swearing oil from liquor and going into
grog shop. It's ali smoke
! held out and kept firm to my oath
for three whole Sundays. Forenoons,
afternoons, and inlernissions complcle.-
On the fourth, there were strong s,mp-
tons of IA change of weather. A chap,
about my sizeNwtssscen on the way to
the m.eilng house, With new patent hat
on; hs head hung b. the ears upon a shirt
collar his crasat had padding IN it and
branchcd uui IN front, into Il double bow
knot. lie carried straight back and a
stiff neck, as n man ought to when he
has his best clothes on and every time
he spit, lac sprung his body forward, like
jack-hniic, IN order ~ sl.oot clear vi the
iuiiles.
! squire Jones' pew is next bu; two TO
nine aud when | stand up to prayers
and take my coat taii under my arm, aud
Turn my back to the minister, / naturally
look straight dt Sally Jones. Now Sally
had got n face MOTTO he grinned at, in II
fog Indeed, as regards beauty, some
ioiks think she can pull even yoke with
Patty Bean. For 10Y part, think there
is not much boot between them. ANY how
they nre 80 u gh matched that they have
hated and dcspsed each other, like rank
POISON, ever since they were school girls
Squire Jones had got his evening fire
on, aud set himself down to reading the
great bible, when he heard rap ut his
duor.-'Wulk IN. Well, John, how der
do Git out Pompey .'-'Pretty well,
thank ye, Squire, how do you do why
so ns to be crawllug--ye ugly beast viii
yo hold yer yop-haul up chair and set
down, John
'How do you do, Mrs. Jones p 20,
+ middlin', how's yer marm Don't for
get the mat there, Mr. Becdle' This
put me in mind that had been off sound
ings several times, III the long muddy
lane aud my boots were III a sweet pick
le.
1t was now old Capt Jones' turn, the
grandfather. Being reused from doze,
by the hustle and racket, ho opened his
eyes, at first with wonder and astonish'
. ment. AT last he began TO halloo 70 loud
! that you might hear him mile ; for he
f takes it for granted that every body Ii
, lust exactly as deaf as he Is.
'Who is it I say who in the world ii
it Mrs Jones going close to his ear,
screamed out 'il's Johnny Beedle.' 'Hc
. johnny Beedle. / remember, he was
one summer at the siege oi Boston No
no, father, bless your heart, that was hi,
grandfather, that's been dead and gone
+ these twenty years 'Ho-but where
f DOES he come from? 'Daown taown.'-
'Ho-anu what does he follow for II liv'
i'--and he did no, stop asking questions
after this sort, till all the particulars o! The
: Beedy family were published and pro-
n claimed IN Mrs Jones' last screech. lie
then sunk back into his doze again.
The dog stretched himself before one
i, nndirpn the cat squat down before the
!. other. Silence came on by degrees, like
a calm snow storm, till nothing was hear1
. but IA cricket under the hearth, keeping
!. tune with a sarpy yellow birch fores,ick
: Sally sat up prIm as if she were pinned
r to the char back her hands crossed gen
4 teelIy upon her lap, and her eyes looking
struight into the fire. Nanny Jones
I / tried to straishten herself too, and laid he
bands across her lap. But they woul,
Q not lay still. il was full twenty iou
Y hours since they had done any Work, an,
l'hey we're Qp! % all patience with keep
: ing Sunday. DO what she would TO keeI
!. them quiet, they would bounce up, nov
v and then, and 60 through the motions, 4
. spite Of the fourth commandment. Fo