Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-07-11

II is the last thing indeed, which a middle
aged belle wishes 10 be reminded of. Our
lady was very touchy upon this point and
she burst out
you are an il.mannercd fellow, sir you
are brute and barbarian You mean
to kill me with your vile behaviour. !
wish may live a thousand years to vcx
you. won't stay another moment in your
company. Oh! fe ! you wretchp
With this explosion Of rage, she sprang
from her seat, and seizing the door with
mosttremendous jerk, threw it open. Now
as this was done so simultaneously that
rclly, who was standing in brcathless inn
mobility leaning against the outside, had not
above three quarters ola seconds warning
OF her approach, so that the door flying
open in an instant the mistress and maid
came slap together with momentum not
much inferior TO that of two locomotives on
o railway. The arkwardncss ofthe coils
sion need not be described, but this was not
the worst ofthe affair. The lady's temper
was none Of the sweetest, and the quarrel
with her husband had made her hundred
times more irritable than common. En-.
ragged at the thought of having her family
quarrels discovered, for she had pride as
well as temper, she flew upon the luckless
listener, and snatching me from her hands
before she could think ola word to say in
her defence, gave her such beating, that
Dolly roared for help, and bestowed inter.
nally ten thousand maledictions on that evil
spirit of curiosity that had promoted her to
busy herself with the conjugal cndoarments
Of her betters. Tho husband was not dis.
pleased TO find the storm diverted from him.
self 10 another object but was at length O.
bliged to interfere, lest tho punishment
should exceed the offence. I1e snatched
me from the hands ofhis wife, and babe the
luckless maid 60 about her business, and
forbear caves.dropping in future. But Dol
ly was not so easily pacifed. "Sho
wouldn't stay another moment in the House,
not she. Folks needn't think they was to
treat their helps like dogs, that they mustn't.
She was good flesh and blood as any body,
she'd have 'em TO know. Off she'd 60
that instant, bag and baggage, and she'd
have the law on them for all their gentilty.
With these proicstations, and thousand
others just like them, accompanied with d.
vers tossings Of the head and twisting of
the nose, she left the house.
The next morning behcld me travelling
10 Court ST., where Dolly told her piotous
tale TO lawyer, and exhibited me in evil
dcnce. "Herc is the very broomstick 10
prove it, sir ; every word Of it is true, and
if you won't believe me, you must believe
the broomstck two witnesses will hang
any body. If there's law in the land, III
have justice done 10 me and the broomstick.'
"No doubt ont" replied the learned gentle
man "leavc the brooms,ick with INC, and
I'll make flourish with it to some purpose;
but hark'ee, don't say any thing Of this af-
fair to any body else. You shall have
Justice done you, but leave it 10 me-
Dolly went her way and the lawyer ran to
my gentleman. "Mr.-," said he, 'this
is an ugly affair of yours, couldn't you
make il up? The girl swears she'll have
it in the newspapers tomorrow. Now as
friend 10 you, should be Mortified 10 sec
such scandel get abroad about such re-
spectacle family as yours would not for
q thousand dollars that the affair should get
wind" These alarms had great effect
upon my master and mistress, who by this
time had begun to entertain some cool re-
hectons upon the doings of last evening
and they onquired with great anxiety whcth-
er the matter could not be hushed up
"'Tis the very thing have to propose,
said the attorney "thc complainant has Of
fored 10 compound for a consideration
allow much ?" asked the husband. "lFvt
hundred dollars" replied the man of law
give hundred 7" exclaimed the loving
couple a. once, in the most dismal tone o
astonishmont.
"Ay," returned the poacomaker, "bu
beat her down to two hundred, for | toll
her she must be reasonable" "The dew
conlound such reason !" exclaimed the gen
tlcman "what, two hundred dollars 10
half dozen thumps with broomsticl
| won't pay it," "Why, then, there's moth
ing more TO be said," replied the lawye
bravcly, Sand the matter must go betor
the court" This was an ugly thought f
) my gentleman. "Say hundred and fit
: ty," said he, "and DONE" Ny homes
friend, said the attorney, took a pinch @
snuff, and after few seconds hesitation
/ replied, "well, since you wont offer more
let me have the money and I'll try wha
, can be done with her." Very reluctant
my fine gentleman drew check for tn
money, and the man Of law departed pre-
J testing that il grieved him 10 the soul, but h
] would make any sacrifice to save h
f friends character.
|, A few days after, came his client TO CT
quire about her cause. She was drecte
b TO call again the next week. AT the secon
= call, the matter was postponed forlnlgh
o the next time three weeks; and so on I
}. the maid became pretty well tired OF Il
IT laws delays. After a long time, he II
@ formed her that the case looked rather ba
and limited that she had better try TO NAL
d it up. Dolly, who by this time no long
3 felt the smart of her bruises, and began