The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-12-28
4 MIST To Mr.. HINES.

AlHlVl HE F'N'iNl Hh''h h'HS''' " Nv
did wi,houi IL Tor hi, wife was literally =
,J0Hoper # Joanna Snulhcole. Each even
iag was made unquiet by the continual
warning that an angel would come that uerS
night and carrav off his better half ~ :
consummaon devoutly TO be wished, no
doubt, The poor man, at las, wearied be
yond all endurance, concluded that II was
accessory she should call soon; and accor
dingv sought means and opportunity 10 ac
compush his desire. Long after they had
retired one night, the good woman's mid
night sermon was put to an END by loud
rappiug a, the door.
There's the ange' cried the wife,
Nonsense answered the husband.
'Oh, but it is, and must 60
Lay still you silly thing, till see who
j. is
The husbsnd pu, his head out of the win
dow and cried. Who's there!'
IAN sngeI!' answered coarse voice.
NO tCNll. 'liCb VIC luoudbN'
No zur = regular angle come after your
wife,
Il housht so,' cried the wife, farewell
John, must go Thus saying she jumped
on, Of bed.
But you ~on't go, though, will you
Zukey!' auxiousIy asked be husband.
'Won'lI lho0g! Oh Johnny, Johnny
why didn't you believe and you'd gone
too! Good bye Johnny, good bye, the
angels sallng.
nopcn. cred lie husband. Thereupon
The wife hurried down stairs, where she
found a dark looking man, IAN angel no
doubt waiting with donkey She vas
soon comfortably seated behind her angelic
conductor, and the TWO rode of. Now
the good spirit had conveyed his charge TO
about lhe distance Of three mites from the
house, when, suddenly, he stopped shor
aud bade her alighl, asserting that he had
10 60 and bring another passenger who wss
going Ihe same homeward way.
You won't be long, good Mr.. Ange
for is wotul cold on shis ere snow bank,
will youl'
Oh no! good Mistress Mortality,
shan't be over two or three
up DohbIn,' and The angel rode away.
The poor woman waited long time and
began 10 imagine that Two or three minutes
waxed Two hours. The old clock of Man.
che sler had tolled one lhe wife could iust
distinguish The SOUND as il hoa,ed on the
sliluess of the night. She sat musing on
heavenly things, and ever and anon gave
vent 10 sigh for her poor sin.sufferine
husband The clock struck lwo Doubts
began TO work in the woman's brain, family
al first, bat gathering thicker and darker as
time waxed away, good deal (as the poe
would say as twilight brings in its lIain
the gIoomieI hours. Now did she seriously
begin to envy the comfortable situation
which she supposed her husband to be
ENJOYING. Could it be ihst she was
deceived! The clock struck three! Yes,
in her heart she actually denounced Joanna
'Southcote and all Of her doctrines; and
uudged her way home, with seuled deter,
minalion of pouring water on as many
angles or devils as should ever after cali
her from we'll warmed bed. She arrived
al her house and knocked several times very
loud at lhe door.
Who's Iherel' cried the husband, at
last, putting his head out of the win.
dow.
Oh! Johnny, do let me IN answered a
voice. Let who inl'
Your dear frozen wife
'Go away, 90 away, you have got to tie
wrong house. You mistake me for some
other miserable fellow
'oh no. johnny, Johnny, I'm your poor
~ift, do let me in