Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-04-06

Yes, squire, declare won't never tell any
body nothing about it as long as breathe the
breath of life; and iii take bible oath of it !;
there, sartIn as live before you or any other
magistrate in the whole county
'Well then, you know when | went to Bos-
ton year agO'
Yes, squire, and know who went with you,
100, Susan r. and Dolly T. and her sister Pru-
dence.'
None of your butts, squire, out with ii; if
folks will act so--a trolIope.'
But aun, Llzzy | am afraid you will bring
me into a scrape.'
I've told YOU over and over again, that no.
body shall know nothing about il, and your wife
knows | amt leaky'
My wife? ! wouldn't have her to know what
was going TO say for the world; why aunt
Lizzy, if she should know it,
We'll don't be afraid, squire; once for all, I'll
take oath that no living crtler shant never,
as long as live, know lisp ONT
WELL then, if you must know it'll slept
with one of the likeliest of your young church
members nearly half the way up!'
Aunt Lizzy drew in long breath, shut up
her snuff box and put ii in her pocket, mutter.
ing 10 herself
"The ikeliest of our church members! l
thought it was Susan B. Likeiest this comes
of being fatlered--a trsllope. Well, one thing
know--the way Of iransgressors is hard; but
| hope you'll never tell nobody ont, squire, for
sartin as the world if such thing should be
known, our church would be scattered abroad
like sheep without shepherd"
In few minutes aunt Lizzy took her depar-
ture, giving the squire another caution and a
sly wink as she said good bye.
1t was not many days before squire p,
received very polite note from parson G,
requesting him to attend meeting the church,
in 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-
The parson was very worthy man, knew
the frailly of some ofihe weak sisters" as aunt
Lizzy called them, and as he was particular
friend of squire P--'s, requested him TO
say nothing oft 10 his wife; but the squire took
The hint, and telling his wife there was parish
meeting requested her TO be ready by two
o'clock, and he would call for her.
Accordingly The hour of The meeting came;
The whole village Aocked TO the room and all
eyes were alternately on the squire and Susey
B. Mr. P stared, and Susey looked as though
she had been cryiag fortnight. The parson,
with sollened tone, and in as delicate manner
as possible, stated the story about Susan b.
which he observed was in every body's mouth,
and which he did not himself believe word OF
and squire P. being called upon to stand as
witness, after painting in lively colors the evils
of sander with which their village had become
infested, and particularly the church, called on
aunt Lizzy, in the presence of the whole meet
ing, and before The church, to come out and
make acknowledge for violating bible
oath! Aunt Lizzy's excuse was that she only
told deacon SIS wife ont, and she took oath
that she would never tell nobody else ont
Deacon SIS wife had ii appears, sworn Rogers
to his sisters, never 10 tell nobody Of the mat
ter, but il went through the whole church, and
thence through The whole village.
The squire then acknowledged before the
meeting that he had, rs he told aunt Lizzy,
slept with a church member half the way up 10
Boston, and that he believed her TO be the like
hest of their members, inasmuch as she would
never bear or retail SANDERS. All eyes were
now alternately on Susey B. and squire Ps
wife Aunt Llzzy enjoyed diabolcal triumph,
which The squire no sooner perceived than he
finishedihe sentence. by declaring tha, the men,
Der 10 whom he alluded was his own lawful
wife!
Aunt Lizzy drew in her head under large
bonnet as a turtle does under his shell, and
marched away into one corner of the room, like
dog that had been killing sheep. The squire,
as usual, burst into fiji OF laughter, from whlc
his wife, Susan b., and even the parson, could
not refrain from joining parson c. al
terwards acknowledged that squire P had
given the death blow 10 scandal in The village,
which all his preaching could not have done.
Definition Of IA Bonnet.
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