The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-12-31

say bcopy, I'll you want SOMEBODY to
be runs like pig, you'll have to look
further" The bell was taken down and
Debby stays in the same place yet; and |
rather think, next month she'll be marr-
ed in Squire Smiths best parlor.
The reason we have shelps' and no
Servants in the country is, that nearly
all the girls who live out, get into service
pretty much as Kitty Clark got into our
family: Kitty and Fanny and went to
school together, and il was more than all
even chance once that should pay atlen-
ton to her. She is as well born as either
of us as well bred, and as we'll oduca-
ted, and if wanted flame now, | would
as soon look to her as any body in Jones
vile. A year ago last Summer, her faith
er. who was richer than mine then, con-
cludcd to sell ont ami move to the v es-
tern country. So Kitty waited here III
Jone,ville, and Mr.. Clark started off, to
find his new home. ] reckon he cheated
the general post office lille, if he is a
deacon in Parson Williams church,
Kitty" says he. ''posage is high and
writing letters is troublesome. Newspa-
pcrs go cheap, but writing on 'em is agin
the law. ] reckon though, if you were 10
get Il paper from place you knew, you
might JUL ge that was there, and Wells
Kluy leokoned she could, and of her
father started.
Pretty soon newspapers began to come
to Kitty. The postmaster at our place
always took them ont of the wrapper, for
he knew how nigh calculating man
Clark was, aud was jealous that he was
cheating the post Office. lie looked them
through and through, and held them up
TO the light, and looked under the printed
words 10 see if ally were dotted or mar
ked, so as TO make the words priuel for
something else, spell out a letter. But
he never caught Deacon Clark tripping,
can tell you.
All the time, in half an hour after Fan
ny got paper, the postmaster would
keep a hearing deacon Clark got 10
such place, such day, and was well,
and he couldn't make it out how that was
done. for he knew no letters came. A,
last he ups and asks Kitty how she
knew. Docs your father write on pa
pers?o says he. NO" says kiuy. shut
the poslmasters put their stamps and dates
Old Guttridge, our p. NJ, saw that Dca-
con Clark was making the postmaslers
cheat the revenue themselves, and he up
and vowed Kitty shouldn't have the
wrappers, She complained to lie, | told
Squire Smith. and he went over and told
Cartridge that he must give the wrappers
up. SO the thing became town talk, and
the way VIC young fellows plagued the
Old postmaster almost leased his life out
This lasted about a monlh-and then the
newspapers stopped coming. You may
well udgc that tins made some anxious
minds in Jonesville besides poor Kitty,
for although we told her any thing and
e cry thing to keep up her spirits, we had
to allow, when we talked il over and she
Wasn't by, that it was rather a gloomy
sign. The poor child began to dfoop,and
in less than week you could see that
she was already looking paler and thin
ner.
A clergyman in the country has a great
many touching and mclancho Y duties to
dc; and his missions are SO various and
once in while so unexpected, that it isn't
strange that the very BOYS learn to look on
his benevolent face as having almosta pro
ph.l's meaning. and on his very coat with
reverence. Old folks too, will connect Il
diving bed, or wedding, or "a funeral, with
every step the minister takes. Who can
wondcrl
One afternoon q year ago last September.
X ilty called at our house to ask me again
'.wnAr THOUGHT" Fanny Arbuckle
was along too. Kitty was staying at that
time at house over the road from ours,
and little piece farther up, but not so
far that YOU couldn't see the house from
where we live. The girls sat down IA
minute, without taking off their things,
with their backs to the window. ] said
all could to poor. Kitty, but | couldn't
say anything that hadn't said before, and
couldn't say anything to do any good.
At last, to kind If keep off Kitty's trouble,
| told them we'd take walk.
Well, stood up to the & lass to fix my
neck handkerchief little, for I'd been
hard to work, and it was awry. My eye
happened accidentally to fall on the gate
of the yard before the house where Kitty
stopped. saw Parson Williams putting
up his hand to the latch as slow and 500
rowlul as if he was afraid it would pull
the fence down to touch it.
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"Gracious. Zckiel what ails ycu2" said
Fanny, ''are you trying to twist your
neck uG':'
guess was little nervous. ! saw
Mr.. Williams go up to the door and wo-
man come out. lie said something, and il
seemed to me as if could hear him speak,
as plain as day, and ask if Kitty was at
home. Then two or three words more
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