Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-05-11

sonry magazine; but il was left at the shop;
and | knoOd nothing at all about it till the
other day, when he brought home book,
elegantly bound to be sure, and laid il
down before me.
What's that? says /.
Why, my dear, says he, IFS book.
know that very we'll, says !: Pm not
blind, whatever you may be; but whose
book?
Why, my DEAR says he, it's mine.
Well John, gays !, Pm amazed at your
folly for to 90 for to lay on, your money
on books when so many necessaries are
wanting in the house. The bakers bills
unpaid; a quarters rent almost due; and
the children want shoes; and you must 60
| and buy books must you9 Are you mad?
Poh, says he, my dear girl, (for when
he pleases he can talk as smooth as a ser.
penD my dear girl, says he, (he thought
tina, dear girl would do The business; but
catch old birds with chaf thought my
dear girl, says he, for Qhough Pm forty
five years of age, I've young look still !;
and the rouge thought to wheedle me) my
dear girl, says he, never mind: every thing
shall be provided for; and the book is a
very fine book, and gives good advice to
the ladies'.
What is it? says I.
The Freemason's Magazine, says he.
Now Mr.. Printer, | respect the free
masons; that is, don't like TO say any
| thing against them; because, who knows,
they might do me some - but what was
saying? Ay ay, remember now: my
passion overcame me; | snatched up the
book, and was going TO throw it in The
fire. But by accident observed there
was leaf turned down. / knored that
was John Bustle's work, for, whenever he
reads any thing that he thinks would suit
me, he's sure to turn down leaf. So,
thinks |, iii see some of your good advice
to ladies. IopeneG the book-it distracts
me to think Of t-behold what read.
Read frequently, with due attention,
the matrimonial service; and take care,
in doing SO, not to overlook the word
OBEY"
What happened then? Your elegant
book was in the fire in a moment. John
snatched it out, to be sure; but not
till its beauty was spoiled, | tell you
that for your comfort.-OBEy! only let
me get my HANDS on it again!-OBEY! /
could have torn the very hair from my
head with vexation.-OBEY, indeed! Yes,
John has often told me land laughed: for
he knows that's the way to fret me) that
he was my lord and master; and that ]
had promised 10 obey! But TO think that
you, that ought TO be man ofsense, would
JOIN him 10 bis impudence! Ay ay, l see
how it is: there's mischief brewing; but
ii can't speak for madness and vexa-
ton! Pm sure and certain and positive
as I'm living on God Almigh,y's yecrth,
that | never promised to obey John Bus
tie! remember very well, ! skipped orer
that word-obey John Bus;le! may be
burned up alive, if obey him! And more
than that; my aunt Molly told me that
that horrld word had no meaning. She
said it was an absolute term; and absolute,
you know, means old and out of date, and
that's not properly civilized and
And let me tell you, by the
by, that my aunt Molly was no fool. She
could read and write and cipher; she
knew dismal and rulgar fractions, and
and stronomy and cliptics and
all the high farming.
But Mr.. Printer, let us come to the
point. tell you pat and plain, that well
have no more OF your books; SO YOU NAV
keep your Masonics and Toy Lettys to
we can do something better with
our money than to throw it away for such
Yours, as you behave,
SARAH BusTLE.
N. 3. Tray, Mr.. Printer, if you would
turn over new leaf, and teach men to be
respective and sequious and polite to their
wives, l do'-know what | might do. That
is, II you would tell such men as John
Bustle, when they marry above their spere,
to show proper difference to ladies Of family
and generation who have honored them
with their hands--if you would do this, /
say, iii still take your book; and besides.
! might be good spoke in your wheel;
for I'm acquainted with people of ertinc.
ton in Philadelphy. So no more.
S. B.
MACBETH'S CASTLE.