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l hal forgot spinning and weaving
house.
Al night the doors Of this enclosure
were lockep uP-noi a servant being
allowed TO sleep within It. although,
every one Of ihem was in sound of the
lady's bell.
On one unhappy day in a very no,
and damp spell OF weather Of long con.
unaance. piece OF cold lamb va,
brought to table that was spoiled-,h.
hrsi aa~ last instance. IN nearly fifteen
yeats, OF the s.ighAes, neglect in house
mold economy. ordered the vi alter
10 take 1t away, II being spoiled. Mrs.
h: resented the, and hauy contradict
ed me and although the lamb abso-
iu'eiy SUNK, she ate a part Of 1t 10
prove her words true, and was atfront.
ed with ne almost past forgiveness. I
dare say, tina: II I bad not noticed the
lamb, she might have given a HIN, TO
the servant 10 take IT awac. bu, the
honest naked truth W as not Ia be borne.
We bad no Company but Dudley and
her younger son. then school-boys, and
An Enghshman named Knowles. who
acted a oye!seer or steward. and dined
With Va until be took TO drink.
Mrs. X. stouuy denied that the lamb
could be spoiled, because IT had been
boiled only the day before, and had
been in the ce-house ever since.
admitted her facts, but denied her
IOg,c, UiieA rIS truly vomans
maintained that the highes, evidence
was that of the senses; that We must
reason from facts where We could get
at them, and II was only where We
could not, that II wa iaIr 10 argue
from probabilities that the lamb stank.
and therefore was not sound. This
she denied, and 10 prove her words.
actually made a shit 10 swallow half a
mouthful, which under other circun-
stances she would not have done for a
thousand dollars. SO much for the
ladies' charming creatures, the salt Of
the earth, whom ike uncle Toby and
all other old bachelors, never could
thoroughly understand. for want Of the
Key oil mairlmony which alone can
unlock their secrets and make PLAIN
as manv nus1%,d can tell all the
apparent contradictions 49, their char
acter. Yes, so much for the fairer and
better part Of creation. (as from nv
soul ! believe them - De. but who. as
the Waverly maa saws If Kings. are
kIttie cattle 10 shoe 5eaind. And so II
ought 10 be, FOR II i, their poor and al
most only privilege to KICK, while We
roam where We viii, and they must
sat until they are asked. therefore.
am for upholding them In all their own
proper privileges, 50 long as they don
encroach upon those ot men. 4 NO
man who UEseres herself deserves 10
be t.eaiet, and Will be treated, Is
man.
As 70 the honesty Of servants, !have
always thought NINE indifferent no.
nest as Hamlet saws, aGj vet should
have been very sorry that the boy
that bears this letter should find nv
KNIFE, or either OF two little urchIas
that you see here about the ward.
i l,d "a lgas -, master tor a ne
gro never SieGisj-I did ut take IT. sir
fad found IT." What virtue IN
terms Corporal Nym. a high profess
sor and practitioner in the art Of TAX
m- says. "fhe uiss call II coSvEY."
See Shakespeare. never knew but
three fuulattoes whom 6eIIersd 20 be
honest and on, Of near 300 have not
a dozen slaves that will not take, or
"coHrey."
John Is as honest as you and are
So Is old Hetiy. | kHoU-and several
Of her children. b>iiere. Queen IS
very honest, she is too lazy to steal
JUbs is 50, so-but not strictly honest;
he Is a finder sometimes. ADD can be
trusted with any thing but money. With
which he Will buy Nb,skey.
My best regards 70 Mrs. 81
Truly yours.
J. r. Of Rgya0ks