Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-02-15
From the fenilrman's Magazine.
THE AlllCAT Or.


| 'Mrs. Jones, you frighten me-do
tell me what you meant
\ why. you remember Mrs. Simpsons
maid Jane, don't your
/ TO be sure | do--a nicer, tidier.
gentee!er gal in her siiiwation wasn't
to Id found in tho whole village -
What Of poor Jane You don't maen
to say that she's got married I?
Mrs. Smith, don't emancipais me
never like to be interrupted in sad
story
4 poor Jane--ropr lhipg Who'd
thought she'd gone to thrown her-
self away in that are kind Of manner -
/ Who's it 10, Mrs Jones =
Il Il declare, Mrs. Smith. you're too
| infectious for any thing in the world
| II you dont choose to let me go on.
you may tell the story YOURSELF
! We'll, well, Mrs. Jones, pray excuse
me. Do 90 on when was the pcps
thing married =
H Married who snid any thing about
her being married tell you. Mrs.
Smith, it's something worse than being
| married.
! Worse Than being married Mrs.
Jones, the things impossible.
Perhaps il you were in poor James
place. you would not think So
! We'll, my dear, you rally do alarm
me do relieve me from this state Of
erpense, and tell Inc. at once, what has
happened
well, now, don't interrupt. .me.-
You must know Jane went down last
week to Egg Harbor. to see her cousin.
Her cousin lives close on the beach
there, and is married to one Tom Wells.
who keeps the hotel. Well there was
plenty Of company. and there they was.
going into the ,n"rf every day. ladies'
and gentlemen. and all togelher-oh
it's horrd thing, this sea bath
ing don't you think so. Mrs. Smith p
Yes, indeed, my dear, very dread
ful It's downright Indecent. ] wonder
how genttel folks can think Of going
into the water in such shocking disha-
bell
Il That's jst what say, my dear bur
as was saying, they all goes into the
water, and Jane among the rect, and
when they were just turning about to
comes along a tremendous big crocc-
die
Mrs. Jones, pray lend me your salts
And before you could say Jack Rob-
lnson, eats poor Jane up, in tho pre-
sence Of the whole company, just with
as much ease as you would eat but
tered muffin. They do say her blood
was scattered all over the beach
'Oh, shocking l declare I feel
quite historical. Bot are you sure, my
dear, that the creature was crocodile
i can't help thinking it must have
been a shark
! No, Mrs. Smith, I'm certain sore il
was crocodlle-I had the thing from
Mrs. Wilson herself, and she 5 the best
authority in the world
i. oh, nobady doubts Mrs. Wilson, oC
course-but didn't know we Mad any
crocodies in this counlry-I thought
they all lived in the river Nile
La, my dear. how could you think
so,-When Mrs Wilson says they
don't--but, bless nv soul, here she
comes, md now you may ask her Tor
yourself
And Mrs. Wilson entering as sho
spoke, made up the trio of old cronies
Oh, my dear Mrs. Wilson cried
Mrs. Jones, how do you do. | have
jus, been telling Mrs. Smith this shock
iIg affair of poor Jane Clark. Now do
tell us, TO settle all disputes-was il c
crocodile or q shark ?
oh, my dear creature, answered
Mrs. Wilson, in a.drawling tone, Ger
,ainly crocodile, by all manner Of
means. How could any one for ino-
msnt think otherwise, when ! had j,
from dear Mrs. Tomkins' own dear sell,
aud she knows oil the particulars
II. We'll, my dear madam said Mrs.
Smith, will you be so kind as to retail
to US the circumstances Of this horrid
eaiersirofe =
II Certainly, my dear, certainly, with
the greatest pleasure in the world. You
must know jane had leave from dear